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 Enaibo Asiayei The new leadership of the Department of State Security (DSS) may have started making good its promise to review cases of all detainees in its custody, according to indications yesterday. Seven Ijaw youths from Bayelsa State who were arrested two years ago and locked up in the organization’s cell since then were
By Shina Badmus Barely a week after a group of purported beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme under the aegis of Niger Delta Ex-agitators Forum (NDEF) petitioned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara over sundry issues, an interesting twist is unfolding, as some of those listed as victims of the alleged
By Shina Badmus The Federal Government has debunked the claims of non-payment of monthly stipends to 61 Niger Delta ex-militants in the Presidential Amnesty Programme. Mr Murphy Ganagana, the Special Assistant (Media) to the President’s Special Adviser on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the PAP, Prof. Charles Dokubo, in a statement on Saturday, noted that
Family members of a missing four-year-old girl, Elo Ogidi, were overjoyed on Friday after she was found in an orphanage in Benin, Edo State. Elo was reportedly stolen from the Christ Embassy in Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos State, during a church service she attended in company with her parents and their housemaid on Sunday, July 8,
By Enaibo Asiayei Human rights activists, civil society organisations, professionals and opinion leaders in Delta State have described the relocation of Shell to Lagos as a “gross violation of Section 16 of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution, as amended, which forbids the undue concentration of wealth and resources of Nigeria in a particular state, in this
The Bayelsa state Government on Friday imposed a curfew on Twon Brass in the Brass Local Government Area of the state, where three persons were killed on August 15. The Deputy Governor of the state, Rear Adm. Gboribiogha Jonah retired, told a news conference in Yenagoa that the curfew would last from 9pm to 6
The Delta Assembly has amended the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) law, 2015, empowering the governor to extend the tenure of board for not more than one year. The amendment of the law followed a motion moved by the Deputy Majority Leader of the Assembly, Mr Oboro Preyor at the plenary yesterday
By Shina Badmus The Akugbene-Mein Traditional Chiefs Council in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, has called on the Federal Government to urgently implement the 16-point agenda on the development of the Niger Delta in appreciation of the commitment of the leaders of the region to peace. It also urged the state government to site
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has paid glowing tributes to his late mother, Goldcoast Dickson, whom he described as an integral part of his journey in life. Governor Dickson, in his brief remarks on Monday night during a service organised by the state government at the Governor’s Lodge in Yenagoa to commiserate with him, said
By Domotimi Daniel Jones Abiri, a journalist and publisher of a local tabloid in Bayelsa State, The Weekly Source, yesterday relieved his ordeal in the Department of State Sevices (DSS) cell. Abiri returned to Yenagoa, the capital, and was received at the secretariat of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) by reporters and the leadership of
By Brakerekebina Birinimighan Former governor of Delta State and 2019 senatorial hopeful, His Excellency, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, was a proud man recently when he was honoured with a thanksgiving service at the First Baptist Church in Mosogar by his adopted son, Japhet Omene. Japhet, a former bus conductor, was adopted by Governor Uduaghan while
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, SPDC, said it had recovered over 95 percent of spilled oil from the recent spill incidents on sections of the Trans Ramos Pipeline, TRP, in Aghoro community, Bayelsa State, and in Odimodi community in Delta State. The pipeline, which has remained shut-in since the incidents, supplies crude
His Royal Majesty, Oboro Gbaraun II (Aketekpe, Agadagba), the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, has given his royal blessings to the 3rd Anniversary/Award Dinner of Niger Delta foremost newspaper, GbaramatuVoice that is billed for Tuesday, September 11th, 2018, at the KFT Place in Warri. This was made known during the recent visit of GbaramatuVoice media team,
Suspected Militants have killed one Police sergeant, Shedrach Stephen, during a rescue operation in Akwa Ibom State. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, who said this during a press conference in Uyo on Saturday, added that the Command recovered bullet-proof vests, Police and military uniforms, live ammunition, cartridges and charms from the hoodlums. “On August
Three governors in the South South are in contention for the Niger Delta Governor of the Year Award 2017 by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper, a multi-media organisation in the region. The governors are Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa. The Publisher of the newspaper, Jacob Abai, said in Lagos on
By Enaibo Asiayei There are cases of shooting and ballot snatching in Ward 18, Units 7, 8 and 9, Port Harcourt City, in the ongoing House of Assembly bye-election for the Port Harcourt Constituency 3 seat. While the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is accusing the All Progressives Congress (APC) of using the Special Anti-Robbery Squad
By Magdalene Agbadamashi 2Face’s wife, Annie Idibia, has warned online beggars who have been begging her for money to quit because she also has her own responsibilities to shoulder. According to the mother of two who was livid with anger at the way people beg her for money, she is willing to help promote people’s
By David Owei Nigeria Police Force, Zone 5 Command headquarters, Benin City, has recorded another milestone achievement by arresting nine suspected armed robbers and other criminal gang across the zone. Also, nine stolen vehicles as well as illegal pump action guns were recovered in line with the collective quest to rid the zone from all
By Shina Badmus Residents of Ekpan community in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta state have been thrown into total blackout for some days now after two electricity poles were brought down by a truck in motion at the popular Ekpan Roundabout. According to Mr. Benjamin Kegbe, who spoke with GbaramatuVoice, the electric cables on
By Enaibo Asiayei The President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Pereotubo Oweilaemi, has commended the electoral panel and the delegates to the election of the Pere of Tuomo kingdom for peacefully selecting a successor to the throne. He made the commendation in a congratulatory message signed on his behalf by Daniel Dasimaka, the Spokesman of
By Francis Abai Former President Goodluck Jonathan at the 2018 New Yam Festival of Obinugwu community in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State has called on Nigerians not to despair in the face of prosecution. Jonathan seized the opportunity to thank people of the community and the state for resisting persecution of the traditional ruler, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya.
Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator, Amnesty Programme (PAP), Prof. Charles Dokubo, has said PAP will collaborate with the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) on disaster reduction programmes in the Niger Delta. He said the scope of the collaboration would include sensitisation campaigns on environmental hazards, occasioned by
WARRI – Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has said that the support of women of Delta State was largely responsible for the electoral victory and achievements of the Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa-led Delta State Government since inception in 2015. Otuaro, who said Okowa/Otuaro ticket still counts on them, prayed Almighty God,
Benin Monarch, Omo N’ Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has made a case for the establishment of a Council of Traditional Rulers to support efforts at riding the West African sub-region of cross-border crimes. Oba Ewuare II made the submission in his lecture entitled “The Role of Traditional Institutions in the Preservation of
By Magdalene Agbadamashi & Favour Ogegbene The ongoing 2018 Permanent Voters Card (PVC) registration exercise which was initially slated to close on Friday, August 17th, and has been extended by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) for another two weeks has caused eager and eligible voters who thronged the Warri South INEC office hours to the initial
The multi-million dollar floating dockyard owned by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, which arrived the country recently, will save the country millions of dollars in capital flight once operational. NIMASA is also making efforts to create enabling environment for the growth of indigenous participation in shipping. Dakuku Peterside, director general of the
The Delta Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Hon. Joyce Overah, says that 21 out of the 25 local governments in the state are still owing their workers months of unpaid salaries. Overah disclosed this in Asaba on Wednesday while presenting the stewardship of his ministry in the last one year during a news conference. He
There is palpable fear, anxiety, and tension in Gbaraun town, headquarters of Gbaraun Kingdom in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, as the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta allegedly besieged the community today. According to reports from the community, soldiers stormed the community in two gun boats at about 9am
GbaramatuVoice, a formidable newspaper which sprung up in 2015 and known for its accurate and vivid reporting of events in the Niger Delta, recently at its head office in Warri, Delta State held its corporate thanksgiving service to commemorate her 3rd year anniversary. Speaking at the event, Dr. I. C. Tolar while commending the Publisher/Editor-In-Chief,
The Chairman of Burutu Local Government Council, Hon. Godknows Angele has endorsed the election of Justice Francis Tabai as the Pere-elect of Tuomo kingdom. In a statement signed by the Secretary to the Local Government Council, Hon. Sunday Perekeme, on behalf of the council chairman, Godknows Angele, the council informed the general public that “Tuomo kingdom Pere election
The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended the Voters’ registration exercise by two weeks. The exercise which was supposed to end on August 17th will now last till August 31st. Details shortly… Share your story with us: 08030891146 (Whatsapp and SMS only) Email: info@gbaramatuvoicenews.com or gbaramatuvoice@gmail.com
Niger Delta agitators, on the platform of 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience, who called off the subsisting seven-month ceasefire with the Federal Government penultimate Wednesday, rescinded its decision, weekend. However, the group and Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, another agitating group, which challenged restarting of hostilities by the former, continued with
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Prof. Charles Dokubo, has said the amnesty programme in the Niger Delta region remains a priority of the Federal Government. He said the Buhari administration is desirous of peace in the Niger Delta and is determined to
The proud and ancient Kingdom of Gbaraun and the people of Bayelsa State will be making history Thursday August 30, 2018, with the crowning of the 33rd Pere of the Kingdom and the 10th ruler in the Egbesuwei (Egbesubiri) dynasty, GbaramatuVoice report. This was made known during a visit by the emissaries of Gbaraun Kingdom
Speed breakers (or speed bump) are the common name for a family of traffic calming devices that use vertical deflection to slow motor vehicle traffic in order to improve safety conditions. A speed breaker is a bump in a roadway with heights typically ranging between 3 and 4 inches (7.6 and 10.2cm). The speed breakers
