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 South-South region is one of the six geopolitical zones that make up the political entity called Nigeria. The zone is also referred to as the Niger Delta because of its location at the bank of the Atlantic Ocean. As expected of the delta region, the zone is characterized by swampy and marshy environment but
One of the Councillorship aspirants under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Okerenkoko Ward, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Dennis Bolei, has stepped down for Comr. James Dekawei, ahead of the primary election. In a statement made available to newsmen in Warri yesterday. In his words, “I,
…We Have Come To Bury PDP – State V/C, APC …APC cannot bring curse or trouble to you–Michael Johnny As part of the political realignment in preparation for the January 2018 local council polls in the state and the 2019 general election in the country, Delta State has been witnessing gale of defections.. The latest of such occurred on
Paul Boroh, coordinator of the presidential amnesty programme, says 19 ex-militants from the Niger Delta are currently studying for a doctorate degree abroad, with a good number in the UK. Boroh said this while making a presentation “Between Agitation and Amnesty: Sustainable Reintegration in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria”. The brigadier-general, who was represented
The Nigerian Army says it has deployed troops for the commencement of “Operation Crocodile Smile” in the six Niger Delta states. Maj.-Gen. Enobong Udoh, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, said this on Saturday while addressing troops to signal the commencement of the exercise. Udoh said the operation was confidence
The Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has made nomination forms for female politicians who would be running for elective position in the forthcoming 2018 local government elections in the state free. However, the party pegged nomination forms for male chairmanship aspirants at N1 million and N200, 000 for councillorship aspirants. The party
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide on Saturday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the multinational oil companies doing business in the Niger Delta to set up special funds for the region’s development. IYC said the call became necessary following recent directive by the Federal Government, asking multinational oil companies to send funds to the
A Federal High Court in Lagos is to rule on Oct. 16. on the no-case submission made by Patrick Akpobolokemi, a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and others. Akpobolokemi is charged with N2.6 billion fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Ibrahim Buba fixed the date on Friday
Residents of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, are avoiding handshakes and bodily contact in public places following the outbreak of ‘Monkey Pox’ viral diseases which has infected 13 people including a medical doctor. The development followed an advice by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ebitimitula Etebu, to members of the public to wash hands frequently and
…Nine others under observation–NDUTH Authorities of the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH) has confirmed that an Eleven Year old boy and a Medical Doctor infected by the strange disease ‘Monkey Pox’ in Bayelsa state were treated and discharged after a week in the hospital. The Chief Medical Director of Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital
—2014 Agreement Must Be Implemented –Hon. Agbaibor —Calls on Governor Okowa To Intervene Following the refusal of the Itsekiris in Warri North Area of Delta State to allow an Egbema Ijaw indigene to occupy the office of Warri North Local Government Area Chairman since creation 26 years ago, the Egbema people are now set for
The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed October 16, 2017, to rule on whether or not to discharge a former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi, who was charged with N2.6bn fraud. Justice Ibrahim Buba fixed the date on Friday after entertaining a no-case submission filed by Akpobolokemi,
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Friday kept mum after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The minister who arrived the Presidential Villa around 11.40am for the meeting, left at about 12.50pm. Kachikwu simply said “no comment” when State House correspondents approached him. Details
Ex-militants, believed to be beneficiaries of the Amnesty Programme have dragged the Federal Government to a Federal High court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over non-payment of their allowances for about two years. Joined in the Civil Rights Suit, registered in FHC/PH/CS/39/2017, are the Accountant General of the Federation, Coordinator of Amnesty Programme, Brigadier-Gen
The alleged impeachment notice sent to the Delta State House Assembly seeking the removal of the Chairman of Burutu Local Government Area, Hon. Ebikeme Clark, has been described as illegal and lacking in merit for failing to follow due process. Some councillors from Burutu Legislative Arm including the Wards 13 and 14 councillors; Hon. Joseph
Hundreds of women from the five Local Government Areas that make up Oro Ethnic Nationality in Akwa Ibom State, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to upgrade Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, to a university. The women, who made the call during a peaceful protest at the academy, yesterday, lamented the recent suspension of 2017/2018
The Federal Ministry of Health has advised Nigerians to avoid eating monkeys, bushmeat and dead animals as doing so could open one to the risk of Monkey Pox disease. A medical doctor and no fewer than 10 persons have reportedly been quarantined in Bayelsa as a result of the virus. The Minister of Health, Prof.
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday paid a surprised visit to his Bayelsa State counterpart, Seriake Dickson and met with him behind closed doors. Wike, who later emerged from the meeting and exchanged banters with Dickson, said their discussions centred on fostering stronger ties between Rivers and Bayelsa. He said they were concerned about
The Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, on Thursday nominated caretaker committees’ chairpersons for the eight Local Government Areas of the state. The governor sent the nominees’ list to the state House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The nominees, whose names were read on the floor of the House by Speaker Kombowei Benson are –
The recently impeached Burutu Local Government Chairman, Hon Ebikeme Clark has declared that the Councilors plotted his removal simply because he refused to share local council allocation with them in detriment of workers’ salaries. He stated this in a release 4th October, 2017, personally signed by and made available to newsmen. In his words, “They
As the Local Government Council Chairmen in Delta State held a valedictory Joint Account Allocation Committee [JAAC] meeting on Wednesday in Asaba, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has assured deltans that the state government will not set up any caretaker committee for the local government councils. Senator Okowa who spoke during the valedictory session stated that the
The former Deputy National Chairman of Alimodu Sheriff-led faction of the People Democratic Party (PDP) who recently joined the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Dr. Cairo Ojougboh has accused the Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa of massive corruption and running a government without a formal budget passed by the state House of Assembly as required by law.
Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has called for support of stakeholders as his administration fishes our names of ghost and absconded civil servants in the state. The Governor who made the call on Wednesday in Asaba when the executive of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Delta State Chapter led by Comrade Titus Okotie
A new viral epidemic known as “monkey pox” has broken out in Bayelsa State. A medical doctor and 10 other persons who came down with the monkey pox had been quarantined in an isolation centre created at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH) Okolobiri, Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state. The isolation centre
The member representing Warri Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Daniel Reyenieju has expressed utter disgust against the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over the Commission’s skulduggery and cynical indifference in its inability to grasp the founding ideals of its establishment as it engages in misplaced and reckless duplication of the efforts of
Going by the predictions and projection of some Nigerian farmers, a 50kg bag of produced in Nigeria rice may go for N7, 000 by the end of this year. The Rice Millers Association of Nigeria, RMAN and the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, RIFAN gave the indication at a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture
—Crocodile smile can’t be military Training-Omare A pan-Ijaw organization, the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC Worldwide has sent a strong worded message to the Federal Government, stating that what the Niger Delta region need are smiles of human joy flowing from positive developmental projects and not smiles of the military-induced crocodile. The IYC, under the leadership
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has again hit hard on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, warning the commission not to embark on development projects in any of the Niger Delta states without first seeking the governors’ permission. Mr. Emmanuel, who was addressing a security summit for the South-south region held on Tuesday
—Insist on deadline for relocation of oil firms’ offices Agitators in the Niger Delta yesterday accused the President Muhammadu Buhari government of a lack of commitment to peace in the region. While urging Buhari to take practical steps to ensure sustainable peace in the oil-rich region, they warned against extending military operation to their area.
The World Habitat Ambassadors Foundation (WHAF) says it will honour Brig- Gen Paul Boroh (Rtd), Special Adviser on Niger Delta to President Muhammad Buhari for his humanitarian and philanthropic endeavours. Amb. Hillary Emoh, Principal Consultant of WHAF in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, said other notable individuals would also be honoured on
Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, wrote a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, over the alleged insubordination of Maikanti Baru, group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). In the letter, Kachikwu accused Baru of undermining his (Kachikwu’s) office and dragging the reputation of the NNPC into the mud. He also said he
—We cannot be slaves in our land —Wants 50-50 sharing of political positions The people of Egbema communities, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta state has called on Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa to save them from unprecedented marginalization, injustices and other abnormalities meted to them by the Itsekiris. The communities stated this in a
After another closed-door meeting with the President, Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) told State House correspondents that the state needed the Federal Government to take advantage of the natural resources in the state. He said: “We are asking that the country takes advantage of the natural resources in Ondo State. We have a seaport,
By Loveth Ojogun Residents of Oporoza community, the ancestral headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, have expressed worry over the deplorable state of their major roads describing them as impassable. In a chat with GbaramatuVoice correspondent, Mr. Patrick K., an indigene stated that their roads have been in this
The Nigerian military has asked residents not to panic as troops commence movement of heavy duty equipment to Edo, Delta and Ondo States ahead of Saturday’s flag-off of Exercise Crocodile Smile ll in the Niger Delta region. In a statement signed by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 4th Brigade Nigerian Army, Benin, Captain Mohammed Maidawa, on
