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 Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited – NNPC, has said it spent N100bn on refineries’ rehabilitation in 2021 and that funds were pumped into revamping the facilities on a monthly basis last year. It disclosed this in a report on the funding performance of the oil firm from January to December 2021, which was seen
Akwa-Ibom State Governor, Emmanuel Udom, on Sunday put to rest several months of speculations and permutations with the presentation of the commissioner of Lands, Pastor Umo Eno, as the preferred candidate to succeed him as Governor in 2023. Pastor Eno was presented Sunday evening at a well-attended PDP Stakeholders’ Meeting which took place at the
Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revoked marginal oil fields awarded to 33 companies for their default on payment of signature bonus with the 45 days deadline. A total of 665 companies signified interest to acquire 57 fields that were on offer in May 2021. The commission also realised N174 billion from signature bonus
The Delta State Government has promised to come up with a comprehensive plan to assist the victims of the Ogbe-Ijoh Market in Warri, which was razed by fire, last Sunday. The state governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, gave the pledge on Friday during a visit to the market to see the extent of damage as he
History was made on Thursday (January 27) as the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Bibopere Zion, Okerenkoko in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State, installed Prophet Peter Ebierede German (JP) as the new spiritual leader of the church. Prophet German succeeds the late leader of the church, Prophet Haggai Maware, who joined the saints triumphantly in 2020. The
The Daura Emirate has found Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, the Honourable Minister of Transportation, worthy of honour. Barring last minute change of plans, the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouq Umar, will confer the traditional title of “Dan Amanar Daura” on the Minister, at his palace, on February 5, 2012. ALSO READ: Amaechi abandons maritime
The coroner presiding over the inquest into the controversial death of an 11-year old Dowen College student, Sylvester Oromoni (Jnr.), on Friday, dismissed the application of the Ijaw Youth Council, Lagos Chapter, seeking to join the proceedings as interested parties. The group’s counsel, Ayo Shabi, from the chambers of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, George
The Senate Committee on Local Content, on Wednesday, grilled the management of Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board over alleged breach of local content laws in the execution of the $10bn Train 7 gas project being executed by SAIPEM. SAIPEM is an Italian multinational oil field services company serving as the principal contractor involved in
The Senate has issued a one-week ultimatum to the management of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas to answer to a petition accusing it of refusing to pay compensation for lands acquired from 73 communities in Rivers State. The summon which was issued on Wednesday by the President of the Senate, insisted that the gas giant
Indigenes of troubled communities, especially Orhohworun town in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, have raised the alarm over threats to their lives, following upsurge in cases of rival cult clashes in the area, urging the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, to immediately come to their rescue. Raising the alarm under the
Polobubo community of Egbema kingdom in Warri North Local Government Area, Delta State, has reaffirmed their threat to shutdown Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) operations in the area. Tsekelewu community who is a host community to the Opuama Flow Station within the Oil Mining Lease – OML 40, operated by NPDC asserted that the issues
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Tears are now flowing freely from the eyes of the victims of Sunday’s fire disaster that destroyed goods worth millions of Naira at the popular Ogbe-Ijoh Main Market in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta state. See video below: For publication of your news content, articles, live event coverage, videos or any other news
The governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has approved the reconstitution of the Delta State Traditional Rulers Council. According to an official memo signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Patrick Ukah, on Monday, His Royal Majesty (HRM), Maj. Gen. Felix Mujakperiuo (rtd.) will function as the chairman. ALSO READ: Okowa Dissolves
PIA Act to kick off in February. The Federal Government has proposed an 18-month extension for the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) originally scheduled to kick off this February. The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, announced this Tuesday while addressing State House reporters after a meeting with the President at the
Ex-Niger Delta militants have urged companies and businesses that left the region following the era of militancy to return because they have resolved to ensure uninterrupted peace in the region, henceforth. The former militant warlords, who also called on interventionist agencies to work together with them to sustain the peace and ensure the development of
Members of the Artisan Fishermen Association of Nigeria, Niger Delta chapter, have urged the Shell Petroleum Development Company to immediately pay them the $3.4bn fine imposed on it by the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency. They made the call in a communiqué made available to journalists on Sunday. The communiqué was signed by
The federal government has suspended fuel subsidy removal, which was earlier meant to be from July 1, 2022, and will now amend the 2022 Appropriation Act to accommodate the new change. This action followed the pressure mounted by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), which threatened to embark on a nationwide protest from January 27, 2022.
Mujahid Asari Dokubo, an ex-Niger Delta militant, has called for the killing of Nnamdi Kanu and all members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in the South East over what he described as the destruction of the economy of the South East with reoccurring sit-at-home orders. Dokubo, in a live video on his Facebook
Popular Ogbe-Ijoh market in Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State, is currently on fire right now, GbaramatuVoice reports. The cause of the fire is quite unknown right now as residents and shop owners are running Helter Sketterer to salvage what they could lay their hands on. More details shortly… For publication of your news
...Okowa says it is sign PDP will takeover centre in 2023
A mammoth crowd attended the Delta State Mega Rally of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Asaba, capital of the state, on Saturday. The Executive Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, his deputy, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, former governors of the state, Chief James Ibori and Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, state chairman of the party,
The Executive Governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has promised not to betray Nigerians if allowed to be the next President of the country, in 2023. He made the promise during a telephone conversation with North-East legislators, as part of consultations towards his Presidential ambition, on Thursday. This is as he expressed optimism that
The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, has approved the dissolution of the Delta State Traditional Rulers Council. This is sequel to the expiration of the tenure of the Council. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Patrick Ukah, on Friday. ALSO READ: 2023: Okowa asks Deltans to
Troops of Operation Delta Safe have discovered and immobilized a total of 39 illegal refining sites, 91 cooking ovens, 24 reservoirs, 17 large dugout pits and 96 storage tanks in the Niger Delta region in the last two weeks. Also, a total of 637,500 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil; and 950,000 litres of
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The Oneh Eh Eta Onne, Paramount ruler of Onne Clan in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers state, HRH Emere J.D Osaronu, has joined his ancestors. His death was announced by one of his daughters — Princess Dorathy Osaronu, on her Facebook wall. She said her heart was broken in several places and lamented she
The management of Nigeria Maritime University, NMU, Okerenkoko, Delta State, has expressed displeasure with the caption of a photograph on page 3 of a national newspaper, of January 19, 2022, indicating that the school is in Okerenghiho instead of Okerenkoko community. Registrar of the University, Dr Alfred Mulade in a statement reported by Vanguard enjoined
Maria, the widow of the late environmental activist and poet, Ken Saro-Wiwa, is dead. According to her daughter, Noo, Maria died on Sunday at the age of 72. Announcing the demise of her mother in a Facebook post on Wednesday, a grieving Noo said “no words can express how much I love her and how
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said it was working to establish three modular refineries in each of the oil-producing states, particularly in the Niger Delta region. Going by the plan, the government would have to establish about 18 refineries in the country’s six major oil-producing states in the Niger Delta including Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom,
The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, said yesterday, his government has received the list of illegal refineries from local council chairmen. He promised to provide financial support to the chairmen to hire bulldozers and swamp buggies to destroy the sites. The governor also asked the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Eboka Friday, to provide adequate
...Dikio urges ex-agitators to be law abiding
Stakeholders in the Niger Delta, have been urged to prepare research papers and intervention strategies that will provide “clarity” into the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and “opportunities” for the people of the Niger Delta. According to a statement by the publisher of the GbaramatuVoice newspaper, Jacob Abai, made available to reporters in Warri, Delta State,
...Cites negative impact of dredging activities
"As a man, I will also try to avoid people pushing me to a direction that God is not pleased with because if God has made a choice and we go in the wrong direction, it will not augur well for the state."
In commemoration of the World’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 17, 2022, Shedrack Agediga Foundation, SAF along with other sister foundations have disclosed their readiness to collaborate with various Local Government Areas across Delta state in enhancing cleanliness of the state and also sensitized traders of Effurun market to desist from dumping
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended the early morning (8am) train ride from Ujevwu in Delta to Itakpe in Kogi State from Jan. 17. The suspsion was said to be attached to technical glitches. This was made known by NRC’s Managing Director, Mr Fidet Okhiria, on Sunday, noting that measures have been put in
