The GbaramatuVoice was established in 2015 as a monthly tabloid published by the Gbaramatu Publishing Company Limited. It hit the newsstand first on August 2015. The newspaper’s sole objective is to bring to public glare what the management saw at the cradle of its formation as information gap and asymmetrical reportage of the activities and people of the Niger Delta.
By Shina Badmus Residents of Ekpan community in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta state have been thrown into total blackout for some days now after two electricity poles were brought down by a truck in motion at the popular Ekpan Roundabout. According to Mr. Benjamin Kegbe, who spoke with GbaramatuVoice, the electric cables on
Indonesia may have its next infamous child smoker after the disturbing story of a 2-year-old boy from Sukabumi, West Java, recently went viral due to his extremely dangerous addiction. https://youtu.be/IIPJnkx4VkA The boy, identified by his initials RAP, has reportedly been addicted to smoking cigarettes for about a month and a half, burning through up to
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has said that he was elected to serve the people of the state and not political leaders. Obaseki said this on Friday during the second anniversary thanksgiving of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Christian Prayer Contact Committee. He was represented by the Secretary to Edo State Government, Mr
Investigations have shown that the country has recorded over 10,000 spills between 1970 to 2018 and hardly, were the affected communities compensated.
By Enaibo Asiayei The President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Pereotubo Oweilaemi, has commended the electoral panel and the delegates to the election of the Pere of Tuomo kingdom for peacefully selecting a successor to the throne. He made the commendation in a congratulatory message signed on his behalf by Daniel Dasimaka, the Spokesman of
By Francis Abai Former President Goodluck Jonathan at the 2018 New Yam Festival of Obinugwu community in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State has called on Nigerians not to despair in the face of prosecution. Jonathan seized the opportunity to thank people of the community and the state for resisting persecution of the traditional ruler, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya.
Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator, Amnesty Programme (PAP), Prof. Charles Dokubo, has said PAP will collaborate with the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) on disaster reduction programmes in the Niger Delta. He said the scope of the collaboration would include sensitisation campaigns on environmental hazards, occasioned by
WARRI – Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has said that the support of women of Delta State was largely responsible for the electoral victory and achievements of the Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa-led Delta State Government since inception in 2015. Otuaro, who said Okowa/Otuaro ticket still counts on them, prayed Almighty God,
By Favour Ogegbene Councillors from Burutu Local Government legislative arm have collectively endorsed the reelection of Hon. Julius Pondi to represent Burutu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives in 2019. The councillors expressed their support for his second tenure in office in the course of his consultation meeting with them. Pondi, a former speaker
Rich men love women with small breasts, the poor love those with big bust, study says. There has always been the wonder of whether men prefer a bigger breasted woman, or a woman with a smaller chest. And it turns out, it all comes down to how much money they earn! Two studies dating back
Benin Monarch, Omo N’ Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has made a case for the establishment of a Council of Traditional Rulers to support efforts at riding the West African sub-region of cross-border crimes. Oba Ewuare II made the submission in his lecture entitled “The Role of Traditional Institutions in the Preservation of
By Magdalene Agbadamashi & Favour Ogegbene The ongoing 2018 Permanent Voters Card (PVC) registration exercise which was initially slated to close on Friday, August 17th, and has been extended by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) for another two weeks has caused eager and eligible voters who thronged the Warri South INEC office hours to the initial
The multi-million dollar floating dockyard owned by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, which arrived the country recently, will save the country millions of dollars in capital flight once operational. NIMASA is also making efforts to create enabling environment for the growth of indigenous participation in shipping. Dakuku Peterside, director general of the
The Delta Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Hon. Joyce Overah, says that 21 out of the 25 local governments in the state are still owing their workers months of unpaid salaries. Overah disclosed this in Asaba on Wednesday while presenting the stewardship of his ministry in the last one year during a news conference. He
There is palpable fear, anxiety, and tension in Gbaraun town, headquarters of Gbaraun Kingdom in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, as the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta allegedly besieged the community today. According to reports from the community, soldiers stormed the community in two gun boats at about 9am
GbaramatuVoice, a formidable newspaper which sprung up in 2015 and known for its accurate and vivid reporting of events in the Niger Delta, recently at its head office in Warri, Delta State held its corporate thanksgiving service to commemorate her 3rd year anniversary. Speaking at the event, Dr. I. C. Tolar while commending the Publisher/Editor-In-Chief,
Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, has described the renewal of Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC’s mining rights in Ogoni as shocking and an insult on the collective dignity of the Ogoni people. Publicity Secretary of MOSOP, Mr Fegalo Nsuke, who spoke yesterday, in Bori, headquarters of Khana Local Government Area of
The Chairman of Burutu Local Government Council, Hon. Godknows Angele has endorsed the election of Justice Francis Tabai as the Pere-elect of Tuomo kingdom. In a statement signed by the Secretary to the Local Government Council, Hon. Sunday Perekeme, on behalf of the council chairman, Godknows Angele, the council informed the general public that “Tuomo kingdom Pere election
The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended the Voters’ registration exercise by two weeks. The exercise which was supposed to end on August 17th will now last till August 31st. Details shortly… Share your story with us: 08030891146 (Whatsapp and SMS only) Email: info@gbaramatuvoicenews.com or gbaramatuvoice@gmail.com
By Jerome-Mario Utomi It is a common knowledge that the National Water Resources Bill is before the Nigerian Upper Legislative Assembly-the Senate. But what is uncertain to the vast majority and the watching world is in whose interest the bill, if passed, is meant to serve/protect, and whether it will herald into our political geography
Niger Delta agitators, on the platform of 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience, who called off the subsisting seven-month ceasefire with the Federal Government penultimate Wednesday, rescinded its decision, weekend. However, the group and Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, another agitating group, which challenged restarting of hostilities by the former, continued with
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Prof. Charles Dokubo, has said the amnesty programme in the Niger Delta region remains a priority of the Federal Government. He said the Buhari administration is desirous of peace in the Niger Delta and is determined to
The proud and ancient Kingdom of Gbaraun and the people of Bayelsa State will be making history Thursday August 30, 2018, with the crowning of the 33rd Pere of the Kingdom and the 10th ruler in the Egbesuwei (Egbesubiri) dynasty, GbaramatuVoice report. This was made known during a visit by the emissaries of Gbaraun Kingdom
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said Rivers people will resist any attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Federal Government to rig the 2019 elections. Wike said the APC Federal Government has no single project on ground in the state to sell the party’s candidates during the forthcoming elections in 2019. Speaking during an
Speed breakers (or speed bump) are the common name for a family of traffic calming devices that use vertical deflection to slow motor vehicle traffic in order to improve safety conditions. A speed breaker is a bump in a roadway with heights typically ranging between 3 and 4 inches (7.6 and 10.2cm). The speed breakers
Tuomo Kingmakers Council today selected a retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Francis Fedode Emomotimi Tabai (CON), as Pere of Tuomo Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, saying they followed due process in picking him. Watch video below:
A retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Francis Fedode Emomotimi Tabai (CON), has today been elected as the paramount ruler of Tuomo Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, GbaramatuVoice report. He polled 16 votes from the Tuomo Kingmakers in a ceremony that held at the Esuku Primary School
By Shina Badmus Delta State House of Assembly hopeful for Warri South-West Constituency under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in the forthcoming 2019 Polls, Comrade Sheriff Mulade, has appealed that the name of the state Deputy Governor, Barrister Kingsley Burutu Otuaro should not be dragged in the mud by the contesters. He
The people of Tuomo kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state are set to choose a new king this weekend after 72 years without a traditional ruler on the throne. This was contained in a statement signed by Chief Mike Loyibo, the Publicity Secretary of Tuomo Kingmakers Council and made available to GbaramatuVoice.
By Shina Badmus The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has cancelled projects worth N200 billion in the nine Niger Delta states. Commissioner representing Delta State on the NDDC board, Dr. Ogaga Ifowodo, made the disclosure at Enhwe in Isoko South Council, while monitoring rehabilitation of schools and roads in the area. He said the commission
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has confirmed the passing on of his beloved mother, Mrs. GoldCoast Dickson. She died at the age of 72. The governor in a statement on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Francis Ottah-Agbo, said the late GoldCoast died of cancer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre,
A new police commissioner, Austin Awar, has been sent to the Bayelsa State command by the Force Headquarters. Awar resumed in the state following confusion that marred deployment of police commissioners to Bayelsa. Awar was the fourth police commissioner posted to the state in less than two weeks, a development that raised suspicion among Bayelsa
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday froze “all bank accounts” owned by Akwa Ibom State, the state information commissioner has told PREMIUM TIMES. Charles Udoh said state authorities only learnt of the development today, and there were no prior indications from the anti-graft agency. A spokesperson for the EFCC did not immediately
Over 200 displaced indigenes of Ugboegungun community (an Itsekiri settlement) in Escravos River, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta state, have pleaded with the Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiamme Ikenwoli, to assist in fast-tracking their return to their ancestral home. The community’s indigenes, who presented their case for a peaceful return to their
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday reposted one of his quotes from 2015 which described the All Progressives Congress as a party which had no regard for human rights or democracy. The message was posted on Jonathan’s official Facebook page while men of the Department of State Services laid siege to the National Assembly. The
