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 GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board A peep into the nation’s political horizon, will but reveal that the preparation for the 2019 general election is in a top gear and only the strong hearted will be able to wade through and come successfully. As in war, those who want to emerge as candidates for the various
Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has said the Petroleum Industry Bill should be taken seriously as it will reduce the level of hostilities and lack of trust between the host communities and oil companies. Speaking when members of the Senate Joint Committee on Petroleum Industry Bill led by Senator Omotayo Alasaodura paid him
A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, may have quit the Coalition for Nigeria Movement as the movement has adopted a political party, African Democratic Congress, to realise its dream of a new Nigeria. He gave this hint on Thursday evening when he addressed the press at his presidential library home in Abeokuta. In a speech he titled
For two hours this afternoon (the 10th), Instagram was unavailable to users. The global issue saw the photo-sharing app, news feed and website having a meltdown and leaving disgruntled users. The countries hit the hardest with the outage includes eastern parts of the UK, the United States, mainland Europe and south-eastern regions of Australia. Share
My constituents should brace up for quality representation – Comr. Bebenimibo The race to represent the Warri South West Local Government Area at the Delta State House of Assembly was this afternoon heightened with the declaration by Comr. Paul Bebenimibo of his intention to represent the good people of the local government. The media consultant to High Chief
A Zambian woman, Maria Tembo, has asked a local court for divorce from her husband of 20 years, after he educated her from primary school to the university level. Rather than issue the divorce, the court reprimanded and ordered Maria to pay her husband, Vincent Tembo, K10,000 (N364,626) for abandoning him after she had obtained
Bilabiri II, a sleeping community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa state is currently embroiled in a deadly crisis over who becomes the next Board Chairman of the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) between Shell and host communities of Mein Cluster Location. Those deeply involved in the power tussle are four children of
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has spent $396.33m on turn around maintenance (TAM) of the nation’s four refineries between 1998 and 2008, it emerged yesterday. This as the oil company denies being responsible for the payment of fuel subsidy, saying the Federal government was responsible. NNPC Documents made available to the Mohammed Datti-led Ad-hoc Committee
The University of Lagos says it is planning to set up a modular refinery and obtain a mining license to operate it. Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, made this disclosure shortly after his investiture as the 12th Vice Chancellor of the institution, on Tuesday in Lagos. In his acceptance speech, Ogundipe promised to take the institution to its
Tunde Bakare, senior pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, has warned President Muhammadu not to allow “the cabal” makes a mess of his administration. In an intervie with Channels TV, the pastor said Buhari has allowed himself to be misguided by certain members of the political class who have restricted him from taking decisive action on
The Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) is set to commence the screening of successful applicants shortlisted for police recruitment in Bayelsa State. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Asinim Butswat, Tuesday confirmed that the applicants would be screened via an examination to be conducted by JAMB. Butswat said a list containing the
…Communities cannot bear the corporate negligence – Oweilaemi …Relief materials and adequate compensation, a must – IYC …Calls on FG to intervene for the sake of peace The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, has called on the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to expedite action in cleaning the polluted parts of the creeks in Burutu Local
To boost food security and finances of smallholder farmers in the Niger Delta region, tractor maker, John Deere and India’s biggest conglomerate, Tata Group, have agreed on an initiative to provide machinery to 100,000 smallholder farmers in the region. The deal announced recently is the result of a seven-year project by Nigerian collective farming business,
Niger Delta militant groups, under the aegis of Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, RNDA, has accused former President Goodluck Jonathan and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of failing the oil rich region. RNDA alleged that the PDP created poverty in Niger Delta despite being in power for 16 years. In a statement signed by
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), and six others as members of the board of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation. Keyamo is to represent Delta State on the board. President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, read the letter from Buhari at the plenary on Tuesday in which he sought legislative approval for the appointments.
Arsene Wenger made an emotional speech on the Emirates pitch at the end of his last home game as Arsenal manager. The long-serving boss was given a guard of honour ahead of the Gunners’ 5-0 win over Burnley at the Emirates, which secured sixth spot in the league. Nearly 22 year since he first set
There are indications that the legal tussle surrounding Nigeria’s oil blocks – OPL 245 – will shift to Nigeria today as the federal high court, Lagos is scheduled to hear a case filed by the Human Environmental Development Agenda, HEDA. The rights group has demanded the Federal Government to revoke the oil licence awarded to
By Reuben Abati The Petroleum Act 1969 (as amended) grants powers to the Ministry of Petroleum, acting through the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to administer the licensing of oil blocks in the country. These include Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL), Oil Mining Licence (OML) and Oil Exploration Licence (OEL), which allow the awardees, local and
A new study has revealed that women who eat less fruit and more fast food take longer to get pregnant and are less likely to conceive within a year. Prof Claire Roberts, Lloyd Cox Professorial Research Fellow, from the University of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute who led the study said, the findings show that eating
Suspected billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, on Monday broke down in tears at a Lagos High Court in Igbosere, saying he had not been well fed in detention at Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison. He said: “What have I done to you people, they have been beating me? No good food. I have been
Admitted into Howard University College of Medicine In what could be described as her regular trademark, Boubini Jones-Wonni an Arogbo-Ijaw Indigene from Ondo State on Saturday May 5, 2018, emerged the Best Student 2018, in Miles College Metropolitan Birmingham Alabama in the United of State of America –USA. This information about her superlative performance was contained
…As he commissions campaign office …says he has 95 percent advantage over other aspirants …pays courtesy visit to the Pere of Ogbe-Ijoh Warri Kingdom A Delta State House of Assembly hopeful, Comrade Sheriff Mulade Friday May 4th, flagged off his campaign at his office code named; ‘Peace and Unity House’ in Ogbe-Ijoh, headquarters of Warri
Candidates Must Be Accessible And Accountable – Group’s secretary GbaramatuVoice maintains flagship of fairness to all parties – Abai We are committed to Niger Delta Affairs – GbaramatuVoice As the race for 2019 general elections hots-up, the Warri South West Political Front (WSWPF), a political pressure Group created to make a maximum political impact and ensuring that youthful
…You must consult other stakeholders – Pa John Edah In what could be described as a departure from the old order, a Delta State House of Assembly aspirant, Mr. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor has declared his willingness to speak for both the Ijaws and the Itsekiris if given the mandate to represent the people. Emomotimi
….recovers 1,389 arms, 20, 352 ammunitions …arrests, prosecutes hundreds of criminals …praise stakeholders for successful campaigns …seeks for continuous support for operation The Joint Military Taskforce, codenamed Operation Delta Safe, on Thursday, confirmed the killings of four high-profile militants and dismantling of militant camps from the nine states of the Niger Delta region that had
Governor Rochas Okorocha has promised to give land to the winner of Big Brother Naija Reality Show, 2018 Edition, Mr. Miracle Igbokwe in any choice place in the State to enable him return home and build a house of his own. The governor equally made a Cash donation of N2 million to Mr. Igbokwe and
President Muhammadu Buhari made a stopover in the United Kingdom after his visit to the President of the United States of America, USA, at the instance of his technical crew who decided to break the long US trip to refuel and do routine checks on the jet being used. Senior Special Assistant to the President
Word of Life Bible Church has put in motion, a plan to inaugurate about 80 branches all over the world, to commemorate with its 30th year anniversary. According to a press release issued by the management of the church on their official Facebook page on Friday April 27, 2018, this is the first time the church
…Students given 24 hrs to move out of campus …Amnesty students warn authority on unjust sanction The management of Novena University, Ogume, Kwale, Delta State, has ordered the closure of the University after a protest staged by the students of the institution, which resulted in the destruction of properties and facilities at the main campus.
PRESS BRIEFING BY BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN AGIM, ACTING DIRECTOR, DEFENCE INFORMATION ON THE OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF OPERATION DELTA SAFE May 3, 2018 It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the Conference Room of Headquarters Operation DELTA SAFE (OPDS), Igbogene, Yenagoa, venue for this Media Chat. I am Brigadier General John Agim, the
The Management of Tonwei Refinery Limited has concluded plans to build a conventional petroleum refinery in Siluko community of Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo. Osaro Aghedo, the Chief Press Secretary of the local government council, disclosed this in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Benin. Aghedo
The Chairman and Managing Director of Chevron Nigeria/Mid-Africa Business Unit, Jeff Ewing was on Tuesday awarded the 2018 PETAN Leadership Award at the ongoing Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston Texas, USA. According to a release made available to GbaramatuVoice, earlier today by Esimaje Brikinn, the company’s General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Ewiñg, received the
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has announced it would exit gas flaring in two years time. Baru made the announcement while delivering the lead paper on a panel session at the ongoing 50th Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), in Houston, United States of America. The corporation’s Group
The protest by the students under the Presidential Amnesty Programme of the Igbinediao University, Okada, Edo state, which started last week Friday, May 27, 2018, entered its seventh day today. According to the protesting students, the PAP office, led by the newly appointed Coordinator of the PAP and the Presidential Adviser on Niger Delta Affairs to President
…Releases 4 point agenda for involvement in elections A group that described itself as a partisan political movement, targeted at ensuring that vision-driven political actors are elected into various political offices at local, state and federal level, the Warri South West Political Front (WSWPF), has promised to mobilize all levels of the political platforms to support vibrant
