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.
By Our Correspondent The Forum for Ethnic Nationalities of Niger Delta says it has begun legal process for the actualisation of self-reliance, saying that the law by which the region was conscripted into, forced contraption in Nigeria had long elapsed. The region lamented that the three per cent allocated to host communities from the operating
Delta Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has called on the Federal Government to create avenue for a national dialogue to dissect and seek panacea to various challenges facing the country. Okowa made the call at an interdenominational thanksgiving service to mark the 30th anniversary of the creation of Delta State held at St. Peters Anglican Cathedral,
A yet-to-be identified helicopter has reportedly shot at a local passenger boat travelling from Port Harcourt to Bonny in Rivers State. There are fears of casualties, with some occupants severely injured and rushed to the hospital. An eye witnesses at the Bonny-Nembe waterside where the boat took off from in Port Harcourt, told newsmen that
A 47-year-old woman in Akwa Ibom State has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for buying a six-year-old boy in Uyo, the state capital. The convict, Gertrude Thompson Akpan, was said to have transferred the boy after buying him, to Owerri in Imo State where she sold him to one Kate Ojukwu Ogbonna, a native
A 40-year-old father of six, Patrick Markson, has reportedly killed his wife with sledge hammer, over alleged protracted marital dispute. The incident occurred Thursday morning, at Odede Street, in the Tombia Amassoma Road area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The 35-year-old wife, simply identified as Hannah, is from Okotiama community, in Gbarain Clan, Yenagoa, the state
…Such claim not only false but vexatious, Ogbokor-Etaluku, INYA President By Gbenga Nicholas The Isoko National Youth Assembly (INYA) has refuted the claim by Isoko Development Union (IDU), Youth Wing, who recently alleged that Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC of owing them N80 million Social Security Funds, describing it as not
The burial for the seven wedding guests who perished in a fatal motor accident along Orogun road in Ughelli North Local Government Area, have been scheduled for Wednesday, August 25, 2021 in Bomadi town. GbaramatuVoice gathered that the accident involved a Toyota Sienna with about nine passengers on board. The occupants who were from Bomadi
By Our Correspondent The Delta State Police Command has debunked media reports alleging that 26 persons, including a senior traditional chief in Tuomo community in Delta State, had been abducted by unknown gunmen following disagreement over who becomes the community development council (CDC) leader. The state police command spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe, said in a
By Our Correspondent Isoko Development Union, IDU, Youth Wing, weekend, told the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, to address with immediate effect, the issue of non-release of N80 million social security funds allegedly owed them by the commission, failing which it would commence a total lockdown of oil facilities in the Isoko
The Artisanal Fishermen Association of Nigeria (ARFAN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law. Mr Samuel Ayadi, the Coordinator of ARFAN in the Niger Delta, made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Yenagoa. Ayadi noted that the new law had
Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers, on Thursday, August 12, 2021 lampooned the Dein of Agbor, HRM Keagborekuzi Ikenchukwu 1 over his claim that he and the Olu of Warri are the only first-class Kings in the State. The Dein of Agbor, HRM Keagborekuzi Ikenchukwu 1 was reported to have said there were only two First Class
The National Coordinator of Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), Chief Sheriff Mulade has congratulated Hon. Kingsley Akpodikumor Oturubo as the new Senior Special Assistant on Community Development to the Executive Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa. This was contained in statement released and signed by Chief Sheriff Mulade on Saturday, urging Oturubo
By Ruth Oromoni & Success Yanki The Ernest Bebenimibo Foundation, EBF, in conjunction with the world Mission Foundation, WMF, in special conclusive status with the United Nations has held an enlightenment programme for students. The event which was a one day mentoring of the girl child was tagged, “My Voice, My Future” and was held
By Our Correspondent The APC has reacted to the over politicisation of an event which was designed to promote open and transparent administration in Rivers State. The APC in a swift reaction in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital, noted that Governor Nyesom Wike was expected to render an account of stewardship to the Rivers people.
By Our Correspondent The management of the Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University on Wednesday announced the shutdown of the school, following protests by students. The announcement was contained in an official memo dated July 7, 2021, and signed by the Registrar of NDU, Mr Benjamin Joffa. The students had on Monday commenced a two-day peaceful
By Ebi Perekeme The people of Egbema Kingdom, in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, have raised the alarm over military blockage of the area leading to food shortage and starvation. In a press statement on Wednesday by the President of the Egbema Leaders of Thought, Elder Edmund Doyah Tiemo and made available
“I support the senatorial zoning system and will work with my pocket and hand to ensure it remain so.” Former Federal Minister of Niger Delta, Elder Peter Godsday Orubebe has endorsed senatorial zoning in Delta state, just as he promised to work physically and with his finance to ensure that an Urhobo emerges Governor of
Read full press statement Niger Delta Agitators Ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria: A Call for Restrain. It has become expedient that I speak on the above subject matter. It could be recalled that I issued ultimatum to the Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, the National Assembly and President Muhammadu
By Our Correspondent Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has affirmed that he will complete all the road projects in his community before leaving office. He spoke while flagging off the construction of the Rumuepirikom Flyover in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the State, his council area of Wednesday. Wike was a former chairman
…As Omo-Agege’s aide calls on support for schools By Success Yanki & Ruth Oromoni Non-Governmental Organisations, Ernest Bebenimibo Foundation and Value Orientation Initiatives, on Wednesday distributed some educational materials to the pupils of Igbuku Primary School, Igbuku-Orogun in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The NGOs during the one-day leadership seminar with the
By Ebi Perekeme The dreaded Nigerian militant group known as Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), which shut down oil production for much of 2016, have showed up again on Saturday night, declared that it has returned with “Operation Humble”. The declaration was contained in a statement posted on their website www.nigerdeltavengers.com, the group will start hostilities on
The Executive Chairman of Egbema-Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF), Chief Joseph Wuruyai, has commended the GbaramatuVoice Newspaper for effective information dissemination and projecting the image of the Niger Delta positively. The Chairman stated this when the Publisher, Jacob Abai and other members of GbaramatuVoice team paid him and his executive members a courtesy visit at the EGCDF
By Faith Madogwe The Circle of Beautiful Hearts Foundation (CBH), a not-for-profit organization, on Tuesday, has donated about 360 dignity kits to girls of Ashaka Mixed Secondary School, Ashaka in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta state. The programme was part of activities to commemorate the International Menstrual Hygiene Day celebrated May 28. The
The newly sworn-in chairman of Emohua local government area of Rivers State, Dr. Chidi Julius Lloyd, has resumed duty under a mango tree within the council secretariat to check the attitude of civil servants to their duties. Speaking with news on Tuesday at the local government headquarters in Emohua, Lloyd expressed worry over the docility
By Faith Madogwe The former chairman of Warri South West Local Government Council, Hon. George Ekpemupolo on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the GbaramatuVoice Head Office in Warri, Delta State, ahead of its 6th Anniversary, Lecture and Niger Delta Awards. The event is scheduled to hold on Tuesday August 10, 2021 at Eko Hotels
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Federal Government to pay $951 million to the Bayelsa Government. The amount is the 13 per cent derivative sum due as arrears of revenue and payable to the Bayelsa government. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who delivered the judgement, held that the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), the sole
By Enaibo Asiayei A fresh oil spill has reportedly rocked Egbemo-Angalabiri community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The spill has said to be noticed for over a week now. Mr. Preye Simon, Chairman of Egbemo-Angalabiri community, who confirmed this to GbaramatuVoice on Monday morning, said the spill occurred on Saturday, June 13,
By Faith Madogwe Dr. Shadrack Otuaro on Saturday, 19 June 2021, took the oath of office as the Executive Chairman of Okerenkoko Federated Community at the Community Civic Centre in Okerenkoko town, Gbaramatu kingdom, Delta State. The Civic Centre was filled to capacity during the inauguration. Dignitaries in attendance include the Minority Leader of the
By Ebi Perekeme Hon. Shadrack Otuaro, has been sworn in as the new Executive Chairman of Okerenkoko Federated Community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State. The Oath of Office was administered around 2:00pm at the Community Civic Centre by Barrister Jerry Otuaro and other members of Gbaramatu Lawyers Association. More details shortly
The people of Okerenkoko Federated Community will on Saturday, June 19, swear-in Hon. Shadrack Otuaro-led newly elected Executive Council of the community. The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, will be the special guest of honour of the ceremony that scheduled to hold at the Okerenkoko Civic Centre in Gbaramatu kingdom, Delta
By Our Correspondent A political lobby group, Better Delta State, on Wednesday called on state politicians to support the ambition of governor of the Ijaw ethnic group in the 2023 elections for fairness and justice. A statement from the group’s executive director, Dr Isaac Obominuru, said the appeal had become necessary after a critical study of the political
By Enaibo Asiayei Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has sent fresh names of seventeen commissioner-designates to the Delta State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The names of the nominees were read by the Speaker, Honorable Sheriff Oborevwori at plenary on Thursday, June 18, 2021. Those nominated by the governor for appointment as commissioners are; Mr.
By Ebi Perekeme The Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has appointed five special advisers, GbaramatuVoice reports. Patrick Ukah, the Secretary to the State Government, made the announcement in a letter issued on Wednesday in Asaba The special advisers are Dr. Austin Obidi; Elder Emmanuel Ogidi; Hon. Sunny Emeyese; Apostle Sylvanus Okorotie and Hon.
By Ebi Perekeme Niger Delta Crusaders, under the aegis of the 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience (21st CYNDAC), have flayed mischief makers for reportedly embarking on smear campaign against Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, and the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The group, in a statement on
By Ebi Perekeme The Hall of Wetland Hotel in Ughelli was filled to capacity penultimate Friday. People of Ughelli North, South and Udu Federal Constituency and other dignitaries gathered to listen to their representative at the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Rev. Francis Ejiroghene Waive as he gave account of his stewardship after 730 days
