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.
Oil-rich Ogulagha Kingdom, which plays host to Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), and Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC), is a coastal Ijaw Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. The community is a hotbed for oil exploration and is surrounded by multi-billion naira oil facilities of the multinational oil companies and Government, such
Reports reaching our news desk reveals that the Nigerian military have stormed Benikrukru Community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State at about 9:Am this morning. Reports of casualties, arrests and the operations of the military is still sketchy as at the time of filing this report as everyone is
• Chief Gbenekama appeals to Buhari and Governor Okowa to do the needful OPOROZA—There have been reported case of tension and panic as the Nigerian Army deploys warship to the water front of Oporoza, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State to allegedly combat militants. A
Says PANDEF deserved commendation Institute a federal government dialogue team with International observers and representatives of IOCs, Avengers tells Buhari Following the presentation of 16 point demands by leaders of the region under the auspices of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF to President Muhammadu Buhari, the hitherto economically dangerous group, Niger Delta Avengers,NDA have commended
Three days after meeting with President Mohammadu Buhari by leaders of Niger Delta under the aegis of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PNDF, Tebujor Community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State is allegedly under attack by the military. GbaramatuVoice Newspaper gathered that heavily armed Nigerian soldiers have stormed Tebujor Community in
Presented to His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR. President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, on Tuesday, 1st November, 2016 by Pan Niger Delta Forum INTRODUCTION With the renewed spate of militancy in the Niger Delta, several groups and platforms have been concerned with finding solutions to the crisis.
President Muhammadu Buhari hosted stakeholders from the Niger Delta region at the presidential villa in Abuja yesterday. Below are 16 points which the elders presented to the federal government, as part of efforts to restore peace to the troubled region: The presidential amnesty Programme: the decry that out of the five components of the disarmament
ABUJA—President Muhamadu Buhari, on Tuesday at the State House in Abuja held a high-level meeting with leaders and other stakeholders to seek ways to end the militancy and the sabotage of oil infrastructure in the Niger Delta region. The President, who did not read from a prepared speech, pitched a vision of unity and progress
Says he should respect territorial boundaries Urges involved communities to boycott job WARRI—The Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation, NNPC Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru have come under a severe attack from a Niger Delta based group, Concerned Gbaramatu Youths over what they described as anomaly in the management of NNPC / PPMC
ABUJA—President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a closed door meeting with stakeholders from the Niger Delta region. The meeting is expected to resolve the crisis in the oil-rich region which has led to a sharp decline in oil production and affected Nigeria’s earnings. The meeting began at 12.00 noon, and it is being held inside
It is dehumanizing to reduce our Maritime University to a mere polytechnic —Gbenekama There have been indications of fresh tension in the volatile Niger Delta Region over the Federal Government plan to reduce the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko to a federal polytechnic awarding OND and HND. The plan for the purported downgrading of the University
In this interview with Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper in Kano, North West of Nigeria, Prof. Tosan Blessing Harriman, a distinguished scholar, academic activist and a social crusader of the Niger Delta while speaking on the proposed Niger Delta dialogue with the federal government have stated in this interview that, massive development, youth empowerment, employment and
All is reportedly said to be set as the prosperity governor, His Excellency, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa prepares to storm Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State to present staff of office to the revered monarch of the Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba. According to
Vows to expose illegal bunkerers Says he has no ties with Niger Delta Avengers Said he is in love with his diving profession A Niger Delta Youth Leader, Mr. Adowei Binaebi Freedom from Sokebolou Community in Ogulagha Kingdom, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State have stated that nothing will stop his resolve in protecting
The Executive Governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Sen. Dr. Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa have charged other communities in the Niger Delta Region to emulate the people of Benikrukru Community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State for their peaceful disposition in the transition process of the new community executives. The
Nigerian Navy says plans are underway to completely get rid of about 40 creeks in the Niger Delta region before the second quarter of 2017. The creeks have been identified by the Navy to be navigable and used for criminal elements in Nigeria’s south-south region. Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, disclosed this
Accused military of planning another onslaught against Gbaramatu Says military using Niger Delta crisis as a money making venture Don’t aggravate the Niger Delta crisis WARRI – The Chief Mobilization Officer of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Chief Godspower Gbenekama has appealed to President Mohammadu Buhari to withdraw the military houseboats stationed at the waterfronts of Gbaramatu
Ijaw youths in Niger Delta have on Wednesday, urged militants operating in the Niger Delta region to shield their swords and allow President Muhammadu Buhari to implement his developmental projects in the region. The youths under the aegis of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, said they were excited at the recent letter the President
WARRI-Youths operating under the auspices of Concerned Gbaramatu Youths in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, have today raised alarm over imminent crisis between the Itsekiris and the Ijaws if the management of Ocean Marine Solutions does not correct what they described as anomaly in the pipeline contract. This was revealed in
By Barr. Jesutega Onokpasa His Largeness, our distinguished Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, recently gave Dr. Ibe Kachikwu matching orders to take over the Delta State chapter of our party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. He apparently selectivey invited Delta APC members to his office or at anynrate was invited
Committed to the unity of the Country, a Nigerian based Non Governmental Organization, The Integration Summit Group (ISG-N) have convened a Summit to hold in Port Harcourt to allegedly discuss topical issues. According to a background statement on the programme, the summit is convened by Dr. Chris Ekiyor, President Emeritus Ijaw Youth Council, IYC to
The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) has declared that no military action will deter it from continuing the ongoing struggle for resource control for the people of the Niger Delta region. In a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesman, Mudoch Agbinibo, the NDA said that agitations were the rights of component units in a federation
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) says its ceasefire in the Niger Delta region has led to an increase in the production of crude oil and gas for the country, but the government is yet to keep up with its own bargain of releasing the Okah brothers, Charles and Henry. The group
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) yesterday said it was in support of the proposed meeting between the Federal Government and Chief Edwin Clark’s pan Niger Delta Group to resolve the Niger Delta crisis. It however, warned members of the PNDG not to bastardise the meeting into seeking personal interest and
•Pledges to work with community leaders for its development. •This is the dawn of a new era, newly elected Godwin vows. •Benikrukru electoral umpire says new excos to be sworn in 26th October 2016. The commissioner for youths development, Delta State, Hon. Asupa Peter Forteta have yesterday stormed the Oboro Ultramodern Multipurpose Playground, Benikurukuru, an
His Royal Majesty, Oboro Gbaraun 11, Aketekpe, Agadagba , the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State have yesterday sends Royal envoy to witness the Benikrukru community election held in his kingdom yesterday. The Monarch particularly hailed the people of Benikrukru for the peaceful elections, stressing that it
“What is wrong in president simply producing a copy of secondary school leaving certificate instead hiring 13 Senior Advocates of Nigeria to suppress the judiciary?” Niger Delta Militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) says President Muhammadu Buhari should quit celebrating the Ogoni clean-up programme as he played a major role in the problem facing
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged the full support of the Federal Government for the Royal Destiny Trust programme of the newly installed Oba of Benin, Ewuare II. Buhari, represented by Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, made the pledge at the coronation of the Oba in Benin on Thursday. The president who congratulated the new monarch also
The Benin Crown Prince Eheneden Erediauwa, will tomorrow, Thursday, October 20, 2016, ascend the revered throne of his forefathers as the 39th Oba of Benin Kingdom, and the 70th king of Benin from the era of the Ogisos. Ambassador Erediauwa was on March 2015, formally installed as the Edaiken of Uselu after the successful completion
Mrs. Portia Izu-Joseph, the wife of the murdered defender of Shooting Stars of Ibadan Football Club, Mr. Joseph Izu, has demanded justice from the government over the murder of her husband by a team of soldiers in Okarki Community, Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State. Portia said her husband was killed unjustly by
Edo state has declared October 20, 2016 a public holiday as Prince Eheneden Erediauwa gets crowned. The government believes the public holiday would give Edo people the opportunity to partake in the historic installation of the new Oba of Benin. In fulfillment of the coronation rights of the Benin kingdom, the crown Prince on Tuesday, visited Useh Village in
The Nigerian Army has said that Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan defender, Joseph Izu, who was killed on Sunday, October 16, reportedly by a stray bullet from a member of the Joint Task Force (JTF), was killed in a cultist’s shrine, Channels TV reports. This was disclosed on Tuesday, October 18, by the Commander,
The Edo State Government has declared Thursday, October 20 a public holiday in the state in south-south Nigeria. The holiday was announced on Tuesday in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Julius Ihonvbere. The public holiday is in honour of the Crown Prince, Ambassador Eheneden Erediauwa, Edaiken N’Uselu, whose coronation as
