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.
Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has said that the construction of the 5,500 barrels-per-day-(bpd)-capacity Edo Modular Refinery will commence in the next three months to create jobs, train youths and guarantee availability of petroleum products. Obaseki said this at the weekend during the APC Mega Rally at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City,
…Says; “stop sidelining us” …Threatens to expose conditions to whole world An Ijaw socio-cultural platform, Ajakuramavoice, has called on the Edo state government and other government agencies like NPDC, NDDC to stop neglecting the Ijaws resident in the state, in the scheme of things. Apart from the state government, a statement signed and released
There are indications that the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) in Edo State might boycott the local elections in the state scheduled to hold on March 3rd. This is because the party is yet to begin sale of nomination forms to aspirants or fix a date for its party primaries. The PDP has also expressed
• Do not indulge in any form of criminality – Pere of Gbaramatu Known for their peace-loving nature, the Ijaw traditional rulers from across Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Ondo states have again called on all, and the Ijaw nation in particular, to imbibe the habit of promoting peace, love, and unity within their domain and in
Efforts by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to transform Edo State into an industrial hub and create the 200,000 jobs he promised Edo electorates during his electioneering campaign are clearly in sight with the successful signing of two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese companies for the development of Gelegele Seaport and other infrastructure as
Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), has fixed March 3, for the conduct of local government election in the state. The commission’s chairman, Prof Stanley Orobator disclosed this on Thursday January 11 , 2018 in Benin city, the state capital. He said other details concerning conduct of the poll would be released after meeting with members of
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Friday, said without the rule of law, peace and order, there would be no progress and the realisation of individual and collective ambition in any society. Obaseki made this disclosure at the Government House when he met with the elders and leaders of thought and the leadership of the
"We are ready to defend with the last drop of our blood for our kingdoms and kings."
•Calls On Government, Oil Companies For Support As a way of supporting the socioeconomic well-being of the girl-child in Gelegele community, the National Association of Ijaw Female Students (NAIFS), University of Benin Chapter have recently empowered thirty girls of Gelegele Community in Olodiama Kingdom, Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. This was contained in a
The crisis between the Ijaw and the Bini over the coronation of Pere of Olodiama Clan, Godwin Ogunyeibo, as well as ownership of the land where the Ijaw settled in Edo State, has taken a new dimension as the Ijaw claimed the installation of their traditional ruler was not new. They insisted that it was
•As It Is Marred With Irregularities A call has gone for all the parties concerned to take a second look at the recently signed Global Memorandum of Understanding, GMoU, between Chevron Nigeria Limited and Egbema Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF) as it was marred by irregularities and requires immediate review. Making this call is Comr.
In her bid to rid the nation Nigeria of conflicts and environmental degradation, the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ has called on the Edo State Government to partner with them in their forthcoming annual conference on security and the environment. The group’s National Coordinator, Comr. Sheriff Mulade made this call when he paid
Some indigenes of Ajakurama and Tarila Zion communities in Egbema Kingdom, Edo state have slammed a N700 million damages suit on the Nigerian Army and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. The petitioners, in a case with suit number FHC/B/CS/116/2017, filed before a Federal High Court in Benin, Edo state, alleged that
The 4 Brigade Headquarters of the Nigerian Army in Benin City, has disclosed that it has arrested seven suspected militants in the state. The Brigade said the suspects were arrested during a joint operation with other security agencies in Ekehuan village. Spokesman for the Brigade Headquarters, Captain Mohammed Maidawa, who disclosed this in a statement,
…We only cleared militants’ camps …I did not invite soldiers-General Peres Residents in Akakurama community in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State have fled their houses following invasion of the community by troops serving in Operation Crocodile Smile II. The soldiers were said to have stormed the community in nine gunboats and
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
The Technical Committee on the Actualisation of the Gelegele Sea port on Wednesday submitted its report to Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo. Receiving the report at Government House in Benin, Obaseki said the successful building of the sea port would enhance the movement of agricultural produce from the state to local and global markets in
In a carnival-like event, the Ijaw speaking people of Okomu Kingdom in Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo State on Tuesday, 19th September 2017, crowned a new king. Pius Yanbor, a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police was crowned the new Beri Apoi, Ogudumu, Oki, Kalasuo III, the Pere of Okomu kingdom after performing the traditional
—Restructuring is Inevitable – Mulade Working in accordance with their vision, the Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ in collaboration with the Network on Good Governance, NGG yesterday, held a peace march in Benin City. The peace march according to the organisers is in commemoration of the International Day of Peace and the theme
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that plans to end gas flaring in the country has reached advanced stage through the National Gas Flaring Commercialization Programme. It said 48 sites across the Niger Delta region have been identified in the first phase where the gas would be harnessed for cooking, electricity and other industrial
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has been nominated as Chairman of the Committee of Traditional Rulers of Oil Mineral Producing States (TROMPCOM) comprising Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Imo, Abia, Ondo, Akwa-Ibom and Cross River States. The Patron of TROMPCOM and the Amayanabo of Brass in Bayelsa State, His Royal Highness, King Diete Spiff, announced
Tubutoru – The crisis rocking Okomu Kingdom, Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State has been put to rest after six years of unsettlement. The internal crisis which led to killings and destructions of properties worth millions of naira in the Ijaw speaking kingdom it was learnt was put to rest after some Ijaw
Gbaramatu leads with 8, Bayelsa 2, Rivers 1
Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the September 28 governorship election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki on Monday’s Supreme Court ruling which affirmed Obaseki’s election. Pastor Ize-Iyamu, whose petition was dismissed for lack of merit, assured Governor Obaseki of his goodwill. ALSP READ: JUST IN: Supreme Court Affirms Obaseki As Governor Of
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the candidate of the PDP challenging the election of Governor Godwin Obaseki for lacking in merit. The apex court said it would give in detail, its reasons for the judgment on July 24, 2017. A seven man panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice
Niger Delta students under the Federal Government Presidential Amnesty Programme studying in Benson Idahosa University (BIU), Benin, Edo state, has protested against the non-payment of their tuition fees, arrears and monthly stipends for the last seven months. The students, who gave the Federal Government 72-hour ultimatum to address the issue converged Monday at the Edo
THE management of the Benson Idahosa University has threatened to sanction beneficiaries of Federal Government Scholarship Programme under the Presidential Amnesty in the institution. The students had on Wednesday caused a lock down at the institution during a protest over non-payment of their monthly stipends by the presidency. They set-up bonfires within the university campus
The Ijaws of Edo State have condemned the exclusion of their communities from the 2017 list of projects to be executed by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), added that this act of exclusion is a confirmation of the marginalization, deprivation, denials and total neglect the Ijaws of Edo State have been suffering. Over 35
The Benin Crown Prince Eheneden Erediauwa, will tomorrow, Thursday, October 20, 2016, ascend the revered throne of his forefathers as the 39th Oba of Benin Kingdom, and the 70th king of Benin from the era of the Ogisos. Ambassador Erediauwa was on March 2015, formally installed as the Edaiken of Uselu after the successful completion
Results announced so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC reveals that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is leading. According to reports by the Edo INEC, 9 Local Government Areas results have been announced so far with the APC winning five out of the 9 Local Governments while the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP maintains
•Attributes success to Tompolo BENIN~ It was a celebration galore as Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State have yesterday during the Benson Idaghosa University 12th Convocation Ceremony in Benin, Edo State capital recorded over 200 graduates and 4 students graduating with first class out of the total 902 convocating
