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.
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to head a special presidential delegation charged with the task of resolving the crisis in the Niger Delta region. The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Paul Boroh, disclosed this to journalists on Monday in Abuja. Mr. Boroh said the choice of Mr.
•As Kunukunuma community gives NPDC 21-day ultimatum to address issue of neglect THE traditional ruler of Gbaramatu Kingdom, HRM Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe Agadagba, at the weekend averted plan by aggrieved protesters from Kunukunuma Federated community in Warri South-West Local Council of Delta State to shut down the Odidi flow-station, one of the few functioning oil
Activities to commemorate the first Coronation Anniversary of the 26th Pere of Gbaramatu kingdom, His Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun 11, Aketekpe, Agadagba, have begun. The event is expected to climax on Wednesday March 15, 2017. Countdown to the day, the world class palace of the Pere, Aketekpe, and all Gbaramatu communities like Oporoza, Benikurukuru, Kunukunuma, Okerenkoko, Kokodiagbene,
The controversy surrounding exclusion of Kunukunuma community, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, by NPDC as host community, OML 42, took another dimension, Friday, as neighboring community, Odidi affirmed Kunukunuma as non-host community, OML 42, stressing that Kunukunuma has no stake in the said oil field from time immemorial. A statement signed
The President of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Wordwide, Barr. Eric Omare has commended Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on his painstaking fact-finding tour of communities in Niger Delta states. This is just as the pressure group has called on the Federal Government to cap the fact-finding mission to the region with a dialogue with the people
Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative, IPDI, in Delta State, yesterday, said it was shocked at the continued detention of its spokesperson, Daniel Ezekiel, arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS, in August, last year, notwithstanding an alleged directive of acting President Yemi Osinbajo, that every Niger Delta youth arrested in connection with the current agitation
The Pere of Gbaramatu kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun 11, Aketekpe, Agadagba has appealed to the people of Kunukunuma federated community to suspend its planned shutdown of Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) operation. The protest had been scheduled to hold this Friday, March 10, 2017 at Odidi field, Warri South West Local Government Area of
By Dinizibemo Ogboma The recession that came with the new Government, was not suitable for Tari. Apart from the fact that she had to battle with her mother’s ill health, she also had to pay for the upcoming WAEC exams. She believed that with her result from the exams, she would be able to get
A coalition of Niger Delta militants on Wednesday threatened to blow up Multichoice (DSTV), MTN, Shoprite and 16 other major South African investments in Nigeria if the Federal Government failed to close them down within one month. The militant groups, who were reacting to the ongoing xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and their businesses, gave one
As I left Ondo State on Monday February 21, I reflected on Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo’s historic visits to oil producing states and wondered whether we from those states fully grasp the import. Do we realize what opportunities the visits offer, what alternatives they portend and the development miles we can make from them?
Dr. Tosan Harriman is a Professor of Comparative Dialectics and in this interview with GBARAMATU VOICE NEWSPAPER, ventured into a topic that many people in the country today will be too scared to talk about; the issue of High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemopolo aka Tompolo. He wants government to ensure the take-off of the Maritime
The successful tour of some Niger Delta states by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo was achieved due to former president Goodluck Jonathan’s earlier visit to Gbaramatu kingdom. A coalition of Niger Delta militant groups, the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) said this in a statement issued to newsmen yesterday. The JRC spokesperson, Cynthia Whyte, said: “In the
If eventually approved the operation of the proposed moduler refinery will position oil bearing community to drive local economy. The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier General Paul Boroh (Rtd) has assured the people of the region that the proposed modular refineries in oil producing
The Labour Party (LP) yesterday accused its only member in the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege from Delta State of being behind the purported National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting that announced the sacking of its Chairman, Abdukadir Abdul Salam and three other National Working Committee members of the party. A faction of the party NEC met
The Ijaw National Congress, INC, Eastern Zone has condemned the harassment of a right activist, Ms. Ann-Kio Briggs who led a peaceful rally recently in Yenagoa, the state capital condemning the allocation of land to the Fulani herdsmen for grazing. Briggs who was physically assault by hoodlums at the venue of the rally told a
The Nigerian Maritime University, is located in Okerenkoko community, in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria. Gbaramatu Kingdom is an Ijaw speaking area in the Escravos River. The Escravos River is virtually known for its shipping, oil and gas and inland water-borne transportation in Nigeria. Gbaramatu kingdom is made up of several
The Federal Government has commissioned a project to check crude oil theft, illegal transfer at sea and piracy. The National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno, while commissioning the project called Nigerian Security Element Project 2 (NICEP) yesterday in Calabar, Cross River State said: “It is an attestation that the Federal Government is determined to
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has reiterated the government’s stance that President Muhammadu Buhari is neither critically ill nor in life threatening situation. The minister reiterated this position on Monday in Umuahia at the second town hall meeting for the south-east and the launch of national reorientation campaign, “Change Begins With Me’’
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria has warned Nigerians to always check for expiry dates of tyres before purchase. Osita Abuloma, the Director General of SON, spoke on Sunday after the arrest of two Chinese nationals for allegedly importing N5 billion worth of substandard tyres into the country. Mr. Abuloma said the seized tyres were shipped
The Ijaw People Development Initiative (IPDI) has lauded Acting President Yemi Osinbajo for the eventual release of youths who were arrested and detained in various detention centres across the country. National president of IPDI, Comrade Austin Ozobo, who praised Osinbajo for walking the talk, however, appealed for the release of one Daniel Ezekiel who’s still
Humbled by the uncommon kindness of the Almighty God and an unequivocal expression of preference by the good people of Ondo State, exemplified by the victory of our great party at the last gubernatorial election, I am extremely delighted to share with you all the joy of this day of glory.We are grateful to Almighty
Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, a dreaded militant group, yesterday, warned Acting President Yemi Osinbajo not to allow governors of the South-South to hijack his fact-finding mission to the oil-rich region for their political benefit. The group, in a statement by its spokesperson, W. O. I Izon-Ebi, also lamented the silence of the Federal Government,
Oil-rich Kunukunuma community in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state has frowned at the exclusion of Kunukunuma from the list of host communities in the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 42, saying the community has been treated as host community over the years, and has been enjoying same in terms of amenities
The Rivers Support Initiative, RSI, has disowned Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, over a statement said to have been credited to him, in which he allegedly claimed that Rivers State Governor, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike procured 150 hotel rooms in Lagos for guests in celebration of his award as the Best Nigerian Performing
Delta State Government has waded into the recent protest against Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) by the people of Kokodiagbene community, Gbaramatu kingdom Warri South West Local Government Area of the State. The people of Kokodiagbene community recently staged a peaceful protest to the Chevron run Otunana flowstation demanding for electricity supply to the community and
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that he needs a longer time to rest, thus putting paid to speculations and claims by top government officials that he is actually fit and healthy. The president said this on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 saying the rest is deserved following the results from the series of medical tests he
“If we want to have peace as Ijaw people, all the traditional rulers should go back to their villages and interact with their people and the Niger Delta region will grow” Chief Combolous Ikisa, is a politician with a lot of difference. The former Special Adviser on Security and Youths Development, Burutu Local Government Area
As the federal government intensifies effort to appease the restive Niger Delta region to stabilize oil production, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate return of the golden sword seized by the Nigerian Army last year to the Gbaramatu Kingdom. The golden sword described as the symbol of authority of the Gbaramatu in Warri South
*Visits 22 communities in 9 days *Hailed with deluge of complaints, demands by host
With the Senate’s positive moves initiated by Senator James E. Manager, it is shocking that those who wanted the university to ‘die’ are laying another landmine on its path by resolving ahead to deprive it of needed funds
*State Government to meet with leaders tomorrow in Asaba "No light for kokodiagbene community, no crude oil for Chevron"
Gbaramatu kingdom was thrown into a celebratory frenzy following the much anticipated arrival of the Pere of Gbaramatu, His Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun 11, Aketekpe, Agadagba. The monarch made a grand entrance into oil-rich Benikrukru and Kenyagbene communities, Gbaramatu kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state today Friday 17th February, 2017. He
The Chairman of Kokodiagbene community in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Comrade Sheriff Mulade has called on all sons and daughters of the community to troop out tomorrow Wednesday, February 15, 2017 to give a rousing welcome to the Pere of Gbaramatu, His Majesty, Oboro Gbaraun 11, Aketekpe Agadagba.
THE PERE OF GBARAMATU, HIS MAJESTY, OBORO-GBARAUN 11, AKETEKPE, AGADAGBA, ARRIVED IN KANTU COMMUNITY, GBARAMATU KINGDOM, WARRI SOUTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE TODAY TO MUCH FUNFARE.
The Niger Delta University, NDU in Bayelsa State, Amassoma Wilberforce Island will today experience a mighty seasonal drama, allegedly the first ever Ijaw feminist stage play titled “Andakazi, the Warrior Goddess” at the department of Theatre Arts. This was disclosed to Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper by the director of the stage drama, Romana Ajuju who assures
