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.
The member representing Warri Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Daniel Reyenieju has expressed utter disgust against the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over the Commission’s skulduggery and cynical indifference in its inability to grasp the founding ideals of its establishment as it engages in misplaced and reckless duplication of the efforts of
—Crocodile smile can’t be military Training-Omare A pan-Ijaw organization, the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC Worldwide has sent a strong worded message to the Federal Government, stating that what the Niger Delta region need are smiles of human joy flowing from positive developmental projects and not smiles of the military-induced crocodile. The IYC, under the leadership
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has again hit hard on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, warning the commission not to embark on development projects in any of the Niger Delta states without first seeking the governors’ permission. Mr. Emmanuel, who was addressing a security summit for the South-south region held on Tuesday
—We cannot be slaves in our land —Wants 50-50 sharing of political positions The people of Egbema communities, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta state has called on Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa to save them from unprecedented marginalization, injustices and other abnormalities meted to them by the Itsekiris. The communities stated this in a
By Loveth Ojogun Residents of Oporoza community, the ancestral headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, have expressed worry over the deplorable state of their major roads describing them as impassable. In a chat with GbaramatuVoice correspondent, Mr. Patrick K., an indigene stated that their roads have been in this
The police on Tuesday arraigned two persons before the Magistrate Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, for supplying false information on Governor Seriake Dickson’s younger brother, Moses Dickson. The suspects – Francis Babatunde and John James – pleaded guilty for peddling false accusation against the governor’s brother. Babatunde, a plumber working in the residence of
All is now set at Tubutoru Ijaw kingdom in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo state for the celebration of the one year coronation anniversary of their monarch, His Royal Majesty, Pere Gbebokedi Ajiri-Oba, Oguruyeke, Okirimini 1, Paramount Ruler of Tubutoru. This event, our correspondent gathered, is scheduled for 13th October, 2017 at the spacious palace square. A
…Confers Fellowship on Clark, Kokori and Barigha-Amange WARRI — 1,102 students of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta state, would on Saturday be awarded National Diploma and Higher National Diploma certificates on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The Principal of the institute, Prof Sunny Iyuke, who disclosed this to journalists at a press conference held on
Residents of Tombia and its environs in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have raised the alarm over the flood that has ravaged the community. The residents claimed that the state government had neglected them as the flood caused by the overflowing of the bank of River Nun, a tributary of River Niger, had
WARRI — Tension is mounting at the Millar Waterside area of Warri, Delta State, as boat operators yesterday protested against the killing of a fellow boat operator named Akpobolokaemi Duke, a native of Enekorogha Community in Burutu local council, by Marine Police personnel on October 1. It was gathered that the deceased was coming to
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has said the Ijaws would insist on the restructuring of the country. He said restructuring woven around resource control, fiscal federalism and devolution of powers from the centre to the federating units would enthrone a fair, balanced and equitable country, where all ethnic groups would be proud to call their
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Councillorship Aspirant in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, Hon. Simon Timiedi has stepped down for a Warri based banker and Spokesperson, Delta Ijaw Women initiative (DIWI), Comr. Ebi Adams, GbaramatuVoice reports. Hon. Simon Timiedi in a telephone chat with GbaramatuVoice stated that he stepped down for the
—Alleges Military Intimidation —We need Joint Investigation -Akori —NGC is Highhanded -Odudu The people of Ikpokpo, Okpele-Ama, Otogbene, Atanba and other Gbaramatu communities in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State have called on the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu comes to come to their rescue over the
The Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba, has expressed his gratitude to the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E. A. Adeboye for the good work he is doing, declaring that his kingdom is proud of him. The traditional ruler made this known in his palace
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr Nsima Ekere, has stated that the Commission is devoting 70 per cent of its budget to the completion of on-going projects in the Niger Delta region. Mr Ekere, who spoke during an interactive meeting with NDDC design and supervising consultants at the Hotel Presidential,
To offer prayers to the gods of the land and God Almighty The popular Arogbo Ijaw kingdom in Ondo State has suddenly become a beehive of activities following the planned tour of the kingdom by the Monarch of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba. According to the details of his itinerary as
The Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe (Agadagba) has called on the Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, to recruit qualified indigenes of riverine communities to teach in the areas to solve the shortage of teachers. The monarch made the call when the Chief Inspector of Education, Eze Ariwojo led his
Former commander of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Mr. Ebikabowei Victor-Ben, has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for sustaining the Presidential Amnesty Scheme. Victor-Ben popularly known as ‘General Boyloaf’ spoke on Tuesday at a peace rally to mark the day agitators willingly dropped their arms at the Yenagoa Peace Park. The
—Says without peace, there is no development The Coordinator of Presidential Amnesty Programme and Presidential Adviser on Niger Delta, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (retd.), has said only peace will enhance Niger Delta’s development. He implored agitators in the creeks to embrace peace, clear vestiges of violence and sustain developmental efforts of the government. Boroh, represented by
—Says DESOPADEC has been reduced to nothing but a picture in a frame —Threatens to mobilize women against the Commission One of the most vocal women groups in the Niger Delta region, the Delta Ijaw Women Initiative (DIWI), has called on the Delta State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa to immediately scrap the
In what could be likened to the triumphant entry of old, the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, will tomorrow Wednesday 27th September 2017 play host to their regional head, Pastor E. A. Kalejaye, the Pastor-in-Charge of Region 23, as he storms Gbaramatu kingdom on a one-day prayer visit. GbaramatuVoice gathered that the anointed man of God will
Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates have attacked a passenger boat in Bayelsa State killing two people. It was gathered that the bandits who struck along the waterways of Brass Local Government Area, left many other passengers critically injured. One of the passengers who survived the attack, identified as Saddam, said the ugly incident happened near the
A councillorship aspirant in Warri South West Local Government Area from Okerenkoko ward, Comr. Aaron Ebizi Sinwa has declared that empowerment of the people in his ward will be his utmost priority if elected in the forthcoming Local Government election. He stated this today in a chat with GbaramatuVoice in Warri. The councillorship hopeful said
In a carnival-like event, the Ijaw speaking people of Okomu Kingdom in Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo State on Tuesday, 19th September 2017, crowned a new king. Pius Yanbor, a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police was crowned the new Beri Apoi, Ogudumu, Oki, Kalasuo III, the Pere of Okomu kingdom after performing the traditional
The Bayelsa Government on Sunday condemned the attack by pirates on an oil services vessel on Friday which left three crewmen including two security escorts dead in Ekebiri waterways in the state. The government, while demanding an investigation, said that reports at its disposal indicate that a police officer, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. NSCDC personnel
Barely three weeks after an ambush on a military houseboat which led to the killing of two persons in Southern Ijaw creeks in Bayelsa, suspected militants have again attacked a tug-boat laden with crude oil in the same area and killed three crew members. Gunmen suspected to be Niger Delta militants had on August 28,
—We will block the creeks with our women —Says Enough Is Enough The Delta Ijaw Women Initiative (DIWI), yesterday in Warri, Delta State reiterated her earlier position to the Federal Government of Nigeria and the military authority to halt any plans to carry out their ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’ in the Niger Delta region. DIWI made this
Six security operatives on an escort mission were feared dead Friday nigh in Bayelsa State. The security operatives were attceked by sea pirates along the Ekebiri waterways in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Details later…
Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr (Deacon) Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, Friday, assured the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and other investors in the state of an investor-friendly environment and charged them to embrace the peace initiatives of the Delta State government for mutual benefits as they go on with their various responsibilities. Speaking in Warri,
The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to establish an oil and gas institute in Odi, Bayelsa State as part of ongoing negotiations to tackle developmental problems in the Niger Delta region. President Muhammadu Buhari administration has been rolling out palliatives and infrastructural packages to develop human capacity and quell agitation in the region. The Minister of Science
—As two organisations donate 24 Bunk Beds, Mattresses —We appreciate the community effort –CIE As part of their collective efforts towards developing their community, to guarantee the education of their children and complement government efforts, the people of Kokodiagbene in Gbaramatu kingdom recently built and handed over a block of three classrooms with teachers’ quarters
—Restructuring is Inevitable – Mulade Working in accordance with their vision, the Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ in collaboration with the Network on Good Governance, NGG yesterday, held a peace march in Benin City. The peace march according to the organisers is in commemoration of the International Day of Peace and the theme
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday commended the Nigerian Navy for ensuring peace, checking piracy and securing oil facilities in the Niger Delta. Okowa made the commendation when he received the Flag Officer Commanding Logistics Command, Oghara, Rear Adm. Peter Onaji, who led top officers of the Command on a familiarisation visit to Asaba. He charged the Navy not to
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, fielded questions in a media chat on a wide range of issues including the projects embarked upon by his administration. Excerpts: Despite the economic downturn felt all over the country, your administration has lined up some projects for inauguration. What are these projects, particularly those in the education sector
Human and environmental rights activist, Mr. Alagoa Morris, was quizzed for about two hours by the military following a report he posted on social media. It was gathered that some military intelligence officers attached to the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Delta Safe (ODS) invited Morris to one of their Sector Commands in Otiotio, Yenagoa
