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.
By Dennis Essang, Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has been sharply critisized for threatening to stop the salaries of protesting judicial workers who are asking for the financial autonomy of the judiciary. The All Progressives Congress, APC, said in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday said that, Governor Wike has no
By Ebi Perekeme Asaba centre of the South-South zone of the proposed alteration of the 1999 constitution as amended, was destructed by women who bombarded the centre on Wednesday in their hundreds. It was learnt the women that came from Bayelsa, Delta and the Edo States were mobilized from various umbrellas, including the 100% Lobby
By Our Correspondent South-south geopolitical zone has demanded decentralisation of power, resource control and creation of additional states in the region at the ongoing public hearing on the amendment of the 1999 Constitution. The hearing was organised for Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross Rivers states by the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Amendment of the Constitution,
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. This is according to a statement signed and released on Thursday by military spokesperson Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu. Prior to his appointment Major-General Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and the incumbent Theatre Commander of
By Ebi Perekeme Nigeria’s accountant-general Wednesday said the £4.2m looted by the former governor of Delta State James Ibori has not been received. Mr Ahmed Idris also walked back on the comments to a committee of the House of Representatives on Tuesday that the fund has been returned to the accounts of the Delta State
By Our Correspondent Delta State Government on Wednesday said it had not received from the Federal Government the 4.2 million pounds returned by the United Kingdom. It said that although the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris, had disclosed on Tuesday before the House of Representatives Committee on Recovered Assets, in Abuja, that the
By Ebi Perekeme The management of GbaramatuVoice, the Niger Delta leading and most trusted newspaper, has launched a new campaign to build support for fixing of the 46.5km abandoned Udo-Ofunama road awarded by Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, since 2012 in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State. The road poses grave danger
By Dennis Essang, Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed serious reservations over the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State to organize a political event on a day of national mourning. The APC noted in a statement issued in Port Harcourt by its Spokesman, Chief Ogbonna Nwuke that inspite of
•••Set Agenda By Enaibo Asiayei The Ijaw sons and daughters of Delta State gathered to assess their socio-economic and political situation in the state, since its creation in 1991. The meeting which was chiefly predicated at the 2023 gubernatorial elections was held on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at BB Hotel and Suites, Warri. Political, traditional,
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, died in a plane crash in Kaduna on Friday. Impeccable aviation sources had earlier told newsmen that Attahiru, who was appointed Chief of Army Staff on January 26, died alongside 10 others who were on board the aircraft with him. The incident occurred at about 6pm
By Ebi Perekeme Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ayade announced his decision on Thursday morning during a meeting with six APC governors at the Government House in Calabar. The governors were led by the national caretaker chairman of the APC and
By Ebi Perekeme Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday dissolved the State Executive Council, directing all commissioners to handover to the permanent secretaries in various ministries, shortly after the Council’s meeting presided over by him. Also affected by the dissolution are Special Advisers, the Secretary to State Government, Senior Political Adviser, Chief Strategist
By Ebi Perekeme Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has dissolved the State Executive Council, directing all commissioners in the cabinet to hand over to permanent secretaries with immediate effect. GbaramatuVoice reports Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu made this known on Tuesday. He made this known while briefing journalists at the Government House
By Enaibo Asiayei President of the Federated Niger Delta Ijaw Communities, FNDIC, Dr. Bello Oboko, has called for the payment of the Federal High Court, Asaba, fine of N99.9billion against the Federal Government of Nigeria for destruction of properties and loot of the communities in Gbaramatu Kingdom. The fine was made over its May 2009
By Enaibo Asiayei The oil firms operating within the Niger Delta region has been given seven days notice to evacuate their workers from all facilities in the area, by Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide. The notice follows the 30-day ultimatum they gave to the Federal Government to constitute a substantive board of the Niger Delta
By Ebi Perekeme The Ebenanaowei of Oporomor Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Capt. Samuel Evah (rtd). Egran 1, has reportedly joined his ancestors. The late Monarch’s son, Prince Michael Evah, who disclosed this to GbaramatuVoice, said the monarch, Egran 1, joined his ancestors on February 8, 2021. The
By Our Correspondent Unknown gunmen has set ablazed Nsukwa Divisional Police Station in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State leaving three police officers dead. GbaramatuVoice learnt that the hoodlums attacked the Police Station around 2.am Sunday, where vehicles were razed and carted away ammunition. The incident was confirmed by a police source in Ogwash-Uku,
By Ebi Perekeme The executive Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has declared that politics for who becomes the next Governor of Delta State will begin in June 2021. Okowa said this while speaking on Saturday in Asaba at the presentation of empowerment items to beneficiaries of the Ndudi Elumelu empowerment scheme. He maintained
By Ebi Perekeme The President of Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof Benjamin Okaba, has declared support for Nigeria with a stipulated condition that, should it be compelled to leave the country, it would do so without joining any other ethnic group. The statement was made known during his address at the inauguration of the newly
By Our Correspondent Abuja stood still for hours, as Ijaw nation gathered for the 53rd annual celebration of late Major Isaac Jasper Adaka Boro on Saturday 15th of May, 2021, GbaramatuVoice reports. The well attended event that was put together by Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYC) Abuja Chapter, in remembrance of Major Boro was tagged
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed surprise and disappointment with the deteriorating state of security in North-West Nigeria. Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu, who said this in a statement on Thursday, pleaded with the country’s elite to show understanding as his administration was working hard with available resources at its
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has created 2,239 new polling units in Delta State for the conduct of future elections. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Monday Udoh-Tom, disclosed this during a “stakeholders meeting” on Monday in Asaba. He said the exercise had become imperative to decongest the voting environment and allow every electorate to exercise their
By Ebi Perekeme The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Ohafia LGA of Abia state has been set ablaze. Festus Okoye, INEC spokesman, said in a statement that the incident occurred on Sunday night. pic.twitter.com/G7DG1aAVQ3 — INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) May 10, 2021 This is happening a week after one of the commission’s offices in Akwa
By Our Correspondent Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has reviewed the curfew he imposed on the state following recent attacks on police formations. The governor in a statewide broadcast on Monday said the curfew would now begin from 7pm to 6am with effect from Tuesday instead of the hitherto 10pm to 6am. Wike said the
—SEEKS HIS BLESSINGS AND SUPPORT By Ebi Perekeme As part of the plan for the forthcoming GbaramatuVoice 6th Anniversary, Lecture/Niger Delta Awards, slated for Tuesday August 10, 2021, at the prestigious Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, the management of the news organization, on Friday May 7, 2021, stormed/visited the Abuja home of Chief
By Alex Popo OPOROZA – The historic visit of the Ebenanaowei of Tuomo Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, King Hon. Justice Francis Tabai, CON, JSC (Rtd), Pere Esuku 1, with his chiefs and various dignitaries from the ancient city of Tuomo to His Imperial Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba, the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, on Thursday
By Our Correspondent About 121 local government areas spread across 28 States of the Federation will likely experience heavy flooding in 2021, the Federal Government said on Thursday. Minister for Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, who announced this at the 2021 Annual Flood Outlook, said another 302 local government areas across the 36 States and the
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority, Hadiza Usman to step aside from her role. Her suspension comes as the Ministry of Transportation, headed by Mr Rotimi Amaechi, sets up an Administrative Panel of Inquiry to investigate the NPA management. Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, an Executive Director at the NPA,
By Our Correspondent Itsekiri Leaders of Thought, ILoT, has congratulated Professor Benjamin Okaba and other selected with him as the new leadership of the Ijaw National Congress, INC. A statement signed by the Chairman of ILoT, Chief Edward Ekpoko and the Secretary, Sir Sunny Mene reads: “We, on behalf of the Itsekiri Leaders of Thought (ILoT)
…receives federal lawmakers approval, enters next level By Ebi Oboko It is no longer a speculation but real. The planning of the much anticipated Lagos Edition of the GbaramatuVoice 6th Anniversary, Lecture/Niger Delta Awards, slated for Tuesday August 10, 2021, entered ‘next level’ on Wednesday May 5, 2021, with a seamless visit by the GbaramatuVoice
By Our Correspondent The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its office in Essien Udim LGA in Akwa Ibom state has been set ablaze. Festus Okoye, INEC’s chairman on information and voter education committee, announced this in a statement on Sunday. “The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa Ibom State, Barr. Mike Igini, has reported that
By Ebi Perekeme The House of Representatives Committee on Host Communities wants companies and regulatory authorities to ensure that environmental justice is served to host communities that have suffered oil spills in the country. The Committee in a statement by its Chairman, Hon. Dumnamene Dekor, said the legislature would not spare any effort to ensure environmental
By Ebi Oboko A senior lecturer of the Federal University, Otuoke, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, has been elected as the new President of Ijaw National Congress (INC), the apex Ijaw socio-cultural organisation. Professor Okaba polled 162 votes to defeat his closest rival, Alaowei Fred Owotorufa, who polled 111 votes. The election took place today Friday, April
…Wuruyai Sworn In As EGCDF Chairman, takes over from Ukori By Ebi Oboko & Loveth Ojogun Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State Governor has commended the NNPC/Chevron Nigeria Limited Joint Venture (CNL) for the successes achieved under the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) between CNL and the Ijaw communities neighbouring its operations in Delta State. The
By Our Correspondent Mercury Maritime Concession Company (MMCC), has secured a provisional approval from the Federal Government through the Ministry of Transportation to construct $2.9 billion Escravos Seaport Industrial Complex (ESIC-1) in Delta State. The project will be home to eight other projects including a deep seaport, a free trade zone, a crude oil refinery and
