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.
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
A retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Francis Fedode Emomotimi Tabai (CON), has today been elected as the paramount ruler of Tuomo Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, GbaramatuVoice report. He polled 16 votes from the Tuomo Kingmakers in a ceremony that held at the Esuku Primary School
The people of Tuomo kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state are set to choose a new king this weekend after 72 years without a traditional ruler on the throne. This was contained in a statement signed by Chief Mike Loyibo, the Publicity Secretary of Tuomo Kingmakers Council and made available to GbaramatuVoice.
By Shina Badmus The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has cancelled projects worth N200 billion in the nine Niger Delta states. Commissioner representing Delta State on the NDDC board, Dr. Ogaga Ifowodo, made the disclosure at Enhwe in Isoko South Council, while monitoring rehabilitation of schools and roads in the area. He said the commission
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has confirmed the passing on of his beloved mother, Mrs. GoldCoast Dickson. She died at the age of 72. The governor in a statement on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Francis Ottah-Agbo, said the late GoldCoast died of cancer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre,
A new police commissioner, Austin Awar, has been sent to the Bayelsa State command by the Force Headquarters. Awar resumed in the state following confusion that marred deployment of police commissioners to Bayelsa. Awar was the fourth police commissioner posted to the state in less than two weeks, a development that raised suspicion among Bayelsa
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday froze “all bank accounts” owned by Akwa Ibom State, the state information commissioner has told PREMIUM TIMES. Charles Udoh said state authorities only learnt of the development today, and there were no prior indications from the anti-graft agency. A spokesperson for the EFCC did not immediately
Over 200 displaced indigenes of Ugboegungun community (an Itsekiri settlement) in Escravos River, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta state, have pleaded with the Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiamme Ikenwoli, to assist in fast-tracking their return to their ancestral home. The community’s indigenes, who presented their case for a peaceful return to their
The most senior Director in the Department of State Service (DSS), Matthew Seiyefa, the Acting Director General on Tuesday met with Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Seiyefa, from Bayelsa State arrived the Presidential Villa in an official SUV at 4pm, clutching a file and was received at the entrance by the ADC to the
