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 nine oil producing states in Nigeria shared N450.60 billion from the federation account through the 13 percent derivation formula in 2021. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that Delta, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Rivers, Edo, Ondo, Imo, Lagos and Abia received the fund. The 13 percent derivation fund comes from the federation revenue
Defence Headquarters has said troops of Operation Delta Safe destroyed 38 illegal refining sites in tne Niger Delta region within two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, according to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) made this known, yesterday, in Abuja while giving updates of military operations across the country from February 10
Youth leaders from the oil communities of Imo State, on Friday, demanded the sack of the Managing Director of the Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, ISOPADEC, Charles Orie, over alleged misappropriation of funds of the commission. Speaking to newsmen in Owerri, on Friday, one of the youth leaders, Ezekwesiri Nwauwa, said the time
Shell Production Development Company and Joint Venture partners have revealed plan to reopen some of its oil and gas wells in the Niger Delta as a way of enhancing its portfolio of assets in Nigeria. In its Nigeria Briefing Notes 2021 obtained by newsmen on Wednesday, SPDC said its investment in large gas projects would
Delta State Police Command, yesterday, said it has commenced investigation into the petition by Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Futeyin, the General Overseer of Christ Mercy Land Deliverance Ministry, Effurun. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed this development, said investigations are ongoing in the petition by Prophet Futeyin to the State’s Commissioner of Police, Ali
ExxonMobil has concluded plans to sell its equity interest in Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, MPNU, to Seplat Energy. The International Oil Company, IOC, stated that, “ExxonMobil has reached an agreement to sell its equity interest in Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited to Seplat Energy, a Nigerian independent oil and gas company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary —Seplat
Ijaw Traditional Rulers have debunked insinuations that zoning exists in Delta State. Speaking through its chairman, His Royal Majesty, Elder (Capt.) Joseph Timiyan JP, Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha kingdom, he enjoined Deltans not to be deceived by the zoning agreement of politicians. GbaramatuVoice writes that as the political permutations regarding the forthcoming 2023 gubernatorial elections in
At last, the price of crude oil (Brent) has hit the roof at $100 per barrel in the international market for the first time in more than seven years on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “military operation” in Ukraine, apparently realising fears he would invade. Brent surged to $100.04 a barrel after
Nigeria has been named as the official host of the 2022 World Toilet Summit, slated for November 2022. Mr Jack Sim, Founder of the World Toilet Organization (WTO), made this announcement at a virtual meeting of Water Sanitation and Hygiene Stakeholders and Development Partners on Wednesday. According to Sim, the United Nations member countries in
Ifiekporo community, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, in the early hours of this morning, mobilised to shut down the portion of Ode Itsekiri Road leading to the depot of Matrix, Pinnacle Oil and Gas, AYM Shaffa and several companies in the area over alleged failure by the companies to sign a Memorandum
Zamfara State lawmakers on Wednesday impeached the Deputy Governor of the state, Mr Mahdi Gusau. Gusau was impeached during plenary after the House received the report of the committee. The committee was set up by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Kulu Aliyu, to investigate the allegations against him. ALSO READ: GbaramatuVoice to host
The Bayelsa State Vigilante Service has been vindicated over the Monday evening arrest of a 46years old man over suspicious attempt to lure three minors for ritual purposes. The minors rescued by the men of the State Vigilante Service, are between the ages of 11years and 12years. At the State Police Command, he claimed he
The Federal House of Representatives, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to dredge the Escravos bar beyond 7.5 metres depth to improve the traffic of high tonnage vessels. The House also urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to relocate the oil pipelines along the Warri bar. The resolution followed the consideration of a motion
The National Coordinator, Centre For Peace And Environmental Justice, CEPEJ, Chief Sheriff Mulade, has urged Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to use his remaining days in office to invest more in Warri to enable it regain its lost glory as the commercial nerve of the state. Chief Mulade made this remark on Monday, 21st February, 2022 during
Help save my father from dying, Shuun Bebe appeals to Deltans, Nigerians
The Managing Director of Brikari Nigeria Limited, waste management contractor of Bayelsa State Government, Bright Ayebakari, has disclosed that no week passes without officials discovering corpses of little children, severed body parts, arms and ammunition in refuse receptacles in the state. Ayebakari, who spoke to NDV in Yenagoa, on refuse disposal and challenges in the
The Urhobos of Warri has enjoined Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, to call to order the Olu of Warri, OGIAME ATUWATSE III concerning his utterances. GbaramatuVoice writes that the Olu of Warri, OGIAME ATUWATSE III, was recently credited to have stated that Warri South Local Government Area and the two-State Constituencies are for the
Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) says 150 women and girls were killed for ritual purposes between January 2018 and December 2021. In a recent report, PIND said that the upsurge in targeted killings of women and girls for ritual purposes occurred in Cross River, Delta and Imo. The NGO said the
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, today, wore an Ijaw outfit to an event to mark the commencement of the construction of the Angiama-Oporoma Bridge in Bayelsa State. Osinbajo wore a hat, bejeweled top, and finished the look with a walking stick. ALSO READ: Remarks by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the GbaramatuVoice 6th Anniversary Lecture in
Delta Pikin Initiative set to empower over 500 students in Delta state Blessing Erhuvwu Enyamuke aka Beetasha is a humanitarian, Singer, Songwriter and Entertainer with expertise in RnB and Afro-pop and also the Founder of Delta Pikin Initiative. She is a graduate of Delta State University with a BA in Linguistics. She started singing at
The Chief of Defense Staff on Friday led heads of other security agencies to a meeting in Abuja with Governors of the oil-rich Niger Delta states. Also in attendance at the meeting were the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba and the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi.
A socio-cultural organisation based in the United States of America, USA, Ijaw Diaspora Council, IDC, has stated that the publisher/CEO of the Niger Delta leading newspaper, the GbaramatuVoice, Jacob Abai has done well to bring sustainable development to Ijaw ethnic nationality through journalism. The Ijaw group affirmed that there are so many things the Ijaw
The House of Representatives has urged President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on the poor state of infrastructure in the coastal communities to improve their living standards. The House also urged the Federal Ministry of Health to ensure the provision of basic/primary healthcare services in all the communities just as
The date for the commencement of the annual Gbaraun-Egbesu, Ibolomobo-ere, and Amaseikumor Festivals in Oporoza which is the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State has been announced. This announcement was done on Thursday by Chief Kestin Pondi, the Ibe-benemowei of Gbaramatu kingdom in a statement he
The lawmaker representing Burutu Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representative, Hon. Julius Gbabojor Pondi, has heaped praises on the publisher of popular Niger Delta Newspaper, GbaramatuVoice, Mr. Jacob Abai as he adds another year to his age on Wednesday. ALSO READ: Delta deputy governor, Otuaro salutes GbaramatuVoice publisher as he celebrates birthday Hon
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has called out the Catholic Church over financial demands made during burial and other ceremonial rites, especially in the eastern region of Nigeria. In an interview with TVC, Chimamanda narrated how she and her family were humiliated and extorted by a Catholic Priest at St Paul’s Abba, Anambra State, during her mother’s
The member representing Warri Southwest Constituency, in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, has heaped praises on the publisher of the Niger Delta leading newspaper, the GbaramatuVoice as he marks his birthday today. Guwor, in a statement issued to the press, hailed Jacob Agbai, the publisher of GbaramatuVoice Newspaper saying that
The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has felicitated with Jacob Abai, publisher of popular newspaper, the GbaramatuVoice, as he marks his birthday today. Barr. Otuaro in a statement he personally signed and issued to the press heaped praises on Jacob Abai describing him as “One of the most outstanding and youngest
Delta State governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, today, inaugurated the reconstituted Traditional Rulers Council with Orodje of Okpe Kingdom, HRM Felix Mujakperuo, Orhue 1 as chairman. The ceremony took place at the massive traditional rulers council built by Governor Okowa in Asaba. ALSO READ: Okowa approves reconstitution of Delta State Traditional Rulers Council [See Full list]
Brittania-U, one of the companies the NNPC GMD accused of importing adulterated fuel has insisted that its vessels imported fuel that was duly certified as meeting NNPC product specifications. The company disclosed this on Friday in a statement titled, “Refutal that Brittania-U was among oil and gas companies that brought off-spec Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, wanted. NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi declared Kyari wanted for alleged links to with an international drug cartel. ALSO READ: Akwa Ibom Governor blames witches and wizards over incomplete projects Babafemi disclosed this during a press conference held in its
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, has blamed witches and wizards for hindering successful completion of some important projects embarked upon by his government that are yet to be completed in the State. Emmanuel who is a church deacon, while appearing in a phone-in programme, “The Governor Speaks” on the state-owned station, Akwa
The upper chamber of the National Assembly has summoned the officials of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over a contracts scandal worth more than N100 billion. The Senate also noted that 626 contractors bolted away after collecting mobilization fees of about N61.4 billion. The Senate Committee on Public Accounts Chaired by Senator Matthew Urhoghide,
A member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon. Wilson Ayakpo Dauyegha, has stated that the former governor of the state, Dr Serikae Dickson, failed during his tenure as governor of Bayelsa state. Dauyegha, who is the Deputy Minority Leader as well as the acting National Chairman, APC Assembly Forum disclosed this during an
Ijaws, worldwide, have been charged to rally around and give wide support to the Izon history book, “The Izon of the Niger Delta,” as part of a concerted effort to ensure the Ijaw language does not go into extinction. The Bayelsa State governor, Sen. Douye Diri, gave the charge while launching the book as part
