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 attention of the ministry of Oil and Gas has been drawn to reactions, comments and press statements on the recent ban of Youth activities within the PREMISES of Oil companies operating in Delta state. ALSO READ: Delta prohibits youths protest at oil companies premises For the purpose of clarity, the following should be noted. 1.
—Directs further protest to Commissioner for Oil and Gas — Bush bar opposite Midwestern Oil & Gas should be pulled down By Ebi Perekeme The Delta state Government has issued strong warning on protests, meetings or negotiations by youth associations within the premises of oil prospecting companies working in Delta state. The directive was given
By Ebi Perekeme The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro has assured Deltans that the Okowa-led government will continue to fasttrack even development to all Deltans. In a statement by Doris Warri Aboh, SSA Media, Office of the Deputy Governor, January 8, in Asaba, Otuaro, who paid a visit to Chief John Oguma, a Peoples
By Badmus Shina A former Delta State Commissioner for Agriculture, who was also 2011 PDP Guber aspirant, Chief Braduce Angozi, on January 6, 2020, declared his intentions to contest the 2023 governorship seat in the state. Angozi made his interest known during a round table discussion with newsmen at his residence in Warri, Delta State.
By Ebi Perekeme The Delta State Government has denied news report that the Ayakoromo bridge project in Burutu Council Area of the state has been abandoned. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, in a statement on Tuesday in Asaba, said the State Government was desirous of completing the project, assuring that work on
By Shina Badmus Former Delta State Commissioner of Agriculture, Chief Braduce Angozi, on Monday January 6, 2020 declared his intentions to contest the 2023 governorship seat in the State. More details later…
By Ebi Perekeme An angry husband has reportedly butchered his mother-in-law, both yet-to-be identified, to death in Arubayi Street, Okumagba Layout, Warri, Delta state. The incident was said to have occurred few hours after the shout of the New Year. It was gathered that the assailant later drank poison after committing the act and died
Nomalcy has returned to Shell Petroleum Development Company’s (SPDC) Beniseide Flow station as Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has waded into the crisis between the company and Ojobo community in Burutu Local Government Area. The governor met representatives of Shell and the community at Government House Annex, Warri, on Friday, Dec. 27 and appealed
By Shina Badmus The Honorable Member representing Warri South West Local Government Area in the Delta State House of Assembly has acted on his promise to ensure people of his area are given opportunity to education. Guwor on Thursday, December 19, 2019 flagged-off the distribution of free Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), JAMB, forms to over 300
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvC32O3o5gE&t=20s By Our reporter The People of oil-rich Ojobo community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, on Wednesday, December 18, stormed the Beneside Flow station operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, leading to a forceful shutdown of the facility. The protest was coming two days after the community issued a 48hours ultimatum
By Badmus Shina Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu has congratulated Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa on his Tribune Platinum Award as Nigeria’s Torchbearer in Infrastructure and Environmental Development. Aniagwu told journalists at the sidelines of the event organised by African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc, publishers of Tribune titles, to mark the 70th anniversary of
By Ebi Perekeme The leadership of Gbaramatu Youth Council (GYC) has taken a bold step to explore for a new president to pilot their office for another administrative tenure. The apex youth organization of the kingdom made this known to our reporter. The disclosure was made by a source close to the current president of the youth
By Ebi Perekeme The Delta State Ijaw Youth Movement for Political Advancement (DIYMPA) has fingered the ongoing Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) in Lagos orchestrated by the Neconde/NPDC JV operating in OML 42 communities as hocus-pocus and waste of time. In a press statement and signed by the president of the group, Comrade John Dekawei,
–Victims shouldn’t shy away – A’Ibom govt Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State yesterday, Dec. 3, frowned at the rising cases of gender-based violence (GBV) in the country. The governor, who described the situation as ritualistic, made the remarks in Asaba at the State Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) stakeholders’ conference with the theme,
By Badmus Shina Odidi community, hosting OML 42 in Warri South West Local Government Area in Delta State has furiously kicked against the NPDC/Neconde Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) process holding in Lagos. During a press briefing with GbaramatuVoice, the financial secretary of Odidi, High Chief Lawrence Okrikpa who represented the community chairman, Chief Johnny Aribogha hinted that the GMoU
By Ebi Perekeme Delta Ijaw Youth Movement for Political Advancement, DIYMPA, has rejected the proposal of the Delta State Government and NPDC/Neconde JV to introduce Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) in OML 42 communities, describing it as fraudulent. Details shortly…
By Shina Badmus The Egbema/Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF), held a town hall meeting on Wednesday, November 27. The, EGCDF, a Delta State based foundation setup to ensure to the development of riverine communities, said the programme was held to update community stakeholders on the ‘Gmou Process/Peace Building’ of the foundation. It took place at the TM Palace Hotel, Warri,
By Our Reporter In line with his administration’s determination to ensure full routine immunization coverage of Delta, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has advised health workers not committed to their jobs to resign or be sacked. The governor gave the warning on Thursday, Nov. 28 in Asaba at a meeting with relevant stakeholders on primary healthcare service
By Badmus Shina Pump and pageantry rented the air in oil-rich Benikrukru, major host to Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) in Gbaramatu Kingdom of Delta State as leaders, elders, youths and women converged in the community ultra modern playground to witness the inaugural ceremony of their new executive. Those inaugurated are; Boan. Solomon Eris-Odu, Chairman; James
By Our Reporter About four persons have sustained deadly machete cuts and over ten houses destroyed at riverine Tamigbe community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state, Monday, Nov. 25, during a community chairmanship election. Though the information was sketchy, according to the president of Toumo Kingdom, Chief Ebikapaye Agidee, who was at the
By Our Reporter Mr. Solomon Eris Odu will soon take over the mantle of leadership in the oil-rich Benikrukru in Gbaramatu Kingdom of Delta State as their new chairman. Odu is to succeed Chief Godwin Olufemi, having fulfilled all the native laws. This was made known to GbaramatuVoice during the community general meeting led by the
By Badmus Shina The Warri Multi Stakeholder Platform (MSP) programme which is a product of the Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta, PIND, constituted for the peaceful co-existence between Ijaws and Itsekiris ethnic groupings in Delta State, is set to move to another phase in its capacity building. The sensitisation programme which started from Warri North, to
By Our Reporter Warri South Local Government Council in Delta State has dissolved all revenue committees for 2019. While thanking members of the 2019 revenue committees for their service and dedication, Dr. Michael Tidi enjoined members of the committees to handover the relevant council documents in their possession to the relevant authorities in the council with immediate
By Ebi Perekeme A group known as Ijaw Political Watchdog has said that security is farfetched in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state. In a statement made available to GbaramatuVoice on Nov. 17 and signed by Snr. Comr. Paul Akpowaide National, president of the group, said that natives of this area are not free in their
By Badmus Shina The Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta, PIND, has subsequently organized the Warri Multi Stakeholder Platform, MSP, a platform that aims for peaceful co-existence between Ijaws and Itsekiris ethnic groupings in Delta state. GbaramatuVoice had initially reported the Warri-MSP in Koko, Warri North Local Government Area on Friday September 20, 2019. The
By Our Reporter Tension mounts in Niger Delta as the Nigerian Navy has allegedly laid siege at Escravos, anchoring its gunboats at the front of Oporoza creek, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta state. Our correspondent in a chat with Barr. Gideon Mulade from the Escravos River claimed
By Badmus Shina Former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi has divulged his plan to join the Delta State governorship race come 2023. Gbagi, who is a business mogul, made this known to pressmen in Oginibu, his country home in Ughelli South of the state, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. He said he had been
…Community wants Chevron to pay land fee By Shina Badmus Opuama, oil-rich Ijaw community in Egbema kingdom, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta state, has cried out over what it foresees as impending crisis between itself and a neighbouring Itsekiri community due to neglect by Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL). This was made known to
— Time to build strong governmental institutions – Delta Police Commissioner Adeyinka Adeleke Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro has said that security in the oil Niger Delta region, especially Delta State, was very critical to the nation’s economy. Otuaro, who chaired the annual lecture of the University of Ibadan Alumni Association, Asaba
By Shina Badmus A group under the aegis of Niger Delta Intellectual Patriots (NDIP) has affirmed their support for the Interim Management Committee (IMC) setup by the Niger Delta Minister, Chief Godswill Akpabio, to carry out a thorough audit in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. This was contained in a press release sent to GbaramatuVoice
By Our Reporter Delta State Government has approved the construction of drainage in oil rich city of Warri and its twin town, Effurun. Both cities have been at the receiving end of constant flooding in recent years. Addressing Government House reporters at the end of the State Executive Council meeting in Asaba, Commissioner for Information,
The United State Agency for International Development USAID has engaged the service of FullPlan Associate to carry out comprehensive block mapping and enumeration of water consumers in 10 communities in Delta state. FullPlan Associate is a private firm. Under the USAID E-WASH, the international body is embarking on the exercise in collaboration with the Delta State Urban
By Our Reporter Executive Chairman of Udu Local Government Area of Delta State has allayed the fears of road users, stating that the Udu Bridge which connects Ovwian and Enerhen, Delta State, was not going to collapse soon as being speculated by uninformed members, stressing that the bridge was in good shape. He gave the
Oil-rich Benikrukru community in Gbaramatu Kingdom of Delta State had earlier on October 28 2019, experienced an unexpected surge of violence during a meeting organized by elders of the community to elect a new chairman. The meeting which began by 11am was held at the residence of Apostle Johnson Bibogha in Warri and had all
The Nigerian Army Oct. 25 commenced Operation Crocodile Smile 4, in the Niger Delta, through reaching out to residents of communities where the exercise is scheduled to take place with medical assistance and other humanitarian gestures. The operation, an annual army level exercise carried out in the South-south geo-political zone, began October 8 and would
