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.
Governors of the South South states yesterday called for the payment of 13 per cent component of the $1billion withdrawn by the Federal Government from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to buy security equipment. The governors took the decision at a summit yesterday hosted by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. In attendance were Governors Ifeanyi
…We are ready to partner with you in this regard – Jacob Abai By Magdalene Agbadamashi As part of their resolve to give back to the community, female graduates of Gbaramatu kingdom extraction have resolved that pulling together their resources in order to promote girl–child education in the kingdom remain their preoccupation. Operating under the
…Deploys 18 ships, three aircrafts for regional sea exercise The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Wednesday joined forces with her counterparts from West, Central African countries, China, France and Portugal in an exercise to rid the Gulf of Guinea (GOG) region of pirates, crude oil thieves, traffickers and other maritime criminals. The exercise code named EKU
By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board As the nation marks nineteen years of uninterrupted democracy in the land, it calls for celebration particularly when one recalls the socio-economic difficulties it had waded through within the last three years. Fresh in our memories is the harsh economic recession and its exit. Also in our views, it will be germane that as
By Enaibo Asiayei Delta State Commissioner for Transport, Mr Vincent Uduaghan, has re-affirmed the state government’s resolve to improve on the activities of the Riverine/Marine Transport sector of the state. Mr. Uduaghan stated this in a meeting he held in company of the Permanent Secretary Directorate of Transport, Mr Edwin Abraka with a 7-man delegation
…wants Delta State Govt and Warri South Local Govt’s intervention By Magdalene Agbadamashi & Favour Ogegbene As the raining season commences the residents and shop owners in Giwa-amu community situated in Okumagba Layout, Warri, Delta State, are worried as a result of the multiplicity of problems that heralds the coming of the season. For over
By Isaac Olamikan The skills acquisition training workshop organised by Oba Ewuare II Foundation has been concluded with a charge on participants to use the skills acquired during the training programme to better their lives. The Secretary to Oba Ewuare II Foundation and Private Secretary to Oba of Benin, Barr. Eseosa Eremwanarue congratulated the participants
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, mocked the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Gosday Orubebe and the former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega over the 2015 Presidential election results. President Buhari specifically said the organisers of the 2018 Democracy Day lecture which had Prof. Jega as the guest lecturer should have invited
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has completed and will soon commission the 10-kilometre Gana Ugberikoko Road in Sapele, Delta State. Inspecting the road, the NDDC Executive Director Projects, Engr. (Dr.) Samuel Adjogbe, expressed satisfaction with the quality of work on the project and thanked the community for cooperating with the contractor. Engr. Adjogbe said:
The story of the one-of-its-type wedding of Esther Odiki and Sir Victor Tonlagha will be on people’s lips for a long time to come. Described by many as the biggest wedding show to happen in the South-South geopolitical region in recent times, the three day affair estimated to have gulped millions of naira, was a
By Shina Badmus Watch video below: The organizers of the Delta State Learning Centre Initiative has declared that the programme is aimed at improving educational process in primary schools in Delta State following a similar success recorded in Lagos state. This was revealed by the organizers of the programme, Chevron Corporation in partnership with Discovery
By Isaac Olamikan The World Bank has thrown its weight behind the ongoing developmental drive of the Godwin Obaseki-led administration in Edo State, urging other states in the country to replicate the Edo model. Country Director of World Bank, Nigeria and Co-ordinating Director for Regional Integration Programme in West Africa, Rachid Benmessaoud, who led the bank’s
You have heard of the Warri big boy, Mr. Victor and Esther Tonlagha traditional marriage that held yesterday Thursday May 24th, 2018 in Warri, Delta State. Now you can watch some scenes from the VVIP traditional marriage here:
Following the recent unlawful visitation and ransacking of his country home in Arogbo, Ondo state by more than twenty armed Policemen, with other plain clothed men, Dr Kingsley Kemebradigha Kuku, has raised alarm that the lives of his 84year aged mother and that of his immediate family is in danger. Kuku, a former Special Adviser and Coordinator of
Football legend Ronaldinho is to marry two women at the same time, Mirror.co.uk reports. The Samba ace will reportedly tie the knot in August with his pair of “fiancées”, Priscilla Coelho and Beatriz Souza. The two women have been living “harmoniously” with the former Barcelona star since December at his £5m Rio de Janeiro mansion, according to
…Found nothing incriminating …This is a worrisome development – Eye Witness …Invasion is condemnable – Opere, IYC, Arogbo Clan Chapter Despite the criticisms of the Nigerian Police Force for their lawlessness and highhandedness in operation, the Force Personnel’s numbering about 20, yesterday, Thursday May 24th, 2018 at about 1:20pm stormed the residence of former Special Adviser to
Edo House of Assembly on Wednesday summoned the Commissioner representing the state in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board, Mr. Saturday Uwuelekhue, over abandoned road projects in the state. The Speaker of the Assembly, Kabiru Adjoto, directed the commissioner to appear before the house on May 28 with a list of all ongoing projects
Full Press Statement THE IJAWS OF EDO STATE EMANCIPATION MOVEMENT (IESEM) GELEGELE (GELEGELE-GBENE) SEAPORT: ISSUES ARISING WITH REGARDS TO THE RIGHTS OF HOST COMMUNITIES OF GELEGELE SEAPORT PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) It is given that Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) legislations and the required procedural guidelines are outlined in International and National statutes and as such
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and oil companies release fund within a very short period for the clean-up of Ogoni community. The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachukwu made this disclosure Wednesday in the first part of an 8-Part Series Podcast that focuses on the Niger
Years back, education was very far from us – Principal, Ogidigben Grammar School Kokodiagbene Secondary School went home with N30,000 Known for his philanthropic prowess, Comrade Sheriff Mulade, a Delta State House of Assembly hopeful has again stated that the reason for his annual Peace and Unity Essay/Quiz Competitions for secondary school students in the riverine communities
The N6.4billion Fajuyi/Ojumose overhead bridge in Ado Ekiti will be inaugurated by former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday. A government statement, on Tuesday, said the 1.3kilometre bridge project which was initiated and completed by the Ayo Fayose-led administration was flagged off in March 2016 with a promise to deliver the project within 24 months. The
A Court in London will deliver judgment on Friday in a case filed by lawyers for the Bodo community in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta. The lawyers, went to court in London to fend off what they said was an attempt by Shell to kill off their litigation. The community was devastated by two major oil
Defence pamphlet shows how population can prepare in event of attack and contribute to country’s ‘total defence’ A new version of a Cold War-era emergency booklet covering different situations, including war, is being sent out to citizens of Sweden, reports Sky News The 20-page brochure “If crisis or war comes” is about getting the country “better
…The police have no role to play in the resolution-Omare The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide has condemned in strong terms the brutal murder of some youths of Amassoma Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The group stated this in a statement today which was signed and issued by the Group’s
For decades, experts warned that eating eggs raises levels of unhealthy cholesterol. But a study Tuesday said an egg a day may actually reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. While outside experts cautioned against reading too much into the study, its authors claimed that Chinese adults who ate an egg every day had
The Bayelsa state government has condemned the violence and attack on the state-owned Niger Delta University, NDU, Wilberforce Island, by some alleged hoodlums on Tuesday. In a statement on Tuesday, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, blamed opposition political leaders for the alleged attack, alleging the opposition party in the state
The Federal Government on Monday announced that about N1.7tn would be invested by various stakeholders in the Niger Delta between this year and 2021. It said the fund would be spent on the development of the region, adding that about N50bn had been spent on the payment of stipends to ex-militants from the area. The
“A situation where you are paying people N65,000 every month to keep quiet, that does not solve the problem. If you multiply N65,000 by the number of militants and by the number of years the programme had been running, you are looking at close to N50 billion.
Following the intervention of the Hon. Julius Pondi, member representing Burutu federal constituency in the House of Representatives, the Warri Ferry Boat Owners Union has on the evening of Monday 21st May, 2018, called of their one day old industrial action embarked on to press for the reversal of arbitrary tax imposed on them by the
President Muhammadu Buhari,has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo has questions to answer over the spending of $16 billion on power projects during his administration. Mr Buhari stated this Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja while receiving the Buhari Support Organisation led by the Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali. Although the president did
Three persons were on Tuesday feared killed following a clash between security operatives and kinsmen of late former Governor Diepreye Alamiyeiseigha in Amassoma, Southern Ijaw, Bayelsa State. The clash, which reportedly started in the morning at the gate of the state-owned Niger Delta University (NDU), was said to have left many people injured. It was gathered that
Former Deputy Chairman, Delta State, All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr. Cyril Ogodor on Monday emerged as the state chairman of the party at a congress which held in Asaba, the State’s capital. The congress which held at the playground of the temporary site of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba, was peaceful. Ogodor polled
…We are reviewing the situation – Union …It will be resolved soon – Julius Pondi When the Warri Ferry Boat Owners issued their threat to proceed on industrial action over the arbitrary tax imposed on them by the Delta State Ministry of Transportation, nobody gave them attention. But 10hours into the strike action and peaceful protest that
By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board One thing that has never been doubted in the history of our existence as a nation is our leaders’ abilities to generate great ideas/formulates policies that will enhance the lots of the citizenries. But, unfortunately, most of these ideas are never allowed to see the light of day or when allowed, they
Comrade Nicholas Igarama emerges new president of IYDA I will take the group to the next level – Igarama As it is customary of every electoral process, intrigues, suspense, and orderliness characterized the Ijaw Youth Development Association (IYDA) general election held yesterday to elect new officials which saw Comrade Nicholas Igarama emerged as the new president to
