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.
A large number of riverine communities in Burutu, and Warri South West local governments’ areas have been blocked from getting access to Warri by waterweeds popularly known as water hyacinth. This was revealed by Alaowei Cleric, National President, Foundation for Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Crusaders (FOHURAC), in a statement. According to him, “the revolving weeds have completely barricaded River
Esenaebe Secondary School is one of the two public secondary schools in Bomadi, the Headquarter of Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State. The school which was founded in 1956 was once a Teachers’ Training College (co-Educational institution) and later downgraded to a secondary school in 2006. The school makes use of the then Teachers’
Ancient Gbekebor community in the Ogbolubiri-Mein Clan in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State is on the throes of being washed away by erosion as a large portion of the community is already submerged. More details on GbaramatuVoice Newspaper See photos below: Share your story with us: 08030891146 (Whatsapp and SMS only) Email: info@gbaramatuvoicenews.press
Jones Abiri, a journalist who has been in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) for two years, believes God will see him through his ordeal. Abiri, publisher of the Weekly Source, a newspaper based in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state, was arrested in 2016 for allegedly being the leader of the joint revolutionary council of
In what experts describe as another validation of the reforms and progress being made by the administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki, Africa Report in its July/August 2018 edition, has ranked Edo third among states in Nigeria that recorded impressive progress in recent times. The report ranked the states along the lines of multidimensional poverty index,
Vice-Chancellor of Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Prof. Blessing Didia, has asked Niger Delta youths to stop breaking pipelines of oil companies, and acquire skills to become entrepreneurs. He spoke yesterday at the skills’ acquisition sensitisation workshop for youths from Rivers State host communities of Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (TEPNG). The workshop was
The residents of Bakana in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State have hailed the heroic effort of a young contractor, Joseph Blackson, who saved 13 passengers, but lost his life during the boat accident that claimed the lives of six persons on Saturday. It was gathered that apart from those who were saved by the
Some oil producing communities in Oil Mining and License, OML 40 in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State have given five days ultimatum to Etland Oil and Gas Plc, Elcrest Exploration and Production Limited and the operators of Nigeria Petroleum Development Company, NDPC, to recognise them as host communities or vacate their land.
Bayelsa State Government has said that it would give priority to the payment of workers’ salaries in consonance with the emphasis placed on workers by the Restoration Administration. This disclosure was made by the state Commissioner for Finance, Maxwell Ebibai, in a statement recently He disclosed that the state government received the sum of N10.8 billion as
The Bayelsa Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has described the new Bayelsa Airport as a necessity aimed at attracting investors and tourists. He said that, as a state that sits at the centre of the Gulf of Guinea, the airport will also be strategic for the coordination of the defence of the region, while attracting
…200 housing unit soon to be commissioned GBARAMATU – Okerenkoko, a community situated in Gbaramatu Kingdom of Warri South West Local Government Area, Delta State, was agog today as the state deputy governor, Barrister Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, commissioned four units of two semidetached bungalows which was embarked on by the Delta State Oil Producing Areas
A water scheme with capacity for 20, 000 gallons has been inaugurated in Agbere, a community in Bayelsa State. The facility will serve over 5,000 residents. The gesture was courtesy of Oando Plc. and its Joint Venture (JV) partners the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC). According to the Oando
The Acting Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, on Wednesday, said the state government was ready to host Africa at the 21st African Senior Athletics Championship tagged “Asaba 2018”. Athletes from 45 African countries including Nigeria would participate in the five-day showpiece billed for August 1 – 5 at the Stephen Keshi Stadium
The National woman leader and Ibe-Benemo-ere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Triple Chief Vero Tangbowei, has warned Chief Michael Johnny who is planning to take his campaign train to the Palace of the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba, tomorrow to steer clear or face dire consequences. In an exclusive chat with
WARRI – Inhabitants of Egbema, an oil producing community in Warri North Local Government Area, Delta State, have decried alleged marginalisation of the area, saying the people have been shut out of civilisation over the years, by successive governments in the state. The community rejected a renovated health centre over shoddy job. Chief Godfrey Ukulor,
Reactions have continued to trail the security architecture bill in Bayelsa State following the public hearing on “Community Safety Corps Bill 2018 and the Registration of Neighborhood Watch Bill 2018”. One of those who made their voices heard was the Chief of Staff to the Chairman Bayelsa State Vigilante Group, Mr. Hilary Ajap, who noted
The entire people of Uvwie Kingdom at home and in diaspora under the aegis of Uvwie General Improvement Union (UGIU) led by Chief A.T. Ukuvwrere yesterday thanked President Muhammed Buhari for his firm pronouncement and outright condemnation of the Nigeria Army for its encroachment into Uvwie land with impunity for many years. In his thank-you
The Oil and Gas Producing Areas Enlightenment and Empowerment Initiative (OGPAEEI), an NGO in Bayelsa, says over 50 fishing settlements have been destroyed by the recent oil spill in Aghoro 1 and 2 communities. Aghoro is hosting an oilfield operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The News
The Executive Chairman of Egbema-Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation, EGCDF, Comrade Jude Ukori on Wednesday congratulated His Royal Majesty, Bini Pere III, the Agadagba of Egbema Kingdom, Delta State, on his 90th birthday celebration, GbaramatuVoice Reports. In a letter of felicitation to Agadagba, Ukori prayed that the legacy of peace, harmony, prosperity and steadfast progress which
..”I have abandoned my business” – Barber BOMADI – Apart from the security of lives and property, another major responsibility of every government is the provision of basic amenities to its people. But this provision of basic amenities is not to be in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta state as the residents, for no
…To preach peaceful coexistence among Ijaws As part of his royal responsibilities, His Imperial Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba, the Pere of Gbaramatu kingdom, will in the early hours of Monday, 25th June, 2018 visit Arogbo-Ijaw Kingdom in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, for the coronation ceremony of the new Agadagba of the Kingdom.
The Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) says it will soon visit projects abandoned by the Niger Delta Development Commission in the region. Acting Chairman of the commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, stated this when a delegation of the National Association of Niger-Delta Students (NANDS) visited him in Abuja recently. Spokesman of the commission, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren,
The Bayelsa government said the ongoing public service reforms has reduced its workforce from 55,000 to 27,000, thus fishing out and expunging 28,000 ghost workers from its payroll. The Bayelsa Commissioner for Information, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Yenagoa. Iworiso-Markson was reacting to criticism by the Bayelsa chapter
Eric Omare, the President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has taken a swipe at the National Assembly “for reducing the budget estimate for the Nigerian Maritime University (NMU), Okerenkoko, the East West Road and other key projects in the recently signed 2018 budget.” The IYC President stressed, “the federal government included the sum of
…He is anti-Ijaw – IIA On the heels of Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa’s visit to Burutu Local Government Area today, an Ijaw group, Ijaw Interest Advocates (IIA), has accused the state government under his leadership of non-performance as it relates to the deliverance of democratic dividends to the locality. In a statement jointly signed
WARRI – The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has stated that the Delta State Government has not impacted positively on the people since his assumption of office in 2015. National president of the youth body, Barrister Pereotubo Oweilaemi, said that despite the fact that Governor Okowa got some of the highest number of votes in Ijaw
…He was brought in dead to general hospital, Sagbama, says Chief Matron YENAGOA – The Chief Matron of General Hospital, Sagbama, who was by the bedside of the late Professor Prince Efere of the University of Africa, Toru-Orua(UAT) in his last moment, has thrown more light into the circumstances that surrounded his sudden death. She
Benin – The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II would perform a Benin sacred traditional rite at Emotan shrine on Wednesday in Benin. Mr. Fank Irabor, the Secretary of Benin Traditional Council announced this on Tuesday. Irabor said all Enigies, Edionweres, Okao, Ohen-Ovia, Ohen-Okhuahe, Igiohen-Ikhuo and market women are expected to attend the ceremony. He said
…He’s an astute manager of resources – Bosin Ebikeme As the season of endorsement for Okowa/Otuaro second term in office continues, the Fiyewei of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Chief Godspower Gbenekama and the leaders of Azama Ward 17 in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State have joined the train. The Fiyewei and the entire
The Nigerian Army on Friday said soldiers would be on standby to forestall possible violence in Saturday’s council elections in Rivers. Col. Aminu Iliyasu, Spokesman of the Nigerian Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt, told our reporters that soldiers would be deployed at strategic points several kilometres away from polling centres. He explained that the army
The Dean, School of Foundation Studies, University of Africa (UAT), Toru-Orua, Prof. Prince Efere, has been reportedly found dead in his office. It was gathered that Efere, a United Kingdom-trained scholar, was found lifeless in his office by his colleagues after he failed to turn up for a meeting. Some of his friends who confirmed
Says, he’s not yet done with Delta South Senatorial Seat “I have consulted heaven and earth” The Senator representing Delta South Senatorial District of Delta State at the upper legislative chambers, Senator James Manager has declared his intention to vie for the same political office come 2019. James Manager made this disclosure yesterday during the Delta
…You must bring the perpetrators to book, IYC tells Buhari In what the community dwellers described as commando style, the Nigerian Army in the early hours of Thursday, June 7, 2018, invaded the sleepy but egalitarian communities of Ben-Ama and Tengele-Ama in Oluasiri clan, Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State An action which according
The Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame Ikenwoli, on Thursday has counselled the Delta State House of Assembly hopeful in Warri South West constituency, Comrade Sheriff Mulade to ensure he runs an issue based campaign that will deliver quality representation to the people. The Itsekiri monarch while giving his counsel on the occasion of a consultation visit to his
Governors of the South South states yesterday called for the payment of 13 per cent component of the $1billion withdrawn by the Federal Government from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to buy security equipment. The governors took the decision at a summit yesterday hosted by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. In attendance were Governors Ifeanyi
