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.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state has said that his administration will avoid awarding contracts to contractors without funding them. He said this is in order to avoid a situation in the past where some contractors would commit suicide for not being able to repay the loans they borrowed from banks to finance state projects.
AFTER months of repairs, Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, has started testing the Trans-Forcados crude export pipeline for a potential restart, with the Astro Perseus crude tanker expected to load the first cargo by the weekend. The pipeline has been largely shut since it was bombed by the Niger Delta Avengers NDA, in February 2016.
Members of the Delta State House of Assembly have impeached the Speaker, Chief Monday Igbuya, at an unusual plenary session held at about 7am on Thursday. They hurriedly replaced him with the member representing Okpe Constituency, Chief Sheriff Oboriowori. Igbuya, whose position had come under threat in the last two years on three occasions, was
Indigenes of Egbema and Gbaramatu communities across the kingdoms spoke on our social media page on their expectations from the new leadership of the foundation led by Comr. Jude Ebitimi Ukori. Below are some of the comments: As an organization that is based on development I think they should focus more on those primary and secondary
The speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Monday Igbuya, was on Thursday morning impeached over allegations of financial misappropriation and highhandedness. Igbuya was replaced by the member representing Okpe Constituency, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori. It was learnt that the Deputy Speaker, Mr. Friday Osanebi, presided at the assembly sitting where the former speaker,
Barely 24 hours after hosting Efe Ejeba, winner of Big Brother Naija reality TV show, the speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya has been impeached. He was reportedly sacked at the early hours on Thursday. Reasons for his impeachment was still unknown at the time of filling in this report. Meanwhile, lawmaker
Is there a correlation between stability in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria and value appreciation of the national currency, the naira? This question has become necessary in view of the seeming coincidence of the peace that has reigned in the country’s most sensitive yet problematic region, economically speaking, in the last few months, and
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has said he will not accept any chieftaincy title while in office. He said all titles will be deferred until after his tenure. Okowa spoke yesterday when he visited the Odio Ologbo of Oleh in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, Anthony Ovramwah, who was celebrating his 80th
Ikebiri community in Bayelsa State has dragged Eni, the parent company of Nigerian Agip Oil Company, to an Italian court over oil spillage liabilities and pollution. Ikebiri, a coastal community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state is seeking clean-up and compensation for damages arising from an oil spillage that affected their community
Following the alleged invasion of Ajapa Community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State by the military men last week, members of the community on Tuesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari, the state governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu and the National Assembly to intervene in the matter. The men of the Nigeria Army under the
Oil companies operating in the Niger Delta region have been advised to ensure harmonious relationship with their host communities. The Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa gave this advice today when he paid a courtesy visit on the Ovie of Ozoro Kingdom, HRM Anthony Ogbogbo. According to the Governor, “I believe that the
It is best described as nemesis, the death of the last most wanted militant commander, Ossy Ibori who had been indicted in all the kidnap and robbery cases by militants in the Southwest especially within the Lagos – Ogun axis. Ossy Ibori became the most wanted criminal as far back as 2013 after the gruesome
Kingsley Kuku, former special adviser on Niger Delta to former President Goodluck Jonathan, says he is a victim of the rivalry between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Services (DSS). Kuku said this in a statement he issued on Thursday. The EFCC had several times in 2015 invited Kuku,
The Presidency has ordered the resumption of activities towards the opening of the Nigerian Maritime University before the end of the year. Th Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Friday. Akande said the directive was part of the
The Joint Military Task Force in the Niger Delta region, Operation Delta Safe, has dismissed the rumour that its men killed innocent persons and rendered many homeless during the Ajapa operation in Ondo State. The ODS explained that the troops invaded and destroyed shrines and militants hideouts in Ajapa community of Ese Odo Local Government
Against the backdrop of Olusegun Adeniyi’s book, in which prominent Ijaw leaders particularly Jonathan was accused by former President Olusegun Obasanjo of surrounding himself with his Ijaw kinsmen, during his time as President, Ijaw national leader, Chief Edwin Clark, on Wednesday said the former President’s accusations were deliberate attempt by Obasanjo to incite Nigerians against Ijaw
Barely two days after men of the Nigerian Army engaged a militant group in a shootout at a creek in Ajapa community, Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, the soldiers sent to the area to keep peace have allegedly attacked members of the community. The military men allegedly attacked the community on Wednesday
..Says it’s a plan to wipe out the people of the Niger Delta President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Assembly and the international community have been called upon to stop the ongoing onslaught and bombing of Ajapa community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State by the Nigerian military, under the Operation Delta Safe. A human
Less than 48 hours after men of the Nigeria Army engaged a militant group in a shootout at a creek in Ajapa community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, the military who were on peace mission have allegedly attacked members of the community. The military men allegedly invaded the community on Wednesday morning,
Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, has asked the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal to quash his conviction by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, following allegation by the Federal Government that he falsely declared his assets in 2007. Orubebe, in his Notice of Appeal marked CA/A/633c/2016, is praying the
The Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed the nomination of two ministerial nominees sent to the chamber by President Muhammadu Buhari for legislative confirmation. They are Professor Stephen Nkani Ocheni (Kogi State) and Mr. Suleiman Zana Hassan (Gombe State).
President Muhammadu Buhari is again absent at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council which is ongoing at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is presiding over the meeting which started at about 11am. This is the third time Osinbajo will be presiding over the meeting in recent times. No official reason has been
Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari has said the health of his husband is not as bad as being speculated. She stated this on Tuesday in a tweet through her verified Twitter handle @aishambuhari. “I wish to inform everyone that his health is not as bad as it’s being perceived,Meanwhile he continues to
Former Nigeria Leaders, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, General Ibrahim Babangida and General Abdulsalami Abubakar in Minna, Niger State, have revealed that the trio are concerned about the true nature of President Muhammdu Buhari’s health. It was learnt that the three former Presidents have decided to pay a visit to the President Buhari to ascertain the true
The Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig-Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd) says President Muhammadu Buhari had good intentions toward Nigerians, and urged workers to support his administration’s developmental policies. Boroh said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, ahead of the May 1, Labour Day celebration. He said worker’s
By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board As the Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa set to rob minds with Deltans through town hall meeting scheduled to commence Tuesday May 9, 2017 at Isoko Local Government Areas, the people are looking forward to having a fruitful and result oriented meeting. One, is however forced to be skeptical about town
The Covenant University, Sango Ota, is like most of the private universities established by religious missions, one of the costliest in the country.
Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has summoned Chevron Nigeria Limited and Kokodiagbene community, in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state, which threatened, last week, to occupy Otunana Flow Station, operated by the oil multinational, following its alleged failure to extend electricity to the host riverine settlement, to the State Security
The beauty queen of Miss Niger Delta Diaspora, Josephine Tamaradenyefa Prebor has lauded Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig. Gen Paul Boroh for the achievements recorded so far in the programme. The Niger Delta Diaspora queen made the assertion on Monday 24th of April 2017
MR Nsima Ekere, the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says the commission would partner investors to build modular refineries in the Niger Delta. Ekere, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt by the commission’s Head of Corporate Affairs, Mr Chijioke Amu-Nnadi, also said he would lead a delegation to the forthcoming
The Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, a militant group, yesterday, threatened to call off its existing ceasefire and restart hostilities in the Niger Delta region if within 14 days, the Federal Government disregarded its five-point demand, including inauguration of a panel to negotiate with the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF.
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Continuation of last edition The MEND idea stated that the theatre of struggle against the pollution and degradation of the environment would not only be confined to political issues alone. For indeed, it would also be staged in the arena of economics, education and culture. The originating MEND document stressed the necessity of uniting the
A senior Niger Delta advocate, Chief Combolous Ikisa have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack the Minister of Transport, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi.——— Chief Ikisa who was the director of mobilization, Okowa Mandate (OM) in the 2015 general elections made the call yesterday in Warri, Delta State while addressing the
Gbaramatu Federated Professional Welders and Fitters Association, under the aegis of Nigeria Welders Association, NWA was inaugurated in Oporoza, the traditional headquarter of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State by the Zonal Chairman of the Association. The inauguration took place on the 24th of April 2017 with Zonal and other
