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 Enaibo Asiayei Residents of Tebujor/Okpeleama Community in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state, has inaugurated a new executive council to direct affairs of the community in the next three years. Those sworn-in were, Mr. Terry Tortor, Chairman; Mr. Wilson Mala, Vice Chairman; Mr. Raphael Toju Erike, General Secretary. Others
By Ebi Perekeme The Polobubo/Opuama Communities in Delta state are counting their loses following an oil and gas spillage which ravaged the area last weekend. It was learnt that the incident which left casualties, occurred in the early hours of Sunday, March 14, 2021. The deceased victim is Pa Anthony Ebiogbo of Opuama community who
Finally, the remains of late oil magnate and renowned philanthropist, High Chief Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs, were yesterday laid to rest in his hometown, Abonnema, in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. Former President Goodluck Jonathan, his wife Patience; wife of President Muhammad Buhari, Aisha; and Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, were among dignitaries
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Women for Justice Initiative (WJI) has appealed that Mrs. Seinye O.B. Lulu Briggs should be allowed to play prominent roles in the burial activities of her late husband. In a statement in Lagos, the group said Mrs. Seinye O.B. Lulu should not be sidelined in the burial activities of her late husband.
By Ebi Perekeme The Acting Director Health Services, Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Dr. Clarkson Agagha has said that the management of the Institution never abandoned a 100 level civil engineering student of the Institution Okpeku Emmanuel Oyi Osalobuah to die. Dr. Agagha said on Wednesday that
By Faith Madogwe Elder Statesman in Benikrukru United Community, Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Pa Officer Samson Kalaposiwei-Ojogun, has died at the age of 80. His daughter Loveth Ojogun, a GbaramatuVoice journalist based in Warri, said her father died Wednesday morning. Pa Ojogun is survived by wives, 17 children,
By Our Correspondent The United Kingdom is set to return £4.2m (N2.2bn) seized from convicted former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, and his associates. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, said this while delivering his speech on Tuesday at the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between Nigeria and the government of
By Ebi Perekeme The students of Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Kurutie Campus, have shut down the institution to protest the death of one of their colleagues, Emmanuel Oyi, a 100 level student of Civil Engineering Department, who died reportedly due to alleged poor healthcare system in the institution. Full details shortly… https://youtu.be/dwg4b7K2x2E See photos below…
Senator James Manager, who represents Delta South at the National Assembly, has advised Mr. William Angadi, the chairman-elect of Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, and the 20 elected councillors to leave indelible footprints while serving the people. Manager, who spoke to journalist at Bomadi shortly after Mr. Sylvester Odogbo, the returning officer of
There were reports of irregularities in some areas of Warri South, Udu, Bututu, Warri South West, Patani and Ethiope East council areas in Saturday’s Local Government elections in Delta State. While the People Democratic Party (PDP) appear to be coasting to victory, the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), pulled out of the council polls over
By Faith Madogwe Atuwatse II College, Warri, has emerged the best Senior Secondary School in the year 2021 Chief Sheriff Mulade’s Quiz competition with 30 points. Announcing the result at the grand finale of the competition that was held at Hussey College, Warri, Delta State on Wednesday March 3, the quiz Master, Dr. Christy Okerie
By Faith Madogwe & Bella Moses In a keenly contested competition, Miss Success Joel, a sixteen year old student of Gbaraun Grammar School, Oporoza, has emerged the overall winner of the 2021 edition of the Chief Sheriff Mulade Essay Competition for Senior Secondary Schools in rural/riverine communities in Delta State. She clinched the first position
By Ruth Oromoni The Center for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ, an NGO and a not-for-profit organization, is set to host the 5th edition of its Annual Peace and Unity Quiz and Essay Competitions also known as Sheriff Mulade Peace and Unity Quiz and Essay Competitions for Rural and Riverine Communities in Delta State. The
By Enaibo Asiayei In its determination to take justice to the grassroots and deepen peaceful co-existence, the Delta State Government has appointed 47 prominent Deltans including the Amatukpa of Ogulagha kingdom, Chief Emaye Benidiwei, Chief Linus Yeinanagbegha, Chief (Mrs.) Karawei Dora, were on Monday March 1, 2021 appointed as Justice of Peace (JP) at the
By Ebi Perekeme All is now set for the final journey of the deceased mother of Barr. George Turnah, Executive Assistant to the Governor of Bayelsa State on Public Affairs and Social Orientation, Deaconess Elizabeth Titi Charles, on Sunday February 28, 2021. Turnah, who made this known to GbaramatuVoice said that all necessary arrangements had
By Ebi Perekeme Members of the Benikrukru United Community have disclosed that what looks like an extensive oil spill occurred in the late hours of Tuesday, February 23, 2021 in Benikrukru communities, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. The spill, according to them, came off a yet-to-be-properly-identified facility belonging to an oil
By Ebi Perekeme The lawmaker representing Ese-Odo Constituency in Ondo State House of Assembly, Barr. Success Torhukerhijo, has condemned the recent approval of the adoption of an indigenous anthem projecting only the culture and tradition of the Yoruba tribe by the State Executive Council. The lawmaker representing the Ijaw-speaking communities in the state described the
By Ebi Perekeme Gbaramatu students under the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) sponsored scholarship scheme to study at Arab Academy for Science and Technology, College of Marine Transportation in Egypt, had send a cry of help to the Delta state deputy governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro and other indigenes of the Kingdom, on the
By Our Correspondent The Rivers State Executive Council has approved two contracts for construction of two additional flyovers in Port Harcourt City at the cost of N12.4 bn. It was gathered one of the flyovers would be sited at the intersection of Olu-Obasanjo road and Port Harcourt Aba Expressway popularly called Waterlines Junction at 800
By Our Correspondent Delta State Government on Thursday announced the approval of the construction and rehabilitation of no fewer than 15 roads across the state at a cost of about N16 billion. This was part of the decisions reached at the State Executive Council meeting presided over by the Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa. Briefing
By Our Correspondent Traditional ruler of Siembiri Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Pere Charles Ayemi Botu, has said the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) has been hijacked by cabals. He alleged corruption in the interventionist agency, and called on well meaning Deltans, particularly those in
By Ebi Perekeme Oil-rich Kokodiagbene community in Gbaramatu kingdom, Delta State, has sworn-in a 9-man executive council, headed by Comrade Pedro Bekenawei, to run the affairs of the community for the next tenure, just as they were sworn in and the out-gone chairman, Hon. Uyadonghan Powede and his immediate past executive handed over leadership of
By Our Correspondent A Delta State High Court judge, Justice Anthony Ezonfade Okorodas has narrated how he discovered that his first three children, born to him by his first wife, Barrister Celia Juliet Otobo, were not his biological children. Justice Okorodas and Mrs Otobo were married for nine years and had the three children, that
By Ebi Perekeme Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro is expected to lead a high-powered delegation of the state government to oil-rich Kokodiagbene community on Wednesday, February 3, to attend the official Inauguration/Swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected executive council of the community. This was disclosed in a statement by the chairman and
By Ebi Perekeme The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is to distribute 36 waste disposal trucks, two boat ambulances and 162 waste bins to the Niger Delta states to improve healthcare and improve sanitation. ALSO READ – COVID-19: THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING URGENT AMBULANCE BOATS IN DELTA The states are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross
Panic seems to have overwhelmed Government Modern Secondary School, Asaba, Delta State, as several students are said to have contracted COVID-19. It was learnt that a large number of students in JSS1, JSS3 and SS1 have been affected by the virus. Sources revealed that reported cases of the virus have kept on increasing on a
By Godbless Motiola Foremost Ijaw leader and the Miyenkirigbolomowei of Egbema kingdom, High Chief Robert Ayenor Pagblogba, is dead. He was aged 95. The Tonkepa of Egbema kingdom, Chief M. O. Tiemo, disclosed this to GbaramatuVoice on Thursday morning. Chief Tiemo, stated that the Miyenkirigbolomowei of Egbema kingdom died after a brief illness at a
By Enaibo Asiayei Majority leader of the Delta House of Assembly, Tim Kome Owhefere (Esq.) is dead. Owhefere, a four- time member of the House, died around 11pm on Wednesday at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, after being hospitalised for about two weeks. The deceased lawmaker, who represented Isoko North Constituency until his death, hailed
By Our Correspondent The father of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, Chief Arthur Okorie Uzoma Okowa is dead. He died in the early hours of Thursday at the age of 88. The Governor’s father who hails from Owa-Alero, Ika North East Local Government Area of the State, reportedly died at Asaba. Until his death,
By Ebi Perekeme Prominent dignitaries storm Ofunama town in Edo state, as late Mama Comfort Yeh Gbasin goes home in grand style Friends and family of the immediate past Executive Director of Projects, Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Pastor Philip Gbasin and his other siblings came from all across the world to
By Our Correspondent Late Mama Edah Buobenghan Daunimighan, who died nine years ago, will be finally laid to rest today, Friday, January 22, 2021. According to an announcement by the Daunimighan Family of Kurutie and Okerenkoko in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Madam Edah died at age of 91.
By Enaibo Asiayei The Ijaw Youths Council Worldwide has warned that a second wave of militancy is looming in the Niger Delta region if the Federal Government fails to fully implement the Presidential Amnesty Programme. The council said the country would not survive a return to militancy by aggrieved youths in the region and wondered
Rivers state has reported 163 new cases of the novel coronavirus, even as 14 more persons were confirmed dead across the country. Rivers’ tally made it the second most-prolific virus state on Wednesday, just behind Lagos state, the country’s epicentre of the global pandemic. In an early-morning tweet on Thursday, the Nigeria Centre of Disease
By Ebi Perekeme The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has rolled out a talent hunt programme to discover and expose creative youths from the region to take advantage of the entertainment industry. Speaking during a meeting with some key actors in the creative industry at the Rivers State office of the NDDC in Port Harcourt,
By Ebi Perekeme Engr. Fetimi Balogun Bebetebe, the best graduating student and first class graduate of University of Cebu, Philippines, is starting his year on a very good foot as he was awarded scholarship to study PhD Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering in University of Strathclyde Glassgow, Scotland in UK without Master’s Degree. The
