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.
Nigerian music stars, Burna Boy, Wizkid, Femi Kuti and Made Kuti have been nominated for 2022 Grammy Awards in the Global Music Album and Global Music Performance categories. The Recording Academy revealed the nominations for the 2022 Grammy Awards in a live stream on Tuesday Wizkid was nominated in the ‘Best Global Music Performance’ category
Some women from the Niger Delta, on Tuesday, shut down the main entrance of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, in protest over the delay in the release of the report of the forensic audit of the commission as well as the constitution of the substantive board. The aggrieved women sealed off the main entrance
With so much suffering being faced by communities from gas flaring and pollution in the Gelegele community, oil industry profits gained appear to have blinded companies to the negative impacts. The issue of gas flaring has been a major source of environmental damage and habitual loss in the Niger Delta region and has adversely affected
Esimaje Brikinn, General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs (PGPA), Chevron Nigeria Limited has stressed the importance of transparency and accountability as part of the corporate governance for community development. The oil and gas chief, who was represented by Kayode Adeboye, communications coordinator, said this in his address at the 2021 Annual General Meeting of
A new militant group in the Niger Delta region code-named Bayan-Men has blown up an oil facility operated by the Nigerian Agip Oil Company, (NAOC) in Ogba-Egbema-Andoni Local Government Area, Rivers State. The angry militants, who destroyed oil well, OB5, (Obiavu-5) in the area, accused the oil firm of failing to deal directly with the
By Ebi Perekeme The Beleukoriwei of Arogbo-Ibe, High Chief Bibopere Ajube, has congratulated the respected monarch of Arogbo Ijaw kingdom in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, His Imperial Majesty, Pere (Barr.) Zacchaeus Doubra Egbunu (JP), Opukutu III, on the occasion of his birthday. Congratulating the revered Ijaw monarch, Chief Ajube described the Agadagba
By Enaibo Asiayei The Niger Delta leading and most trusted newspaper, the GbaramatuVoice has sent out congratulatory message to a respected Ijaw monarch – His Imperial Majesty, Pere (Barr.) Zacchaeus Doubra Egbunu (JP), Opukutu III, the Agadagba of Arogbo-Ibe Kingdom. The message released by the publisher/CEO, Jacob Abai, said: “Happy birthday to a prestigious November
Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company says it is seeking foreign technical expertise to halt the ongoing oil leak at an oilfield it operates in Nembe, Bayelsa. The leak occurred on Nov. 5, 2021. Aiteo, in a statement issued by its spokesman, Mathew Ndianabasi, noted that it has intensified its response by seeking the assistance
Oil has been spilling from a well owned by Nigeria’s Aiteo Eastern E&P and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC for two weeks in southern Nigeria, local residents and politicians said on Friday, saying it threatened the environment and local economy. Aiteo said on November 9 an “extremely high order” oil spill had started on
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has expressed displeasure with Aiteo Group over the company’s failure to stop the ongoing oil spill in Santa Barbra Well 1, OML 29, more than two weeks after the leak started. To this end, the governor has charged the oil firm to be prepared for the consequences of their inaction,
By Loveth Ojogun The ancient kingdom of Egbema in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, stood still on Friday, as Chief Promise Lawuru, Senior Special Assistant to the Executive Governor of Delta State on Security Matters, buried his mother – Mrs Yellow Lawuru, in Ogbinbiri town. The deceased passed on Friday, 27th August
…Sets up 5-man disbursement committee Nigerian top singer, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has given all the donations given to him by friends, in celebration of his birthday, to charity. In a press statement released on Saturday on his verified Instagram handle, the music star said the total amount of the donation is N200,000,000.
By Ebi Perekeme Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has felicitated with the former President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, as he marked his 64th birthday with a lecture at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja on Friday, 19th November, 2021. GbaramatuVoice reports. Speaking at the well attended event which had the Senate President,
The richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, has expressed how pathetic it was for him to watch his brother die, while on life support machine. “It is a very tough time for us; its been very trying, especially for myself. “Having a brother like him; once you lose him, it is really very painful. He
Ex-militants under the Phase III of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) in Delta State have demanded for their guns and other weapons which they surrendered to the Federal Government in 2011. The ex-militants are making the demand as a result of alleged failure of the FG to fulfill it’s own part of the bargain for
A former Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning in Delta State, Olorogun Kenneth Okpara, who recently joined the 2023 governorship race is dead. Confirming the incident was the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, Comrade Michael Ikeogwu on his Facebook page stating that “one of the Governorship aspirants for the
By Ebi Perekeme The Ijaw Diaspora Council (IDC), has demanded immediate relief to communities impacted by the current oil and gas leaks from the Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company – operated oilfield at Nembe in Bayelsa. The demand is contained in a letter, dated November 15 and signed by Prof Monday Gold, President, Dr
The constant serial pollution by multinationals operating in the coastal region has, over the years, been treated with kid gloves. Communities have been set in disarray for selfish exploration and exploitation of the helpless people whose source of livelihood solely depend on the coastline and fishing in particular. Venting their displeasure over years of alleged
Electricity consumers in Warri and its environs have lamented how the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) is killing businesses in Warri through escalating bills amid poor power supply. They urged the management of the BEDC to adjust their billing pattern so that businesses in the oil rich city can thrive. Emmanuel Okoro, who owns a
By Enaibo Asiayei The Country Director and CEO of Center for Peace and Environmental Justice – CEPEJ, Chief (Comrade) Sheriff Mulade on Wednesday November 17, 2021, commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State for the upgrade and transfer of the School of Marine Technology, Burutu, from the Ministry of Transport to that of Higher Education
By Emmanuella Soroghaye Train services across the country have been shut down as the three-day warning strike embarked on by railway workers nationwide begins. The warning strike by workers of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is to hold from November 18th to November 20th. The workers’ unions had declared the strike to demand increased wages
By Ebi Perekeme Leaders of the Niger Delta, on Wednesday, staged a peaceful protest in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, against what they termed the maltreatment of the region in the scheme of things by the Federal Government. The leaders under the auspices of Presidents-General of Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities (CPG-NDEN) took their protest march to the
By Emmanuella Soroghaye The House of Representatives has passed a bill seeking to create a South-South Development Commission. The House had, earlier on Tuesday, considered and adopted the report by the Committee on Justice on the bill. The legislation is titled: “A Bill for an Act to Establish South-South Development Commission charged with Responsibility to
By Ebi Perekeme The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Kalabari Se-Ikpangi, has expressed its displeasure at the bill for an Act before the National Assembly sponsored by Senator Olamilekan Adeola ( APC Lagos West ) which has scaled through its second reading seeking to include Bauchi, Lagos and Ogun States in the Niger Delta Development Commission
By Ebi Perekeme An international donor agency, United States Agency for International Development, USAID, has raised the alarm over an imminent conflict situation in Akwa Ibom State, identifying youths unemployment, poverty and other economic variables as being responsible for the spate of kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes in the state. USAID team leader
The 2021 Niger Delta Annual Media Dinner event is projected to gather a community of media houses and media practitioners to aggregate on the grounds covered in the critical task of news gathering, news reporting and news management. The event will also honour outstanding journalists and media practitioners for exemplary services as well as reflect on the milestones attained
Residents and fishermen in Oyorokoto fishing settlement, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Tuesday, cried out over worsening sea pirates attacks, resulting in the loss of 15 boat engines within a day. The victims lamented that the recurring activities of the armed gangs terrorising the waterways in the area are disrupting fishing and
By Enaibo Asiayei Ogbe-Ijoh indegenes in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, have sent a Save-Our-Soul (SOS) message to the state government over alleged attacks by Aladja assailants. In a press release made available at a press conference at Ogbe-Ijoh town, headquarters of Ogbe-ljoh Warri Kingdom on Wednesday, 17th November, 2021, signed
By Daniel Kokoricha Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Wednesday called for the immediate resignation and trial of the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) for ordering the deployment of Army personnel that attacked, injured and killed scores of youths during the EndSARS protest near the Lekki Toll
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) says 3,000 entrepreneurs from Niger Delta will benefit from the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) loans. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that PAP had started training programmes to prepare Niger Delta youths, including ex-agitators for loans offered by the Central Bank of Nigeria-backed NIRSAL scheme. PAP
The Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has bagged a national award as the best Governor for Peace and Conflict Resolution, while his Borno State counterpart, Prof. Zulum Babagana Umaru, got his award as All Round Best Governor in Nigeria. At the same event which took place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, the FCT,
“Pastors should ensure their members get their PVCs before they take communion and do other worship services in the household of God.” The Anglican Bishop of Asaba Diocese, Rt. Rev. Justus Mogekwu, has canvassed the acquisition of Permanent Voter Card as a precondition for church members before they could participate in Holy Communion in the
By Emmanuella Soroghaye Overland Airways, one of Nigeria’s leading scheduled and charter airlines, has commenced scheduled flights from Lagos to Warri, and from Abuja to Warri on November 15, 2021. Overland Airways’ Lagos-Warri and Abuja-Warri flights will operate daily. The flights will depart Lagos to Warri at 12:20 pm, and depart Warri to Lagos at
No fewer than 70 signatories, including representatives of ethnic nationalities and pan Niger Delta groups, are expected to sign the proposed Niger Delta Peoples Charter. President of the Niger Delta Congress, Nubari Sataah, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Warri, shortly after the second imprimatur was done on Monday. According to
The Super Eagles have qualified for the FIFA 2022 World Cup Play-off after a 1-1 against Cape Verde at the Teslim Balogun International Stadium in Lagos on Tuesday. A 1-minute goal from Victor Osimhen gave the super eagle their only goal of the night. Five minutes after the opener, Stopira gave the Cape Verde side
