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 Badmus Shina The Publisher of GbaramatuVoice, Niger Delta most leading and trusted newspapers, Mr. Jacob Abai has been inducted into the Ijaw nation Hall of Fame. The induction took place on Thursday, October 31 2019, and was conducted by the Eastern Zone chairman of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Comr. Sammy George in Port Harcourt, the
The United State Agency for International Development USAID has engaged the service of FullPlan Associate to carry out comprehensive block mapping and enumeration of water consumers in 10 communities in Delta state. FullPlan Associate is a private firm. Under the USAID E-WASH, the international body is embarking on the exercise in collaboration with the Delta State Urban
By Ebi Perekeme The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has pledged to embrace accountability and transparency in its processes to ensure that the Commission effectively discharges its mandate of fast-tracking the development of the Niger Delta region. In a press message made available to GbaramatuVoice on Nov. 1, the Director, Corporate Affairs, Mr. Charles Obi Odili said the Acting Executive
By Our Reporter Executive Chairman of Udu Local Government Area of Delta State has allayed the fears of road users, stating that the Udu Bridge which connects Ovwian and Enerhen, Delta State, was not going to collapse soon as being speculated by uninformed members, stressing that the bridge was in good shape. He gave the
By Ebi Perekeme The new Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Gbene Dr Joi Nunieh, has assured that the Commission will impact on all rural communities spread across the Niger Delta region. Dr Nunieh, who gave the assurance when she assumed office yesterday at the commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt, stated
Oil-rich Benikrukru community in Gbaramatu Kingdom of Delta State had earlier on October 28 2019, experienced an unexpected surge of violence during a meeting organized by elders of the community to elect a new chairman. The meeting which began by 11am was held at the residence of Apostle Johnson Bibogha in Warri and had all
By Ebi Perekeme The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is set to distribute 32 waste disposal trucks and 64 waste bins to the ministries of environment in the nine Niger Delta states to help in the campaign for a clean and healthy environment. This was contained in a press statement by the Director, Corporate Affairs of NDDC,
The Nigerian Army Oct. 25 commenced Operation Crocodile Smile 4, in the Niger Delta, through reaching out to residents of communities where the exercise is scheduled to take place with medical assistance and other humanitarian gestures. The operation, an annual army level exercise carried out in the South-south geo-political zone, began October 8 and would
A local foundation with the backing of Ford Foundation is pioneering a change that is providing jobs in Rivers, Abia and Akwa Ibom states, writes ROSEMARY NWISI from Port Harcourt. Niger Delta states are experiencing a new boom. The reason: the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), is
The Commissioner for Mineral Resources, Markson Fefegha, who resigned his appointment and left the cabinet of Bayelsa Governor, Seriake Dickson, a few days ago, has made dramatic return. Fefegha, in a resignation letter letter dated October 18, cited political uncertainty for his decision to forgo the appointment. But the commissioner, in another letter returned to
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has warned that his administration will not tolerate any illegal traditional ruler in the state. He however restated that his government will not dabble into the traditional processes involved in the selection of a king in any part of the state. Okowa who was represented by his deputy, Kingsley
By Shina Badmus Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated his predecessor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, as he turns 65 years on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. He described the former Governor as “an elder statesman and leader of inestimable value” whose contributions to the growth and development of the state remained outstanding. In a statement
By Ebi Perekeme Two kids of different parents, identified as Igulapelewe Inuesokan and Justinah Seiwei have been declared missing in Ajakpa community of Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the children had been missing since last Friday, Oct. 18 during the flood that occurred in the community. They were
By Badmus Shina A popular market in Warri, Delta State, known as Ogbe-Ijoh market, was engulfed by fire on Monday, Oct. 20 2019. Shops owners at the market were seen in a helter-skelter movement, because of their resources lost to the inferno. Watch Face Of Gbaramatu Int’l Culture/Tourism Visit to Ogbe-Ijoh Market Gutted By Fire
By Our Reporter Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Tuesday, Oct 22, warned against an attempt by workers to disrupt oil production activities at the Shell Petroleum Development Company’s (SPDC) Forcados Export Terminal in Burutu Local Government Area of the state. The governor gave the warning at a meeting in Government House, Warri Annex after
Rivers State Government and Julius Berger Nigeria Plc have signed an agreement for the construction of three flyover bridges to further develop Port Harcourt and resolve traffic congestion in the city. According to The Sun, the Attorney-General of Rivers State, Dr. Zaccheus Adango, led officials of the state government during the signing process, while the Managing
Bayelsa Commissioner for Mineral Resources Markson Fefegha, has resigned ahead of the November 16 governorship election. Fefegha, who is a popular politician in Yenagoa, was a founding member of Dickson’s Restoration Government and had served in other capacities. The politician, who declared that he was tired of the government, was once a Commissioner for Education
The ravaging flood resulting from the overflow of the River Niger has rendered residents in over ten communities along the shores of the river homeless. The source said the communities which spread across four kingdoms are in Oshimili South and Ndokwa East local government areas of Delta State. Part of the report added that as
By Shina Badmus The Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) on Wednesday, October 16 distributed relief materials to flood victims at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Patani, Patani Local Government Area of Delta State. Mr. John Anegba, Personal Assistant (PA) to the commissioner representing Ijaw Ethnic Nationality, Dr. Paul Bebenimbo, who
By Ebi Perekeme Ogbe-Ijoh people of Delta state on Tuesday, Oct. 15, addressed the press over the killing of their son, Mr. Taylor Williams Ogofugha by Aladja suspected assailants. Speaking for Ogbe-Ijoh Warri Kingdom in a press release made available to GbaramatuVoice, Chief Monday Keme said that this was not the first time that the supposed killers invaded the
By Enaibo Asiayei Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed a resident of Ogbe-Ijoh, headquarters of Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. The death occurred on the afternoon of Tuesday, Oct. 15. The incident has thrown residents into pandemonium. The cause of the death could not be ascertained as at the time of filing
— We are in control of the area-Police At least four persons are feared killed and many houses razed as two rival cult groups engaged in battle of supremacy in Sime, Etche communuties in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers state. The incident reportedly took place early hours of Monday, Oct. 14. Spokesman of the
By Ebi Perekeme Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has constituted two Ad hoc teams to carry out assessment tour of communities affected by flood in the state. This development followed the flash floods that had adversely affected most communities, especially the riverine areas of the state. The teams are for Ilaje and Ese-Odo local government
By Ebi Perekeme The people of Agge community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have called on the government, at all levels, and relevant agencies to come to their aid. Their clarion call was for the governments to save their community from being washed away by ocean surge, occasioned by high rise of
Bayelsa State Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief David Lyon, has assured that his party would win the November 16 election by a landslide. Lyon flayed the claim by Governor Seriake Dickson that the APC was not on ground in Bayelsa describing it as empty euphoria. The candidate in a statement by
By Ebi Perekeme The Niger Delta Royal Queens (NDRQ) at the weekend, Oct. 11, promised to confront cultism, corruption and other social vices in schools. The queens, from various kingdoms in the oil-rich region, particularly blamed falling standard of education on examination malpractices in schools and promised to help in curbing the menace. Speaking in
By Ebi Perekeme Member representing Burutu Federal Constituency, Hon. Julius G. Pondi, MHR, has cried out against the deplorable condition in his constituency. Pondi said in a statement he personally signed and made available to GbaramatuVoice, Oct. 12, that his constituency and its environs have been submerged by flooding, which has caused millions of Naira property lost.
By Our Correspondent Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Saturday, Oct. 11, directed public Primary and Secondary Schools submerged by flooding in the state to go on three-week holiday. The emergency holiday, which would begin on Monday, was declared as a result of the flash floods that affected most flood-prone communities especially riverine areas of the state.
By Etim Joseph Residents of Iko community in Eastern Obolo Local Council of Akwa Ibom State yesterday, October 10, protested against alleged ill-treatment by an Indian firm, Sterling Energy Exploration and Production Company. The protesters said that the company had been dredging for two years in the community allegedly without Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and
By Ebi Perekeme President Muhammadu Buhari has apologised to Beleme and Offion Ama communities within the Oil Mining Lease (OML 25) facility in Rivers State for their abandonment by the government in 40 years despite contributing 45,000 barrels daily to the nation’s output. He regretted that the affected settlements were still begging for basic social
President, Akwa Ibom Indigenes Association in South Africa, Mr. Kingsley Ibokette has urged Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta, to transform the area. This was contained in a telephone message Ibokette delivered to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from Pretoria, South Africa, on Friday, October 11, saying that Akpabio had the experience to accomplish the
By Enaibo Asiayei Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has said that the state government was on top gear to complete the Ughelli-Asaba dual carriageway to accommodate expected heavy traffic from Warri Port when dredging of second part of Escravos bar would be completed. The governor made this known on Tuesday, Oct. 8 2019, at his quarterly interactive session
By Sandra Orokodo The people of Ughelli, on Saturday, went into frenzy, as the honourable member representing Ughelli North, Ughelli South, and Udu Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon (Rev.) Francis Ejiroghene Waive, opened his Constituency Office, three months after his election. A press release on September 9, by SSA, New Media, Joan Imiruaye said the office is located
There was panic and gunshots in Bayelsa House of Assembly on Monday as speaker leaves with mace. Details shortly
