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 Gbararmatu Political Youth Vanguard has called on the immediate past Chairman of Kokodiagbene community, Gbararmatu Kingdom, in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Comrade Sheriff Mulade to join the House of Assembly race to represent Warri South West Local Government Constituency. According to the group, Comrade Mulade is a tested and
– Also to boost tourism, business operations, reduce travel time – Commuters to travel direct from Yenagoa to Lagos, Abuja, others The Bayelsa Airlines, has this Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bristow Helicopters, to provide quality aviation services in the state. Speaking at the signing ceremony at the newly inaugurated Grand Pavilion and Boat
…The House of Representatives says cattle colonies, as proposed by the federal government, will further cause issues …The lawmakers think such colonies would be against the constitution and the Land Use Act …They also argue that ranches are better and safe because the herdsmen could finally own them The House of Representatives on Tuesday, rejected the
The Association of Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has given the federal government a 14-day ultimatum to settle a N650 billion debt owed its members as it warms up for a strike that will further compound the present petrol crisis. The Executive Secretary of the Association, Mr Olufemi Adewole, gave the
Over 90 per cent of the oil spillage in the Niger Delta region is due to sabotage of pipelines and other facilities in the oil and gas industry, the Chairman of Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okunbor, has said. According to him, the sabotage of facilities in the industry is the biggest challenge confronting oil
Hearing in the N200m fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, against Skye Bank Plc and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission began on Tuesday, with a former aide of the President, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, testifying for the ex-First Lady. Patience filed the suit in 2016 to challenge the ‘No
Tension is brewing in Ogoni ethnic nationality of Rivers State following the insistence by the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, that the people of Ogoni have not endorsed any company to resume oil exploration on their land, as it called on Federal Government to monitor the activities of oil firms in the area.
A team of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has allegedly shot a Neighborhood Watch member in Ikarama, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. NSCDC team had arrested a woman in place of her suspected husband and an argument with the local vigilance group
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Nsima Ekere has declared the preparedness of the interventionist agency to collaborate with the government of the Federal Republic of Germany in setting up an enduring and functional world class cancer center in the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Chief Executive Officer stated this
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of State for Petroleum, over Nigeria’s hosting of the International Petroleum Summit (NIPS). NANS President Chinonso Obasi said in a statement issued in Abuja that the hosting a summit of such magnitude for the first time was a good omen for
…begs FG to probe massacre with immediate dispatch The people of Ugborodo community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State have called on the Federal Government to hold the Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Ayiri Emami responsible for the alleged killing of three indigenes of the community and burning of houses during Saturday’s invasion of
By Brakerekebina Birinimighan The Niger Delta region in Nigeria has a vast area of its land mass covered by water but the inhabitants barely have access to drinking water. Pollution as a result of oil exploration, curious toileting attitude and indiscriminate waste disposal has made it pretty difficult for this vital resource to come by.
A Joint Task Force, JTF informant was reportedly beheaded by suspected militants Sunday night, when the JTF raided the militants’ hideouts in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It was gathered that there was an exchange of gunfire when JTF stormed the community to arrest a wanted militants’ leader known as Aboy
The entire people of the Isaba Kingdom, which comprises of the Traditional Council of Chiefs of the kingdom, leaders, women leaders and youths leaders of kingdom, had unanimously consented to the appointment of High Chief John Ibowei Ekpenzu JP, as the Regent of Isaba Kingdom. This was contained in an announcement made by Chief Julius Takeme,
The people of Ekakpamre community, in Delta state has accused some perceived agents of the state government, of complicity in the harassment and indiscriminate arrest of the people of the community. The community had in a petition, called on President Muhammadu Buhari, the Inspector General of Police, Idris Muhammed, and all relevant authorities to save
The police on Monday arraigned a 26-year-old man, Toyin Sunday, at a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, near Lagos, for allegedly stealing a mobile phone worth N7,000 from a church. The accused, whose address was not mentioned, is facing a charge of stealing. The prosecutor, Inspector Akpan Ikem, told the court that the accused committed the
Cross River Government says it is partnering Akwa Prime Hatchery and Poultry Limited to establish farms in five locations for the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP). Mr Gabriel Okulaja, the Special Adviser to the Governor on HGSFP and State Desk Officer, disclosed this in Calabar on Monday, while giving an update on the implementation
A motorist, Progress Raji, 27, was on Monday brought before an Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin, for allegedly obstructing Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki’s convoy. Raji is facing two counts of driving against the traffic, thereby obstructing the governor’s convoy and driving on the public highway with expired driver’s licence. The Prosecutor, Mr. David Akhigbe,
…Warns state govt of undue interference The National Coordinator, Niger Delta Scholars, Chief Keme Monday, yesterday, stated that for about two years now, since 2016, residents of Ogbe-Ijoh, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, have been prevented from passing the only link road to their community by neighboring Aladja community in Udu Local Government Area of
The Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) has urged the Federal Government to put an end to gas flaring in the Niger Delta. CEPEJ in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Sheriff Mulade, said the appeal became necessary following the Government’s plans to charge those who flout gas flaring law that cost
The Delta State Government has said three out of the seven confirmed cases of Lassa fever have resulted in mortality since the outbreak of the disease in the state. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mordi Ononye, who disclosed this, said 24 persons have been placed under surveillance. Ononye, in a statement on Sunday, however,
…tasks state govt over ensuring peace in Aladja, Ogbe-Ijoh areas ….plans summit for peace with major stakeholders In an unprecedented move in the Niger Delta region, youth groups from two different ethnic groups buried their differences to work together, towards the restoration of peace in the state. The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide and the
…Chairman pledges to support Okowa government to deliver ”SMART” initiative ….we will protect oil installations, follow predecessors’ footsteps – new executives …run all-inclusive government – Comr. Sheriff The executive chairman of the newly-inaugurated Kokodiagbene community, Hon. Uyadonghan Powede, has said that, his executives will as a matter of necessity, take an active part in Gbaramatu
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Nsima Ekere, says the Commission has embraced the Public-Private Partnership, PPP, option to galvanise the infrastructure delivery drive in the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Chief Executive Officer stated this during a courtesy visit by a delegation from the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC,
As Nigerians joined the rest of the world to celebrate St Valentine’s Day on Wednesday, a survey has indicated that was about 70 per cent increase in the sale of condoms and contraceptives purchased mainly by fun seekers. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) around Oyingbo, Yaba, Ikeja and University of Lagos
The Coordinator of the Bayelsa State chapter of the ”Not Too Young To Run” movement, has enjoined the State House of Assembly, to endorse a bill of same title, which has been presented before it, as in all other states in the country, last year. Miss Tare Amananaghan, the group leader, stated this during an in-house
…as Boroh appeals for budgetary increment House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Affairs on Wednesday asked the Special Adviser to the president on Niger Delta Affairs and coordinator of Presidential Amnesty programme, Brigadier General Paul Boroh (Rtd) to furnish it with the comprehensive list of all ex-militants in the region. The meeting also demanded
The people of Ugborodo Community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state have once again reiterated that they have never been under the lordship of the Olu of Warri Kingdom, calling on President Muhammadu Bahuri to disregard any claim by ‘those who call themselves Leaders of Thought in the Community’. The community
A socio-political group, Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has warned that all efforts geared towards intimidating the Ijaws in Edo state would be an exercise in futility, as it added that they (Ijaw) cannot be cowered into submission, despite repeated attempts to do so. IYC, in a statement signed and released by its President, Pereotubo Oweilaemi, on Wednesday said
The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro has vehemently denied having a hand in the ongoing crisis in the Ugborodo Community, Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state. Otuaro further denied media reports that suggested that he has been surreptitiously planning to install the monarch of the community as a superior ”King”.
The raging war between the Ogoni communities in Rivers State and oil giants, Shell, reached a dangerous crescendo yesterday, as the hosts of the Royal Dutch conglomerate, warned against any attempt to resume activities in the area. It will be recalled that the Ogonis lost some of their illustrious sons, led by the late Ken Saro-Wiwa,
The people of oil-rich Kokodiagbene community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state, will on Thursday February 15, 2018, perform the inauguration/swear-in ceremony of their newly-appointed executives. The ceremony is billed to hold at the Kokodiagbene Community Town Hall, at 11:00am under the Chairmanship of the Commissioner representing the Ijaw Ethnic Nationality in the Board
The Honourable Member representing Burutu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Julius Gbabojor Pondi, on Sunday, at his child’s dedication ceremony, disclosed that he, together with his wife had waited for five years after marriage, for their first fruit of the womb. Pondi expressed happiness and joy at the dedication of his
Some Fulani herdsmen this morning chased out the workers at the Akure South Local Government Secretariat following a disagreement. It took the intervention of the Ondo State Commissioner of police, Mr. Gbenga Adeyanju, and the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Mr. Pedro Ideba, who deployed their men in the council, before
…2 secondary school students receive gunshot There are reports of heavy shooting ongoing in Warri, Delta State, between two warring communities, Aladja in Udu Local Government Area and Ogbe-Ijoh in Warri South West Local Government. More than two students were said to have received various degrees of gunshot injuries. They have been admitted to the Sage Clinic
