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.
Master Emmanuel Apiakise, a 15-year-old pupil of Community Secondary School, Akenfa-Epie in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has allegedly been arrested in possession of a gun. Apiakise was arrested on Tuesday (today) in the school during classes, allegedly with a locally-made pistol, a development that caused chaos and pandemonium in the school. It
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, said no fewer than 28, 590 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were yet to be collected by their owners in Bayelsa. Clement Oha, INEC Administrative Secretary in the state, disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Yenagoa. Mr. Oha, however, said that the commission in the state
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has moved in to woo back Professors Jerry Gana and Tunde Adeniran back to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) where they have found a new abode. Dickson, who is the Chairman of the PDP Reconciliation Committee, disclosed this while reacting to the
– Also to boost tourism, business operations, reduce travel time – Commuters to travel direct from Yenagoa to Lagos, Abuja, others The Bayelsa Airlines, has this Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bristow Helicopters, to provide quality aviation services in the state. Speaking at the signing ceremony at the newly inaugurated Grand Pavilion and Boat
A team of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has allegedly shot a Neighborhood Watch member in Ikarama, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. NSCDC team had arrested a woman in place of her suspected husband and an argument with the local vigilance group
The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), yesterday, inaugurated power projects in two communities in Bayelsa state, reinstating its commitment for improved living standard of its host communities in the Niger Delta region. The company, which operates the NNPC/NAOC/ONDO Joint Venture unveiled ultra-modern 200kva generator and generator house in Osifo and Abuetor communities in Sagbama Local
The Coordinator of the Bayelsa State chapter of the ”Not Too Young To Run” movement, has enjoined the State House of Assembly, to endorse a bill of same title, which has been presented before it, as in all other states in the country, last year. Miss Tare Amananaghan, the group leader, stated this during an in-house
Bayelsa State Correspondent of The Guardian, Mr. Julius Osahon, escaped death by a whisker after he was brutalised by a Police Sergeant attached to the state security outfit, Operation Doo Akpo. The policeman, identified as Idus Emmanuel, with Doo Akpo vehicle number 082, battered the journalist with fist blows and slaps, after which the police
Suspected Gunmen on Tuesday kidnapped two contractors working on one of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) projects in Otuogiri Community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Confirming the incident, Spokesman of the Bayelsa Police Command, DSP Asinim Butswat, said in Yenagoa that police had arrested the accomplice and that he was undergoing interrogation. Lucky Moses, one
At least one person was killed when youth who support different political parties clashed in Bayelsa State on Sunday. The violent clash was between two factions of youth of Okpoama community in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. One faction was said to be loyal to the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the other
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State leads high-powered delegation on an official visit to Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State at the Government House in Yenagoa to discuss issues of mutual benefit to both state and the need for peaceful co-existence between the Ijaws and their Bini neighbours. See photos below: https://www.facebook.com/100006260804358/videos/2061748554043818/
The Bayelsa State Government has said that it will liaise with the Federal Ministry of Education to ensure that the Ijaw (Izon) language is captured in the syllabus of the West African Examinations Council. The Commissioner for Culture and Ijaw National Affairs, Mr. Austin Dressman, stated this on Thursday during the inter-ministerial/agency briefing in Yenagoa,
Three more Commissioners of the Seriake Dickson administration, presented their performance on Wednesday, as the state’s ongoing Inter-Ministerial briefing, enter Day 8. The Commissioner for Ijaw National Affairs, Mr. Austin Dressy Dressman, who was first to mount the podium, told the gathering that his ministry has been in the apex of promoting the Ijaw culture
…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
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.
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
The Bayelsa Government says it has trained no fewer than 5,633 youths in various skills since the inception of Gov. Seriake Dickson administration in 2012. Mr. Collins Cocordia, Bayelsa Commissioner for Youth Development, said this on Friday at the on-going Inter-Ministerial and Agencies’ briefing in Yenagoa. The briefing was part of activities to mark Dickson’s
The Bayelsa government says residents of the state will have 24 hours uninterrupted power supply by September. Olice Kemenanabo, managing director of the Bayelsa Electricity Company, said this on Thursday while showcasing the activities of the state’s ministry of power. Kemenanabo said all the local government areas in the state have been connected to the
….boasts that state will stop importation of starch into country ….as ministry installs biggest fish processing plant in Nigeria The Bayelsea State Government has taken steps to ensure that Nigeria discontinues the importation of about 95% (ninety five percent) of starch consumption. To this end, the state is set to produce about 60 tons of
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
About 250 private schools in Bayelsa State are to be shut for failing to meet required standards. The state Commissioner for Education, Mr Jonathan Obuebite, who disclosed this yesterday in Yenagoa, said some of the schools operate in one bedroom apartment which is not conducive for learning. He said though some of the schools have
Mrs Marie Ebikake, a former Commissioner for Transport in Bayelsa abducted by gunmen on the same day (Sunday) with a soldier in separate incidents in Bayelsa, has regained freedom. Ebikake was freed at about 3 a.m. on Friday, but the fate of the soldier remains unknown. Bayelsa Police Spokesman, DSP Asinim Butswat, confirmed the development
…Dickson galvanizes Ijaw to progressive actions …says; “Our enemies are taking advantage of vacuum among us.” Ijaw traditional rulers and leaders from the six states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Ondo, and Rivers, on Friday converged in Yenagoa to discuss issues of collective interests and well being of the people. The meeting which was
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Seriake Dickson, on Thursday, clashed with the former governor Timipre Sylva and the Minister of State for Agriculture, Heineken Lokpobiri, over the activities of the arrested militant leader, General Karewei. The 28-year-old militant, known in the creeks as General Karewei, reportedly led militant gangs that allegedly killed five security
….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
…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,
Bayelsa State Government on Thursday said there is no cause for alarm, calling on fleeing members of Ndoro community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state to return home as everything is now under control. The assurance is coming in the wake of a meeting between Governor Seriake Dickson, security chiefs, officials of the
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr Nsima Ekere, has called on the people of the Niger Delta region to give credit to President Muhammadu Buhari for supporting the execution of development projects in the region. Speaking at the commissioning of the Otuoke Internal Road and Atubu Road Network, in Ogbia Local
Some members of a community in Bayelsa on Wednesday disrupted oil production at Adibawa Oil field operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company, shutting two oil wells. A reliable source, who pleaded anonymity, said that the protesters were from Tanbiri II, Biseni in Yenagoa who were demanding power supply from the nearby oil facility. The
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, Tuesday, condemned in strong terms, the killing of a final year law student in Otuoke, Bayelsa State, during the Zone B election of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). The victim, Magam Elvis, a student of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) was shot dead by suspected rival cultists,
•The event acts as a unifying factor for the Ijaw nation – HRM, Ogiobo IX The annual Amatu Bini Kamai festival was on Wednesday 22nd November 2017 held by the people of Amatu community, the traditional headquarters of Iduwini Kingdom in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Explaining what the Amatu Bini Kamai festival means to
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the people of Ijaw ethnic nationality to stop destroying themselves and embrace unity. The former President made the call on Friday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, while paying tribute to the late Ijaw leader and former member of Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Gordon
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, says the state deep seaport at Agge in Ekeremor will be ready before the end of his tenure in February 2020. He said the government had already acquired and surveyed 15, 000 hectares of land for the construction of the seaport. Dickson gave the assurance on Wednesday evening while inaugurating
As Bayelsa, the homogenous Ijaw State marks its annual Thanksgiving Day celebration, Governor Seriake Dickson has called on the people of the state to jettison all divisive tendencies and join forces with his administration to build the state. Speaking at the well-attended thanksgiving, Thursday at the 10, 000 seater State Inter-denomination Ecumenical Centre at Igbogene,
