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.
Two days after, whereabout of Chairman still unknown As community shut down over protest OGULAGHA-There have been reported case of tension in Ogulagha Community, the headquarters of Ogulagha Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State following the whisking away of the community chairman, Capt. Solomon Prebor on Monday by the Nigerian Army. Confirming
The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday, December 26 & 27, 2016 and Monday, January 2, 2017 as public holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year 2017 celebrations respectively. The declaration was made on Wednesday on behalf of the government by the Minister of Interior, Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd). General
THE KAIAMA DECLARATION By IJAW YOUTHS OF THE NIGER DELTA BEING COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE ALL IJAW YOUTHS CONFERENCE WHICH HELD IN THE TOWN OF KAIAMA THIS 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1998. INTRODUCTION We, Ijaw youths drawn from over five hundred communities from over 40 clans that make up the Ijaw nation and representing
Report reaching Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper reveals that, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, former governor of Delta State has been released from prison in the United Kingdom. According to his media aide, he was released few minutes past noon upon a court order. His media aide, Mr. Tony Elumenor confirmed the release to newsmen today as the
Says warring communities should not take the state for granted Youth Presidents from both communities to give reports on a weekly basis to the Navy Appeals to traditional rulers in the state to complement government efforts in curbing the impasse May declare disputed land as a military base To curtail the insecurity challenges bedevilling Ogbe-Ijoh
We don’t know about any other but as bitter as it may sound Niger Delta is feeding Nigeria fat, everybody needs somebody but not to suck them to death.
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PAN NIGER DELTA FORUM (PANDEF) HELD ON FRIDAY THE 9th OF DECEMBER, 2016, AT ORCHID HOTEL, ASABA, DELTA STATE The PAN NIGER DELTA FORUM (PANDEF) held its third General assembly on Friday 9th of December 2016 at Orchid Hotel, Asaba, which had in
Barr. Alabh speaking after a friendly match between the George Turnah FC and the Julius Pondi FC organised by the George Turnah Foundation at the Kolo Township Stadium in Kolo Town, Bayelsa State on Sunday penultimate week has tasked leaders to support the development of young talents. In reiterating his commitment for the development of
By Aluzu Ebikebuna Augustine I humbly crave the indulgence to call on the attentions of all good people of Bayelsa state. I would not suffer to recount the travails our people went through before this State was created for us (BAYELSANS) in 1996, precisely, people went through rain and sun to have made it possible. However,
The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier General Paul Boroh have stated that beneficiaries in the scheme will no longer have to wait before receiving their training allowances. The amnesty boss made the pledge today while commending the ex agitators for their conducts in the
We are happy to report that the redemptive efforts of the Dickson Administration had paid off with the teaching of Ijaw as a compulsory subject at the Basic Education level. Furthermore, the state-owned Niger Delta University now runs Ijaw Language at the diploma level.
News reaching Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper reveals that luck ran out of two female suicide bombers got killed on Sunday night as their weapons went off as they attempted to invade Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Officials stated that the incident happened at about 10.30p.m., near Muna Garage, one of the most attacked motor parks in
Honourable Famous Daunemigha is one of the brain behind the famous and historic Kaiama Declaration in the Niger Delta. He was a former National Deputy President of Ijaw Youth Council, (IYC) worldwide, also a former governorship candidate of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, in 2011 and the first to ever bring General Buhari
A Niger Delta based Non Governmental Organization, NGO, the Godfrey Pondi Book Club is said to have concluded all arrangements to award participants from its book review challenge for members of the National Association of Gbaramatu Students, NAGS. This was made known to newsmen by the Club’s coordinator, Comr. Victor Isereke in a statement, stressing
Is it that the Iwere Movement now knows the custom and tradition of Itsekiris more than the Olu? Or is it that the Iwere Movement is now wiser than the throne or at war with it?
1. It is my pleasure to present the 2017 Budget Proposals to this distinguished Joint Assembly: the Budget of Recovery and Growth. 2. We propose that the implementation of the Budget will be based on our Economic Recovery and Growth Strategy. The Plan, which builds on our 2016 Budget, provides a clear road map of
*Vows to resist any invasion with last drop of blood *Appeals to President Buhari to intervene
Burutu people should not be treated as the proverbial beautiful bride that is only good at giving votes to its admirers but not good to benefit from the national cake. It is a political suicide for the Government to rape the LGA with its lopsided policies.
Nigerians react as MMM gets frozen less than 2 weeks to Christmas For months, millions of Nigerians have been investing and benefitting from the Ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mondial Movement (MMM). All warnings from the federal government has fallen on deaf ears. This December, MMM participants will not be smiling to the bank as usual because
The paramount ruler of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Oboro Gbaraun II, Aketekpe Agadagba have reiterated that he shall rule the Kingdom with the fear of God. The traditional ruler made the remark on Sunday during the royal thanksgiving service organized by the kingdom at the palace playground,
The body covering all students in Gbaramatu Kingdom worldwide, the National Association of Gbaramatu students, NAGS have postponed its annual students convention. Confirming the postponement, President of the Association, Comr. Seiyefa Ekpemupolo revealed to Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper that the shift becomes necessary as it would avail the students the opportunity to adequately prepare for the
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A Niger Delta based Students Union Body, the National Association of Ogulagha Students, NAOCS , in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State have yesterday organised a mega students convention to learn its voice on the position of the Niger Delta in the Nigerian State. Speaking on the topic “Is the Niger-Delta duly Treated in
Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper can authoritatively report that scores of persons have been alleged to have lost their lives and may have sustained bullet injuries following a heavy gun battle between Aladja community in Udu Local Government Area and Ogbe-Ijoh in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. Details where still sketchy as at
Four days after the blissful presentation of staff of office to the revered monarch of Gbaramatu kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Oboro Gbaraun II, Aketekpe Agadagba, the Kingdom is set again to thank God for the successful presentation of staff of office to the paramount ruler.
A group known as the Gbaramatu Intellectual Youths Forum, GIYF have stated that it has concluded plans to organize a three day seminar at Kokodiagbene community to train, educate and empower youths in the Kingdom. This was contained in a statement signed by its President, Miss Brubor Torkere Mary earlier today. Giving a breakdown of
The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr (Dcn) Kingsley Burutu Otuaro have stated that the prosperity for all Deltans agenda is still on course as the State Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa is bent on delivering more to all parts of the State as the economy and insecurity challenges improves. Barr. Otuaro gave the assurance
OPOROZA -The paramount ruler of Gbaramatu kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Oboro Gbaraun II, Aketekpe Agadagba have expressed his desire to live peacefully with other ethnic nationalities in the Nigerian State especially with the Itsekiri ethnic nationality. The Gbaramatu revered monarch made the remark at his
The immediate past President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan have stated that Nigeria is a great country and expresses his belief that despite challenges faced in the country, Niger Delta and Gbaramatu kingdom will definitely succeed against all odds. The former President gave the assurance yesterday at the Royal Palace
Calls for cessation of alleged military invasions, promises development to riverine areas As GEJ calls for Peace Aketekpe pledges to live in peace with his neighbours Oporoza, the tradition headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom was yesterday mired with wild jubilation as the Delta State Governor, Senator. Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa presented staff of office to the
Things are happening so fast that the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Oporoza has taken a whole new look as the town incontestably look like little London. The beauty of the community appears more glittering at night when the colourfully placed lights adds more beauty
How the whole land for EPZ is exclusively owned by the Itsekiri when earlier on, their kinsman, an Itsekiri elder statesman, former Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan in Vanguard's Niger Delta Voice, June 24, 2014 was reported as saying, "When the governor saw the land revocation document, he identified his signature and said
President of the Federated Niger Delta Ijaw Communities, FNDIC Chief (Dr) Oboko Bello have called on President Mohammadu Buhari to emulate the late. South African leader, Nelson Mandela’s picture of genuine reconciliation. According to the Niger Delta great activist, Mandela on assumption as first black President of South Africa immediately promoted genuine national reconciliation of
Threatened that the Ijaws would not fold their arms to watch the unabated killings of its citizens.
The Itsekiris originally were settled in Ode Itsekiri from where they began to expand to other areas and were granted spaces by the Urhobos. Coming centuries later to lay claim to areas not belonging to them is an affront to the settlers who had taken the Itsekiris as brothers for long." Do you now see
