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 Loveth Ojogun All is now set for the official inauguration of the Gbaramatu Iron Benders, Plumbers and Masons Association holding at Oporoza in Gbaramatu, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. A statement signed by Engr. Sunday Abai, Chairman and Mr . Godspower Odogun, PRO, on behalf
–Soboma to head the committee By Ebi Perekeme The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has inaugurated a committee for the distribution of palliatives to cushion the effects of Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic on the people of the Niger Delta region, a statement by Charles Obi Odili, Director, Corporate Affairs, May 6, 2020, stated. Speaking during the
By Ebi Perekeme Chief Promise Lawuru’s aspiration to contest the Warri North Local Government chairmanship post has been given a boost and endorsement in the forthcoming election. The endorsement which was recently given in a press statement issued by the influential ‘Ijaw, Itsekiri Youth Movement (IIYM)’ in Warri. According to the statement signed by Chief
The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli, has put smile on the faces of media workers in the Delta State government owned broadcast outfit known as Delta Broadcasting Services, DBS, Warri It was gathered that, the Olu of Warri on Monday sent a team from his palace to deliver to the management of the station one
No fewer than nine pastors of various denominations have been arrested by the Bayelsa State Task Force on COVID-19 in Yenagoa, the state capital. The pastors were apprehended for conducting Sunday worship activities in their various churches in violation of the lockdown order. Those arrested were Pastors P. B. Barima; Timi Aaron; Adaba Glory; and
By Enaibo Asiayei Leaders of Kunukunuma community in Gbaramatu kingdom yesterday distributed foods and other relief items to the people of the community, to cushion the effects of the lockdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The leaders said the gesture was aimed at reducing the suffering of the teeming Kunukunuma populace as a result of
By Ebi Perekeme Prominent Ijaw leaders have mounted pressure on former Bayelsa Governor Seriake Dickson to join the race for the Bayelsa West Senatorial bye-election. Over 15 famous leaders, who once occupied top positions in Ijaw struggle such as Dr. Felix Tuodolo, Asari- Dokubo, Frank Omare, Udengs Eradiri, Frank Omare, Alfred Kemepado, Mr Oyinfie Jonjon
By Ebi Perekeme Delta State Government has maintained its position on the state’s boarder closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that its borders across the state remains closed to all commuters including other road users. Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, the Deputy Governor of Delta State briefed Journalists Wednesday April 29 on the stance of
By Ebi Perekeme The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has placed some members of staff on mandatory leave with full benefits, pending the conclusion and outcome of the on-going forensic audit. The action is based on the advice of the Lead Consultant on the Forensic Audit exercise, which has been accepted by the Interim Management
–Vows to pull down any building violating the order Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced a lockdown of parts of Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas in view of the failure of residents of the affected areas to comply with the regulations of the State Government to check the spread of coronavirus.
By Ebi Perekeme A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gbaramatu kingdom, Delta State, Hon. (Mrs.) Fanty Goodness Wariyai, has lost her mother. In an announcement issued by the family, of which a copy was made available to GbaramatuVoice, it was gathered that Wariyai’s mother passed out around 1:30pm today, April 26. Mrs.
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on Friday made an unscheduled visit to the boundary points with Delta and Rivers to enforce the directive on the COVID-19 lockdown of the state. It was gathered that the unplanned visit was not unconnected with reports of two suspected cases of coronavirus infection, which caused panic in the
By Ebi Perekeme The forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, was said to be aimed at restoring sanity and prudence in the management of the Commission, and would ensure the rapid development of the Niger Delta region. Speaking on Wednesday, April 22, in a press release by Charles Obi Odili, Director, Corporate
The traditional prime minister of Tuomo kingdom in Delta and Bayelsa states, High Chief Mike Loyibo, has doled out multi-million naira as gift to about one thousand vulnerable indigenes to cushion the effect of COVID-19 in the kingdom. Loyibo gave out the cash on Wednesday at Tuomo community, traditional head of the kingdom in Burutu
The Delta State Government has announced that the state has recorded two new confirmed cases of COVID-19. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Mordi Ononye, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Asaba. He said that the new cases has brought the total confirmed cases in the state to six, with one death and
Bayelsa State has extended the lockdown of its borders for another two weeks. Governor Douye Diri gave the directive on Tuesday evening in a statement by his Acting Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, following the expiration of the earlier two-week deadline. He said the lockdown affects inter-state vehicular movement, closure of drinking bars at
The kidnapped Edo Commissioner for Science and Technology, Emmanuel Agbale is alive despite Friday evening’s killing of his police orderly. The Nation learnt last night the criminals eventually contacted members of the victim’s family and they were allowed to speak with him. The family source was however silent on the demanded ransom. The source said Edo
A group, The Rivers Leadership Advancement Foundation (RIVLEAF) has called on Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike to urgently watch his utterances and not destroy the vision of the founding fathers of the state. The group, in a statement by its spokesman, Onyeche Nnatah Peters, berated the governor for what it described as “acts unbecoming of a
By Editor The lingering dispute between the people of Ovre-Eku community in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta state and Orhiovwon Local Government Area of Edo State has taken a worrisome dimension, following the alleged invasion of Ovre-Eku residents by gunmen. The gunmen, who reportedly carted away properties and destroyed houses belonging to Ovre-Eku
By Editor An Anglican priest, Revd Anthony Oyi, has been kidnapped by suspected Fulani herders on his farm at Issele-Mkpitime, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the priest, who hails from Issele-Mkpitime, had gone with his family to the farm where he was kidnapped on Saturday morning alongside. The
By Ebi Perekeme The lawmaker representing Warri South West Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, on Saturday April 18th, distributed food Items and some money to his constituents to cushion the hardship occasioned by restriction of movement to contain the spread of Coronavirus. While presenting the items to Hon.
By Ebi Perekeme Coalition of Burutu Political leaders under the auspices of Burutu House, has distributed palliative materials to all the eleven wards in the area as part of measures to cushion the adverse effects of the stay-at-home order caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The relief materials worth over 15milion Naira donated included bags of
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the death of a middle-aged woman in a hotel in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The Public Relation Officer of the command Nnamdi Omoni who confirmed the news to the Nation on Friday said the lifeless body of the woman, aged between 30 and 34 years was found
Apprehension has enveloped the Ughelli Central hospital after a male patient suspected to have shown symptoms of the corona virus, was whisked away by his relatives who had rushed him to the hospital for treatment over fears of him being isolated. The hospital is one of the holding centers established by the state government for
By Ebi Perekeme The team of GbaramatuVoice on the occasion marking the 52nd birthday of His Excellency, Barr Kingsley Otuaro, Deputy Governor of Delta state, visited him in his hometown on April 16, to felicitate with him and introduce the GbaramatuVoice Interventionist Food Bank to him. There was no official ceremony for the birthday given
By Ebi Perekeme The Chairman of Egbema-Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF), Amb. Jude Ebitimi Ukori JP, Tuesday, April 14, 2020, lost his mother, Mrs Zipporah Damutobor Ukori Nee Ojusin. She died at 72. According to a statement signed by Amb. Jude Ukori, on behalf of the family, Mrs Zipporah Damutobor Ukori passed on after a
By Ebi Perekeme Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has sent warm message of felicitations to his Deputy, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, who clocks 52 years on Thursday, April 16. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika on Wednesday in Asaba, the governor extolled Otuaro for his contributions and motivational role in the
By Ebi Perekeme Following the footsteps of the federal government, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa during a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday extended the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Delta State, giving reasons why the extension of the lockdown is necessary. GbaramatuVoice reports Governor Okowa during the state-wide broadcast on Tuesday said the extension of the lockdown, among
By Ebi Perekeme The GbaramatuVoice Interventionist Food Bank has started distributing first batch of food items donated as palliatives to people in the riverine area of Niger Delta by good spirited individuals and groups since the enactment of lockdown across States in the country. The GbaramatuVoice Interventionist Food Bank had earlier called on well-meaning individuals
By Ebi Perekeme The Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, IPDI, has frowned at the alleged occupation of the Nigerian military in Salvation City, Bennett Island in Warri South West LGA, Delta state, on the afternoon of April 12, 2020. In a statement made available to GbaramatuVoice, Mayor Timi Ogobiri, the National acting Spokesman of the IPDI, said in Warri
By Ebi Perekeme The Tompolo Foundation has felicitated with its Founder, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo, as he clocks 49 years today, April 12, 2020, praying for his longevity and good health. The Foundation celebrates with the Niger Delta icon in a congratulatory message signed by Dr. Paul Bebenimibo, Executive Secretary of the Foundation
By Ebi Perekeme A traditional Chief in Delta State, Comrade Chief Sheriff Mulade, has described High Chief Government Ekpemukpolo, aka Tompolo as the bridge between ancient and modern Ijaw tradition and culture, a living hero and the pride of the Niger Delta Region. Chief Mulade, the Ibe- Sorimowei of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West
Following the announcement of the second COVID-19 case and the subsequent death of the patient in Delta state, the storey building which houses the clinic (name withheld) where the deceased was reportedly first admitted has been sealed off by authorities of Warri South council. It was learnt that policemen from the ‘A’ Division, led by
By Enaibo Asiayei Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, Delta State, on Thursday night withdrew their services indefinitely over alleged harassment by security operatives enforcing lockdown directive. The lockdown order was issued by the state government April 1 as a measure to prevent the spread of
By Ebi Perekeme The Okerenkoko Federated Community executive led by Hon. Kingsley Oturubo in Gbaramatu kingdom on Thursday donated food items and other essential commodities to members of the community as their contribution during the COVID-19 pandemic engulfing global communities. Presenting the items to the community, Oturubo, said the commodities include bags of rice and
