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.
… Send SOS to government Boat helmsmen and operators plying the Andoni-Bonny-Port Harcourt waterways have decried incessant attacks and kidnapping by pirates and called on the Rivers State Government to come to their aid. The helmsmen said it was important that the government lived up to its obligations by protecting the lives and property of
By Ebi Perekeme The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has outlined some of the gains inherent if the Federal Government decides to dredge the Kaduna River as well as many other rivers within the country. Jamoh, who spoke on the side-line, noted that dredging Kaduna River would be as
…3 trillion Naira to be added to Nigerian economy The Federal Government, yesterday, showed readiness to end the ongoing marginal bid round, which already had already seen the award of 57 licenses. The Federal Government had in June last year, commenced a bid round for the fields, which are mainly in the Niger Delta. ALSO
The President of Royal Queens of Niger Delta Initiative, Evangelist Josephine Diete-Spiff, has urged media practitioners to change the narrative of classifying native doctors and criminals causing mayhem in the country as pastors. Josephine, who is the wife of the Amayanabo of Twon-Brass Kingdom in Bayelsa State and former Military Governor of Rivers State, King
…Dies Before Getting to Hospital The yuletide season turned tragic for a 60-year-old herbalist in Calabar, named Ani Ikoneto, who had his private parts bitten off and eaten by his dog. The man, who lives at 12, Jebbs Street in Calabar South, according to neighbours, went on a drinking spree on Christmas Eve and returned
…Warns public to be wary of scammers The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, has stated that it is currently not conducting recruitment exercises nor celebrating any anniversary event. The corporation’s reaction is coming against the backdrop of trending online competition links claiming that NNPC is celebrating its ‘Anniversary Event.’ In a statement signed by
…Beats 10 other contestants A 21 year old, Kokodiagbene born, Miss Progress Bigha, has emerged the Benikrukru Carnival Queen 2021/22 and went home with a star prize of N200,000, tablet and other gift items. The 100 level student of the department of International studies and diplomacy, came victorious Saturday, December 25th out of the 10
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he had never shown anger or distraught to the Niger Delta region or any part of the country. Obasanjo said this and more in response to Chief Edwin Clark’s accusation that he(Obasanjo’s) disdain and insincerity for the people of Niger Delta have not in any way reduced. ALSO READ:
…FCT records highest infection rate Nigeria recorded 1,547 cases of COVID-19 infections, on Sunday, bringing the country’s total to 237,561 since the outbreak of the virus on Feb. 27, 2020. The virus has also taken 3,022 lives in Nigeria so far. ALSO READ: IYC urges Obaseki to create Local Government Development Centres in riverine communities
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has urged the Godwin Obaseki-led Edo State Government to create Local Government Development Centres in riverine communities of the state to fast-track development in the area. Secretary, Western Zone of IYC, Omaghomi Olu-Derimon, who stated this on Saturday, said the riverine communities in the state have been marginalised in infrastructural
…Call on exoneration of Saro-Wiwa, others Communities in Ogoniland have directed the Federal Government to compensate Ogonis for years of environmental pollution the area has suffered as a result of oil exploitation before considering the resumption of crude oil exploration. The resolution was reached after a meeting held under the auspices of the Ogoni Liberation
…70 year old mourns offsprings Six members of a family lost their lives during a fire outbreak in Ngbede community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. Meanwhile, a 70-year-old man, Pa Fidelis Ezinne, who survived the inferno said some of the victims were his children and grandchildren. ALSO READ: Akpabio prays 2022 will
…Positive abandoned projects will be completed The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has prayed that the year 2022 will usher in a positive beginning for the Niger Delta Region. He also expressed hope that the coming year will cause all abandoned projects in the region to be completed and commissioned for the
BY EKANPOU ENEWARIDIDEKE In the beginning, was the world and the world was God and in the world was Otuaro’s morning. Among many mornings in the world was the one ‘achebeically’ designated as Morning Yet on Creation Day. That ‘achebeically’ designated morning is not Otuaro’s morning. Otuaro’s morning is the morning on a day after
…CEO Describes Move as Significant Leap Forward Titan Trust Bank Limited (TTB), one of the fastest-growing and customer-centric financial service providers in Nigeria, has acquired Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. This followed an agreement by Union Global Partners Limited, Atlas Mara Limited, and other majority shareholders to divest 88.39 percent shareholding in Union Bank to
…Issues notice of force Majeure on Forcados shipments About 200,000 barrels of crude oil is currently stranded as oil major, Shell Plc, halted crude shipments from Nigeria’s Forcados export terminal. The action is considered another blow to Nigeria which has struggled to stem falling production. [ALSO READ] Shell begins major divestment of shallow, onshore assets
…Gives reasons for separation The queen of Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi has announced her separation from the monarch, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. Queen Naomi announced the decision on her verified Instagram page citing irreconcilable differences between the duo. She writes, “I bless the Lord almighty for His faithfulness in the last 3years of my
…Promises Nigeria will get new coach next week Nigeria Football Federation boss, Amaju Pinnick, says the federation held talks with Roma manager, Jose Mourinho, in its search for a coach for the Super Eagles. Pinnick, who stated this during a media parley with sports journalists in Lagos on Wednesday, said the Eagles would get a
…to prioritise infrastructure, economic stability, etc The Federal Government, yesterday, launched the National Development Plan (NDP) 2021-2025 at the State House, Abuja, setting the tone for Nigeria’s next economic destination. Presenting the document to President Muhammadu Buhari at a brief ceremony before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, Minister of Finance, Budget
…Accuses former President of Hate Attitude By Ebi Perekeme The leader of Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has described as unstatesmanly and disappointing, the comment by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that oil found in the Niger Delta region does not belong to the people of the Niger Delta. The former federal commissioner for
Dominion Okoro, the housemaid of Mrs Maria Igbinedion, mother of former Edo state governor, has confessed killing her. Mrs Igbinedion was killed on December 1, 2021 by her housemaid, who absconded after committing the heinous act. ALSO READ: PAP not owing genuine scholarship students, says Dikio When the police commissioner, Phillip Ogbadu, paraded the 25-year-old
Madagascar’s police minister and an air force mechanic succeeded in swimming for 12 hours to safety after their helicopter crashed in the Indian Ocean. Gen. Serge Gelle, 57, the Secretary of State for the Gendarmerie, was discovered in the water by a fisherman in a canoe who brought him to shore, according to officials. Another
The Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (retd) has explained that the scheme was up-to-date with the financial obligations of its genuine scholarship students. Dikio in a statement said the explanation became important following a protest by a group of persons in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, who claimed that PAP was owing
…Send strong warning to Government, Aiteo Members of the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Kalabari Se-Ikpangi, have issued a strongly worded warning to the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Rivers State Government, and Aiteo E&P Ltd to include the Kalabari people ,generally, and the Kula people, particularly, among the communities to receive relief materials and then
…Victims call for government assistance NPA residents woke up early on Monday to devastating news of the fire outbreak that destroyed the popular Miller waterside in the oil city of Warri with goods worth hundreds of millions of naira destroyed within the five hours the inferno lasted. Although investigation is on to ascertain the cause
…Wonder why royal fathers raise hands when passing checkpoints on Niger Delta waterways Stakeholders have described as humiliating the practice where boat passengers including royal fathers are compelled to raise their hands over their heads (surrender) at every military checkpoint on the river and creeks of Bayelsa and other parts of the Niger-Delta region. Though
By Ekanpou Enewaridideke Stories in their variegated colours about both biotic and abiotic factors have been told by the village boy – stories sometimes categorised as either phenomenally bad or good depending on the interpretational wavelength from which the stories are read and analysed. Interpretatively favoured or disfavoured, these stories fly everywhere on variegated wings
…We have consulted widely, the coast is clear for an Ijaw Governor – Bozimo Ijaw leaders, stakeholders, politicians and traditional rulers led by the Delta-Ijaw for Governor 2023 lobby group on Monday, December 20, 2021, held a closed door meeting in Warri, Delta state with all the frontline aspirants. The Ijaw for Governor team led
In a bid to ensure that the selection of the Ijaw preferred candidate ahead of the 2023 Governorship election in Delta state emerges through a consensus arrangement, the Ijaw leaders, stakeholders, politicians and traditional rulers led by the Delta-Ijaw for Governor 2023 lobby group are currently in a closed door meeting in Warri with all
A socio-cultural organisation based in the United States of America, USA, Ijaw Diaspora Council, IDC, Friday, wrote the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, demanding an independent investigation of OML29 Oil well spillage in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The letter was signed by the Vice President Europe & Director
By Ebi Perekeme The Ijaw People’s Assembly also known as Ijaw Nation Development group, a sociocultural organization of Ijaws from all walks of life with wide national and international reach, has heartily felicitated with His Excellency, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike [CON, GSSRS], governor of Rivers State, on his 58th birthday. In a message signed by Ben
A group, The Disciples of Jagaban (DOJ) ,has threatened to drag to court the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, if he refuses to contest for the Presidency in 2023. National Coordinator of DOJ, Comrade Abdulhakeem Adegoke, said in an interview with journalists that the reason why Nigerians have
Mosogar kingdom confirms death Mosogar kingdom in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, has officially announced the transition of their Monarch, HRM Samson Okirhioboh Imoyin-Omene, Udurhie I, just as they declared three months of mourning. The kingdom which made this known in a speech delivered by Chief Ighoyota Amori, Otota of Mosogar, during
Commission can barely pay staff salaries The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, said the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is on life support due to huge debt owed to the agency by oil companies. He said the commission can barely pay staff salaries. The minister put the debt at $5.6 billion
The umbrella body of the Ijaw nation, the Ijaw National Congress (INC) has described the recent outburst and erroneous assertion against the Ijaw nation by former President Olusegun Obasanjo as a flight of fantasy and a joke taken too far. At a press conference addressed yesterday by the President of the INC, Prof. Benjamin Okaba,
