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The Okomu-Apoi/Benin imbroglio: Ijaw in Ondo calls for FG intervention

The people of Ijaw-Apoi Land in Ese Odo local government of Ondo state, have raised the alarm over the impending tension between the Ijaws and Binis in Edo state and called the Federal government to urgently intervene before it escalate into a serious crisis. According to the people, the Ijaw communities in the Okomu Kingdom,

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N’Delta Amnesty: Army urges militants to surrender arms

The Commander of the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigeria Army, Brigadier-General James Ataguba on Monday advised the militant youths in the Niger Delta area of Ondo State to surrender their arms and embrace the amnesty programme of the Ondo State and the Federal Governments. The state governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, had given the militants

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Various Militants Surrender Arms In Ondo State

Countdown to the end of the 21 day -grace granted by Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, for armed youths to surrender their arms. On Monday (yesterday), at Ajapa Community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area, armed youths submitted their arms and weapons as they expressed their readiness to embrace peace. The militants were said to

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Repentant Militants surrender massive arms, weapons in Ondo

Militants in the riverine area of Ondo state, who embraced the amnesty programme of the Federal government in the state have trooped out in large number to surrender their arms and ammunition. The exercise which started on Thursday has recorded massive turn out of militants in the five collation centers including Igbekebo, Arogbo, Igbonla, Ajapa,

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Amnesty: Submit your arms within 21 days, Akeredolu urges militants

AKURE — Ondo State Government on Thursday granted amnesty to all Niger/Delta militants in the state, urging them to embrace the programme. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who announced the amnesty in Akure on Thursday, said an amnesty office has already been opened in Akure, the state capital with centres in five oil communities of Ilaje and Ese-Odo Local Government

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Gbaramatu Monarch Pays Historic Visit To Pere Of Tubutoru Kingdom In Ondo State (Photos)

The Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Imperial Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II (Aketekpe, Agadagba) on Thursday 12th to 13th October, 2017, paid a historic visit to the traditional ruler of Tubutoru Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Pere Gbebokedi Daisi Ajiri-Oba (Oguruyeke, Okirimini 1)  in Ondo State, who celebrated his first coronation anniversary. See photos below…      

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Promote peace and harmony in your domain -Pere of Gbaramatu tells Ijaw nation

…Oboro-Gbaraun II visit, a fulfillment- Tubutoru Monarch …We appreciate his exemplary leadership-Chief Uduboh The Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Oboro Gbaraun II (Aketekpe, Agadagba) has called on sons and daughters of Ijaw nation irrespective of their profession or political divide to be promoters of peace and harmony in their domain. His Royal Majesty stated this in Taribor,

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Tubutoru Ijaw In Festive Mood As Monarch Marks Anniversary

All is now set at Tubutoru Ijaw kingdom in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo state for the celebration of the one year coronation anniversary of their monarch, His Royal Majesty, Pere Gbebokedi Ajiri-Oba, Oguruyeke, Okirimini 1, Paramount Ruler of Tubutoru. This event, our correspondent gathered, is scheduled for 13th October, 2017 at the spacious palace square. A

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ONDO AGOG AS PERE OF GBARAMATU TOURS IJAW KINGDOM

To offer prayers to the gods of the land and God Almighty The popular Arogbo Ijaw kingdom in Ondo State has suddenly become a beehive of activities following the planned tour of the kingdom by the Monarch of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba. According to the details of his itinerary as

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850 Ondo youths renounce cultistism after drinking palace ‘water’

No fewer than 850 members of various secret cult groups have renounced cultism after drinking a liquid substance at the palace of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladelusi Aladetoyinbo. It was gathered that the monarch and elders of the town were not happy with the incessant clashes of rival cult groups which had led to

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No Niger Delta delegate died in crash – Ondo Governor

The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, says it is not true that five delegates to the second meeting of the National Council on Niger Delta died in an auto accident on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses had told journalists that five persons lost their lives in the accident on the Okitipupa-Ore Road. In a statement on Wednesday, the

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Gov. Akeredolu wants FG to expand amnesty programme

The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Saturday urged the Federal Government to expand the current amnesty programme to accommodate more youths in the Niger Delta region. Akeredolu made the call when the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Maj.-Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd) visited him in Akure. The governor said the Federal

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Gbaramatu youths to hold general meeting August 17

Gbaramatu Youth Council, GYC, to hold her General Meeting Thursday, August 17, 2017, by 11:00am. The meeting scheduled to hold at Old Palace Hall, Oporoza, would see delegates taken-off at Nigerian Port Authority, NPA, waterside, Warri, by 9:00am. A statement by GYC Publicity Secretary, Engr. Daniel Bebenimibo indicates that reinstating the youth body would be agenda of the

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Igbonla Kidnapped Students: Militant group claims responsibility, threatens to wreck more havoc

The militant group behind the abduction of the six students of Igbonla Model School in Lagos, Niger Delta Forest Army, has vowed to cause more havoc on the Ondo, Ogun and Lagos waterways if nothing is done about incorporating them into the Federal government amnesty programme. The group stated this in a Press statement signed

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Ondo most peaceful Niger Delta state, says Akeredolu

Ondo State Government is to host the second meeting of the National Council on Niger Delta (NCND) between August 7 and 12. The first meeting was hosted by Akwa Ibom State Government in Uyo, the state capital, in 2013. Inaugurating the Local Organising Committee (LOC) to organise successful meeting coming up in Akure, the state

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Akeredolu appeals to Ajapa community to return home

AFTERMATH of the killing of the dreaded militant leader, Ossy Ibori, in the coastal region of Ondo state, the state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Monday appealed to the fleeing residents of coastal community of Ajapa, in Ese-Odo local government area of the state to return to their various homes. The governor, who made this

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Military Invasion: Ajapa community begs Buhari, Akeredolu to withdraw military men

Following the alleged invasion of Ajapa Community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State by the military men last week, members of the community on Tuesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari, the state governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu and the National Assembly to intervene in the matter. The men of the Nigeria Army under the

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The chronicle of the mighty Ossy’s death, his desire for amnesty and the newly emerged leadership

It is best described as nemesis, the death of the last most wanted militant commander, Ossy Ibori who had been indicted in all the kidnap and robbery cases by militants in the Southwest especially within the Lagos – Ogun axis. Ossy Ibori became the most wanted criminal as far back as 2013 after the gruesome

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Military men attack Ajapa residents, burn houses after creek fight

Barely two days after men of the Nigerian Army engaged a militant group in a shootout at a creek in Ajapa community, Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, the soldiers sent to the area to keep  peace have allegedly attacked members of the community. The military men allegedly attacked the community on Wednesday

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GROUP TO BUHARI: STOP THE GENOCIDE GOING ON IN AJAPA COMMUNITY NOW

..Says it’s a plan to wipe out the people of the Niger Delta President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Assembly and the international community have been called upon to stop the ongoing onslaught and bombing of Ajapa community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State by the Nigerian military, under the Operation Delta Safe. A human

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ROTIMI AKEREDOLU’S INAUGURAL SPEECH AS NEW ONDO STATE GOVERNOR (FULL TEXT)

Humbled by the uncommon kindness of the Almighty God and an unequivocal expression of preference by the good people of Ondo State, exemplified by the victory of our great party at the last gubernatorial election, I am extremely delighted to share with you all the joy of this day of glory.We are grateful to Almighty

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TUBUTORU MONARCH CONFERS 13 CHIEFTAINCY TITLES

ONDO – The paramount ruler of Tubutoru in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, His Royal Majesty, Pere Gbebokedi Ajirioba, Oguruyeke, Okirimini 1 of Tubutoru kingdom have on Tuesday this Week confers 13 chieftaincy titles to illustrious sons and daughters of the kingdom at Taribo community, the traditional headquarters. It would be recalled that

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MY DREAM IS TO SEE THAT TARIBOR BECOMES A PARADISE-EKOMIEYEFA

A leader and Niger Delta business magnet, Mr. Ekomieyefa Uduboh have stated that his dream is to see his maternal hometown Taribor community, the traditional headquarters of Tubutoru Kingdom, in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State becomes a paradise. Mr. Ekomieyefa made the promise during an interview with Gbaramatu Voice after the successful coronation

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WE WILL SPONSOR AND PRESENT A BILL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TUBUTORU KINGDOM – ONDO LAWMAKER

TARIBOR- The leader of Odigbo Local Government legislative house in Ondo State Rt. Hon. Akiuro Dayo have pledged to present and sponsor a bill tailored towards the development of Tubutoru Kingdom, an Ijaw speaking Clan in the State. Hon. Emmanuel made the call on Thursday in an interview with Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper while reacting to

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JUBILATION AS NEW IJAW KINGDOM EMERGES IN ONDO STATE

TUBUTORU- The people of Tubutoru Kingdom in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo state have all gathered in large numbers yesterday at Taribo community to celebrate the successful coronation of their new King, His Royal Majesty, Pere Gbebokedi Ajiri-Oba, the Oguruyeke, Okirimini 1 of Tubutoru Kingdom. The four days high powered traditionally loaded coronation ceremony

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A TRIP TO TUBUTORU, A NEW IJAW KINGDOM AS IT SPRINGS UP IN ONDO

As events marking the coronation ceremony of the Tubutoru monarch began in Taribo community, of Ondo State in Odigbo Local Government Area commence yesterday, Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper dispatches its reporters to cover the coronation ceremony. THE JOURNEY TO TARIBO The journey took our team of reporters three hours to arrived at the ancient community, it

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TUBUTORU IJAWS OF ONDO GEARS UP FOR A NEW MONARCH

The Ijaw speaking people of Tubutoru Kingdom in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State will this week have a new paramount ruler to oversee its affairs. According to High Chief Gius Warigou who made the announcement of the coronation on behalf of the Kingdom reveals that the King to be coronated is Gbebokedi D.

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COMMUNITY DECRIES AGE LONG NEGLECT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL

•Calls on Governor Mimiko for renovation. The people of Taribor community, Tubutoru kingdom in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State has urged Governor Olusegun Mimiko to rescue the dilapidated government owned primary school from extinction. While speaking to Gbaramatu Voice, The Amananawei of the community, Chief Monday Ebiye alleged that St. Timothy A/C Primary

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TROUBLE LOOMS AS INC MOVES TO STOP AJASIN FROM BEING AN NDDC BOARD MEMBER

•Says his nomination is a rape on the NDDC Act AKURE -A sociocultural group, the Ijaw National Congress (INC) Akure Chapter, Ondo State have moved to stop Mr. Olatokumbo Ajasin from emerging as the member to represent the state in the board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This was contained in a Press Release

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