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 Ebi Perekeme The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro has assured Deltans that the Okowa-led government will continue to fasttrack even development to all Deltans. In a statement by Doris Warri Aboh, SSA Media, Office of the Deputy Governor, January 8, in Asaba, Otuaro, who paid a visit to Chief John Oguma, a Peoples
—We are not irresponsible, consumers owe us N16.5b – PHEDC By Ebi Perekeme Ijaw youths have ended over two week feud with the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) following their decision to reopen the firm’s office. It was gathered that the youths under the auspices of the Kennedy Olorogun-led Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Central
Some Port Harcourt residents have expressed concern over their health as soot resurfaces in the state. Those most affected by the menace are the residents in the windward directions and those living close to the creeks such as Borokiri, Reclamation Road, Old Port Harcourt Township, Old and New GRAs, Agip Estate, Woji, Iwofe, Abuloma, Amadi-Ama,
—The shooting is totally unnecessary – anonymous staff —We have arrested the trigger-happy cop – PPRO The Police Command in Bayelsa has confirmed the shooting of a driver working with Peace Mass Transit Company and one other person by a policeman in the state, NAN reports. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP. Asinim Butswat,
By Badmus Shina A former Delta State Commissioner for Agriculture, who was also 2011 PDP Guber aspirant, Chief Braduce Angozi, on January 6, 2020, declared his intentions to contest the 2023 governorship seat in the state. Angozi made his interest known during a round table discussion with newsmen at his residence in Warri, Delta State.
By Our Correspondent The Ondo State Government on Monday, Jan. 6, said it has reduced the debt inherited from the immediate past administration of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by over 50 percent. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, who disclosed this to newsmen, said apart from reducing the inherited debt,
By Ebi Perekeme The Delta State Government has denied news report that the Ayakoromo bridge project in Burutu Council Area of the state has been abandoned. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, in a statement on Tuesday in Asaba, said the State Government was desirous of completing the project, assuring that work on
By Shina Badmus Former Delta State Commissioner of Agriculture, Chief Braduce Angozi, on Monday January 6, 2020 declared his intentions to contest the 2023 governorship seat in the State. More details later…
—Their action is unlawful, causing hardship to consumers – PHED The Ijaw Youth Council, Central Zone, has vowed to continue to occupy the offices of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. The IYC Chairman in the zone, Kennedy Olorogun, said the occupation of the PHED offices in the state
By Ebi Perekeme Ijaw youths have called for calm following Saturday’s clashes involving two sister communities in Ogbia, Bayelsa State. During the violent confrontation between Otuasega and Oruma, at least one person was shot dead while others who sustained injuries were reportedly battling for their lives at some undisclosed hospitals in the state. However, as
A 75–year old, Mrs Fehintola Wewe of Sabomi in Ese-Odo local government area of Ondo state has been reportedly kidnapped by some suspected armed men. The development came barely three weeks after some gunmen reportedly kidnapped the wife, children and driver of the traditional ruler of Odigbo town, Oba Rufus Akinrinmade. The victims were kidnapped
The governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade has warned his newly appointed commissioners and other political appointees to desist from making public and policy statements on social media. The directive was given on Sunday, Jan. 4, through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Christian Ita, who stated it in a statement.
By Ebi Perekeme The President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Legborsi Pyagbara has called on Ogoni people not to allow division by government, oil companies and politicians. He also noted that like every human entity, MOSOP was not immune to challenges and conflicts, but what stood the movement out
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria said Saturday, Jan. 4, that it has temporarily closed the runway of the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, to operations as part of safety precautions. General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu announced the measure in a statement informing airlines, passengers and the general public that a bush fire
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Ondo State Police Command, Mr Femi Joseph, and 18 other police officers in the Command were at the weekend promoted by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Undie Adie. Joseph was promoted to the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) from Superintendent of Police (SP). Two CSPs
Flight activities were on Saturday, Jan. 4, evening disrupted by fire out break which occurred on the runway of Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Rivers state, reports The Nation. The source added that the fire prevented a Max Air flight from taking off and Arik flight had to return to base. A Dana flight from Abuja
By Ebi Perekeme An angry husband has reportedly butchered his mother-in-law, both yet-to-be identified, to death in Arubayi Street, Okumagba Layout, Warri, Delta state. The incident was said to have occurred few hours after the shout of the New Year. It was gathered that the assailant later drank poison after committing the act and died
Nomalcy has returned to Shell Petroleum Development Company’s (SPDC) Beniseide Flow station as Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has waded into the crisis between the company and Ojobo community in Burutu Local Government Area. The governor met representatives of Shell and the community at Government House Annex, Warri, on Friday, Dec. 27 and appealed
By Ebi Perekeme The least might not have been heard of the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike as he had alleged his Bayelsa counterpart Seriake Dickson colluded with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to lose the just concluded Bayelsa governorship election. Dickson, he alleged, struck a deal with the APC to lose in state
By Shina Badmus The Honorable Member representing Warri South West Local Government Area in the Delta State House of Assembly has acted on his promise to ensure people of his area are given opportunity to education. Guwor on Thursday, December 19, 2019 flagged-off the distribution of free Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), JAMB, forms to over 300
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvC32O3o5gE&t=20s By Our reporter The People of oil-rich Ojobo community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, on Wednesday, December 18, stormed the Beneside Flow station operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, leading to a forceful shutdown of the facility. The protest was coming two days after the community issued a 48hours ultimatum
The monarch of Tarakiri clan, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, HRM King George Week, has passed on. His death occurred just weeks after regaining freedom from kidnappers’ den. It was gathered that the 81-year-old traditional ruler and father to the state Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Doodei Week, died of the torture and psychological
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, Dec.12, accused his Bayelsa State counterpart Governor Seriake Dickson, of “sneaking” into the state to cause disaffection under the pretence of visiting the Amanyanabo of Kalabari, King Theophilus J.T. Princewill. But Mujaheed Asari Dokubo, a blue-blood and descendant of Amachree, has slammed Gov. Wike warning him to desist
By Our Reporter Experts and discussants in the just concluded Correspondents’ Chapel Week of Rivers State Union of Journalists have warned that the rate of pollution in the oil producing communities in Ogoniland in particular and Niger Delta in general, is a potential time bomb and threat to national security. This warning is sequel to
By Badmus Shina Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu has congratulated Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa on his Tribune Platinum Award as Nigeria’s Torchbearer in Infrastructure and Environmental Development. Aniagwu told journalists at the sidelines of the event organised by African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc, publishers of Tribune titles, to mark the 70th anniversary of
By Our Reporter Following the protracted family crisis that has delayed the burial of Prominent Kalabari Son and Philanthropist, High Chief O.B Lulu Briggs for close to one year, the Rivers State Government has offered to bury the late Rivers son. Addressing leaders and People of Kalabari Ethnic Nationality on Wednesday at the Government House Port Harcourt,
By Ebi Perekeme The leadership of Gbaramatu Youth Council (GYC) has taken a bold step to explore for a new president to pilot their office for another administrative tenure. The apex youth organization of the kingdom made this known to our reporter. The disclosure was made by a source close to the current president of the youth
By Ebi Perekeme The Federal Government has launched a $129.17 million agriculture scheme to boost income generation and food security in the Niger Delta and the other oil-bearing areas. Known as the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises Programme in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND), the initiative is to enhance economic opportunities for youths and women in the
By Ebi Perekeme The Delta State Ijaw Youth Movement for Political Advancement (DIYMPA) has fingered the ongoing Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) in Lagos orchestrated by the Neconde/NPDC JV operating in OML 42 communities as hocus-pocus and waste of time. In a press statement and signed by the president of the group, Comrade John Dekawei,
–Victims shouldn’t shy away – A’Ibom govt Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State yesterday, Dec. 3, frowned at the rising cases of gender-based violence (GBV) in the country. The governor, who described the situation as ritualistic, made the remarks in Asaba at the State Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) stakeholders’ conference with the theme,
By Our Reporter A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe, has said that politics of bitterness and division was adversely affecting the development of the state. Abe also hailed the State Governor, Nyesom Wike, for taking measures to resolve the challenges facing the state. Speaking during a funeral of
By Badmus Shina Odidi community, hosting OML 42 in Warri South West Local Government Area in Delta State has furiously kicked against the NPDC/Neconde Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) process holding in Lagos. During a press briefing with GbaramatuVoice, the financial secretary of Odidi, High Chief Lawrence Okrikpa who represented the community chairman, Chief Johnny Aribogha hinted that the GMoU
By Ebi Perekeme Delta Ijaw Youth Movement for Political Advancement, DIYMPA, has rejected the proposal of the Delta State Government and NPDC/Neconde JV to introduce Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) in OML 42 communities, describing it as fraudulent. Details shortly…
By Shina Badmus The Egbema/Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF), held a town hall meeting on Wednesday, November 27. The, EGCDF, a Delta State based foundation setup to ensure to the development of riverine communities, said the programme was held to update community stakeholders on the ‘Gmou Process/Peace Building’ of the foundation. It took place at the TM Palace Hotel, Warri,
By Our Reporter In line with his administration’s determination to ensure full routine immunization coverage of Delta, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has advised health workers not committed to their jobs to resign or be sacked. The governor gave the warning on Thursday, Nov. 28 in Asaba at a meeting with relevant stakeholders on primary healthcare service
