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.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has arrived the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja. Accompanied by a large crowd of supporters and praise singers, Atiku was received by the Spokesman for the party, Prince Dayo Adeyeye. Atiku is currently meeting members of the National Caretaker Committe of the party led by Senator
In fulfillment of his administration’s pledge to make Gbaramatu Kingdom the preferred tourism destination in Riverine communities, Chairman of Benikrukru community, Hon. Godwin Olufemi has lent his weight behind the hosting of this year’s Benikrukru Street Carnival, which will hold at the community ultra modern cultural event centre on December 25 as private sponsors-driven event. Hon. Olufemi
Governor Rochas Okorocha has sworn-in 28 new commissioners, amongst who is his younger sister, Ogechi Ololo, as commissioner for Happiness and Couples Fulfilment. Ololo, who is married to Chuks, an engineer, was the All Progressives Congress’ candidate into the House of Representatives for the Owerri Federal Constituency seat in 2015 and she has served in various
A militant group in Ondo State, the United Sea Wolf Avengers, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for incorporating militants in the state into the Federal Government Amnesty programme. The group, in a statement by its leaders, General Deji Ehinmowo and General Secretary, Akinfemi Raymond, appealed to the Federal Government not to extend its Amnesty programmes.
The Commander of the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigeria Army, Brigadier-General James Ataguba on Monday advised the militant youths in the Niger Delta area of Ondo State to surrender their arms and embrace the amnesty programme of the Ondo State and the Federal Governments. The state governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, had given the militants
•He was a rallying point for the kingdom- Barr. Otuaro •He has left a very big shoe for me – Eldest Son •We shall all miss him – Gbaramatu Kingdom To the people of Okerenkoko community and the entire Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Saturday 2nd December will remain
The people of Gbaramatu Kingdom has called on the Federal Government and all the relevant agencies to urgently save the kingdom from pollution occasioned by a fresh gas explosion along the Escravos to Warri Gas Pipeline owned by the Nigerian Gas Processing and Transportation Company Limited. This call was made today 4th December 2017 by Mr. Edwin
•The award will act as a tonic for us to render more selfless service — Jacob Abai Mr. Jacob Abai, the publisher of GbaramatuVoice and twenty-four others were on Saturday 2nd December 2017 honoured with awards of excellence by the body of Ijaw Pastors and Ministers Fellowship (IPMF). Bishop Dr. Samson Amajene JP+ conferred these awards
•Calls On Government, Oil Companies For Support As a way of supporting the socioeconomic well-being of the girl-child in Gelegele community, the National Association of Ijaw Female Students (NAIFS), University of Benin Chapter have recently empowered thirty girls of Gelegele Community in Olodiama Kingdom, Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. This was contained in a
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr Nsima Ekere, has called on the people of the Niger Delta region to give credit to President Muhammadu Buhari for supporting the execution of development projects in the region. Speaking at the commissioning of the Otuoke Internal Road and Atubu Road Network, in Ogbia Local
Rear Admiral Suleiman Apochi, the Commander of Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to the Niger Delta Operation Delta Safe, on Friday decorated four newly promoted officers under his command with their new ranks. The ceremony, which took place at the Headquarters of JTF in Yenagoa, three officers namely – Thomas Otuji, Roy Nweke and Obiora
Today, all roads will lead to Okerenkoko in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta as Gbaramatu Traditional Council of Chiefs lead Ijaw nation as well as Nigerians to bid their Fiyewei, the late Chief Alfred Makaraba Bubor, a final farewell. The late Chief Bubor, popularly known as OLOGBO, died on June
•Pa. Thompson Seiwei lacks the power to speak for us – community •The caveat emptor he issued should be disregarded – Elders A call has gone to Chevron Nigeria Limited, the general public and all corporate organizations operating within Kokodiagbene community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state to disregard the caveat
Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa says his Deputy, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, who he held out as “reliable since inception in 2015, remains my running mate in my 2019 re-election bid”. Governor Okowa disclosed this, Wednesday, at Ogbe-Ijoh, headquarters of Warri South-West Local Government Area (LGA), when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagged off
SENATOR (DR.) ARTHUR IFEANYI OKOWA, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, ASABA, DELTA STATE. RECOGNISING, RESPECTING AND PROTECTING FREE ELECTORAL PROCESS AND THE LEGITIMATE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF DELTA STATE IN THE FORTHCOMING COUNCILLORSHIP AND CHAIRMANSHIP ELECTION. It is a glaring fact that all the persons who have held the chairmanship position in
By Loveth Ojogun In a colourful but spirit-filled celebration, Reveverend Emmanuel O. Onofurho, the General Overseer of Souls Harvesters Ministries (SHM) on Saturday November 25th, 2017 dedicated the newly built branch of the church at Opuedebobor community in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. At the occasion, Rev. Onofurho admonished
Some members of a community in Bayelsa on Wednesday disrupted oil production at Adibawa Oil field operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company, shutting two oil wells. A reliable source, who pleaded anonymity, said that the protesters were from Tanbiri II, Biseni in Yenagoa who were demanding power supply from the nearby oil facility. The
•HRM, Aketekpe Agadagba Honoured For Providing Purposeful Leadership The Comrade Sheriff Mulade led outgone executives of Kokodiagbene community has declared that they have been able to surpass the target as given to them by the community on the day of their inauguration. Comrade Mulade stated this while reeling out their achievements at a brief but
Primary school teachers in Delta State yesterday protested at the state House of Assembly over non-payment of their salaries. The protesting teachers with placards at the Assembly premises saying: “We want our salaries removed from the councils,” “We are not against the local council autonomy,” “We are tired of staying with the councils.” The state
Countdown to the end of the 21 day -grace granted by Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, for armed youths to surrender their arms. On Monday (yesterday), at Ajapa Community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area, armed youths submitted their arms and weapons as they expressed their readiness to embrace peace. The militants were said to
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, Tuesday, condemned in strong terms, the killing of a final year law student in Otuoke, Bayelsa State, during the Zone B election of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). The victim, Magam Elvis, a student of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) was shot dead by suspected rival cultists,
•Says they have recorded countless number of death occasioned by the incident •People now sleep in the open — Community •Okowa, FG, Relief Agencies have abandoned us — Wilson Arerebo, community leader When the peace loving people of Okosugbene community, a sleepy town in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state, woke up that fateful morning of
VICTIMS of November 24th, 2016 military bombardment of Okosugbene community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, have complained of acute lack of food, shelter and medication since the incident.
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has defected from the All Progressives Congress. Atiku, in a statement he personally signed on Friday, recalled how he joined the ruling party in 2013. Below is the statement: “On the 19th of December, 2013, I received members of the All Progressives Congress at my house in Abuja. They had come to
•My quest for peace prompted the 2014 National Conference-GEJ Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and others have called on Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of unity and national cohesion where tribe or religion is relegated to the background in order to advance national integration, peace, and unity. This according to our correspondent was the views
•The event acts as a unifying factor for the Ijaw nation – HRM, Ogiobo IX The annual Amatu Bini Kamai festival was on Wednesday 22nd November 2017 held by the people of Amatu community, the traditional headquarters of Iduwini Kingdom in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Explaining what the Amatu Bini Kamai festival means to
A midnight fire has destroyed goods and over 500 shops worth several millions of naira at the popular Ogbe-Ijoh Market in the Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. The fire, which sources claimed began at about 11.30pm on Tuesday, lasted till about 1.30am on Wednesday, leaving some shops destroyed, while others were looted
AN Nyanya Customary Court in Abuja on Tuesday dissolved the 22-year-old marriage between a driver, Mr. Garba Pakachi, and his wife, Martha, over the wife’s habit of cooking only once in a week. The court presided over by Mr. Jemilu Jega granted Pakachi’s request to dissolve the marriage, which he held was beyond being salvaged.
•The grace Christians enjoy today came from obedience – King of Zion A Christian cleric, Rev. Dr Princewill Epistle I. O. Jemine has called on Christians to eschew rancour and embrace unity in total obedience to God’s commandment as that is the easy way to receiving blessings from God. He made this known during the Ama-Ebimo Zion Kunukunuma Church
•Says Gbaramatu is important to the economy of the nation •We Need Peaceful Coexistence – Palace The Commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), Rear Admiral Apochi Suleiman has explained that they are not an enemy of the Gbaramtu Kingdom and the Niger Delta in general. According to him, the kingdom
•To continue with his message of peace In continuation of his peace-building exercise, the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, HRM Oboro Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba, will on Wednesday 22nd November 2017 continue his visits to Ijaw communities in the Niger Delta. According to a release signed by the Palace Administrator and made available to GbaramatuVoice stated that, the Pere will
The crisis between the Ijaw and the Bini over the coronation of Pere of Olodiama Clan, Godwin Ogunyeibo, as well as ownership of the land where the Ijaw settled in Edo State, has taken a new dimension as the Ijaw claimed the installation of their traditional ruler was not new. They insisted that it was
James Ibori, former governor of Delta state, says late Alex Ekwueme, former Vice-President, is being mourned by a nation which failed to allow him rescue it from “political and economic morass will. According to Ibori, Nigerians are “shedding crocodile tears” over the passing of Ekwueme. In a statement by Tony Eluemunor, his spokesman, Ibori said
The Pan-Niger Delta People’s Congress (PNDPC), a splinter group of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has rejoined PANDEF. PNDPC, led by the paramount ruler of Seimbiri Kingdom, Pere Charles Ayemi-Botu and High Chief Mike Loyibo, had challenged the Chief Edwin Clark-led PANDEF in the last few months. Although Ayemi-Botu was absent at the harmonisation meeting
The Acting Rector of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Commodore Duja Effedua, has said the institution will stop admitting new applicants from the next academic session. Effedua, in an interview with our correspondent in Oron, Akwa Ibom State, disclosed that the decision to halt the admission of applicants was due to a wide gap
