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.
Oni of Ife sets to marry 6th wife Monday The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, is set to marry his sixth wife, Temitope Adesegun, on Monday, October 24, 2022. The announcement was made by the Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, in a Facebook post on Sunday. The monarch had on Thursday, October 20, 2022 married
Kingship Tussle: Egbema leaders accuse council chairman of imposing monarch, fomenting trouble …says Napoleon Egin is not Agadagba-elect Egbema Leaders of Thought (ELOT) has accused the Chairman of Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, Hon. Smart Yomi Asekutu of planning to impose an unpopular candidate, as the traditional ruler of Egbema kingdom. The
EBF donates school bags, uniforms, stationeries to students in Okerenkoko By Faith Madogwe A non-profit organisation, Ernest Bebenimibo Foundation (EBF) on Friday distributed educational materials to schools in Okerenkoko community, Gbaramatu kingdom in Delta state, as part of the second phase of its annual Street2School Programme. The foundation has been distributing educational items such as
Ijaw nation across the world sets to pay last respect to Mama Timiyan in Ogulagha kingdom If there is an account in recent history that certainly confirms as true that ‘great men and women don’t decide to become extraordinary, rather, they decide to accomplish extraordinary things’, it is the life time account of Late Chief
We will do things right, NDDC Acting MD Assures …resumes duty The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Engr. Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua has pledged to do the right things at the Commission going forward. Speaking upon arrival at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa where he was received by Directors of the
NNPCL appoints five Executive Vice Presidents …Adokiye named Executive Vice President, Upstream As part of its resolve to position itself for greater growth and profitability, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has appointed five Executive Vice Presidents. According to a report by The Whistler, the appointment is part of the progress being made in the
OFFICIAL: Kogi receives first payment of 13 percent derivation fund as oil producing state …emerges first Northern oil producing state The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has confirmed the receipt of first payment of the 13 percent derivation fund as an oil producing state. Governor Bello disclosed this during the State Executive Council meeting on
NDDC: Buhari appoints Audu-Ohwavborua as acting Managing Director President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday appointed a new Managing Director, Engr. Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua, for the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, the appointment is in an acting capacity pending the appointment of a substantive managing director.
Flood: DESOPADEC distributes relief materials to Ijaw ethnic nationality As part of its resolve to providing succor to the flood displaced victims in the state, Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, distributed relief materials purchased for the victims of the ravaging flood waters that have overwhelmed and taken
Crude Oil Theft: Nigerian Navy hands over vessels, crew to EFCC for investigation Two vessels, MT Platform and MV Caribbean Crest alongside a crew of 22 suspected oil thieves were on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 handed over to the EFCC for further investigation and possible prosecution by the Nigerian Navy. Commanding officer of the Nigerian
Senate summons Niger Delta minister over alleged plot to divert NDDC’s 480b funds The Senate has summoned the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Umana Okon Umana, over alleged plot to siphon N480 billion intervention fund belonging to the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC and domicile it in the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, without
Flood: Declare Niger Delta emergency zone, NDYC tells Federal Government …Seeks NNPC, IOCs assistance Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC) , has urged the Federal Government to urgently declare the Niger Delta region of the country an emergency zone in ways that will radically address the challenges posed by flood to the people and the environment.
Army chief flags off ‘Exercise Still Water’ to curb oil theft in Niger Delta The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant Gen. Farouk Yahaya, on Tuesday flagged off three joint military exercises to curb oil theft, banditry, cultism, kidnapping and other criminalities across the country. The joint military exercises namely, Exercise Golden Dawn is expected to
Wike endorses Sanwo-Olu for second term, donates N300 million to Lagos women Rivers State Governor, Barr. Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday declared total support for the re-election bid of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the 2023 general elections. Wike who has been running battle with his political party, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) over the emergency
Presidential Amnesty Programme originally designed to end in 2015, says Ndiomu The Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Maj.-Gen Barry Ndiomu (retd), has explained the policy document of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), saying it was originally designed to end in 2015. Ndiomu, who spoke after a crucial meeting with the King of Okochiri in
Nigeria’s crude oil production to increase next week – Kyari, NNPC boss The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari , has given indication that NNPCL will resume pumping of crude oil through its pipelines assets within the next one week. The Group Chief Executive Officer of the
GbaramatuVoice opens Interventionist Food Bank for flood victims As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), GbaramatuVoice will on Monday, October 17, 2022, open its usual Interventionist Food Bank for people affected by the flood in Delta coastal communities and its environs. Established in January 2020, GbaramatuVoice Interventionist Food Bank programme is an initiative aimed
Increase surveillance contract sum paid Tompolo for optimum performance, Asonja, Ilaje youth leader tells FG …Says Tompolo should be considered for National Honor …Hails Pondi, Tantita’s MD High Chief Asonja Idowu, frontline youth ambassador and prominent stakeholder of Ilaje extraction in Ondo state, has called on the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum
DELTA: INSIDE EGBEMA SCHOOLS WHERE STUDENTS LEARN IN POOR CONDITIONS GbaramatuVoice recently visited Egbema kingdom in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta state, on a fact finding mission. Some of the communities visited include: Opuama, Polobubo, Ogbudugbudu, and Ogbinbiri communities. Below are the pictures of Oloduwa Primary and Secondary Schools in Opuama community. The
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[PHOTOS] NNPCL, top security agencies, others visit newly discovered illegal pipeline in Delta Senior officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), top security personnel and the media, today, inspected the newly discovered illegal crude oil pipeline connected to the Trans Forcados Export Trunkline and linked to an abandoned platform in the high sea
BREAKING: Tompolo discovers another major illegal crude oil pipeline at Trans Forcados Pipeline in Delta [Video] [EXCLUSIVE] Tompolo makes another shocking discovery in Delta, detects illegal oil pipeline connected to high sea Watch GbaramatuVoice Exclusive video below…
BREAKING: Finally, ASUU suspends strike 8-months after The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old strike conditionally. The union decided to suspend the strike during a meeting of its leadership that started on Thursday night and lasted into the early hours of Friday. The meeting was called by the union to determine
DELTA: Benikrukru community unveils new executive as Tonjoh emerges chairman …Work in one accord to succeed – Eris, Outgoing Chairman …I’ll serve with the fear of God – Tonjoh, Incoming Chairman The electoral committee of Benikrukru community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state, on Wednesday, October 12, October, 2022,
Niger Delta: New amnesty boss orders probe of workers over sales of scholarship slots …Slots sold to non-Niger Deltans as high as N650,000 The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu (rtd), has ordered an investigation into the alleged sale of scholarship slots by some staff members of the agency. According to
Shell sets to resume crude oil exports at Forcados Terminal The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) said, the Forcados Oil Terminal will resume export operations by the end of October 2022 when ongoing essential repairs would have been completed. “In addition to the repairs, we are working to remove and clamp theft
Oborevwori vs Edevbie: Supreme Court fixes Oct 21 for Judgment on Delta PDP governorship ticket The Supreme Court has fixed Friday, October 21, 2022 for judgment in an appeal filed by the Delta State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election, Chief David Edevbie. By his appeal, Edevbie is asking
RIVERS: Wike appoints 14,000 advisers, 319 liaison officers Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has appointed 14,000 advisers for various political units in the state. In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri on Tuesday, the governor said the advisers will play a vital role in the administration. ALSO READ: Wike demands
Ebikeme, APC Chieftain congratulates Omo-Agege on award of National Honour …says award will usher victory for DSP in the forthcoming Delta guber race The Director General, Contact and Mobilization, Ovie Omo Agege Campaign Organization, Chief Bosin Ebikeme, has joined the list of prominent Nigerians that congratulated the Deputy Senate President, Obarisi Ovie Omo Agege, on
Details of how Nigerian military set ablaze the ship intercepted by Tompolo conveying stolen crude oil to Ghana The illegal oil bunkering vessel recently arrested with about 600 to 650 tons of illegally lifted crude oil in five compartments in Niger Delta creek was on Monday, October 10, 2022, destroyed by Officers of the Nigerian
DELTA 2023: Ijaw leaders in Warri South West pledge to deliver APC …We met to prepare the ground for campaign – Ebikeme As the nation braces up for the 2023 general elections, leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the four Ijaw wards of Warri South West Local Government Area, Delta state,
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[PHOTOS] Houses submerged, property destroyed as flood ravages Ayakoromo communities in Burutu Ayakoromo communities in Burutu Local Government Area, have been submerged by flood which has overtaken most riverine communities in Delta and other states of the federation. When GbaramatuVoice visited Ayakoromo town on Sunday, victims were seen trying to evacuate their belongings from the
[EXCLUSIVE] Tompolo intercepts massive vessel loaded with illegal crude oil in Delta “The Tantita security personnel further added that he was offered a bribe of N25m to let the ship go but he turned down the offer.” The pipeline surveillance contract recently awarded to Tantita Security Services Limited by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited
Prophet Jeremiah to host ‘War Against Marine Kingdom’ crusade Popular Nigerian Prophet and founder of the Warri based Christ MercyLand Deliverance Ministries, Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin has said there will be war against spiritual forces as the church converges at the October edition of its power pack prayer programme titled “SURROUNDING WATERS”. Fufeyin said in a
NIMASA to visit Philippines over Nigerian cadets’ protest The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency said it will be sending a fact-finding team to the Philippines over the recent protest by some of its cadets under the National Seafarers Development Programme. A statement by NIMASA described the development involving NIMASA’s NSDP 2013 cadets as seen
