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.
Ondo Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has approved the declaration of Tuesday, Feb. 25, as Public Holiday. Akeredolu, while granting the approval said: “The Public Holiday is necessary for the state to welcome the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari who is expected to arrive the state to commission two key legacy projects: Ore
Residents of Ugbo Kingdom under Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have fled their homes following an invasion of the region by men of the Nigerian Navy. The invasion of the area comes barely a month after four naval ratings were killed at Gbagira Village and three foreign sailors abducted in the oil-rich kingdom.
By Ebi Perekeme A group, Patriots of Ijaw Nation (PIN), has warned Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to stop a planned protest against the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva. PIN said in a statement on Sunday in Yenagoa that insider information at its disposal indicated that Governor Wike was using Rivers
The new Governor of Bayelsa state, Senator Douye Diri, says he will soon forward the 2020 budget proposal to the State House of Assembly for consideration and approval. He gave the indication on Monday while receiving the 24- member State House of Assembly at the government House in Yenagoa. Immediate-past Governor, Seriake Dickson, had last
The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Professor Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei, says that President Muhammadu Buhari will be invited to inaugurate the 13-floor new permanent headquarters of the Commission in Port Harcourt, this year. Prof Pondei, who spoke during an inspection of the high-rise office complex at the Eastern By-Pass, remarked that the building
By Ebi Perekeme Ernest Bebenimibo Foundation, says it is set to bring succour to widows, students and less privileged women in Okerenkoko Federated community in Gbaramatu kingdom, Delta State, through its empowerment initiative. Founder of the Foundation, Comrade Ernest Bebenimibo, made this known in a statement in Warri on Wednesday. He stated that the official
Rivers state government says it will hold Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum resources, responsible if anything happens to Mary Odili, a justice of the supreme court. Odili, wife of a former governor of Rivers state, had led the panel of justices who sacked
By Ebi Perekeme The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Gbene Dr. Joi Nunieh, says that the Commission has empowered its Project Assessment Committee to begin visits to project sites in communities across the Niger Delta region. Nunieh spoke during a courtesy visit at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt by
By Ebi Perekeme Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF has appealed to the people of Bayelsa State to accept the judgement of the Supreme Court in good faith. Those who may be incensed by the judgement should not do anything that would cause public disorder in the State, a statement issued and signed by Hon. Ken
The Police in Bayelsa state have imposed three-day dusk to dawn curfew. This was announced by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Uche Anozia, on Friday. Details shortly…
…Calls for more women, youths in appointment Ahead of David Lyon’s inauguration as the new governor of Bayelsa state, a political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has called on the incoming Bayelsa state governor to beware of sycophants and corrupt politicians capable of tarnishing
Some appointees of Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, on Tuesday, barricaded the entrance to the Government House in protest of non payment of salaries. The appointees, who head the 24 Rural Development Areas (RDAs), assumed office on October 15, 2019. They say the protest was to demand their December 2019 and January 2020 salaries. NAN
Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson has appealed to the Federal Government to approve necessary permits to enable the state airport to operate. He spoke on Monday when he opened the airport. The governor berated the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for allegedly playing politics with the project. Dickson also accused opposition elements of spreading lies
The All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State on Friday commenced a three-day prayer and fasting programme to usher in David Lyon as governor of the state on February 14. The Chairman of APC Inauguration Committee, Mr Samuel Ogbuku, said the programme would end on Sunday with a church service at the St. Peter’s Anglican Deanery,
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta state, Chief Julius Ogboru has floated a group, Delta APC Action Movement within the party in the state. Speaking on the group, he said it will advance the fortunes of the party, adding that it will consolidate the party ahead of the next general elections
…Defends budget Wednesday By Ebi Perekeme The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has inaugurated two new committees for contract documentation and project assessment as a follow up to the just concluded work of the Contract Verification Committee and a prelude to the forensic audit. Speaking during the inauguration at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt,
Seven persons lost their lives while several others were injured following clashes between two cults in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that trouble started on Saturday when members of the Deywell group attacked a member of the rival Deygbam in the Igbodo community, which led to the death of the
There was palpable excitement in Aruakpor-Umah in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, on Friday, Jan. 31, as the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture, in collaboration with the Delta State Government, commissioned a six-classroom block for the use of pupils of Abe 1 Primary School in the community. The six-classroom block, with eight (8) toilets and
A national industrial court in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state, has ordered the reinstatement of eight permanent secretaries sacked by Nyesom Wike, Rivers state governor, in 2015. Wike had forcefully retired the permanent secretaries, the state’s head of service, the accountant-general and some other officials in 2015. The permanent secretaries are Samuel Woka, Kadilo Brown, Augustine Orlu-Orlu,
By Ebi Perekeme The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has extended the period for the verification of documents for contractors and consultants of the Commission to Friday, February 7, 2020. The extension was announced yesterday during a press briefing by the alternate Chairman of the Contract Verification Committee and Director of Project Monitoring and Supervision, Engr. Dr
Three classroom blocks and a borehole at Ofunne Primary School, Obomkpa, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, have been destroyed by inferno. According to checks, the fire lasted for 3hours on Sunday Jan. 26, beginning from about 11am till 2pm. Nothing was done from the expected authorities if not for the efforts of
By Asiayei Enaibo The Chairman of Bomadi Local Government Area, Delta State, Mr. William Angadi has called on security agencies in the state recently to assist the residents in securing the LGA as security in the area. He said that security has degenerated in the past one year in Bomadi due to increase in rate
By Ebi Perekeme Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro has said he is delighted for the buildings donated by Delta state Government through its agency, Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), to the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, for use as lecturers accommodation. In a press statement by Bulou Kosin, Senior
By Ebi Perekeme Ex-Governor Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan of Delta State and Chieftain of the APC, has condoled with the Edon family of Ifiekporo town over the passing away of their patriarch, Mr. Lucky Mogboruko Edon JP, one of the first Insurance Brokers, Life and Pension consultants in Warri. In a press release by Monoyo Edon,
A bill seeking to establish Coastal Areas Development Agency has been sent to the Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and the Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori. The Bill was initiated by a community leader and an environmental rights activist, Comrade Sheriff Mulade, who hails from the Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri
By Ebi Perekeme The Delta Government Executive Council, today approved 11 new roads in the state for construction. Commissioner for Works, Chief James Auguye, made this known while briefing newsmen at the end of the State Executive Council meeting in Asaba. Auguye disclosed that the approved roads needed urgent attention and that the state government
The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Gbene Dr. Joi Nunieh, has warned that contractors and consultants of the Commission that fail to present themselves for verification and documentation will forfeit their payments. Nunieh gave the warning yesterday, Jan. 21, when she visited the NDDC Rivers State Office, where the Contracts’
The Delta Government Executive Council, today approved 11 new roads in the state for construction. Commissioner for Works, Chief James Auguye, made this known while briefing newsmen at the end of the State Executive Council meeting in Asaba. Auguye disclosed that the approved roads needed urgent attention and that the state government was desirous of
By Our Correspondent Some indigenes of the Bilabiri I and II communities in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State who took refuge in the forest in the wake of Friday’s military invasion of the community have still not returned. Meanwhile, the chairman of Alabini Rural Development Area, (RDA) Hon Frank Seide, whose house was
By Ebi Perekeme Bayelsa State Governor, Mr Seriake Dickson Saturday, explained his decision to convert his official residence to a five-star hotel, noting that it was designed to make the state first investment destination across Africa. He, thus, warned against truncating his legacies, saying those without vision would not easily grasp how he managed to
By Ebi Perekeme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnC6xdrvW4Y Bilabiri community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa state has been deserted following an alleged military invasion. According to investigations, the people of the community fled on Friday after troops allegedly invaded the community in search of some suspects. Sources said the suspects were fingered in the killing of some
By Ebi Perekeme Residents of Bilabiri in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have fled the town over alleged military invasion of the community Friday morning. The apparent intrusion of the community was coming two weeks after some military personnel were reportedly killed in the area. It was gathered that the alleged military invasion
By Ebi Perekeme President Muhammadu Buhari saved the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, from being shut down due to over trading, bloated contracts and other sharp practices in the Commission. In a press briefing signed by Chijioke Amu-Nnadi, Deputy Director, Corporate Affairs, NDDC, Jan. 15, and made available to GbaramatuVoice, said, addressing a press conference
The attention of the ministry of Oil and Gas has been drawn to reactions, comments and press statements on the recent ban of Youth activities within the PREMISES of Oil companies operating in Delta state. ALSO READ: Delta prohibits youths protest at oil companies premises For the purpose of clarity, the following should be noted. 1.
—Directs further protest to Commissioner for Oil and Gas — Bush bar opposite Midwestern Oil & Gas should be pulled down By Ebi Perekeme The Delta state Government has issued strong warning on protests, meetings or negotiations by youth associations within the premises of oil prospecting companies working in Delta state. The directive was given
