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.
…state to reticulate water provision to residents …as Assembly chief flays commissioner on lack of bills on water provision The Special Adviser to the Bayelsa State Governor on Security Matters has claimed that the state has overtaken the cities of Abuja, Lagos, Johannesburg in South Africa in the use of modern technology to curb crimes. Mr
According to a special state government announcement on Tuesday morning, the state Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa is to meet all political office holders (elected and appointed) of the state on Wednesday. The meeting which was fixed for the Unity Hall, Old Government House, Asaba, will hold by 9am and 12noon respectively. The special announcement signed by the Secretary to the State
The newly deployed Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Don Awanah, explained that the existing vigilante groups in the state are not viable alternative to the Nigerian Police Force, but mere individuals who assist in curbing crimes. Mr. Awanah, deployed from the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) of the Force Headquarters, Abuja takes over from the outgoing Mr.
Renowned Nigerian poet and playwright Prof. John Pepper Clark is out with a new book of poetry. His newest collection of poetry, entitled Remains of a Tide, will be unveiled today by 11am the JP Clark Centre in the University of Lagos ( UNILAG ). The book presentation, which is published by Mosuro Publishers, would be chaired by the
Less than two days in the house and the romance journey has already begun in the house. This morning Miracle and Nina take the lead as they are captured sharing a passionate kiss in the shower. The twists, emotions and desires have begun in two days. Who will be the next to share the next
Five months after it shut down Shell flow station at Belema, hundreds of indigenes of Kula are still occupying Shell flow at Belema in Akuku-Torlu Local Government Area of Rivers State. The indigenes, drawn from Offoinama, Belema and Ngeje, occupied the flow station in August 2017 shortly after it was shut down by irate youths
Niger Delta’s Number one Newspaper, GbaramatuVoice on Monday launched much awaited, flagship platform, the Mobile App in Warri, the Delta State. The innovative news-as-it-happens, portal will revolutionize the way events are reported in the Niger Delta region. More details later
Oluchi Igwedibia, a suspected gang member who allegedly participated in the brutal murder of 23 persons in Omoku, Rivers, on Jan. 1, has been shot dead by security forces. A security source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the suspected killer was tracked and shot dead at Sabo Iykpe community, Etsako West in
President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo met today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the opening session of the 30th African Union Summit. They both shook hands and talked for about two minutes. A former head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, later joined Buhari and Obasanjo for a snapshot. Obasanjo had last week written a
The power outage in Bayelsa and parts of Rivers was the handiwork of youths who shut down a transmission station at Ahoada in Rivers state. Mr John Onyi, Manager, Corporate Communications at Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) who confirmed the development said that the utility company was incapacitated by the restive youths who threw
Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of Gelegele Seaport between the Edo State Government and China Habour Engineering Company (CHEC) Ltd., in China three weeks ago, senior officials of the company arrived Benin City, Tuesday, to commence preliminary development. The Executive Director of the company, Mr Jason Wang, led
Gunmen, suspected to be pirates, have killed two policemen and injured an Assistant Superintendent of Police in a gun duel in Bayelsa State. It was learnt that the incident took place on Tuesday at Ogbia waterside in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. At the end of the gunfire, two policemen attached to the
Youths from the Niger Delta region on Monday called on President Buhari to sustain the Presidential Amnesty Programme for ex-militants in the region. The youths urged the president not to allow the gains recorded through the Programme to be truncated prematurely. President Buhari, in his inaugural address in 2015, had said his government would begin
Multi-award winning newspaper, GbaramatuVoice has raised the bar in news gathering in the Niger Delta region and will next week launch a top-of-the-rack mobile and tablet App, in its resolve to widen its market reach and share. The numero uno online platform also plans to apprise its teeming mobile followers with news even as it
Some people suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on Sunday reportedly attacked the farm of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, located at Ilado Village in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the hoodlums did not steal anything on the farm but burnt down
Twenty-four hours after the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, announced a likely resumption of attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta, there was indication, last night, that militant leaders and fighters have started regrouping and mobilizing at Calabar, Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa and Edo States for “Operation down FSPO.” A dependable source confided in Vanguard that
Troops of the 4 Brigade, Nigeria Army Benin City and the youths of the Gelegele Ijaw community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State have disagreed over an alleged attack on the troops drafted to Dubril Oil Company Plc’s flow station and a missing military rifle. Consequently, soldiers alleged stormed the community
The Nigerian House of Representatives has passed the bill for the establishment of Nigerian Maritime University in Okerenkoko, Delta State, three years after its foundation was laid. The groundbreaking of the school at Okerenkoko, Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri south-West Local Government Area was done by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2014. The bill for its
PRESS STATEMENT HAPPY DOOMED YEAR NIGERIA; GET READY FOR OPERATION BRINGING DOWN FPSO The high command of the Niger Delta Avengers wishes all Niger Deltans a happy New Year as we admonish the Nigerian Government to brace up for the doom we have finished all arrangement to unleash on the oil sector in a few
Operatives of the Joint Task Force (JTF) codenamed Operation Delta Safe has killed the notorious Niger Delta militant Peregbakumo Oyawerikumo, alias Karewei who reportedly surrender to them on Thursday. GbaramatuVoice gathered that Karowei was killed Thursday night in a controversial manner after his reported surrender and subsequent arrest at Ogbobagbene community, country home of former
….surrenders to military in Delta State Wanted kidnapper, Peregbakumo Oyawerikumo, aka, Kareowei, who has been alleged to be terrorising some local government areas in Bayelsa and Delta states, has been captured this morning by soldiers attached to “Operation Delta Safe”. The dreaded militant who hails from Buturu Local Government Area of Delta state, surrendered himself to
…protest billed for same day at National Assembly There is an imminent clash between the Ijaw youths and their Itsekiri counterparts, when the two groups stage protests at the National Assmbly complex, Abuja over the renaming of the Maritime University, located in Okerenkoko, Delta State. The Ijaw youths across the Niger Delta, under the aegis
Here is the list of the dreaded felons, cultists and criminals on the heads of whom Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has put a record bounty of N640 million, far more than the N200m he offered for the Omoku killer, Don Wani. The men according to their local council areas of operation are: Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local
…condemns the Presidency’s criminal silence on the burning issue ….Group urges security agents to steer clear of protest …says, Malami must apologize, resign or face sack Following the volume of support and successes it has so far recorded, the conveners of the campaign, with hashtag #OkerenkokoNotOkerenghigho#, has concluded arrangements to storm the National Assembly complex,
A spontaneous reaction like wildfire during the harmattan period has greeted various social media platforms on the campaign tagged #OkerenkokoNotOkerenghigho recently launched by Mr. Jacob Abai. Mr. Abai who doubles as the Publisher of GbaramatuVoice Newspaper and the Chief Executive Officer of GbaramatuVoice Television developed the hashtag to function as a vehicle of protest against the planned
….worldwide condemnation greets attempted injustice …..Minister fast becoming an embarrassment to Buhari’s govt Just a day after the senate humiliated the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over his attempt to prevent the prosecution of Abdul Rashhed Maina, who is being accused of mismanaging Pension Funds, a concerted and coordinated media campaign, #OkerenkokoNotOkerenghigho,
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State yesterday won in 23 Local Government Areas of the State in the just concluded local government elections. Chairman, Delta Independent Election Commission, (DSIEC), Mike Ogbodu who declared the results in Asaba-the Delta State Capital, said elections were postponed in two local government areas including Ughelli North and Ethiope
…IYC warns against repeat of Odi, Ajapa military invasions Reports from Bayelsa State has claimed that several houses have been razed in the Toru-Ndoro community, in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state. The soldiers were said to have shelled the community for about ten hours between 10pm on Saturday and 7am on Sunday morning.
Frontline Ijaw Youth group, Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has called for a stop to the overnight military bombardment of some communities in Bayelsa State. The group claimed in a press release signed by its President, Eric Omare, claimed that there has been heavy shelling at Toru-Ndoro Community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State,
Multi sources report from Ughelli North area of Delta State said that some armed men stormed the Ughelli Local Government Secretariat around 8:30 am this morning and started shooting sporadically into the air, with residents scampering for safety around the area. The report added that the hoodlums set ablaze the Secretariat Buildings, where elections materials for today’s
…Gov to meet with Ijaw leaders today in Benin A statement by the leadership of Ijaw Freedom Fighters, IFF, a coalition of all Ijaw Freedom Fighters in Six States in the Niger Delta area, has announced a temporary suspension of attacks on the Oba of Benin palace and Edo State Government House over the derogatory
The Amananawei of Odimodi community and Binikarewei of Iduwini Kingdom, His Highness, High Chief Yangaboy Angalabiri JP, has been translated to join his ancestors, it was announced today. He passed on at the age of 125. Chief Yangaboy, who is also the Ama-okosuwei of Odimodi, in his lifetime, was an educationist and community leader, who
Chief Raymond Dokpesi, founder of Daar Communication, who contested the PDP National Chairmanship position and lost, has congratulated the winner, Prince Uche Secondus. Dokpesi, who had earlier faulted the process of the party’s National Convention held in Abuja on Saturday, declared that “the delegates have spoken”. “Ì appreciate the delegates for voting at the convention
"We are ready to defend with the last drop of our blood for our kingdoms and kings."
•At the expiration of this ultimatum, we shall storm the Edo State Government House – Commander Boudiwei •Directs oil companies operating within the Ijaw kingdoms to stop dealing with the Oba and the Govt •Calls on President Buhari to call Obaseki and the Oba to order The Ijaw Freedom Fighters (IFF) has given the Edo State
