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.
I joined the army early in life and I spent all my professional life in the armed forces of Nigeria. I and so many others were trained to accept, to believe in and to be prepared to die for the security, safety and territorial integrity of Nigeria. And indeed many of my colleagues and friends
Chevron Nigeria spent $3.6 billion on Nigeria content in 2015 as part of its commitment to local capacity building in boosting local economies and creating job opportunities. The company said in its 2015 Corporate Responsibility Report that it consistently reserves significant portions of job scopes to benefit indigenous companies and community contractors from areas close
*ADA Says no going back on declaration of Niger Delta Republic *To launch Niger Delta Radio Station within two weeks The Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND and its sister militant group Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate, NDGJM, have rejected the former federal information commissioner, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark to play lead role
•Government to occupy land in three weeks Asaba – The Delta State Government have today declared the Ogbe-Ijoh and Aladja disputed land in Udu Local Government and Warri South West Local Government Areas of the State a Security zone for three weeks. This was contained in a government special announcement from the Delta State Government
Press Statement Our attention has been drawn to clandestine moves by Nigerian Security agencies to further destabilize Gbaramatu kingdom, as so many persons have come to know the truth about the establishment of the only Maritime University in the country, which is sited in Okerenkoko community, Gbaramatu kingdom. This planned action by the security agencies
*Charges security agencies to be alert WARRI- The Chairman of Egbema Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation, EGCDF, Chief Michael Johnny have warned the chairman of Benikrukru Community Mr. Victor Eseimieghan over the seven days ultimatum issued to Chevron. The EGCDF Chairman gave the warning via a phone conversation with our correspondent today while frowning at the
PHOTOS OF A ONE DAY STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTATIVE MEETING OF NIGER DELTA COASTAL STATES, CONVENED BY ELDER STATESMAN, CHIEF (DR) EDWIN KIAGBODO CLARK, OFR, CON AT PTI CONFERENCE CENTRE, EFFURUN, DELTA STATE.
•Says the community had being a major benefactor The Chairman of Egbema Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation, EGCDF, Chief Michael Johnny have berated Benikurukuru Community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State over the seven days ultimatum given to Chevron. The Chairman made the call yesterday in a statement jointly signed
By Reno Omokri The coordinated attack on the integrity and credibility of former President Goodluck Jonathan is unfortunate. That the same hastily cooked up lies were reported simultaneously and almost word for word by the known client media of the powers that be is evidence of the fact that someone powerful is out to get the
•Community cries out •Says we are at the brink of erosion •Calls for a National attention BURUTU- The people of Forcados Community in Iduwini Kingdom, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State have expressed total displeasure on the Nigerian State for the acute negligence of the alleged first administrative capital of Southern Nigeria. Forcados, is
By Jeany Metta-Angoye Yenagao- Following the ongoing face-off between Shell Petroleum Development Company and Ogboloma Community one of its host communities in Yenagoa local government area, Bayelsa State, over differences that led to youths of the community seizing four drum-laden loads of chemicals belonging to the company, settlement of the crisis appear to be nowhere
By Editorial Board Martin Luther King Jr. Once said ” our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter “. At a time when Nigerians expects genuine change with meaningful impacts on its citizens, it appears the country is sliding towards dictatorship with security agents unlawfully trailing and arresting citizens
The self-styled spokesman of Movement for the Emancipation of Niger-Delta- MEND and the Reformed Niger-Delta Avengers –RNDA, the splinter arm of the Niger-Delta Avengers- NDA, have been warned to desist from casting aspersion on the character and person of Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, immediate past President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The warning, coming
WARRI- The commissioner representing Ijaw Ethnic Nationality in the board of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Chief Favour Izoukumo have hailed the establishment of Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper as a step in the right direction. The commissioner made the call during a visit to his office at Deco, in Warri South Local Government
Chief Favour Izoukumor, Commissioner representing the Ijaw ethnic nationality on the board of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC who spoke to Gbaramatu Voice correspondent in an interview noted that the seemingly endless derivations of the Ijaws and indeed Niger Delta is the reason for the renewed militancy in the region. The commissioner
Following concerns raised by residents in Ekeki and adjoining communities of Amarata and Okaka-Epie all in Yanagoa, the Bayelsa State capital as a result of reported violence that characterized elections into the leadership of the youth body of Ekeki –Epie community over the weekend, the Paramount ruler of the community, HRH Odoki Bernard has debunked
2015 polls: Buhari’s bodyguards protest alleged marginalisation About 16 months after the 2015 presidential election, the bodyguards of President Muhammadu Buhari, who participated during the campaigns, on Thursday, protested against their “exclusion” by those they described as “cabals in the government.” They alleged that apart from the N20,000 they got on two occasions in January
The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has released a video showing some of the schoolgirls they abducted from the northern town of Chibok. Some 50 girls are shown with a gunman who demands the release of fighters in return for the girls, and says some girls died in air strikes. The government says it is
As the Federal Government is battling hard to curtail militancy in the Niger Delta, another round of crisis is again brewing in Delta State as a group, Delta Oil and Gas Stakeholders, threatens to resort to violence over the non-passage of the N28 billion budget of the state’s oil producing areas development commission (DESOPADEC). The
•Says Nigerian military have not seen embarrassment. There have been tension as the economically dangerous group, Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, have today via a Press Statement boasted that non of their operatives has been arrested. The statement was issued by the group’s spokesperson, self styled Brig. Gen. Mudoch Agbinibo while alleging that the Nigerian military
The Nigerian Air Force on Saturday said it would soon launch aerial operation in the South-South to protect critical infrastructure and the people of the region. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar, said that having substantially addressed the security situation in the North-East, the focus of the NAF was to
By Jeany Metta-Angoye YENAGOA- Youths in Nigeria, especially those in the Niger-Delta have been urged not to shower all the blames of the prevailing harsh economic situation in the country on its leaders as such can never right the wrong of the past. Engr. Charles Ambaiowei gave this admonition to youths while speaking as Guest
PRESS STATEMENT 13-08-2016 The Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper was established in the year 2014 as at today has undergone all the processes and procedures of a conventional Newspaper as it has obtained its ISSN number with the National Library at Abuja. The newspaper like every other one is founded with the sole objective of adhering to
•Says he is selfish and responsible in the occupation of Chevron facility •Called on security agencies to investigate the scenario WARRI -The Iwere Peace Movement, IPW, a sociocultural Itsekeri group in Delta State have accused Chief Ayiri Emami, an All Progressives Congress bigwig in the state as the mastermind of the protest leading to the
By Timi Seisine When very unscrupulous, wicked and degenerating ideas are used by the demonic forces of greed to rule a society, society dissolves painfully. When information commissioners, highly placed government officials are compelled to become information misinformation officers, society questions their integrity. When agents and institutions of truth fail to act in defense of
It is not an absurd policy to make a proper preparatory selection of condiments required for a soup before setting the pot on the burning coals for cooking to commence in earnest. In that way, no individual or group would have a justification for any failure to execute a given responsibility. It becomes a collective
WARRI -President of Agge and its Federated Youth Movement, Comrade Andy Forcados Etimigba aka Aloko have appealed to President Muhammadu to consider the rebuilding of the Community in Kou Kingdom, Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The President made the disclosure to Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper at Agge while celebrating its survival party from the
THE People of Ofougbene in Iduwini Kingdom, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State has appealed to Government at all levels including its developmental agencies for the electrification of the community. Speaking to Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper, the leadership of the community disclosed that the town is lacking virtually everything that would have make life meaningful
Colombia in the early hours of today defeated Nigeria’s Dream Team VI in the last Group B match of the men’s football event of the ongoing Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. The Colombians went into the lead as early as the fourth minute in a match in which the outcome did not matter to the
A fresh public opinion poll by NOIPolls on Wednesday revealed that Nigerians have been compelled to adjust the feeding patterns of their families, while others have resigned to fate, resorting to seeking divine intervention through prayers as the country’s economic situation worsens. The poll conducted in conjunction with Business Day Media revealed that about two-thirds
•Calls on Governor Mimiko for renovation. The people of Taribor community, Tubutoru kingdom in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State has urged Governor Olusegun Mimiko to rescue the dilapidated government owned primary school from extinction. While speaking to Gbaramatu Voice, The Amananawei of the community, Chief Monday Ebiye alleged that St. Timothy A/C Primary
Henry and Charles Okah, leaders of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), have threatened to file a legal action against former President Goodluck Jonathan over the allegation of assassination levelled against them. The Okah brothers, who are standing trial for alleged terrorism in Nigeria and South Africa, said they had asked
*Vows to attack Warri, Port Harcourt refineries *Soldiers to comb Niger Delta creeks to battle militants A new militant group, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM) have yesterday announced its presence in the troubled region with a threat to bring down the Warri and Port Harcourt refineries as well as Otorogun Gas Plant. The group
Following intense rainfall and rises in water level, the National Emergency Management Agency has advised communities along the river Niger to evacuate immediately to safer ground over the likelihood of floods that may occur at any moment from now. The Director General of NEMA, Muhammad Sani-Sidi, who gave the advice said the agency received alerts
