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.
He Is Now Fortified To Face The Administrative Cum Spiritual Challenge – Chief Gbenekama We Are Happy To Have Him Back – Council of Chiefs It was originally planned to be a solemn reception of the sort, but considering the influence he commands in the state/region, the organizers were neither able to keep it low
"We are ready to defend with the last drop of our blood for our kingdoms and kings."
The Commander of the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigeria Army, Brigadier-General James Ataguba on Monday advised the militant youths in the Niger Delta area of Ondo State to surrender their arms and embrace the amnesty programme of the Ondo State and the Federal Governments. The state governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, had given the militants
•Calls On Government, Oil Companies For Support As a way of supporting the socioeconomic well-being of the girl-child in Gelegele community, the National Association of Ijaw Female Students (NAIFS), University of Benin Chapter have recently empowered thirty girls of Gelegele Community in Olodiama Kingdom, Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. This was contained in a
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr Nsima Ekere, has called on the people of the Niger Delta region to give credit to President Muhammadu Buhari for supporting the execution of development projects in the region. Speaking at the commissioning of the Otuoke Internal Road and Atubu Road Network, in Ogbia Local
Some members of a community in Bayelsa on Wednesday disrupted oil production at Adibawa Oil field operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company, shutting two oil wells. A reliable source, who pleaded anonymity, said that the protesters were from Tanbiri II, Biseni in Yenagoa who were demanding power supply from the nearby oil facility. The
Primary school teachers in Delta State yesterday protested at the state House of Assembly over non-payment of their salaries. The protesting teachers with placards at the Assembly premises saying: “We want our salaries removed from the councils,” “We are not against the local council autonomy,” “We are tired of staying with the councils.” The state
Countdown to the end of the 21 day -grace granted by Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, for armed youths to surrender their arms. On Monday (yesterday), at Ajapa Community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area, armed youths submitted their arms and weapons as they expressed their readiness to embrace peace. The militants were said to
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, Tuesday, condemned in strong terms, the killing of a final year law student in Otuoke, Bayelsa State, during the Zone B election of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). The victim, Magam Elvis, a student of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) was shot dead by suspected rival cultists,
•Says they have recorded countless number of death occasioned by the incident •People now sleep in the open — Community •Okowa, FG, Relief Agencies have abandoned us — Wilson Arerebo, community leader When the peace loving people of Okosugbene community, a sleepy town in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state, woke up that fateful morning of
VICTIMS of November 24th, 2016 military bombardment of Okosugbene community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, have complained of acute lack of food, shelter and medication since the incident.
•The event acts as a unifying factor for the Ijaw nation – HRM, Ogiobo IX The annual Amatu Bini Kamai festival was on Wednesday 22nd November 2017 held by the people of Amatu community, the traditional headquarters of Iduwini Kingdom in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Explaining what the Amatu Bini Kamai festival means to
A midnight fire has destroyed goods and over 500 shops worth several millions of naira at the popular Ogbe-Ijoh Market in the Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. The fire, which sources claimed began at about 11.30pm on Tuesday, lasted till about 1.30am on Wednesday, leaving some shops destroyed, while others were looted
•Says Gbaramatu is important to the economy of the nation •We Need Peaceful Coexistence – Palace The Commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), Rear Admiral Apochi Suleiman has explained that they are not an enemy of the Gbaramtu Kingdom and the Niger Delta in general. According to him, the kingdom
•To continue with his message of peace In continuation of his peace-building exercise, the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, HRM Oboro Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba, will on Wednesday 22nd November 2017 continue his visits to Ijaw communities in the Niger Delta. According to a release signed by the Palace Administrator and made available to GbaramatuVoice stated that, the Pere will
The crisis between the Ijaw and the Bini over the coronation of Pere of Olodiama Clan, Godwin Ogunyeibo, as well as ownership of the land where the Ijaw settled in Edo State, has taken a new dimension as the Ijaw claimed the installation of their traditional ruler was not new. They insisted that it was
James Ibori, former governor of Delta state, says late Alex Ekwueme, former Vice-President, is being mourned by a nation which failed to allow him rescue it from “political and economic morass will. According to Ibori, Nigerians are “shedding crocodile tears” over the passing of Ekwueme. In a statement by Tony Eluemunor, his spokesman, Ibori said
The Pan-Niger Delta People’s Congress (PNDPC), a splinter group of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has rejoined PANDEF. PNDPC, led by the paramount ruler of Seimbiri Kingdom, Pere Charles Ayemi-Botu and High Chief Mike Loyibo, had challenged the Chief Edwin Clark-led PANDEF in the last few months. Although Ayemi-Botu was absent at the harmonisation meeting
The Acting Rector of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Commodore Duja Effedua, has said the institution will stop admitting new applicants from the next academic session. Effedua, in an interview with our correspondent in Oron, Akwa Ibom State, disclosed that the decision to halt the admission of applicants was due to a wide gap
•Donates 2000 Customized Textbooks To Aid Learning A member, representing Burutu Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives, Honourable Julius Pondi has stated that his resolve to sponsor the annual football competition was informed by his burning desire to empower the youths. He made this known on Sunday 19th November, 2017 in Ekpan, Delta state
•All the 13 Council Chairmen produced since 1991 were all Itsekiris – Kari Ebipade •We want the Itsekiris to do the needful – Group Joining the call for correction of the political imbalance in Warri-North Local Government Area of Delta state, the National Youths, Ogbinbiri Federated Communities of Egbema Kingdom is seeking the immediate intervention of
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the people of Ijaw ethnic nationality to stop destroying themselves and embrace unity. The former President made the call on Friday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, while paying tribute to the late Ijaw leader and former member of Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Gordon
Militants in the riverine area of Ondo state, who embraced the amnesty programme of the Federal government in the state have trooped out in large number to surrender their arms and ammunition. The exercise which started on Thursday has recorded massive turn out of militants in the five collation centers including Igbekebo, Arogbo, Igbonla, Ajapa,
•We have decided to go beyond rhetoric- Ekpos Okuwanze •Our target is to provide 100 desks- Comr. Victor Isereke •We appreciate your kind gesture-Principal As a way of contributing to the socio-economic wellbeing of the community, the members of Ogulagha Kingdom Forum, WhatsApp group has donated fifty (50) 3-seater desks to Sokebolou Secondary School, Sokebolou,
•Says he has no issue with Kachukwu •PDP remains my party and my platform-Nwoko In preparation for the general election of 2019, a one-time member of the National Assembly, Prince Chinedu Mumir Nwoko, has assured the people of Delta North senatorial district that he will represent them at the Senate. Ned Nwoko made this declaration
The Chairman of Kokodiagbene community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Comr. Sheriff Mulade has declared that seeing the Ijaws and the Itsekiris coexist was the secret behind the Unity Cup he recently organized. He stated this in a chat with GbaramtuVoice correspondent after the final whistle which signal the end
•Use The Money For Gun Boats To Develop Our Region •Tompolo Is Our Son And We Cannot Deny Him-Woman leader •Women Are Ready To Go Naked If…-Triple Chief Vero The women of Gbaramatu Kingdom has cried out to the Federal Government and the entire world to come to their aid as they are tired of the
AKURE — Ondo State Government on Thursday granted amnesty to all Niger/Delta militants in the state, urging them to embrace the programme. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who announced the amnesty in Akure on Thursday, said an amnesty office has already been opened in Akure, the state capital with centres in five oil communities of Ilaje and Ese-Odo Local Government
•We appreciate your good work but… An Ijaw group, the Coalition for Peace Promoters of Egbema has called the Executive Governor of Delta State, Dr. Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, to call his officials to order who are using their position in his administration to promote criminality in Egbema kingdom, Warri North Local Government Area. The group
…to join forces with Avengers The Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, today, suspended the ceasefire it declared, last year, saying it would join forces with the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, to destroy oil facilities in the Niger Delta region. The group in a statement by the spokesperson, W. O. I IzonEbi, ordered Nigerians and expatriates working
•Tompolo is the most trusted name in Niger Delta region •He can assist the government to curb restiveness in the region As a way out of the impasse between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Niger Delta Avengers and the counter threat of the Nigerian Navy to tackle it, Comr. Bakumo Ellinton has called for a
•NDA does not enjoy our support or receive our blessings •We are partners in development with the FG The Gbaramatu Youth Council (GYC) Worldwide has declared that despite the fact that their communities play host to some of the demands made by the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), their youths are neither members nor associate with the members of the
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, says the state deep seaport at Agge in Ekeremor will be ready before the end of his tenure in February 2020. He said the government had already acquired and surveyed 15, 000 hectares of land for the construction of the seaport. Dickson gave the assurance on Wednesday evening while inaugurating
•Threatens to shutdown NGC operation in Gbaramatu Gbaramatu communities affected by August 25, 2017 gas explosion along the Escravos to Warri gas pipeline has given two weeks ultimatum to the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) to carry out an assessment of the extent of damage done to the people and communities. The ultimatum as issued demands also
•Igoba community has just one government teacher, two community teachers By Loveth Ojogun As part of their effort to encourage learning culture among youths, the National Association of Gbaramatu Students, NAGS, recently paid an official visit to selected schools in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. NAGS, while on its official
