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.
A property allegedly belonging to the former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan was on Tuesday demolished by the FCT Development Control Department. The building, which is inside A. Aruera – Reachout Foundation/Women For Change and Development Initiative, is situated on Shehu Yar’Adua Way along Mabushi–Kado–Life Camp Expressway, Abuja. Mr Emmanuel Anene, a Lawyer with E.A.
•Ignore the memo, its content, and the author- Mulade •We must fight our common enemy called underdevelopment A Niger Delta Activist and community leader from Gbaramatu Kingdom, Comrade Sheriff Mulade has called on Itsekiri leaders to embrace peace, development and to shun actions that are capable of derailing the prevailing peace that is currently enjoyed
Many questions have trailed the death of twenty seven year-old Bayelsa State-born alleged kidnap kingpin and sea robber, Oyawerikumor Peregbabofa. The self-styled “Creek General”, Karewei, who attacked security formations, sparked a lot of concerns in security circles, which had made soldiers of Operation Delta Safe to express doubt when he surrendered, last Thursday, at Torugbene community
By Oludayo Tade The catastrophic opening of the year, 2018, with wanton killings of over 70 persons in well-coordinated attacks in Benue State by the perennial Fulani herdsmen killer squad has called to question the sloppiness of Nigeria’s security architecture and the look-away attitude of the executive. It shows on the one hand, the powerlessness
The U.S. State Department has warned Americans travelling to North Korea, to see their journey as a death wish following its frosty relation with the Asian country. The State Department gave the warning on its website and urged those wishing to travel to North Korea to make their burial plans and write a will if
The management of Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) has commenced repair works on the gas pipeline that exploded last week at Ugbokodo Community in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. An indigenous company, NANPIST Venture, was seen on Tuesday morning, at the scene of the gas explosion mobilising equipment and clearing the surrounding bushes within
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja met behind closed doors with visiting Gambia’s President Adama Barrow at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Barrow, who is visiting Nigeria for the first time since his inauguration as Gambian President on Jan. 19, 2017 arrived the presidential villa at about 11.50a.m. The President would host Barrow to a
Stifling a sneeze can rupture your throat, burst an ear drum, or pop a blood vessel in your brain, researchers warned on Tuesday. Many people – when they feel a sneeze coming on – block all the exits, essentially swallowing the sneeze’s explosive force. Just how dangerous this can be was illustrated when a 34-year-old
The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) on Monday denied reported rumours that detained alleged mastermind of the 2010 bombing in Abuja, Charles Okah was refused medical attention in Kuje prison. According to a statement issued and made available to newsmen by the NPS spokesman Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Chukwuedo Humphrey, the command has never relented in
• Do not indulge in any form of criminality – Pere of Gbaramatu Known for their peace-loving nature, the Ijaw traditional rulers from across Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Ondo states have again called on all, and the Ijaw nation in particular, to imbibe the habit of promoting peace, love, and unity within their domain and in
The Deputy Governor of Delta state, Deacon (Barrister) Kingsley Burutu Otuaro has said the Ijaw Nation has so many reasons to thank God for what He has done for them. He made this remark during the 21st Ijaw Day of Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving with the theme, ‘The Prince of Peace’ organised by the Ijaw Christian
…Iyasere announces demise of top Monarch The Iyasere of Isaba Kingdom, with traditional headquarters in Isaba, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State has announced the demise of their royal majesty, Pere (King) Donokoromo II, the Pere of the great Isaba Kingdom His demise was announced on Saturday January 13th, 2018, according to customs of
…Says Ugborodo is not part of Warri Kingdom Concerned elders of oil rich Ugborodo community, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over what they called alleged attempt by the Olu of Warri Kingdom, HRM Ogiame Ikenwoli, the Ologbotsere of Warri, Chief Ayirimi Emami and others to annex
Mrs. Marie Ebikake, the former Commissioner for Transport in Bayelsa and a soldier were abducted in separate incidents by gunmen in Bayelsa on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incidents occurred barely three days after a Bayelsa monarch’s wife, who spent 25 days in captivity, was freed on Thursday. It was
The minister of transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi on Saturday said that 2019 general election will be All Progressives Congress, APC’S last battle, saying that if APC loses in the election, they will come back and rest. “The 2019 elections, especially the governorship, are our last battle. If we win, we will take over Rivers State.
…visits Egbema Kingdom, Sunday to preach unity …to pray for Ijaw nation The Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II (Aketekpe, Agadagba) started where he left off last year, with a message of peace and unity among all residents of the Niger Delta. This is in continuation of his efforts to preach peace across the
Efforts by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to transform Edo State into an industrial hub and create the 200,000 jobs he promised Edo electorates during his electioneering campaign are clearly in sight with the successful signing of two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese companies for the development of Gelegele Seaport and other infrastructure as
…says he should apologise to Nigerians Samson Okwu, a member of the House of Representatives representing Obi/Oju Federal Constituency of Benue state, says the comment by Femi Adesina, spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Benue killings is a “statement of failure”. Adesina, on Wednesday, had said between 2013 and May 2015 when Goodluck Jonathan was
The Egbesu Brotherhood, an ethno-religious organization of the indigenous people of Ijaw Nation, that prides itself as “upholding the Ijaws’ ancestral covenant through the worship of Egbesu, the only one true and fearless God of Justice, Truth and Righteousness,” has threatened to join forces with the Ijaw youths in their planned protest to the National
• Any unholy move will meet with stiff resistance – Etuemi Wuruyai • AGF should re-memo NASS withdrawing his earlier memo – GYC In their unceasing voice against that mooted plan to change the name of the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko to Okerenghigho, the Gbaramatu Youth Council, GYC, has declared that the Itsekiris are too
For perambulating the streets of Asaba, Delta State capital during school hours, scores of children of school age were yesterday arrested by officials of the state government. The truants, who were over 40, aged between eight and 14, were detained while their parents and guardians were told to show their school uniforms in order to
…warns against Malami’s unholy alliance with Itsekiris In furtherance of its determination to fight against what it perceives as an injustice being meted to the Ijaws in the recent attempt to rename the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, the Ijaw Youths Council has written a letter to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. In the letter signed
A software engineer, Sidney Osahon, who was about being evicted by his landlady, has won the N20m Give ‘n’ Take national lottery jackpot in Abuja. The 35-year-old native of Edo State explained that he was contemplating selling his mother’s landed property in the Federal Capital Territory, when he received information last Sunday that he is now N20m richer.
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Seriake Dickson, on Thursday, clashed with the former governor Timipre Sylva and the Minister of State for Agriculture, Heineken Lokpobiri, over the activities of the arrested militant leader, General Karewei. The 28-year-old militant, known in the creeks as General Karewei, reportedly led militant gangs that allegedly killed five security
Delta State Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, has called on critical stakeholders to remodel their community engagement policies and practices adding that the state government will not rest on its oars in achieving the desired peace that will encourage business to grow in the state in cordial relationship with the people. Barr. Otuaro, stated this
Operatives of the Joint Task Force (JTF) codenamed Operation Delta Safe has killed the notorious Niger Delta militant Peregbakumo Oyawerikumo, alias Karewei who reportedly surrender to them on Thursday. GbaramatuVoice gathered that Karowei was killed Thursday night in a controversial manner after his reported surrender and subsequent arrest at Ogbobagbene community, country home of former
The dreaded Bayelsa State bandit and kidnap kingpin, Kareowei, cornered in a community in Delta State by soldiers attached to the Joint Task Force (JTF), after he had allegedly beheaded a Department of State Services, DSS, operative and killed about four soldiers, surrendered to heavily-armed soldiers, who ambushed him at Torugbene community, Burutu Local Government Area,
•No such name like Okerenghigho in the world map – Hon. Ebi Adam •Vows to do everything legitimate/democratic to protect her ward The newly sworn-in councillor, Hon. Ebi Adam representing the Okorenkoko Ward in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state has called on those behind the call for the change of the name of Nigeria Maritime University
Another explosion has rocked the Escravos-to-Lagos (ELP) located in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, barely four days after repairs, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation said on Thursday. The previous explosion plunged Nigeria into nationwide darkness at Christmas. If the ELP is shut for a long period, it may disrupt oil production as companies may find it difficult
Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), has fixed March 3, for the conduct of local government election in the state. The commission’s chairman, Prof Stanley Orobator disclosed this on Thursday January 11 , 2018 in Benin city, the state capital. He said other details concerning conduct of the poll would be released after meeting with members of
– By Walter Duru ONE of the biggest stories about the Niger Delta region of Nigeria today is the killing of a dreaded cultist, Johnson Igwedibia, also known as Don Waney, by a combined team of men of the military and Department for State Services – DSS. In a Press Statement issued by the Nigerian
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has released the 2019 General Elections timetable in Abuja during a press conference recently. According to the INEC Chairman, the early release is aimed at engendering certainty in Nigeria’s electoral calendar adding that it would enable all stakeholders to prepare adequately for elections as obtains
• Calls on relevant agencies to ignore memo • Declare to join 5 million man-match organised by ijaw youths The Delta state chapter of the Ijaw Welders and Fitters Association has condemned in strong terms the controversial memo purportedly sent to the National Assembly advising that the name of the host community of the Nigerian Maritime University
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has finalised plans to set up training programmes that would ensure the creation of jobs for women and youths in the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Managing Director, Mr Nsima Ekere, outlined the plans on Wednesday at the flag-off ceremony of the 6th Empowerment Support Initiative, ESI, and NDDC Skill Acquisition Training
….surrenders to military in Delta State Wanted kidnapper, Peregbakumo Oyawerikumo, aka, Kareowei, who has been alleged to be terrorising some local government areas in Bayelsa and Delta states, has been captured this morning by soldiers attached to “Operation Delta Safe”. The dreaded militant who hails from Buturu Local Government Area of Delta state, surrendered himself to
