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.
Two masqueraders namely Sheriff Ojo and Muhammad Lukman have been arrested for allegedly stealing ₦370,000.00 and inflicting injury with cutlasses on one Adinoyi Mohammed the owner of the money in Ondo state. According to spokesperson of the State Police Command, Funmi Odulami, the two suspects committed the offence at Melenge Community, at Ipele town in Owo council area of the
…Says governors failed in managing 13% Derivation Fund to develop communities …Calls On Buhari to inaugurate screened, confirmed NDDC board …Advocates equity, justice, fairness for United Nigeria The Royal Father of Idjerhe kingdom in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, HRM King Obukowho Monday Whiskey, has rejected the call by the South South
By Ebi Perekeme The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has formally dedicated its new headquarters building at the Marine Base, Port Harcourt to God. Speaking at a praise and worship ceremony, attended by directors and staff of the Commission, at the new office complex, the NDDC Interim Administrator, Dr Efiong Akwa, stated that the Commission was at
Gunmen, yesterday, killed a Police Sergeant during an attack on the Divisional Police Station, Kolo, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, report says. The gunmen also ransacked the Station for arms and carted away the service rifle of the deceased and one other rifle from the armoury. Investigations revealed that the gunmen numbering six
The Gbaramatu Youth Council, GYC, the umbrella body of youths in Gbaramatu Kingdom, has announced the groundbreaking/foundation laying ceremony to launch the multi-million Naira “Gbaramatu Youth Development Center” in Oporoza town, Delta State. This was made known in a statement made available to GbaramatuVoice on Tuesday and signed by the President, Comrade Shedrack Ebikeme. He
Instagram dancer and influencer, Jane Orezimena, popularly known as Janemena, has written a letter to Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, demanding the sum of N500m for alleged libel and claiming on social media that Janemena has a sex tape. Dikeh had claimed last month that her ex-lover, Joseph Egbri, aka Prince Kpokpogri, had a sex tape
The Oba of Benin Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II has canceled all activities lined up to mark his 5th Coronation which is also his birthday in honour of late billionaire business mogul Captain Hosa Wells Okunbo. A statement by the Benin Tradional Council and signed by its Secretary, Frank Irabor said “the postponement
The Host Communities of Nigeria, Producing Oil and Gas (Hoscon), has rejected the decision of South-South governors to appoint trustees for the Host Communities Trust Commission. The governors had indicated interest to appoint trustees for the Commission, directly responsible for the development of oil and gas communities. In a chat with newsmen at the weekend,
“The law does not have a place for sole administrator, it does not have a place for Interim Management Committee (IMC). But an individual wants to control everybody as if people no longer use their senses. There is an act that establishes the NDDC and it totally recognises the statutory board,”
Prominent northern politicians, academicians and opinion leaders stormed Kano yesterday to drum up support for the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, ahead of 2023 general elections. Although the coordinator of the group, Senator Godswill Akpabio for Common Good (SGACG) that hosted the event tried to convince the audience that the event was
Environmental activist, Mr Azibaola Robert has decried indiscriminate cutting of natural trees in the deep forest across Niger Delta region and Nigeria at large, saying the practice is affecting the quantity and quality oxygen now available for both human and animal breathing. Robert, a lawyer-turned entrepreneur and innovator, who disclosed this on Saturday while speaking
Chief Johnbull Ejovi, Thursday said he has no children with his wife, Mrs Emily Ejovi. Ejovi in a chat with our Correspondent, said: “I have been married to my wife without children from her for me. “Sometime ago, she approached me that we should go for sorrogate since age was not on her side, which
By Gbenga Nicholas The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Ondo State, has created an admission criteria for Niger Delta ex-militants, to enable them to enroll into the University without JAMB. The pre-degree programme run by the institution will assist the federal government in skill acquisitions and vocational training for the ex-militants who are beneficiaries
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, said Nigeria is focused on developing its gas resources, though oil will be in high demand till 2045. He said the nation will thus not support any concept that promotes a single pathway to energy transition. Sylva said this at a one-day Seplat Energy Summit
The winner of Big Brother Naija 2017 edition, Efe has begged his fans not to give up on him. He also dropped some revelations on how he was treated after winning the reality show. The Delta-born reality TV star released a lyrics video of a song from his new EP, “Against All Odds” on his
No fewer than three persons were feared dead on Friday as soldiers raided Izombe community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) also gathered that many houses, including the palace of the traditional ruler of the Aborshi-Izombe community, Pius Muforo, were burnt down. Although the exact cause of the
By Tuemi Governor A three-member delegation from the Gbaramatu Christian Fellowship Interdenominational (GCFI), penultimate week paid a courtesy visit to the Publisher/MD of the Niger Delta leading and most trusted newspaper, the GbaramatuVoice, Jacob Abai at his Warri office in Delta State. The group visit, is ahead of its 2021 Prayer Day. The Chairman of
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has called on communities in the Niger Delta, whose environments have been negatively impacted by oil exploration and exploitation activities, to demand full accountability from oil companies. ERA/FoEN executive director, Dr. Godwin Uyi Ojo, in a statement made available to LEADERSHIP in Port Harcourt, said it
Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has been scraped following confirmation of the appointment of board members of the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission. The confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources. The nominees confirmed include Isa Modibbo – Chairman; Gbenga Komolafe – Chief Executive; Hassan Gambo
The Federal Government has approved the sum of N75,000 as a stipend per semester for students undergoing degree programmes in Education in public universities in Nigeria. Also, the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) students will get N50,000 as a stipend per semester as part of the deliberate effort of the goverment to attract the best
By Enaibo Asiayei A Delta-based Non-Governmental Organization, Ernest Bebenimibo Foundation, EBF on Monday, October 4, 2021 embarked on “Project Kit-Up To School’, an educational support programme for schools across riverine communities. The project came as a result of its quest to enable school children have access to quality education and improve reading skills among pupils
Amid global outage of Facebook along with its associated platforms, the data of its over 1.5 Billion users are now being sold in the dark web. A report said the data are being sold on a Hacker Forum. Sputnik News reported that in late September, an announcement was posted on a hacking forum that claimed
Facebook services spanning Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook itself have been shut down following an attempt to hijack the company’s domain name. There has been a widely reported inability to access the services since Monday afternoon after a yet to be identified hacker nuked the DNS A; an address file that holds an IP address of
The BRACED Governors’ Council also known as South-South Governors’ Forum said it has approved a joint regional security outfit which would be floated soon. Chairman of the Forum and Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa said this was part of the resolution reached at the end of their meeting held at Government House, Port Harcourt, Rivers
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook are currently down for many users. The three apps – which are all owned by Facebook, and run on shared infrastructure – all completely stopped working shortly before 5pm. Other products that are part of the same family of apps, such as Facebook Workplace, also stopped working. Visitors to the Facebook
This is the poor state of a government-owned primary school in Delta State. The name of the school is Kunpa Primary School, Ubafan Community located in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of the State. This report revealed the unconducive learning atmosphere characterized by the absence of sitting materials for pupils and to
A Non Governmental Organisation, Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta-PIND has on Thursday, September 30, 2021 launched the Delta Youth Employment Program (DYEP) at Bon Hotel in Effurun, Delta State. GbaramatuVoice reports. The foundation awarded grants worth over 71 million Naira to nine competitively selected, highly competent implementating partner organizations to equip nearly
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has revealed that his government was working on a short and long term development plan of between 10 and 30 years for the state. The governor stated this at the weekend during the state’s silver jubilee anniversary dinner held at Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall, in Yenagoa. He said
By Faith Madogwe Whitemoney has been declared the winner of the Season 6 of the Big Brother Naija reality television show themed ‘Shine Ya Eye’, leaving Liquorose as the first runner up. At the grand finale on Sunday, housemates evicted were Emmanuel, Angel, Cross, and Pere; leaving Whitemoney and Liquorose as the top two housemates
Big Brother Naija, BBNaija season 6 housemate, Pere has emerged as the second runner up of the reality show. He was the fourth housemate to be evicted from the ‘Shine Ya Eye’ edition after Cross, Emmanuel and Angel. Born Pere Egbi, the 36-year-old is an ex-military man in the United States. He is also a
A landing jetty at Isaka in Okrika Local Government Area in Rivers State has collapsed, with about twenty passengers believed to have drowned. The incident happened Saturday evening as passengers were struggling to board the boat from the community back to Port Harcourt An eyewitness, who identified himself as Isaac Walter, said more than 70
The Senate has said the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act will start this week as soon as it confirms the appointment of the nominees for the two regulatory agencies created by the new law for the oil and gas sector in the country. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Senator Bassey Akpan,
A Non Governmental Organization, (NGO) under the aegis of Network Advancement Program for Poverty and Disaster Risks Reduction (NAPPDRR) has advocated the extension of the tenure of Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), to avail them more time to better the lot of
The Senate has begun moves to ensure that all Oil and Gas Companies in Nigeria as a matter of urgency, relocate to the operational bases especially in the Niger Delta geo-political zone of the country. To fast track the movement of the companies, the Senate on Tuesday, mandated its Committees on Petroleum Resources Upstream; Downstream
A Niger Delta group, Creek Dragons has threatened to force Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State to account for the 50% of the N100 billion of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) 13% derivation funds he deprived the commission. The group in a document released to GbaramatuVoice on Tuesday and signed by
