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.
Delta PDP crisis worsens as former commissioner resigns from party The woes suffered in recent times by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta state has continued unabated with the latest resignation by CHIEF BOSIN EBIKEME, a former Commissioner in the state and strong stalwart of the Party. EBIKEME latest resignation was contained in a
Presidential Amnesty: South South ex-agitators to President Buhari, Sack Dikio now The National Coordinator, South South Wing Of Ex-Agitators (SSWA), General Paul Agge, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to renew the tenure of the current Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dikkio rtd. General Agge in a statement issued to newsmen
Oil Pipeline Contract: Leave Tompolo alone, Izon elders tell critics …say Tompolo deserves praise, not criticism Izon Okosu-Otu, a prominent Izon Council of Elders concerned with the affairs of the Niger Delta has warned traducers of the former leader of the defunct Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), and Popular Niger Delta freedom fighter,
WIKE VS DOKPESI: Rivers Assembly revokes 868 plots of land owned by DAAR Communications in Port Harcourt The Rivers State House of Assembly has revoked ownership of the 868 plots of land occupied in Rivers State by Daar Communications, founded by Raymond Dokpesi. Dokpesi is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened a portal for the recruitment of adh oc Staff for the 2023 general elections. It urged eligible Nigerians to apply for the different positions that were stipulated. The announcement was posted on the verified Tweeter handle of the Commission, @inecnigeria. NOTICE OF PORTAL LAUNCH AND OTHER KEY
Popular Effurun Roundabout in Pictures By Daniel Jejelaye Tuesday morning on the ever busy Effurun Roundabout, Effurun in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta state See photos below:
Oil Pipeline Contract: Enough of your ignorance, Eradiri tells Niger Delta agitators By Emmanuel Adigwe A former leader of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Engr. Udengs Eradiri, has cautioned the Arewa and other sons and daughters of the Niger Delta region protesting against the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to freedom fighter, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, said he would not leave his political opponents for God, but he would deal with them himself. Wike said he would flog “the small boys.” Governor Wike spoke on Monday when he inaugurated the Okezuo Abia Flyover along the Aba -Enugu Expressway in Osisioma Ngwa Local
Tuwasco thanks FG, congratulates Tompolo for pipeline surveillance contract The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tuwasco Marine Services Limited, Engr. Warefa Arthur, have congratulated the former leader of the defunct Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), and Popular Niger Delta freedom fighter, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo on the pipeline surveillance
Oil pipeline contract: Arogbo youth leaders applaud FG, back Tompolo Arogbo youth leaders under the umbrella of the Arogbo Ijaw Youth Network in Arogbo-Ibe Ijaw Kingdom in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo state, have applauded the Federal Government for awarding the oil pipeline surveillance contract to High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemukpolo aka Tompolo. GbaramatuVoice
PIPELINE SURVEILLANCE CONTRACT: We’re going to move into serious action Saturday, Sunday – TOMPOLO Watch video below:
Oil Pipeline Contract: Niger Delta monarchs back Tompolo …As Tompolo assures Niger Deltans of fairness Monarchs from the Niger Delta region have endorsed the decision of the Federal Government to award the multi-billion Naira oil pipeline surveillance contract to renowned freedom fighter and former leader of the defunct Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND),
Ogulagha royal family announces passage of Mama Amoguye Timiyan …She was a woman of outstanding qualities – Children The mother of the Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief (Mrs.) Mama Amogunye Timiyan, the Ebike Ogulagha-Ibe-Miyen-ere of the kingdom has joined her ancestors. She passed on at the age
Oil Pipeline Contract: We’ve faith in Tompolo, Ilaje youth leader tells FG By Emmanuel Adigwe Renowned stakeholder and frontline youth Ambassador in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Chief Asonja Idowu, has endorsed the action of President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government for awarding a popular son of the Niger Delta, High Chief Government Oweizide
2023: We will provide 2 million jobs for Nigerians if elected – SDP presidential candidate By Emmanuel Adigwe The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has stated that the SDP government if victorious in the 2023 poll will provide two million jobs for Nigerians. Adebayo made this know at the just
GbaramatuVoice 7th Anniversary: Timipre Sylva bags Niger Delta ‘Man of the Year’ Award The Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Chief Timipre Sylva has bagged the prestigious GbaramatuVoice ‘Niger Delta Man of The Year, 2022’ Award. The presentation happened during the
Okowa commends FG over oil facilities surveillance contract to Tompolo Delta Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the Federal Government for awarding oil facilities surveillance contract to a firm owned by Chief Government Ekpemupolo, an indigene of Niger Delta. He said that the award indicated that the government heeded
Alleged Admission Fraud: Novena University tells students to vacate campus, ends session By Emmanuel Adigwe The management of Novena University, Ogume, Delta State, has closed down academic session for 2021/2022 on Sunday. GbaramatuVoice had earlier reported that some students under the Presidential Amnesty Program (PAP) had protested in the school concerning fake admissions in the
Benikrukru community inaugurates 9-man electoral committee By Samuel Ebikeme Abai The people of oil-rich Benikrukru community in Gbaramatu kingdom, Delta State, have inaugurated a nine-man electoral committee as part of preparations for the coming 2022 election in the community. This was done on Friday, August 26, 2022 as the community executives led by Boan. Solomon
FAKE ADMISSION: How Presidential Amnesty students paid N900,000 to gain admission in Novena University Some students of the Presidential Amnesty Program (PAP) are protesting at Novena University, Ogume, Delta State, after they paid N150,000, N300,000, and even N900,000 to secure admission. ALSO READ: Niger Delta Students’ Protest: Questions for Amnesty office and Novena University authority
Alleged Fraud: Presidential Amnesty students protest at Novena University over fake admission By Emmanuel Adigwe Hundreds of students of the Presidential Amnesty Programme studying at the Novena University, Ogume in Delta State, Friday, protested against the school authorities for alleged fraud and other related issues. According to a GbararmatuVoice correspondent who was on ground to
Niger Delta Students’ Protest: Questions for Amnesty office and Novena University authority There is an ongoing wild protest embarked on by over 1,000 Niger Delta students undergoing different programmes at the privately owned Novena University, Ogume, Kwale in Delta state, they are protesting an alleged consideration of their admission by the school management as unrecognized.
Warri NPA Waterside: Where Poverty and Pollution Reigns Supreme …Residents call for state government intervention By Fejiro Jimitota || Photographs by Daniel Jejelaye It is pedestrian information that the Oil communities in Delta state are richly blessed with natural resources. What is however newsy is that the people are blessed with abundant resources, yet, they
Obasanjo, Wike, Peter Obi, three other Govs meet in London Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, met with the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi; and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in London. ALSO READ: 2023: We’ll use our votes against those who say Rivers don’ matter – Wike Although details of the
Ex-Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty boss, Charles Dokubo, is dead The Former Coordinator of the Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo is dead. Though details of the incident is still sketchy, GbaramatuVoice learned that Dokubo died on Wednesday evening after a brief illness. ALSO READ: Buhari finally sacks Dokubo as amnesty programme
GbaramatuVoice 7 years of robust journalism and lessons to draw By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi Recently, precisely on Monday August 23, 2022, the GbaramatuVoice newspaper, in what has become an annual ritual of the sort, announced for the awareness of the general public, details of programmes lined up to mark its forthcoming 7th Anniversary Lecture/Awards, Scheduled
Isoko youths congratulate Tompolo over pipeline surveillance contract …Says only Isoko indigenes will benefit from contract in Isoko areas The president of the Isoko National Youth Assembly (INYA), Comrade Amos Ogbokor-Etaluku, has stated that only persons from Isoko nation will be beneficiaries of the Federal Government oil pipeline contract awarded to popular freedom fighter, High
Pipeline Surveillance Contract: Don’t cause crisis in Niger Delta, PANDEF tells Northern Youths Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has cautioned Northern youths not to cause tension in the Niger Delta region, with agitations that are “unnecessary and misguided”. PANDEF stated this on Wednesday in a statement issued to the press and signed by its National
Arewa groups urge Federal Government to award railway security contract to Tompolo Coalition of Arewa Civil Society Groups (CACSG) has commended the award of crude oil surveillance contract in the Niger Delta to Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, urging Federal Government to award security of other critical infrastructure like railway to him. ALSO
Omadino Youth PRO hails Tompolo over surveillance contract The Public Relations Officer of Omadino Community Youth, an Itsekiri community in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, Comrade Joshua Ghereje, has applauded High Chief Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo for the contract awarded him by the Federal Government to provide security for oil pipelines in
Oil Pipeline Contract: Tompolo remains best man for the job, says Egbema youth leader Former President General of Egbema Youths Council (EYC), Comrade Bright Maya has stated that High Chief Government Ekpemupolo AKA Tompolo, remains the best man to effectively perform pipeline security and surveillance job in the Niger-Delta. Maya, in a statement on Saturday
Equatorial Guinea has arrested a supertanker with a capacity for three million barrels of oil, about three times the one million barrels per day (bpd) currently being produced by Nigeria. GbaramatuVoice recalls that on Wednesday, the Nigerian Navy confirmed that the ship in question had been apprehended in Equatorial Guinea after the 300,000 metric tonnes
OIL CONTRACT: IYC sends strong warning to Arewa youths over attack on Tompolo The leadership of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) has tasked the Northern Youths under the Arewa Youths Assembly concerning the use of derogatory comments against the capacity of popular Niger Delta Freedom Fighter, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo concerning his handling
Wike orders arrest of House of Representatives member over alleged illegal oil bunkering Rivers State Governor, Barr. Nyesom Wike has asked security agencies in the state to identify and arrest the owner of a filling station that was recently sealed in Port Harcourt for allegedly trading in illegally refined petroleum products. Governor Wike gave the
Niger Delta: Tompolo warns against environmental pollution, reads riot act to oil thieves in Nigeria …Says No more illegal bunkering Popular Niger Delta freedom fighter, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo has announced mass recruitment of people from the region to check crude oil activities against theft, vandalism, and to prevent environmental pollution. GbaramatuVoice recalls
