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.
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
Mrs Marie Ebikake, a former Commissioner for Transport in Bayelsa abducted by gunmen on the same day (Sunday) with a soldier in separate incidents in Bayelsa, has regained freedom. Ebikake was freed at about 3 a.m. on Friday, but the fate of the soldier remains unknown. Bayelsa Police Spokesman, DSP Asinim Butswat, confirmed the development
The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Kingsley Otuaro, has said no amount of force or deployment of Nigerian military would best secure oil and gas installations in the Niger Delta region other than the direct involvement of host communities where such facilities are located. Otuaro, who doubled as the Chairman of the Advocacy Committee Against
…Dickson galvanizes Ijaw to progressive actions …says; “Our enemies are taking advantage of vacuum among us.” Ijaw traditional rulers and leaders from the six states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Ondo, and Rivers, on Friday converged in Yenagoa to discuss issues of collective interests and well being of the people. The meeting which was
Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (rtd), has pleaded with the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) and youths in the region not to maintain the prevailing peace in the Niger Delta area. Boroh, also the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, made the plea in an interview on Thursday
• Shutting down the terminal could lead to another recession-Omare • Mobil Producing Unlimited to pay affected communities N1.430b • We spent over N500million prosecuting the case-community • President Buhari should intervene-IYC President Following report that Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN) has appealed the 17-years long Odimodi Federated Communities and Forcados Community oil spill case
…Says; “stop sidelining us” …Threatens to expose conditions to whole world An Ijaw socio-cultural platform, Ajakuramavoice, has called on the Edo state government and other government agencies like NPDC, NDDC to stop neglecting the Ijaws resident in the state, in the scheme of things. Apart from the state government, a statement signed and released
Four workers of Sahara Energy, an oil Servicing Company located at Ajoki Community behind Koko, Headquarters of Warri North Local Government Area, and a businessman have been reportedly kidnapped in separate incidents in Delta state. GbaramatuVoice learnt that the workers whose identities remain uncertain as at the time of filing this report were abducted at
…they should pay us court-ordered compensation ….we are tired of court processes Ijaw communities in Delta state has threatened to shut down the operations of the Forcados Terminal of giant oil company, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, if it does not discontinue its planned appeal against the judgment of a court ruling in favour of the
…they should pay us court-ordered compensation ….we are tired of court processes Ijaw communities in Delta state has threatened to shut down the operations of the Forcados Terminal of giant oil company, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, if it does not discontinue its planned appeal against the judgment of a court ruling in favour of the
Ninety five ex-Boko Haram terrorists that have been rehabilitated under the Deradicalization, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme are now set to be reintegrated into the society. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja when he declared open a stakeholders meeting to work out modalities for the reintegration of
•Calls on Pa Akpata spirit to visit Former AG •Calls on Aisha Buhari to appeal to her husband to do the needful To further add credence to the claim that the people of Okerenkoko own the land where the Nigerian Maritime University is sited, Chief Vero Tangbuwei, a descendant of Pa Akpata in Okerenkoko community has
Troops of the 4 Brigade, Nigeria Army Benin City and the youths of the Gelegele Ijaw community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State have disagreed over an alleged attack on the troops drafted to Dubril Oil Company Plc’s flow station and a missing military rifle. Consequently, soldiers alleged stormed the community
…tasks government to address contentious regional issues In order to avoid widespread violent actions that would bring pains to the people of the Niger Delta, a Human Rights activist and a Community Leader from Gbaramatu Kingdom, Comrade Sheriff Mulade has appealed to members of the dreaded Niger Delta Avengers not to carry out its planned attacks,
The Nigerian House of Representatives has passed the bill for the establishment of Nigerian Maritime University in Okerenkoko, Delta State, three years after its foundation was laid. The groundbreaking of the school at Okerenkoko, Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri south-West Local Government Area was done by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2014. The bill for its
•Says “restructure now or face our wrath” •Demands for release of freedom fighters in custody •Condemns release of Boko Haram members, release of $1b to fight sect in North East •Shuns intervention from Elders The Niger Delta Avengers on Wednesday, has threatened to visit violent attacks of oil installations in the Niger Delta region, if their
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and kinsman of the President, Alhaji Muhammad Ibrahim Daura, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to resign his position as the Minister of Petroleum Resources to concentrate on salvaging the country. At a briefing in Kaduna, yesterday, Daura argued that the office of the President was very demanding and
PRESS STATEMENT HAPPY DOOMED YEAR NIGERIA; GET READY FOR OPERATION BRINGING DOWN FPSO The high command of the Niger Delta Avengers wishes all Niger Deltans a happy New Year as we admonish the Nigerian Government to brace up for the doom we have finished all arrangement to unleash on the oil sector in a few
…Okowa’s aide rubbishes Contractor’s professed love for Itsekiri …”I have nothing to do with contract”-Ayiri It has been reported that the Delta state Government has instituted a court action against an indigenous company, EasyQuest Nigeria Limited, that allegedly has links to the Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Ayiri Emami . According to court papers, the
A property allegedly belonging to the former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan was on Tuesday demolished by the FCT Development Control Department. The building, which is inside A. Aruera – Reachout Foundation/Women For Change and Development Initiative, is situated on Shehu Yar’Adua Way along Mabushi–Kado–Life Camp Expressway, Abuja. Mr Emmanuel Anene, a Lawyer with E.A.
•Ignore the memo, its content, and the author- Mulade •We must fight our common enemy called underdevelopment A Niger Delta Activist and community leader from Gbaramatu Kingdom, Comrade Sheriff Mulade has called on Itsekiri leaders to embrace peace, development and to shun actions that are capable of derailing the prevailing peace that is currently enjoyed
Many questions have trailed the death of twenty seven year-old Bayelsa State-born alleged kidnap kingpin and sea robber, Oyawerikumor Peregbabofa. The self-styled “Creek General”, Karewei, who attacked security formations, sparked a lot of concerns in security circles, which had made soldiers of Operation Delta Safe to express doubt when he surrendered, last Thursday, at Torugbene community
The U.S. State Department has warned Americans travelling to North Korea, to see their journey as a death wish following its frosty relation with the Asian country. The State Department gave the warning on its website and urged those wishing to travel to North Korea to make their burial plans and write a will if
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja met behind closed doors with visiting Gambia’s President Adama Barrow at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Barrow, who is visiting Nigeria for the first time since his inauguration as Gambian President on Jan. 19, 2017 arrived the presidential villa at about 11.50a.m. The President would host Barrow to a
The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) on Monday denied reported rumours that detained alleged mastermind of the 2010 bombing in Abuja, Charles Okah was refused medical attention in Kuje prison. According to a statement issued and made available to newsmen by the NPS spokesman Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Chukwuedo Humphrey, the command has never relented in
• Do not indulge in any form of criminality – Pere of Gbaramatu Known for their peace-loving nature, the Ijaw traditional rulers from across Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Ondo states have again called on all, and the Ijaw nation in particular, to imbibe the habit of promoting peace, love, and unity within their domain and in
The Deputy Governor of Delta state, Deacon (Barrister) Kingsley Burutu Otuaro has said the Ijaw Nation has so many reasons to thank God for what He has done for them. He made this remark during the 21st Ijaw Day of Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving with the theme, ‘The Prince of Peace’ organised by the Ijaw Christian
…Iyasere announces demise of top Monarch The Iyasere of Isaba Kingdom, with traditional headquarters in Isaba, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State has announced the demise of their royal majesty, Pere (King) Donokoromo II, the Pere of the great Isaba Kingdom His demise was announced on Saturday January 13th, 2018, according to customs of
…Says Ugborodo is not part of Warri Kingdom Concerned elders of oil rich Ugborodo community, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over what they called alleged attempt by the Olu of Warri Kingdom, HRM Ogiame Ikenwoli, the Ologbotsere of Warri, Chief Ayirimi Emami and others to annex
Mrs. Marie Ebikake, the former Commissioner for Transport in Bayelsa and a soldier were abducted in separate incidents by gunmen in Bayelsa on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incidents occurred barely three days after a Bayelsa monarch’s wife, who spent 25 days in captivity, was freed on Thursday. It was
