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.
Oba Be Guided in Your Utterance – Ijaw Elders Edo Govt Is Bias – Spokesman Be Warned Against Inter-ethnic Crisis – IYC THE war threats by the Benin National Congress, BNC, should the Ijaws claim ownership of oil-rich Gelegele community seems to have irked the Ijaw speaking people of Edo State as a group known
The Nigerian Union of Journalists, Warri Correspondents Chapel has appealed to the Delta State Government to adopt a strategic engagement and acceptable payment plans to resolve the intermittent crisis over salaries and arrears of council workers and primary school teachers across the state. The Union appealed to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to do everything within his
“Those who think that they have promises from those who think they own Nigeria should be careful. They will use you and dump you at the appropriate time.
In commemoration of this year Children’s Day, Nice-Esther for All Foundation/Nice-Esther Alamieyeseigha Rescue Initiative is set to hold ‘a day out with orphans.’ Nice-Esther Alamieyeseigha Rescue Initiative is a Non-governmental and Non-profit Organisation established with the aim of putting smiles on the faces of the down trodden in and outside Nigeria. The day titled Children’s Day
At least seven students drawn from communities under Ogulagha kingdom, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state, were today awarded scholarship in the maiden edition of Pondi Eddy P. Scholarship Scheme. In his opening speech, founder and sponsor of the scheme, Pondi Eddy said the vision, conceived 2017 was aimed at encouraging and increasing the
AFTERMATH of the killing of the dreaded militant leader, Ossy Ibori, in the coastal region of Ondo state, the state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Monday appealed to the fleeing residents of coastal community of Ajapa, in Ese-Odo local government area of the state to return to their various homes. The governor, who made this
By Our Reporter Bayelsa State Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has described the 21 students on the state’s scholarship at the prestigious Lincoln University in the United States as worthy ambassadors, pride to the state and their families. In a congratulatory message to the students, who graduated on May 12, Dickson said they made the state
For reinforcement, soldiers from the 3rd Battalion of the Nigerian Army, Effurun, have been deployed in Ifiekporo in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, the host community of the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) and Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) where a naval personnel, last Friday, reportly killed two youths over an
Federated Niger Delta Ijaw Communities, FNDIC, has called on the Federal Government to implement disciplinary measure on Brig. Gen. Sarkin Yarki Bello, now retired, whose action it described as excesses during the Gbaramatu bombardment of 2009 by the JTF whom he led. FNDIC said the call for military discipline and action against Major Gen Bello
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state has said that his administration will avoid awarding contracts to contractors without funding them. He said this is in order to avoid a situation in the past where some contractors would commit suicide for not being able to repay the loans they borrowed from banks to finance state projects.
AFTER months of repairs, Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, has started testing the Trans-Forcados crude export pipeline for a potential restart, with the Astro Perseus crude tanker expected to load the first cargo by the weekend. The pipeline has been largely shut since it was bombed by the Niger Delta Avengers NDA, in February 2016.
The speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Monday Igbuya, was on Thursday morning impeached over allegations of financial misappropriation and highhandedness. Igbuya was replaced by the member representing Okpe Constituency, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori. It was learnt that the Deputy Speaker, Mr. Friday Osanebi, presided at the assembly sitting where the former speaker,
Barely 24 hours after hosting Efe Ejeba, winner of Big Brother Naija reality TV show, the speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya has been impeached. He was reportedly sacked at the early hours on Thursday. Reasons for his impeachment was still unknown at the time of filling in this report. Meanwhile, lawmaker
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has said he will not accept any chieftaincy title while in office. He said all titles will be deferred until after his tenure. Okowa spoke yesterday when he visited the Odio Ologbo of Oleh in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, Anthony Ovramwah, who was celebrating his 80th
Ikebiri community in Bayelsa State has dragged Eni, the parent company of Nigerian Agip Oil Company, to an Italian court over oil spillage liabilities and pollution. Ikebiri, a coastal community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state is seeking clean-up and compensation for damages arising from an oil spillage that affected their community
Following the alleged invasion of Ajapa Community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State by the military men last week, members of the community on Tuesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari, the state governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu and the National Assembly to intervene in the matter. The men of the Nigeria Army under the
Oil companies operating in the Niger Delta region have been advised to ensure harmonious relationship with their host communities. The Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa gave this advice today when he paid a courtesy visit on the Ovie of Ozoro Kingdom, HRM Anthony Ogbogbo. According to the Governor, “I believe that the
It is best described as nemesis, the death of the last most wanted militant commander, Ossy Ibori who had been indicted in all the kidnap and robbery cases by militants in the Southwest especially within the Lagos – Ogun axis. Ossy Ibori became the most wanted criminal as far back as 2013 after the gruesome
Kingsley Kuku, former special adviser on Niger Delta to former President Goodluck Jonathan, says he is a victim of the rivalry between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Services (DSS). Kuku said this in a statement he issued on Thursday. The EFCC had several times in 2015 invited Kuku,
The Presidency has ordered the resumption of activities towards the opening of the Nigerian Maritime University before the end of the year. Th Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Friday. Akande said the directive was part of the
The Joint Military Task Force in the Niger Delta region, Operation Delta Safe, has dismissed the rumour that its men killed innocent persons and rendered many homeless during the Ajapa operation in Ondo State. The ODS explained that the troops invaded and destroyed shrines and militants hideouts in Ajapa community of Ese Odo Local Government
Against the backdrop of Olusegun Adeniyi’s book, in which prominent Ijaw leaders particularly Jonathan was accused by former President Olusegun Obasanjo of surrounding himself with his Ijaw kinsmen, during his time as President, Ijaw national leader, Chief Edwin Clark, on Wednesday said the former President’s accusations were deliberate attempt by Obasanjo to incite Nigerians against Ijaw
Barely two days after men of the Nigerian Army engaged a militant group in a shootout at a creek in Ajapa community, Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, the soldiers sent to the area to keep peace have allegedly attacked members of the community. The military men allegedly attacked the community on Wednesday
..Says it’s a plan to wipe out the people of the Niger Delta President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Assembly and the international community have been called upon to stop the ongoing onslaught and bombing of Ajapa community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State by the Nigerian military, under the Operation Delta Safe. A human
Less than 48 hours after men of the Nigeria Army engaged a militant group in a shootout at a creek in Ajapa community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, the military who were on peace mission have allegedly attacked members of the community. The military men allegedly invaded the community on Wednesday morning,
Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, has asked the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal to quash his conviction by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, following allegation by the Federal Government that he falsely declared his assets in 2007. Orubebe, in his Notice of Appeal marked CA/A/633c/2016, is praying the
The Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed the nomination of two ministerial nominees sent to the chamber by President Muhammadu Buhari for legislative confirmation. They are Professor Stephen Nkani Ocheni (Kogi State) and Mr. Suleiman Zana Hassan (Gombe State).
President Muhammadu Buhari is again absent at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council which is ongoing at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is presiding over the meeting which started at about 11am. This is the third time Osinbajo will be presiding over the meeting in recent times. No official reason has been
Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari has said the health of his husband is not as bad as being speculated. She stated this on Tuesday in a tweet through her verified Twitter handle @aishambuhari. “I wish to inform everyone that his health is not as bad as it’s being perceived,Meanwhile he continues to
Former Nigeria Leaders, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, General Ibrahim Babangida and General Abdulsalami Abubakar in Minna, Niger State, have revealed that the trio are concerned about the true nature of President Muhammdu Buhari’s health. It was learnt that the three former Presidents have decided to pay a visit to the President Buhari to ascertain the true
The Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig-Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd) says President Muhammadu Buhari had good intentions toward Nigerians, and urged workers to support his administration’s developmental policies. Boroh said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, ahead of the May 1, Labour Day celebration. He said worker’s
Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has summoned Chevron Nigeria Limited and Kokodiagbene community, in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state, which threatened, last week, to occupy Otunana Flow Station, operated by the oil multinational, following its alleged failure to extend electricity to the host riverine settlement, to the State Security
MR Nsima Ekere, the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says the commission would partner investors to build modular refineries in the Niger Delta. Ekere, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt by the commission’s Head of Corporate Affairs, Mr Chijioke Amu-Nnadi, also said he would lead a delegation to the forthcoming
The Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, a militant group, yesterday, threatened to call off its existing ceasefire and restart hostilities in the Niger Delta region if within 14 days, the Federal Government disregarded its five-point demand, including inauguration of a panel to negotiate with the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF.
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