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.
By Loveth Ojogun Immediate-past governor of Delta State and All Progressives Congress 2019 Delta South senatorial candidate, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has revealed why he decided to team up with Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, the state APC governorship candidate to ensure all-round victory for the party in the coming elections. Speaking at the APC Delta mega
Hundreds of All Progressives Congress members and its supporters took to the streets of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, in protest over the alleged killings of its party faithful in the state by the opposition. Led by the Minister of State, Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and former Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, the
By Adamu Usman The Rivers State Police Command speaking through its Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, has announced the recovery of 12 out of the 14 abducted victims of the Agofure bus returning to Port Harcourt from Warri whose driver was shot dead recently in Rumuekpe, Emohua LGA. Omoni said their release was effected when
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday flagged-off the official commencement of crude oil search in the Kolmani Well River-II, located near Barambu, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Buhari also declared that the Federal Government would intensify oil exploration efforts in all frontier basins including Chad Basin, Gongola Basin, Anambra Basin, Sokoto Basin, Dahomey Basin,
Former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, has urged the Urhobo of Delta Central senatorial district to shelve the idea of seeking to govern the state now and allow Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, by extension Delta North senatorial district, to complete a second term bid and wait for 2023, when it would be their turn.
Itsekiri elders and leaders under the auspices of Itsekiri Leaders of Thought, ILT, has dissociated themselves from the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF. This may not be unconnected with reported plans to endorse former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as sole candidate for people of Niger Delta region.
By Shina Badmus Following alleged marginalisation of education in the riverine areas of Delta State, a youth group – the Delta Ijaw Youth Movement For Political Advancement (DIYMPA) has threatened to act against the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa by 5th of February, 2019, if their demands are not addressed. DIYMPA, made this in a
…Says progress of University shows FG’s commitment towards developing Niger Delta & maritime sector Vice Chancellor of the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State, Prof. Maureen Ongoebi Etebu, has praised the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari for the continued development of the university and making it a success story. The VC stated this on Monday
A middle-aged woman, Zainab Ahmed on Tuesday dragged her husband Oare Abdulrazak before a Sharia Court ll sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna over an alleged assault. NAN reports that the complainant, a resident of Hayin Dan-Bushiya, told the court that Abdulrazak had assaulted her because she refused to exchange greetings with her co-wife when they
Ahead of February 16 general election, the Ijaw communities in Edo State have forbidden the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from campaigning in their area. This is coming on the hill of defection where many members of the opposition dumped their respective parties for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ovia South West Local Government Area.
By Loveth Ojogun An Ijaw community leader in Delta State, Comrade Mulade Sheriff has joined his voice with others to welcome Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to Burutu Local Government Council, calls on Deltans to come out en-mass to receive the dynamic Governor to Ijaw land of Burutu. Comrade Mulade Sheriff made who made the call in
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for the appointment Prof. Nelson Brambaifa as Acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). A statement by Mr Daniel Iworiso-Markson, Bayelsa Information and Orientation Commissioner, said on Tuesday that the appointment of Brambaifa was in line with the principle of rotating positions among Niger
….Calls for more partnerships to support education The Delta State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Barrister Chiedu Ebie, has commended the NNPC/CNL JV for the consistent sponsorship of the Chris Ikomi Memorial Essay Competition, which seeks to promote the study of English Language as a subject among secondary school students in Delta State, for
There was tension in the Niger Delta region following moves by a section of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State to force replacement of the newly-appointed acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Prof. Nelson Brambaifa. It was gathered the appointment of Brambaifa shocked the Bayelsa APC leadership and altered
The immediate past governor of Delta State and the All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta South Senatorial candidate, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan has said he left the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, as his successor, Senator Arthur lfeanyi Okowa is not a listening governor. Uduaghan made this statement at Koko, Warri North local government area of Delta
The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli, has prayed God to grant Senator James Manager (Delta South) his “heart desires and victory” as he continues his campaign for re-election. The monarch prayed at his palace when the senator, accompanied by other chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, visited him to solicit royal blessings ahead of
The Federal Government has begun the refund of over N1.3trillion owed the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) since inception, acting Managing Director of the Commission, Nelson Brambaifa, has said. The new chief executive officer of the commission, whose appointment was announced by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, spoke at the inaugural meeting of the new
The Restoration ladies defeated their Lafia counterparts to emerge victors of the Super Four tournament in Lagos Bayelsa Queens are the Nigeria Women Premier League champions after defeating Nasarawa Amazons 2-0 at the Agege Stadium on Sunday. Bayelsa started on the front foot, with the striking trio of Charity Reuben, Joy Bokiri and Tessy Biahwo
By Enaibo Asiayei The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Professor Nelson Brambaifa, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for demonstrating an enduring love for the Niger Delta region. The new Chief Executive Officer of the interventionist agency, who spoke during the inaugural meeting of the new management at the Commission’s headquarters in
By Godknows Boladei Igali TRIBUTE IN BRIEF Imprints in the sands of time It is often said, that the times and course of the history of the nations and the peoples of the world are in the hands of God. Indeed, the writers of the Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 17 verse 26, stated inter
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of an acting Managing Director for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He is Professor Nelson Braimbraifa. The President, following a Federal Executive Council (FEC) resolution, has equally vested the supervisory role of the commission in the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, as well as approved the dissolution
President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed the appointment of Professor Nelson Braimbraifa as acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Braimbraifa takes over from Nsima Ekere, who is vying for the office of the governor of Akwa Ibom state on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). “The President, following a Federal
Hundreds of Ijaw youths resident in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, yesterday, stormed the corporate head office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme on a solidarity march in support of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Prof Charles Dokubo. The placard-carrying youths led by
By Loveth Ojogun The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commissioned a 3.7-kilometre dual carriageway and solar powered light leading into the Main Campus of the University of Uyo in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The Managing Director of the Commission, Mr Nsima Ekere, who performed the commissioning, expressed satisfaction with the quality of work done
By Adamu Usman, Port Harcourt Mrs. Omoye Percy is from Edo State but lives in Elele, Rivers State. She used to be a full time housewife before Nigeria entered an economic recession characterized by rising costs of goods and services and not much money in circulation since 2016. Today, she sells children’s clothes and shoes
By Adamu Usman, Port Harcourt Information reaching the GbaramatuVoice is that war drums are currently beating in Rumuekini community, Obio/Apkor Local Government Area of Rivers state over land that some members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, UNIPORT chapter, are trying to procure for staff quarters. The land in dispute is said to
The Police in Edo on Thursday confirmed that a medical doctor, Dr Osasogie Ogbeide, was found dead in a hotel in the state capital, Benin. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Thursday, that Ogbeide was of the Radiology Department of the
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Federal University, Otuoke on Thursday threw its weight behind the demotion of seven professors of the institution by the Senator Gbemisola Saraki-led governing council. In a communiqué signed by its chairman, Dr. Joseph Omoro, and the Secretary, Dr. John Kalama, released after its emergency meeting at the institution,
By David Owei The Fiyewei (Spokesman) of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Chief Godpower Gbenekama, has sent a Save Our Soul message to the Federal Government as well as the Delta State governor- Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, over the activities of some overzealous security men in his area. Speaking on Sunday January 20, 2019, he frowned at a situation
Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators (CNDA), the umbrella body of militant groups in the Niger Delta, has vowed to resist any attempt to foist President Muhammadu Buhari on Nigerians. It also declared that the people of the region will not support Buhari’s re-election bid. The militant groups warned that the 2019 general election would be
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Agboola Ajayi, has pleaded with the Federal Government to expand the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) to accommodate more ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region. Ajayi made the plea on Friday at the inauguration of the first vocational training centre built by the Amnesty office located at Agadagba-Obon, Ondo
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday shocked supporters and viewers of his presidential campaign in Warri, Delta state, as he mistakenly called the All Progressives Congress, APC, gubernatorial candidate, Great Ogboru, the party’s presidential candidate. Buhari who repeatedly called Ogboru, the party’s presidential and senatorial candidate was corrected by an APC chieftain who flanked him while handing
By Adamu Usman PORT-HARCOURT – An operative of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and three kidnappers have been killed in a shoot-out when some operatives went on a mission to arrest the kidnappers in their hideout within a forest in Omademe, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. Speaking on the development, the Police P.R.O, Nnamdi
…don’t sleep on election day or else PDP will write results – Amaechi …Buhari will score over 80percent of Delta votes – Otega Emerho WARRI – President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the people of the Niger Delta that his promise to develop the region would continue to receive serious attention. President Buhari, who gave the
By Adamu Usman PORT-HARCOURT– The Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt led by Justice C. N. Uwah has thrown out the appeal by the Tonye Cole led faction of the APC challenging the High Court judgment of Justice Chiwendu Nwogu that nullified APC’s congress in Rivers State. Uwah said the appeal lacked competence and merit
