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.
Dialogue is a known age long method of conflict resolution. Its efficacy in resolving crisis is not in doubt hence the typical call for dialogue in addressing crisis. Dialogue in this sense means a discussion between two or more persons or parties at finding solution to a crisis situation. Closely related to dialogue is negotiation.
Timipre Sylva, former governor of Bayelsa state, has accused Seriake Dickson, the incumbent governor of the state, of spreading false reports about him. Sylva, who lost the recent governorship election to Dickson, advised his rival to find a means to resolve the challenges in the state, rather than attacking him. “We have read the irresponsible,
YENAGOA – THE umbrella body of Ijaw youths, the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to take the lead in the dialogue with the Niger Delta stakeholders over the resurgence of militancy in the region. The group said the dialogue would be taken more seriously if Buhari led the negotiation rather than
Niger Delta militants group under the aegis, Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force, JNDLF, has alleged that some senior military officers from the Yoruba and Hausa extractions are planning to overthrow the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government through a coup d’état. The group alleged that the coup plotters intend to achieve their plan through civil unrest and
Troops of the Joint Force (JF), Operation Pulo Shield (OPS), have killed a boat driver, who hailed from Olugbobiri, Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State. It was gathered that the killing of the boat operator was caused by the tension and mutual suspicion pervading the waterways of Bayelsa and Delta States because of
Dear President Buhari, more than a year after the All Progressives Congress took over power, expectations remain high, but so much faith is already lost in your Change mantra that brought the party to power. Nigerians are, however, elated by the fact that the price of oil is rallying, and your change flight has taxied
Niger Delta militants have threatened to resume hostilities, alleging that the two weeks cease fire agreement elapsed without any commitment on the part of the federal government. The fighters said government officials are more interested in grandstanding, rather than initiating dialogue with them. In a statement titled: ‘If you make the peaceful change that we
Uguru Usani, minister of Niger Delta, has raised alarm on the alleged attempt by a political group in Cross River state to stage a protest linking him to militants. Describing the plot as an attempt by his political opponents to discredit him, Usani said information reaching him indicates that already, there are people coming into
A bill for an Act to establish the Presidential Programme on Rehabilitation and Reintegration of the Presidential Amnesty Programme in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria has passed its second reading at the House of Representatives. In a motion sponsored by Honourable Oluwole Oke, the sponsor outlined the need for the rehabilitation and reintegration
Members of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) have said that they had not reached any ceasefire agreement with the Federal Government. Members of the militant group have been claiming responsibilities for bombings of oil and gas facilities in the oil-rich Niger Delta Region. The position of the militant group was coming on the heels of
By Ekanpou Enewaridideke DEVELOPMENTAL enslavement is historically the worst form of underdevelopment anywhere in the globe. From 1480 – 2016, the Ijaws, statistically the fourth largest ethnic group in Nigeria, are still in the firm grip of developmental enslavement in Nigeria. This explains why emancipation struggles by the Ijaws have put on a Marxist and
In the Bible book of Matthew 22 : 21, Jesus Christ told the Pharisees, their disciples and Herodians, “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s – King James Version, On his own, former reggae maestro and rastafarian, late Peter Markin -Tosh, in one of his
WARRI- The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide have in a Press Statement signed and released today by the Spokesman of the Council, Barr. Eric Omare warned that anti-Ijaw sentiments in the ongoing crisis of the Niger Delta region will only escalate the crisis rather than being a solution. The statement observed that a new dangerous
WARRI- The Chairman of Kunukunuma Federated Communities, Chief Moses Bebenimibo in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West local Government Area, Delta State has raised an alarm over the maintenance of a pipeline platform that was vandalized by the unknown vandals without the inclusion of the community. Chief Bebenimibo alleged that the Nigerian Government has directed the
By now, you probably have watched the viral video of the town hall meeting organized by the ministry of masquerade dressing (otherwise known as ministry of information) in Uyo the Akwa Ibom state capital. At that event, the mild mannered minister of state for petroleum resources, Ibe Kachikwu, proved that you should not judge a
The Niger Delta Avengers that have been responsible in the spate of bombings on the Country’s Oil facilities that have brought our production level from a near collapse have recently expressed that they want a genuine dialogue with peace and honour. This was contained in a press release signed and circulated to media outlets by
NIGER Delta activist, Ankio Briggs has said that the claim by some Northern leaders that the North owns the oil in Nigeria by virtue of its control of 72% of the nation’s landmass, is nonsensical. She stressed that the oil rich Niger Delta remains the economic livewire of the country. According to her, as regards
Tompolo It is improbable the Nigerian military understands its role. It is also improbable she is aware of basic norms in prosecuting systemic warfare. What constitutes the intelligence numerals from which the Military draws its blood? Who verifies these resource outlets and at what point do these verification get executive nods? I am sure majority
KACHIKWU WARRI~National Association of Gbaramatu Students (NAGS) has described Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum as a God sent to liberate the people of Niger Delta. This was contained in a statement sent to GbaramatuVoice Newspaper by the President of the Association Comr. Seiyefa Ekpemupolo. He reigns praises on Dr. Kachikwu for his
Kachikwu The People of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State has hailed Dr. Ibe Kachikwu the Hon. Minister of State for Petroleum for his timely visit to the Kingdom yesterday to ascertain the true state of the University in terms of infrastructural development. The Kingdom also condemned in totality
Chief Godspower Gbenekama Chief God’spower Gbenekama, the Ibe-benimowei of Gbaramatu kingdom has escaped being kidnapped along Ovie Palace Road Effurun in Uvwie Local Government Area, Delta State at about 7:30pm this evening but sadly his wife was kidnapped and taken to unknown destination by the unidentified gunmen. Sources revealed that the ugly incident occurred when
* Promises to do its best for the Kick off of Maritime University. Kachikwu’s arrival to Kurutie The Hon. Minister for Petroleum Resources State, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has stormed Kurutie and Okerenkoko Communities in Gharamatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area, Delta State in a bid to bring peace in the volatile Niger Delta
The umbrella body for Ijaw youths, the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, has expressed doubt about the sincerity of the Federal Government to have dialogue with the Niger Delta people. The group, in a statement on Thursday by its spokesman, Mr. Eric Omare, spoke against the backdrop of reported invasion of some Ijaw communities in Gbaramatu
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Prof. Azaiki There is a sense of déjà vu in the rise of the Niger Delta Avengers, whose activities of sabotaging oil and gas infrastructure have brought about dramatic impact on Nigeria’s economy, which is already faced with recession. A little over a decade ago, the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) and
* Could it be that the Ameachi’s, Emami’s, Egbo’s etc are the modern day Dore Numas in the present Day Niger Delta? Militants The constant inequality and politically propelled executive rascality that is prevalent in the Nigerian State against minorities and the Niger Delta region and its people have indeed made the Ijaw man and
Tompolo High Chief Government Ekpemupolo better known as Tompolo has once again pleaded with the Niger Delta Avengers to lay down their arms and stop bombing Pipelines. Tompolo made this known in a statement, where he said, “I wish to once again write the members of the Niger Delta Avengers to embrace the Federal Government
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Abuja, will on Thursday begin hearing in a case between some Niger Delta people and the Federal Republic of Nigeria over the alleged violation of the fundamental human rights of the entire Niger Deltans. The plaintiffs in the landmark case with Suit No. ECW/CCJ/APP/20/15 are Mr. Nosa Ehanire-Osaghae, Mr.
Ijaw Women Connect in Oporoza *We are Nigerians and not second class citizens.*Calls for true fiscal federalism*Rolled out five points demands The President of Ijaw Women Connect (IWC) Worldwide Comr. Rosemary Graham Naigba has stated that as mothers of Ijaw Nation they would not accept any further invasion of Ijaw Communities while urging the Federal
*Military still in possession of Golden Sword. The recent invasion of Gbaramatu Kingdom by the Nigerian Military has taken a different dimension as it has been alleged that there was massive looting of the entire Kingdom by the military. This was later confirmed in a Press Statement by High Chief Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo) yesterday that
Propaganda has an expiration date, and it must now be abundantly clear that the expiration date for the hot air of Buhari’s government has long passed. George Santayana says: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” If Nigerians were not so forgetful, we would not now be saddled with the burdensome
The minister of transport, Chibuike Amaechi, and the minister of state for petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, on Monday disagreed on the establishment of a Nigerian Maritime University, proposed for Okerenkoko in Delta State. Speaking alongside other ministers at a government town meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Amaechi defended the decision of the Buhari administration
PRESS STATEMENT MARITIME UNIVERSITY, OKERENKOKO AND NEGOTIATION WITH NIGER DELTA MILITANTS: IYC BLAST ROTIMI AMAECHI AND COMMEND IBE KACHIKWU UDENGS ERADIRI The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide condemns the reckless and false comments made by the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi about the establishment of the Maritime University, Okerenkoko and negotiation with Niger Delta
The Nigerian Military seems to have been breaching the cease fire order placed by the Federal Government as the invasion of Gbaramatu Kingdom is presently ongoing with soldiers storming Tubujor Community as we write. Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper gathered that heavily armed Nigerian soldiers have stormed Tebujor Community in Gbaramatu Kingdom with several gunboats and fighter
