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.
There is pandemonium in Ajakurama community, Egbema Kingdom in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State, following the invasion of the area by armed men believed to be Operation Crocodile Smile II of the Nigerian Army. According to reports reaching GbaramatuVoice, over nine gunboats and several speedboats said to belong to the military Joint
…Calls On President Buhari To Intervene The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has warned against the continuous persecution, discriminatory treatment and threat to sack and demote staffs of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) of Niger Delta origin. The IYC, under the leadership of Barr. Eric Omare, made this known today in a
The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide, has called on the Federal Government to investigate the $25bn contract scandal rocking the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The spokesman for the IYC, Mr. Daniel Dasimaka, made the call in an interview on Tuesday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. The media was recently awash with a leaked letter by the Minister
Lagos State commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, on Monday said that two suspected cases of Monkeypox have been recorded in the state. The Commissioner disclosed this at a news conference on Monday, saying that the two suspected cases were currently under observation in health facilities in the state. “Though no confirmed case has been
At least 11 people were killed in the early hours of Monday by gunmen in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The incident occurred in a residential area near the headquarters of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company in Port Harcourt. However, eyewitnesses have put the casualty figure at 15. Many of the injured persons are currently receiving
The Nigerian Army says it has deployed troops for the commencement of “Operation Crocodile Smile” in the six Niger Delta states. Maj.-Gen. Enobong Udoh, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, said this on Saturday while addressing troops to signal the commencement of the exercise. Udoh said the operation was confidence
…Nine others under observation–NDUTH Authorities of the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH) has confirmed that an Eleven Year old boy and a Medical Doctor infected by the strange disease ‘Monkey Pox’ in Bayelsa state were treated and discharged after a week in the hospital. The Chief Medical Director of Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital
—2014 Agreement Must Be Implemented –Hon. Agbaibor —Calls on Governor Okowa To Intervene Following the refusal of the Itsekiris in Warri North Area of Delta State to allow an Egbema Ijaw indigene to occupy the office of Warri North Local Government Area Chairman since creation 26 years ago, the Egbema people are now set for
The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed October 16, 2017, to rule on whether or not to discharge a former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi, who was charged with N2.6bn fraud. Justice Ibrahim Buba fixed the date on Friday after entertaining a no-case submission filed by Akpobolokemi,
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Friday kept mum after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The minister who arrived the Presidential Villa around 11.40am for the meeting, left at about 12.50pm. Kachikwu simply said “no comment” when State House correspondents approached him. Details
Hundreds of women from the five Local Government Areas that make up Oro Ethnic Nationality in Akwa Ibom State, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to upgrade Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, to a university. The women, who made the call during a peaceful protest at the academy, yesterday, lamented the recent suspension of 2017/2018
The Federal Ministry of Health has advised Nigerians to avoid eating monkeys, bushmeat and dead animals as doing so could open one to the risk of Monkey Pox disease. A medical doctor and no fewer than 10 persons have reportedly been quarantined in Bayelsa as a result of the virus. The Minister of Health, Prof.
A new viral epidemic known as “monkey pox” has broken out in Bayelsa State. A medical doctor and 10 other persons who came down with the monkey pox had been quarantined in an isolation centre created at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH) Okolobiri, Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state. The isolation centre
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has again hit hard on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, warning the commission not to embark on development projects in any of the Niger Delta states without first seeking the governors’ permission. Mr. Emmanuel, who was addressing a security summit for the South-south region held on Tuesday
Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, wrote a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, over the alleged insubordination of Maikanti Baru, group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). In the letter, Kachikwu accused Baru of undermining his (Kachikwu’s) office and dragging the reputation of the NNPC into the mud. He also said he
The Nigerian military has asked residents not to panic as troops commence movement of heavy duty equipment to Edo, Delta and Ondo States ahead of Saturday’s flag-off of Exercise Crocodile Smile ll in the Niger Delta region. In a statement signed by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 4th Brigade Nigerian Army, Benin, Captain Mohammed Maidawa, on
The police on Tuesday arraigned two persons before the Magistrate Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, for supplying false information on Governor Seriake Dickson’s younger brother, Moses Dickson. The suspects – Francis Babatunde and John James – pleaded guilty for peddling false accusation against the governor’s brother. Babatunde, a plumber working in the residence of
…Confers Fellowship on Clark, Kokori and Barigha-Amange WARRI — 1,102 students of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta state, would on Saturday be awarded National Diploma and Higher National Diploma certificates on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The Principal of the institute, Prof Sunny Iyuke, who disclosed this to journalists at a press conference held on
Residents of Tombia and its environs in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have raised the alarm over the flood that has ravaged the community. The residents claimed that the state government had neglected them as the flood caused by the overflowing of the bank of River Nun, a tributary of River Niger, had
WARRI — Tension is mounting at the Millar Waterside area of Warri, Delta State, as boat operators yesterday protested against the killing of a fellow boat operator named Akpobolokaemi Duke, a native of Enekorogha Community in Burutu local council, by Marine Police personnel on October 1. It was gathered that the deceased was coming to
The Federal Government has urged 200 Niger Delta ex-agitators, who graduated from the Innoson-Kiara Academy, Nnewi in Anambra, to use their skills positively to grow the economy. The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd), spoke at the Batch ‘B’ graduation ceremony. A statement by
The Nigerian Army authorities have concluded plans to launch a special operation in the South-South and South-West this week, coming barely three weeks after it equally launched Operation Python Dance II, in the South-East. The special operation, code-named, Operation Crocodile Smile Ii, according to army sources, would be launched simultaneously in the two regions of
Niger Delta leaders, under the auspices of the Pan Niger Delta Peoples Congress, have planned a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in order to present to the Presidency a new template for lasting peace and security in the region. The new body, which said it had been mandated by the coalition of the Niger Delta
BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2017 My dear Nigerians, October 1st remains a special date for all Nigerians as this marks the day when we attained one of the most precious of human desires — freedom. Over the years the country has gone through trials and tribulations, but October 1st is always
—Alleges Military Intimidation —We need Joint Investigation -Akori —NGC is Highhanded -Odudu The people of Ikpokpo, Okpele-Ama, Otogbene, Atanba and other Gbaramatu communities in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State have called on the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu comes to come to their rescue over the
—Says DESOPADEC has been reduced to nothing but a picture in a frame —Threatens to mobilize women against the Commission One of the most vocal women groups in the Niger Delta region, the Delta Ijaw Women Initiative (DIWI), has called on the Delta State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa to immediately scrap the
Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates have attacked a passenger boat in Bayelsa State killing two people. It was gathered that the bandits who struck along the waterways of Brass Local Government Area, left many other passengers critically injured. One of the passengers who survived the attack, identified as Saddam, said the ugly incident happened near the
The Bayelsa Government on Sunday condemned the attack by pirates on an oil services vessel on Friday which left three crewmen including two security escorts dead in Ekebiri waterways in the state. The government, while demanding an investigation, said that reports at its disposal indicate that a police officer, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. NSCDC personnel
The Black Stars of Ghana have thrashed the Super Eagles of Nigeria to win the WAFU Cup of Nations. Details later…
Barely three weeks after an ambush on a military houseboat which led to the killing of two persons in Southern Ijaw creeks in Bayelsa, suspected militants have again attacked a tug-boat laden with crude oil in the same area and killed three crew members. Gunmen suspected to be Niger Delta militants had on August 28,
—We will block the creeks with our women —Says Enough Is Enough The Delta Ijaw Women Initiative (DIWI), yesterday in Warri, Delta State reiterated her earlier position to the Federal Government of Nigeria and the military authority to halt any plans to carry out their ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’ in the Niger Delta region. DIWI made this
Six security operatives on an escort mission were feared dead Friday nigh in Bayelsa State. The security operatives were attceked by sea pirates along the Ekebiri waterways in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Details later…
The joint military task force (JTF) in the Niger Delta says troops have rescued two abducted soldiers and four civilians from a kidnappers’ den in Rivers state. Ibrahim Abdullahi, spokesman of the force, disclosed this in a statement. He said the operation followed a report of the kidnap of two soldiers who were in transit
Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr (Deacon) Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, Friday, assured the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and other investors in the state of an investor-friendly environment and charged them to embrace the peace initiatives of the Delta State government for mutual benefits as they go on with their various responsibilities. Speaking in Warri,
The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to establish an oil and gas institute in Odi, Bayelsa State as part of ongoing negotiations to tackle developmental problems in the Niger Delta region. President Muhammadu Buhari administration has been rolling out palliatives and infrastructural packages to develop human capacity and quell agitation in the region. The Minister of Science
