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.
Deltans living in the coastal communities will soon heave a sigh of relief, following the construction of road networks in the area. The state commissioner for works, Chief James Augoye, who disclosed this while inspecting the 2.193 km Rigid concrete pavement road project in Obitobun, Elolo, Ajakruogbo, Urubu road in Ogidigben Community, Warri South West,
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, Warri Correspondents Chapel condemned in its entirety the assault on its chairman, Comrade Akpokona Omafuaire by men of the Nigeria Police Force attached to Oleh Police Division and officials of Isoko South Local Government Environment department led by the Supervising Councilor, Mr Kenneth Ogba, during today’s environmental sanitation exercise at
SOME herdsmen who stormed Asaba, the Delta State capital through River Niger in three speedboats at the beginning of this week were intercepted and sent out of the state. News of the presence of the herdsmen created tension and panic in the state during the week but the state police command said there was no
Mrs Adeola Dawodu, a 46-year-old woman, has expressed gratitude to the Department of State Services and the Nigerian Army for rescuing her from kidnappers. Dawodu, a mother of four and wife to a Shell worker, was kidnapped on Jan. 20 and held captive for six days before her rescue on Thursday. The victim told the
A coalition of militant groups in Ondo State on Friday gave oil companies operating in the state three days to leave over non-enrollment of their members in the Federal Government Amnesty Programme. General Akinfemi Raymond, the secretary of the coalition, gave the ultimatum in Akure while addressing journalists. The Ondo State Government and the Presidential
The Bayelsa government says residents of the state will have 24 hours uninterrupted power supply by September. Olice Kemenanabo, managing director of the Bayelsa Electricity Company, said this on Thursday while showcasing the activities of the state’s ministry of power. Kemenanabo said all the local government areas in the state have been connected to the
Two brothers, Sunday Ikuedowo, 35, and Olumide Ikuedowo, 25, were on Friday arraigned in an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State over alleged theft of Christmas chickens valued at N25, 000. The first defendant, a barber, and the second, a bricklayer, all of no fixed address, were arraigned on a three-count charge of conspiracy, felony and
…frowned at continued neglect of region …tasks NDDC, Niger Delta ministry to ensure better accountability …expressed solidarity with Benue people …says, Amnesty program necessary for peace in region The Leaders, elders, traditional rulers and political leadership of the Niger Delta region, rose from a meeting on Thursday and came out with some conclusions after their far-reaching deliberations
Ever since the advent of sex dolls became rampant, it has become imperative to know the several types of sex dolls that exist in the industry. In the media, sex dolls are generally depicted as blow-up dolls: plastic, unwieldy, and identical. But there are so many more options these days, and many dolls are customizable.
90-year-old grandma, Priscilla Sitienei, who hails from Eldoret, Uasin Gishu county, has not given up on education, as she has enrolled in a primary school in Kenya. Priscilla chose to attend school simply because she had an eagerness to read the Bible and learn how to send an SMS on her phone, Tuko.co.ke states. The
A former Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA ) Director-General, Dr Patrick Akpobolokemi yesterday denied looting the agency’s funds. Testifying before Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court in Lagos after opening his defence, Akpobolokemi said all the actions he took in office had the approval of former President Goodluck Jonathan. He denied
…flays rumour mongers for attempting to distract boss …warns that programme should not be politicized The office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme has debunked the rumours making rounds that its Coordinator, General Paul Boroh (rtd) has been relieved of his duties. In a statement signed and released by the head of its Media and Communications
…No Wealth From Niger Delta, No Nigeria-PANDEF …We Are More Resolved To Emancipate Ourselves-Mulade The Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, which consists of a group of cerebral personalities across the South South, is set to hold the next mega rally to push for the adoption of a restructuring in the political architecture of the nation. The
…As JTF commander enjoins media to strengthen civil/military relationship …We pledge objective reportage and peace promotion –Publisher …We recognize your strategic role in the region-JTF commander The Commander of the Military Joint Task Force codenamed Operation Delta Safe, Rear Admiral Apochi Suleiman on Tuesday 23rd January 2018 played host to GbaramatuVoice management team who were
A 42-year-old housewife, Fatimot Abiola, on Wednesday lost her 22 years marriage for defying her husband’s directives on trousers. Delivering the judgment, the President of Igando Customary Court, Lagos, Mr. Akin Akinniyi, said it appeared that the estranged couple were tired of the marriage and all efforts to reconcile both parties had failed. “Since both
Major Gen. Musa Yusuf has taken over as new General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, the division’s Spokesman, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, said. Iliyasu made this known in a statement in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that Yusuf would command army formations and units in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states. The
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the younger sister to Mrs. Patience Jonathan, the wife of the immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan, over suspicious payments of N3bn made into her many accounts. The accounts, with a combined balance of N3bn, are in Skye Bank, Stanbic IBTC, Diamond Bank and Ecobank. It was learnt
The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd), has assured Ijaw youths that President Muhammadu Buhari would not abandon them. Boroh, also the Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) said this when 25 Ijaw Youths groups held a rally at the gates of the Presidential Amnesty Office in Abuja on Tuesday.
Gunmen, suspected to be pirates, have killed two policemen and injured an Assistant Superintendent of Police in a gun duel in Bayelsa State. It was learnt that the incident took place on Tuesday at Ogbia waterside in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. At the end of the gunfire, two policemen attached to the
Youths from the Niger Delta region on Monday called on President Buhari to sustain the Presidential Amnesty Programme for ex-militants in the region. The youths urged the president not to allow the gains recorded through the Programme to be truncated prematurely. President Buhari, in his inaugural address in 2015, had said his government would begin
Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has said that the construction of the 5,500 barrels-per-day-(bpd)-capacity Edo Modular Refinery will commence in the next three months to create jobs, train youths and guarantee availability of petroleum products. Obaseki said this at the weekend during the APC Mega Rally at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City,
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has congratulated the national coordinator of Oodua Peoples Congress, Otunba Gani Adams, on his installation as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III. Adeboye in a congratulatory letter to Adams, dated January
The outgoing Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Central Naval Command, Rear Adm. Abubakar Al-Hassan, said the Command had destroyed over 712 illegal refining units in the last seven months. Al-Hassan disclosed this during the sendforth parade organised in his honour on Monday in Warri at the premises of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS), Delta, Warri Naval
…as Chief Chika Okpala, known as Chief Zebrudaya alias 4.30 bags MBA Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, (Dr) has told President Muhammadu Buhari that he must step on toes of friends and well-wishers in order to achieve the desired transformation and change agenda of his administration. Obasanjo, said hard choices must be made consciously or unconsciously
Three persons were, yesterday, attacked by herdsmen at Ovwor community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, while another lady was reportedly raped in what was described as reprisal attacks by the herdsmen. The attack is coming less than a month after a herdsman was killed while another was maimed during an alleged
About 250 private schools in Bayelsa State are to be shut for failing to meet required standards. The state Commissioner for Education, Mr Jonathan Obuebite, who disclosed this yesterday in Yenagoa, said some of the schools operate in one bedroom apartment which is not conducive for learning. He said though some of the schools have
Deputy Governor of Delta State and Chair, Delta State Advocacy Committee Against Vandalism of Oil and Gas Facilities, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has appealed to the Niger Delta Avengers to sheathe their swords and come to the dialogue table. The NDA hinted days ago of intention to attack critical oil assets in resumed programme tagged
The tension at Onicha-Olona community in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, occasioned by the killing of a farmer by Fulani herdsmen on Friday has been doused. A middle-aged man believed to hail from Ebonyi State was shot dead in his farm on Agba Road at about 3.00 p.m on the fateful day
Some people suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on Sunday reportedly attacked the farm of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, located at Ilado Village in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the hoodlums did not steal anything on the farm but burnt down
The eight months’ salary owed to primary school teachers in Bayelsa has caused the indefinite closure of all public schools. Secondary school teachers are also owed three months arrears of salary. The schools have been shut since January 9 when the teachers embarked on strike in the oil rich state. Parents and school children on
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has “sufficient interest to bring its suit to stop former governors and now serving senators and ministers from receiving double pay and life pensions, and to seek recovery of over N40bn of public funds unduly received by these public officers.”
A helicopter suspected to be loaded with arms and ammunition was, last night, reported to have landed in a village called Jibu, located along River Benue, near Ibi, in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. Senior Special Assistant to Governor Darius Ishaku on Media and Publicity, Mr. Bala Dan-Abu, said that the arms and
The people of Ugborodo community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State have maintained that they are not part of Warri Kingdom, insisting that they are autonomous Kingdom. They commended the House of Representatives for passing the Bill Establishing the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko into Law and urged the Federal Government to
Youths from Ijaw extraction in the nine states of the Niger Delta have condemned the killings going on across the country by suspected Fulani herdsmen, calling on the government to put an end to the senseless killings. The youths, under the auspices of Niger Delta Youth Leadership Forum, also demanded the establishment of oil and
