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.
"The elections have come and gone, this government has settled down for the business of governance, I want to assure you that we are committed to the enthronement of a prosperous Delta State: A Delta state where peace, rapid progress, increase growth in infrastructural facilities, love for one another, is our vision"
By Ebi Perekeme Ambassador Godknows Boladei Igali has conveyed congratulations to one of Nigeria’s most outstanding journalists, political strategists and businessmen, Elder Zee Debekeme as he turned 72 years on Sunday, 15th September, 2019. In a congratulatory message made available to GbaramatuVoice, the Ace diplomat and national icon Igali, who was a leading figure in
By Loveth Ojogun Ahead of preparations for the much talked about Ijaw/Itsekiri Peace and Unity Cup Tournament 2019, otherwise known as Comrade Sheriff Mulade Peace and Unity Cup is ongoing and in top gear. Unlike the first edition which was held in 2017, this year’s edition will have a new dimension as two centers will
Ex–Niger Delta militants and agitators have expressed readiness to storm South Africa to retaliate the killings of Nigerians and protect those that are trapped and stranded. This was revealed by a “Commandant General Riverine Security”, Bibi Oduku, in a press statement issued on Monday, Sept 16, in Abuja. Oduku said that more than two thousand
By Enaibo Asiayei Egbema Peace and Security Group, EPSG, has condemned statement credited to the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, RNDA, threatening to destroy oil installations across the region if Chief Dennis Otuaro emerges as the new coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme. The group described the move as a calculated attempt geared towards ruining the
By Ebi Perekeme The Ezenobi Training Centre has said that it does not take things for granted but for gratitude. This was contained in a press release by the centre through Madam Enetimi Evah Bunuzigha in Lagos recently. Bunuzigha said that she has not seen anything like Thank You just as gratitude does wonder. Hence,
Honourable Kingsley Kemebradigha Kuku was born on February 14th 1970 into the famous and humble family of Kuku in Arogbo the traditional Headquarters of Ijaw ethnic nationality in Ondo State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The awardee attended the St. Patrick Catholic Primary School Arogbo in Ondo State and later Ijaw National High
Rosemary Graham-Naingba is the MD/CEO, Akenbai-Ere Nigeria Limited, and Aweke-Ere Global Enterprise. She is a very compassionate Ijaw woman, Intelligent, Courageous, Patriotic, Bold And Outspoken. Born Into the family of His Royal Highness, Major Graham Pelebimo Naingba (Rtd), Amananaowei of Amassoma Kingdom, in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. She started her primary
By Ekanpou Enewaridideke This mad world is mad. This our mad world has gone mad; the madness of the world derives muscles of reinforcement from daily engagement of the dialogue on terrorism. Almost on daily basis there are claims and counter-claims of casualties (as one would say in JP Clark’s ‘The Casualties’) as regards the
By Asiayei Enaibo Ijaws are predominant in the Niger Delta, with Bayelsa state as their core state. But this fourth largest ethnic groupings in Nigeria can also boasts of ancestral villages and towns in some parts of the country not minding the over decades of attitudinal political oppression, subjugation and marginalization they have come to endure.
By Shina Badmus It’s a not good time for residents of Warri in Delta state following untold flooding that sent residents packing on September 6, 2019. Many residents were hapless; those who could not pack their properties from their different abodes, were seen scooping water out of their homes. Some analysts said that the destructive
The Federal Government has revealed plans to deliver Final Investment Decisions (FIDs) on at least four key projects within the country’s oil and gas industry by the end of last quarter this year. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipreye Sylva, disclosed this while speaking at the ongoing 24th World Energy Congress (WEC) in
– Chairmanship aspirant in Gbaramatu promises qualitative leadership By Loveth Ojogun Some former militants, under the auspices of Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative, on Friday, September 6, distanced themselves from a petition accusing Minister of State, Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, of plotting to remove the presidential adviser on amnesty, Prof Charles Dokubo. The ex-militants
Ijaw youths on Monday told the Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that they would resist the attempt to make someone from the Urhobo ethnic group a Deputy Governor in Bayelsa, the only Ijaw homogeneous state. The youths, who rose from their meeting in Warri, Delta State, vowed to mobilise people to
By Enaibo Asiayei An election tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has nullified the election of James Manager, senator representing Delta South. The tribunal ordered a fresh election to be conducted in the senatorial district. Details shortly……
By Odimegwu Onwumere The recurring dislike-of-foreigners in South Africa by South Africans especially against Africans from other countries resident there is too bad an act. But if we look beyond this dastardly act, we could see through history a time there was Industrial Revolution, World Wars, Cold War, among others. While we condemn xenophobia in
Floods have taken over parts of Warri following an early morning heavy rainfall in the nation’s oil city, immobilizing movement in the city and causing residents to suffer immensely. Some of the major areas affected include the popular Airport road, Okumagba, Giwamu, Udu, Refinery road, were all water logged. See photos below .
This is to notify the general public, particularly eligible students, that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation/Chevron Nigeria Limited joint venture (NNPC/CNL JV), is offering a number of University Scholarship Awards to suitably qualified Nigerian students in Nigerian Universities. Applications for the 2019 NNPC/CNL JV scholarship award will be received by Optimum Resources Management on behalf
By Loveth Ojogun The Federal government is set to collaborate with Greece on the training of Niger Delta youths and others in shipbuilding, fishing, food sufficiency and employment generation. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, said this when the representative of the Greece government in Nigeria, Concept Amadeus Limited, paid a working visit
By Esther Poweide The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio has withheld payments for contracts executed by the last management of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He lamented that NDDC had failed to live up to its responsibilities in the last 20 years. Akpabio said it was disheartening that NDDC was paying over N200m
Former Head of Service in Lagos State, Alhaji Rafiu Tinubu is dead. Tinubu died in Abuja on Wednesday at the age of 75, after a brief illness. A statement signed by Mr Gboyega Akosile, Chief Press Secretary to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, described Tinubu’s death as a huge loss to the state and the
By Loveth Ojogun Delta Executive Council on Tuesday, September 3, approved the release of N1.5 billion counterpart fund to Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) for funding of primary education in the state for 2019. Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr Charles Aniagwu made this known in Asaba while briefing the media on the outcome of the
By Badmus Shina Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has announced the member representing Warri South West Constituency, Hon. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor as the Chairman, House Committee on Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) and Vice Chairman, Science and Technology. Oborevwori made the announcement on Thursday at the end
By Ebi Perekeme A former Publicity Secretary, Ijaw National Congress (INC) and Coordinator, Ijaw Monitoring Group (IMG), Comrade Joseph Evah has been acknowledged with the 2019 GbaramatuVoice Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to Niger Delta and Ijaw nation’s cause. While giving him the award, Publisher of the newspapers, Jacob Abai who presented the award to Evah on September
Chief David Lyon has emerged the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the November 16 Bayelsa State Governorship election in the state. According to the results announced by the Collation Officer, Senator Emmanuel Ocheja, Chief Lyon polled a total of 42,138, votes to defeat five other aspirants. Mrs Desiye Nsirim came a distant
Douye Diri wins Bayelsa PDP Governorship Ticket The Senator representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Douye Diri, has emerged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State. Out of the the 1,244 accredited voters, Diri scored 561 votes to defeat his closest rival
By Esther Poweide A former Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark has said that it would be the turn of the South-East to be Nigeria’s president by 2023. He said his directive was based on the fact that the country has different ethnic groupings and geo-political zones; and every side should be given the chance
—You have exhibited good leadership, maturity and democratic values – Ex-President Jonathan By Ebi Kemelayefa The newly appointed Executive Director, Finance and Administration in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Maxwell Okoh has assured that the agency would experience a new life under him. It was noted that Okoh said he would make sure
By Esther Poweide Unease has characterised the political situation in Bayelsa state as charlatans supposedly in harmony with an aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) threw explosives into the homes of two party chieftains in Yenagoa and Brass Local Governments. GbaramatuVoice gathered that all the skirmish was targeted because of the primary elections slated
By Godwin Sunday The Shell Petroleum Development Company Joint Venture 2019 scholarship has been awarded to thirteen natives of states in the Niger Delta that included Bayelsa, Delta, Imo and Rivers states. Ninety-two persons have benefited in the awards since its inception in 2010. The new recipients were to enjoy a one-year master’s degree in three top-ranked universities in
By Ebi Perekeme Agitators in the Niger Delta has warned the Federal Government to rescind any plan take away supervision of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, from Ministry of Niger Delta, MNDA, to the Office of Secretary to Government of the Federation, OSGF. The agitators gave this directive on Monday, September 2, through the
A foremost Nigeria based Non Governmental Organization, Center for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ, has empowered a group of petty traders with cash to enable them trade and manage their business even in the present prevailing economic situation in the country. The beneficiaries of the maiden edition of CEPEJ EMPOWERMENT programme are Emily Nbezuo, a
By Loveth Ojogun Itsekiri pressure group, Iwere Advocacy Group has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to avert the recent tension caused by the newly announced names for the board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NNDC), in the region, saying the federal government has consistently politicized issues of the region to make peace elusive. The group
Nine oil producing states in the Niger Delta have resolved to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari over the recently reconstituted board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The governors, who met on Thursday, August 29 in Abuja, however, called for calm by indigenes of the county who have been demonstrating since the new board
