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.
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta was forced to abort an operational patrol led by the commander, following the collapse of the Ikang River jetty in Calabar on Tuesday, a statement said. The JTF Spokesman, Maj. Ibrahim Abdullahi, said in the statement issued in Yenagoa on Wednesday that Rear Admiral Suleman Apochi,
An appeal has gone to the Delta State governor, Sen. Dr. Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, government agencies at both state and federal levels and multi national oil companies to come to the aid of the Kokodiagbene Model Secondary School by providing the needed infrastructures that will boost the academic performance of her students. Chairman of Kokodiagbene Community
In bid to further express their dissatisfaction with the current state of the nation, the Coalition of Niger Delta agitators on Monday said they would stage a mass protest in all Niger Delta States from September 12, warning that markets, schools and all other public institutions would not be opened, while they called on President
In what could be viewed as an early preparation for the 2019 general electioneering campaign, the Okowa Mandate Group (OMG), a political pressure group has called on Deltans to replicate the volume of support given to Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, the Executive Governor of Delta State during the 2015 governorship election. In a recent release signed by
In recognition of their selfless service to the nation and development of mankind, Kanu Agabi, a one-time Minister of Justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Oweizide Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, a security and peace advocate, and Alex Izinyon, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) were recently at the Melanie Hall of the Alexis and Conference Centre, Abuja presented
Oil spewing from equipment belonging to the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has ravaged parts of Tein-Biseni environment, Biseni, Yenagoa Local Government Area. A report compiled by the Environmental Right Action/Friends of the Earth (ERA/FoE), showed that while Shell believed the spill was caused by sabotage, other stakeholders including regulators and the community argued it
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There was pandemonium in Amatu II community of Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, weekend, as gunmen attacked the community, shooting sporadically and abducted a local boat owner. It was gathered that the gunmen, who stormed the community’s landing jetty at about 4:30am., began shooting at anyone in sight and looted goods before whisking
The Traditional Rulers of Oil Mineral Producing Communities of Nigeria (TROMPCON) has indefinitely suspended the Amayanabo of Twon-Brass, Bayelsa State, King Alfred Diete-Spiff. The body’s national chairman, Owong Effiong Bassey Archianga, at a press briefing yesterday in Ibeno, Akwa Ibom State, said the embattled monarch was creating confusion by exhibiting an anti-establishment conduct following his remarks
Gunmen suspected to be militants have ambushed and killed four soldiers and a civilian along the waterways of Letugbene, Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Multiple security sources confirmed that a team of soldiers returning from Letugbene community on Monday became victims of an ambush laid by armed youths believed to be militants. It was gathered
Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, started a series of interactive engagements with oil-producing communities on Monday January 16, 2017 in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State HIS SPEECH BELOW: I am here today as an emissary, a messenger of our president, President Muhammadu Buhari, President of the
A Civil Society Organisation, Bayelsa Patriotic Watch has accused the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Mr. Nsima Ekere, of diverting vital projects meant for Bayelsa to Akwa Ibom state. The BPW President, Empire Otuzi, in a mailed statement on Tuesday, alleged that Ekere was diverting the projects to his home state because he
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) led by Edwin Kiagbodo Clark yesterday responded to its alleged overthrow by a coalition of militants under the platform of Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA). The RNDA, which is allegedly working with the Pan-Niger Delta Peoples Congress (PNDPC) led by Mike Loyibo, had claimed that it was the recognised
The Pan Niger Delta People’s Congress (PNDPC) has cited the failure of the Chief Edwin Clark-led Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) provide the needed leadership to represent the interests of the people of the oil-rich region. Leader of the PNDPC and paramount ruler of Seimbiri Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state, Pere Charles
The Federal Government has declared Friday, Sept. 1 and Monday, Sept. 4 as Public Holidays to mark the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the statement on behalf of the Federal Government on Monday in Abuja. Dr Rufai Attahiru, overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary in the ministry signed
It is pitiable that out of the 20 listed campuses of higher institution, ONLY ONE is cited in an Ijaw community. What an insult to the Delta Ijaw communities? No further evidence do we need to prove that the successive administrations in Delta State are not interested in the educational development of the Ijaw people.
Shells of a cannon shot during a traditional ceremony has reportedly killed a 26-year-old pregnant woman at Ujevwu community, in Udu Council Area of Delta State. Sources from the community said the woman, identified as Mrs. Ese Edewor, was alleged to be taking her bath in a makeshift bathroom outside her apartment when the incident
There have been some items in the media where a certain coalition of militant groups under the aegis of all sort of names, being Coordinated by a so-called Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA), purporting to have displaced the Chief Edwin Clark-led PANDEF, and adopted another certain Pan Niger Delta Peoples’Congress (PNDPC), to negotiate with government
A Foremost Niger Delta based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) has called on the Federal Government to compel multinational oil companies to put an end to gas flaring in the oil rich Niger Delta Region and threatened to drag the Government and oil firms to court if nothing was
The Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh has said that about 14,366 ex-agitators had been trained in the programme. Boroh made this disclosure when he featured at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja on Sunday. He explained that their capacities had also been developed in the areas of agriculture, automobile
Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says General Electric (GE) and the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd (CCECC), will build universities of transportation in Nigeria. Speaking at The Osasu Show symposium in Abuja on Friday, Amaechi said the government is not only focusing on making the rail lines in Nigeria work, but also building capacity
The Traditional Rulers of Oil Mineral Producing Communities of Nigeria, have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for making conscious efforts to eliminate corruption in the country. The association gave the commendation in a communiqué issued at the end of its 26th National Conference held on Friday in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. The monarchs thanked God
President Muhammadu Buhari, at the closed-door meeting with state governors at the Presidential Villa on Friday remarked to the Delta state Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa that he is the favourite of the Nigerian Press. In the meeting attended by at least the 35 state governors except Governor Fayose of Ekiti, President Buhari is seen in
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has been nominated as Chairman of the Committee of Traditional Rulers of Oil Mineral Producing States (TROMPCOM) comprising Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Imo, Abia, Ondo, Akwa-Ibom and Cross River States. The Patron of TROMPCOM and the Amayanabo of Brass in Bayelsa State, His Royal Highness, King Diete Spiff, announced
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Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), the operator of the NNPC/CNL Joint Venture recently completed a 12-month on-the-job-training of seven (7) Nigerian graduates at CNL’s office and field locations. The training was part of CNL’s efforts to assist with building organizational capability in the oil and gas industry. This is the second batch of trainees that have
The Nigerian military says it is now monitoring the social media for comments that could be “anti-government, anti-military or anti-security”. John Enenche, director of defence information, said this when he appeared on Channels TV on Wednesday. He said the measure became necessary in the wake of hate speeches and comments threatening Nigeria’s unity. Eneche spoke
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is working closely with the international oil companies (IOCs) to deploy a structured and holistic security apparatus to tackle incidence of oil and gas infrastructure sabotage in the country. This was disclosed in Abuja by the General Manager, Group Security Department of the NNPC, Mr. Sam Otoboeze, who added
“We are not recruiting more people into the programme any more. Right now we are in the reintegration phase of the presidential amnesty programme.
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd, SPDC, Joint Venture has commenced production at Gbaran-Ubie Phase 2, a key project in the Niger Delta that will help to boost gas supply to the domestic market and maintain supply to the export market. Gbaran-Ubie Phase 2 follows the success of the first phase of the
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has began arrangement with the Federal Ministry of Environment to create a detailed action plan that would assist the nation to effectively address climate change issues in the maritime industry. The Director-General, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, who disclosed this at the stakeholders forum on MARPOL Annex VI and
Worried at the level of water contamination in the Niger Delta region, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Federal government through its ministry of Water Resources has developed a water safety plan that will help protect communities from taking contaminated water within the region. This was disclosed yesterday by UNICEF Water
The former militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has on Wednesday mocked president Buhari over what his SSA on Media & Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu said yesterday about his office and rat. Recall that Garba Shehu was quoted to have said yesterday that the office of Mr. president has been attacked and some valuable items destroyed by rat.
The Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Nsima Ekere, has said that the Commission will budget more than N4bilion this year for renovation and upgrade of learning environments across the Niger Delta. Mr. Ekere, who spoke during the 30th Anniversary of Akwa Ibom Association of Nigeria, AKISAN, in the United States, stressed the need for a revisit
The Rivers Professionals Group (RPG) has accused the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) of excluding citizens of the state from its recruitment exercise of 2013. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Princess Milner-Amadi, spokesperson of the RPG, alleged that the recruitment exercise was skewed in favour of the south-west and the north, with only six
