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.
Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has accused Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of destroying the State. Okowa, he said, has stunted growth in other parts of the State with the lopsided development of his hometown, Owa- Alero in Ika North East LGA. He said Okowa and the PDP have done damage to the State, urging Deltans to vote
[Newark, NJ, Thursday, November 11, 2021]: Before UN Climate Summit (COP26) ends in Glasgow: Nigeria’s climate catastrophe, hypocrisy, and the latest oil well explosion in Nembe area of Ijaw land, Nigeria The Ijaw Diaspora Council, with global headquarters in Newark, NJ, calls on the international community’s conscience and the Nigerian Government to act immediately on
By Enaibo Asiayei The chairman of the Ogulagha Kingdom Professional Divers Association, OKPDA, Chief Francis Odibo-Satu, has, on behalf of the executive and entire members of the association, congratulated the king of Ogulagha kingdom – His Royal Majesty, Elder (Capt.) King Joseph I. Timiyan JP, Turububor 1, the Ebenanaowei and paramount ruler of Ogulagha kingdom,
Senators from the South-South geo-political zone have kicked against moves by the Senate to include Lagos, Ogun, Bauchi and others that have attained the status of oil producing states into Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The senators raised the objection, yesterday, during the consideration of a Bill for an Act to amend the NDDC Act
By Ebi Perekeme The Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, called on the Nigerian Navy to strenghten its operational efficiency in ensuring that piracy and other unwholesome activities were nipped in the bud in the maritime sector of the nation’s economy. Okowa made the call when he received the Chief of Naval Staff,
Amnesty International (AI) Nigeria, on Wednesday, remembered the late writer and human rights activist – Ken Saro-Wiwa, Barinem Kiobel and seven others. Collectively known as Ogoni Nine, the then military government of the late General Sani Abacha executed them. Saro-Wiwa, Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) co-founder, fought the government over environmental
The Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday, received the Publisher/CEO and editorial board chairman of the GbaramatuVoice Media Group at the governor’s lodge in Abuja. The GbaramatuVoice management led by Jacob Abai, Publisher/CEO and Prof. Tosan Harriman, Chairman, Editorial Board paid a courtesy visit on the governor ahead of the planned
The Amendment of a bill to include Kogi, Lagos, Anambra, Gombe and others among the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) scaled second reading at the Senate on Wednesday. The bill titled: “A bill for an Act to amend the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Act No 6, 2000 and for other related matters connected therewith,
The strike embarked upon,Tuesday, by academic and non-academic staff of the Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State took a new twist on Wednesday as the infuriated staff incapacitated the management boat as well as shut the school power plant. GbaramatuVoice had reported the indefinite strike,
At least five people have been killed in Anara, Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. Gunmen were said to have attacked the community on Tuesday night. A resident simply identified as Damian told our correspondent that many people could not sleep in the community as sounds of gunshot rent the air for a
Many people are feared killed and properties burnt down in fresh attacks on communities in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The attack, which reportedly began Tuesday evening and lasted into the early hours of Wednesday, saw dozens of houses including government structures and vehicles set ablaze. Witnesses said no fewer than five communities
By Emmanuella Soroghaye Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), will spend Christmas in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Kanu has been in DSS custody since his re-arrest in July. When he was rearraigned on Wednesday, Kanu complained that some members of his legal team were
Fresh massive crude oil fire caused by a massive crude oil spill from the wellhead of Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company in its Santa Barbara South Field is currently ravaging Opu-Nembe community in Bayelsa State. The fire, which is still raging from the wellhead, according to community sources, has left many of the people
By Enaibo Asiayei Following the refusal of the NPDC/Neconde, AMT JV in Oil Mining Lease – OML 42 to commence Field Memorandum of Understanding, FMOU, meeting with its host communities in Delta state, the company has been given a 14-day ultimatum by the communities. The host communities warned that failure to address the issues itemized
By Emmanuella Soroghaye The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State. The returning officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi announced the final result at about
By Enaibo Asiayei The former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and the chief priest of the Egbesu deity, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, on Monday, November 8 offered a sacrifice to Sarabubouwei deity, the king of the river. In photos captured by GbaramatuVoice, Tompolo alongside other
A political group under auspices of “PDP Cross River Renaissance Movement” has expressed dissatisfaction over what it described as rudderless leadership provided by the APC while drumming support for governor Nyesom Wike to succeed President Buhari come 2023. They made this known in a communique issued after their meeting on Tuesday in Calabar while briefing
The President of the Nigeria – Muhammadu Buhari, speaking at the opening plenary of the COP-26 climate change summit in Glasgow, Scotland, said Africa is being cheated, oppressed and lied to by rich nations. He said this is despite the continent almost being non-emitters, stressing that it is responsible for a mere five per cent
Engenni youths from Engenni kingdom in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State, have commended the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Colonel Milland Dikio, for his pragmatic and all-inclusive style of leadership. Comrade Paul Edum, information officer of the Abua-Odual/Engenni-Ogbogolo Special Chapter of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), in a chat
We’ll protest this sacrilege – Traditionalists The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi and Traditional Religion Worshippers Association, TRAWSO, yesterday, traded tackles over sacrilege against Yoruba deities. The Oluwo insisted that celebrating deities belittled traditional rulers, saying only God is worthy of worship by monarchs. But the traditional religion adherents in the state threatened to
By Enaibo Asiayei Workers at the Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, have embarked on an indefinite strike to protest non-payment of their allowances, poor staff welfare and poor infrastructure at the institution. In a resolution signed by Comrades Oweikeye Pathfinder Endoro and Moses Yabrade after a meeting at
By Emmanuella Soroghaye The Senate on Tuesday approved the conference committee report on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The report was approved after the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, moved a motion on Tuesday. The Senate and House of Representatives had in July passed different versions of the bill. While the Senate proposed either direct or
A Nigerian oil mogul and the Executive Director of Fenog Nigeria Limited, Matthew Tonlagha, on Monday, November 8, remembers his late dad, Sgt. Roland Oweigha Imoun Tonlagha, who passed away twenty five years ago, GbaramatuVoice reports. Sharing a photo of his late dad on WhatsApp, Tonlagha wrote: “Today makes it 25 years my dad left
By Ebi Perekeme The registrar of the Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko – Dr. Alfred Mulade, has denied that a protest by workers looms in the university. In a press release to newsmen on 4th November, 2021, he said: “The attention of Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State has been drawn to a news item circulating
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led Delta State Government and Stallion Auto Keke Limited on Tuesday reached an agreement to establish tricycle manufacturing plant in the state. Chief Economic Adviser to the Governor, Dr Kingsley Emu disclosed this at the exhibition of the new Auto Keke Bajaj tricycle at the Cenotaph, Asaba. He said the temporary manufacturing plant
With total submission to the will of God, the families of Late Enayor Ibime of Ibime quarters in Opuede Town, Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area and late Kenkaramotei Sorwe of Abi Quarters in Ogbinbiri Town of Egbema Kingdom, Warri North Local Government Area, both of Delta State announce the passing unto glory
Operators of barges and boats at Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State are currently smiling to the bank taking advantage of the dilapidated state of the Enugu-Onitsha Highway. Many travellers going to various parts of the north from the south now ferry their vehicles on barges on the River Niger to cross
By Ebi Perekeme Ex-agitators under the First Phase have warned firms willing to approach the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) for contracts to brace up for tough times saying it will no longer be business as usual under the programme’s Interim Administrator, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd). The National Secretary, First Phase Ex-Agitators, Pastor Nature Dumale,
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the NNPC/CNL Joint Venture has announced the appointment of a new Communications Manager in its Policy, Government and Public Affairs Department (PGPA). He is Mr. Victor Anyaegbudike. Until his appointment, Mr. Anyaegbudike was the External Communications Coordinator for CNL. Victor holds a Bachelors degree in Mass Communication from Enugu
According to the Sun, soldiers have since been placed on alert and have been deployed to strategic locations to mount security checkpoints, monitor, prevent and arrest potential attackers. It was gathered that security measures have been beefed up all over the city. The Nigerian military obtained security reports late Tuesday which indicated that attackers were
A few years ago I had the cherished opportunity to have a one-on-one discussion with a newly appointed Director General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) who complained bitterly that the organisation didn’t have money to fund its operations. As if the word was already hanging in my mouth I told him to count the
The Supreme Court has fixed January 17, 2022 to hear the application challenging the jurisdiction of the court and the main suit, in the case instituted by the Rivers State Government, seeking to stop the Federal Government from ceding 17 oil wells in the state, to Imo State. The seven-man panel led by Justice Kudirat
By Enaibo Asiayei A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Federal Government to pay $1.638 billion to the Delta State Government being 13 percent derivative sum due as arrears of revenue payable to the oil-rich state. Justice Donatus Okorowo, while delivering the judgment, held that being a suit instituted to recover revenue accruing
By Our Correspondent Elders and leaders of Owahwa community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have condemned the incessant and unprovoked attacks on their community by the neighbouring Okwagbe community, resulting in the loss of lives and displacement of some Owahwa indigenes particularly those of them that reside inside Okwagbe community. They
By Ebi Perekeme The House of Representatives Committee on Steel Development has commenced investigation into the alleged fraudulent sale of the Delta Steel Company. To this end, it invited the Managing Director of the new owner – Premium Steel – to appear before it Wednesday and explain the company’s role in the alleged mismanagement of the assets worth
