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 most dreaded militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, which, last year, aborted attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta region to enable the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, dialogue with the Federal Government, suspended its ceasefire today. The group in a statement by the spokesman, self-styled “General” Mudoch Agbinibo, renounced PANDEF, led by
•GYC backs welders protest •Chevron must adhere to the long established sharing formula-GYC President •All we are asking for is justice As part of their resolve to continue with their demand for justice and protection of the nascent peace in the area, the Gbaramatu Youth Council (GYC) Worldwide, has again called on the Federal Government
The 3.6 billion dollar Brass Fertilizer and Petrochemical Plant is expected to generate 15,000 jobs at the construction stage, the Executive Vice Chairman, Chief Ben Okoye, has said. Okoye made this known on Wednesday in Yenagoa while receiving the certificate of occupancy for the land allocated for the plant construction on Brass Island in Brass
•We are ready to play host to the Institution — Clan Chairman •Calls on FG to release the promised N2billion take-off grant As part of their efforts to ensure a smooth take-off of the Nigerian Maritime University (NMU), Okerenkoko, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Gbaramatu Chapter, between Tuesday October 31 and Wednesday November 1, went
More than 200 former Niger Delta militants on Wednesday protested against alleged non-payment of their allowances, accusing Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (rtd) of a hindrance. The placards carrying protesters besieged the National Assembly gate. They carried placards and sang solidarity songs urging the National Assembly to intervene in the non payment of their allowances by the Special Adviser
•We spent N278.4million on these projects – Chevron •We commend the sole sponsor of the projects – Comr. Ukori •More needs to be done – Community •DTSG is committed to developing coastal areas of the state – Chief of Staff •EGCDF has spent over N3billion on 116 infrastructural projects – Esimaje As an organization that is
The Bayelsa State Government has declared November 2nd as a public holiday to mark the state’s annual thanksgiving. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Daniel Iworiso-Markson, urged residents to take advantage of the holiday and turn up en masse for the solemn event. “It is that time of the year again to collectively thank God for
The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to involve experts in the destruction of illegal refineries in the country in order to avoid environmental degradation, adverse impact on humans and economic losses to the nation. The House resolution followed a motion sponsored by Honourable Owodigighe Ekpoattai and adopted at the plenary. While
More than 200 former militants from the Niger Delta on Wednesday protested the non payment of their allowances in front of the National Assembly in Abuja. The protesting militants who carried placards and sang various solidarity songs called on the National Assembly to intervene in the non payment of their allowances by the Special Adviser
•FG only interested in the oil revenue from Niger Delta A Niger Delta-based group, Coalition of Niger Delta Voices (CNDV) has described the Federal Government’s promise to see the Nigerian Maritime University Okerenkoko kick-off this October, as yet another symbol of failure and lies emanating from them. The group stated this in a release signed by Comr. Frank Ekpemupolo
•As It Is Marred With Irregularities A call has gone for all the parties concerned to take a second look at the recently signed Global Memorandum of Understanding, GMoU, between Chevron Nigeria Limited and Egbema Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF) as it was marred by irregularities and requires immediate review. Making this call is Comr.
The Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command, Rear Adm. Bello Al-hassan, on Tuesday said the Navy had deployed seven warships and 37 patrol boats for martime security drill in the Niger Delta. Al-hassan told the News Agency of Nigeria at the Federal Ocean Terminal, Onne, that the command had commenced a sea/backwater exercise code named:
•Engaging our welders, a precondition for peace – Wuruyai •Attempts to circumvent this demand will meet stiff resistance The Gbaramatu Youth Council (GYC) Worldwide in Delta state has called on both the Federal and State Government to prevail on Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, to get them involved in their ongoing project. The project, the group
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Usani, has stated that the development initiatives of Egbema and Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation, EGCDF, complement the efforts of the states and Federal Government in developing the Niger Delta region. The Minister who stated this during the commissioning of Azama Zion community concrete jetty and Egbema Heritage Guest
•Stop The Marginalisation Of Our People Now •Ijaw People Are Known For Peace-Omare A call has gone to the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari, and the Petroleum Minister, Ibe Kachikwu to stop the marginalization of Niger Delta communities in the oil and gas industry by Nigerian oil bloc owners. Making this call
In her bid to rid the nation Nigeria of conflicts and environmental degradation, the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ has called on the Edo State Government to partner with them in their forthcoming annual conference on security and the environment. The group’s National Coordinator, Comr. Sheriff Mulade made this call when he paid
•Use The Media To Attract Development •It Is Good To Serve God -Pastor Kesiye A former member of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, General Reuben Wilson has called on Niger Delta youths to eschew violence and seek the region’s peaceful development using the media as a vehicle. He made this
Some indigenes of Ajakurama and Tarila Zion communities in Egbema Kingdom, Edo state have slammed a N700 million damages suit on the Nigerian Army and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. The petitioners, in a case with suit number FHC/B/CS/116/2017, filed before a Federal High Court in Benin, Edo state, alleged that
•To paralyse the nation’s economy soon, if… •We are not disputing issues raised by the community – Shell •Reconciliation meeting must hold in Ogulagha, not PH – Hon. Pondi •Shell must do the needful- Hon. Abonta The Ogulagha Kingdom Youth Council, OKYC, in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State has threatened to disrupt all
Some ex-Niger Delta militant leaders have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to consider giving pipeline surveillance contracts to youths rather than giving them to people who will not advance the peace and development of the region. The ex-miliant leaders, under the auspices of Leadership Peace and Cultural Development Initiative, made the appeal during their meeting with
There was protest in Bayelsa State, Friday, after a policeman, Corporal David Napoleon, shot and killed a 13-year-old Senior Secondary School Student identified as Joseph Tomizibe. Residents of Kpansia where the incident happened protested the killing, blocked the road and caused traffic gridlock along the busy Yenagoa-Mbiama road. The policeman attached to the Department of
The Bayelsa Government has recorded N1.3 billion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in September, the Deputy Governor, retired Rear Adm. John Jonah, said on Friday. Breaking the financial statement for September in Yenagoa, Jonah said the state had realised about N1.3 as IGR in August. It can be recalled that Bayelsa had collected N868.58 million in
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has re-stated its resolve to always intervene in the critical sectors of health and education in line with its mandate for the development of the Niger Delta region. The Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, stated this during a courtesy visit by a delegation from
•It’s a disturbing precedent in our democratic evolution, says Clark There was outrage at the police stopping of a meeting of the general assembly of Pan Niger Delta Elders Forum (PANDEF) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday. As early as 7:00 a.m. police operatives from the Rivers State Command barricaded Birabi Street leading to Hotel
The Rivers State Police Command and its Bayelsa State counterpart have disagreed over which command should be held responsible for the theft of four bags of garri (cassava flakes) by policemen attached to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad. The operatives were said to have snatched the goods from two traders in Mbiama Market on Tuesday, and
•Gbenekama Calls on JTF to provide security along that axis Daredevil armed men suspected to be pirates attacked a speedboat belonging to Gbaramatu Traditional Council of Chiefs which was on official assignment, dispossessing them of their money and other personal effects. Narrating the incident to our correspondent in Oporoza, Mr. Ebi Friday who witnessed the incident explained
•We Have Notified The Military Authority – NWA As part of the effort to press their demands home, the Nigerian Welders Association (NWA) Gbaramatu Unit, an affiliate of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has set aside Monday, October 30, 2017 as a day for peaceful protest against Chevron Nigeria Limited’s obnoxious policies of exclusion. This was
Fully armed policemen and operatives of the Department of State Services ( DSS ), early morning today, sealed off Hotel Presidential, Port Harcourt, Rivers State’s venue of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum’s ( PANDEF ) General Assembly, allegedly because of security threat. Also sealed were all the roads leading to the five-star hotel, owned by the
The 16 Brigade of Nigerian Army, Yenagoa, on Wednesday said it had renovated and opened to tourists, the Oloibiri Oil Well No. 1, where commercial oil production commenced in 1958. Captain Jonah Danjuma, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations and Spokesman of the Brigade, told the newsmen that the Army would provide free bus rides for
Former President Goodluck Jonathan is yet to appear as a witness in a money laundering case between the federal government and Olisa Metuh, former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Okon Abang, the presiding judge of the federal high court in Abuja, had on Tuesday insisted that Jonathan must appear before the
•We appreciate your conduct — EGCDF •We are ready to collaborate with you —Ukori In an effort to foster peace as well as achieve a uniform and accelerated development in their kingdom, the executives of Gbaramatu Youths Council (GYC) Worldwide, led by their President, Comr. Christopher E. Wuruyai yesterday visited the Chevron-sponsored Egbema Gbaramatu Communities Development
…You must work to sustain peace – Otuaro …We are aware of the enormous task – Erebulu, Aduo III The people of Patani community were thrown into joyous celebration on Monday, following the successful presentation of Staff of Office to the new Pere of Kabowei Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Barr. Peremobowei Shadrack Erebulu, Aduo III.
THE Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has said that it is engaging the Federal Government on the development of the region and called on the youths in the oil-rich region to be patient with the forum. One of the leaders of the forum, Alabo Tonye Graham-Douglas on Monday at a press briefing on Monday on PANDEF’s conference slated for Thursday in Port
Six crew members from a German-owned container ship, including the captain, have been kidnapped in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, maritime security analysts said. The Sea Guardian consultancy said the Demeter “was attacked by pirates” at about 7:00 am (0600 GMT) on Saturday. “Pirates boarded the ship, kidnapped six crew, including (the) master, chief
Natives of Iba Oku, Uyo local government area of Akwa Ibom state are yet to come to terms with how a vulture allegedly delivered a letter to their village head, Eteidung Gabriel Mbeka asking him to quite his throne. Following the strange incident, palpable tension has enveloped the sleepy community even as the embattled monarch
