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 Our Correspondent Daily killings and kidnap in Bonny, Rivers State, have caused a huge uproar as citizens have risen in protest, claiming they have been condemned to uncertainty and death. Marauding sea pirates attacked two boats ferrying passengers to Bonny at about 8 pm on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, killing two – Macdonald Ibifubara
By Our Correspondent The Interim administrator, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Effiong Akwa, is currently meeting with elder statesman, Pa Edwin Clark. Akwa who arrived the Asokoro, Abuja residence of Chief Clark at 12PM local time alongside his entourage, was welcomed by prominent Niger Delta personalities including Ambassador Godsknow Igali, former Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry
By Ebi Oboko The funeral rites of a foremost Ijaw historian and Amaokusuwei of Benikrukru community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Pa John Akunojuya Ogio-Okirika, have been fixed for January 29 and 30. A statement by the family and community, signed by Chief (Dr.) Wellington Okirika (CON), Bolouwei of Gbaramatu Kingdom/Pioneer Chairman of Delta State Oil Producing
By Ebi Perekeme There is pandemonium in Tebujor community, Gbaramatu Kingdom of Warri South West Local Government Area, Delta State, following the invasion of the community by armed men believed to be personnel of the Nigerian Army. It was gathered that security personnel alleged to be operatives of the Joint Military Task Force, JTF, stormed
The people of the Niger Delta are set to celebrate the 50th birthday celebration of Niger Delta former warlord, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, on Monday April 12, 2021 at the Warri Township Stadium, Delta State. Tompolo, who was the leader of disbanded MEND which were agitating against the insensitivity of
By Our Correspondent The aggrieved people of Gbarain Kingdom in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have threatened a showdown with the Niger Delta Power Holding Company following a prolonged power outage in the area which started in the last quarter of 2020. It was gathered that a technical glitch had caused a
By Our Correspondent With the recent shortlisting of 161 indigenous companies to advance to the next and final stage of the bid round process for 57 marginal oilfields in the country, the Nigerian oil and gas industry is expected to witness tremendous growth in no distant time. The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) made this
By Ebi Perekeme The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has narrated his Covid -19 experience and expressed gratitude to God, the state Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, the first family and Deltans for their support and prayers, saying Covid-19 is real and advised that people should not
By Our Correspondent The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has released the details of how the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses will be distributed across states. This was disclosed during a webinar organised by NHPCDA tagged “Sensitisation Meeting with Media Gatekeepers on COVID-19 Vaccine Introduction”. Faisal Shuaib, executive director of the NPHCDA,
By Our Correspondent His Royal Highness, Henry Ekebilegha Binidodogha, the Ojuaga 1 of Egbema Clan in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State, has appealed for peaceful coexistence in his domain. He made the appeal while reacting to alleged plans by some elements from Delta State to instigate the peace loving people of
By Our Correspondent The members of staff of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) have embarked on an indefinite strike as thousands of applicants have been locked outside of their offices nationwide. The notice for the strike action was contained in a statement signed by the President of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of
By Our Correspondent The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) has congratulated Effiong Akwa on his appointment as the Sole Administrator, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The council’s Akpakip Oro Special Chapter, Eastern Zone, described Akwa’s appointment as well deserved and commended President Muhammadu Buhari for giving such responsibility to a member of the council. The zone
By Ebi Perekeme Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has disclosed that a substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) may be inaugurated by April 2021 after the forensic audit of the commission. Akpabio gave the hint yesterday in Abuja while receiving the interim report of the commission from the forensic auditors.
By Ebi Perekeme Warri business tycoon and the Chairman/CEO, KFT Conglomerate, High Chief Komieyefa Uduboh on Tuesday morning surprised his wife, Chief Funere Uduboh with a brand new Range Rover for her birthday as she burst into tears of joy. It was such a spectacular sight that business owners, passersby had to stop to share
By Ebi Perekeme A leading Councillorship Aspirant on the platform of All Progressive Congress (APC) for Oporoza ward in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta state, Comrade Moses Zibinmoghan, has promised effective representation and better welfare package for residents of the area if elected. According to him, he has all what it takes to
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Idongesit Nkanga, the chairman of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and a former military governor of Akwa Ibom State, is dead. Mr Nkanga passed on in an undisclosed hospital in Uyo on Christmas Eve, his political associate and a family member told PREMIUM TIMES, Friday morning. There are speculations that Mr Nkanga died of COVID-19. GbaramatuVoice
By Ebi Perekeme Multi–millionaire business mogul, Mr. Brown Odeworitse Tesigimoje, Chairman/CEO of Gimbrowns Marine Security Oil and Gas Limited, on Sunday, December 20, 2020 rewarded hardworking staff of the company with luxury cars and over N100 million to assist his workers during the 2020 End of Year Party of the company. According to the oil
By Enaibo Asiayei The Delta State Ministry of Oil and Gas on Monday December 21, 2020 held a workshop that aimed to sensitize stakeholders on safety for operators of Domestic Gas Retail Outlets in Delta State at the Government House Annex, Warri. The 1-day event was themed “Towards Achieving Sustainable Safe Utilization of LPG in
By Our Correspondent Warri Kingdom in Delta State has debunked the news that the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli, had died. Reports emerged yesterday that the monarch died on Monday. He was said to have died from COVID-19 related illness after his health allegedly deteriorated on Sunday evening. But a statement from the monarch’s palace
By Our Correspondent Over 1000 Youths of Ogbe-Ijoh Warri Kingdom on Tuesday blocked the entrance to the Delta State Government House in Asaba, protesting against the new electoral wards created by Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC). Details shortly…
By Our Correspondent A 17-year-old boy, Stephen Itima, has drowned Wednesday while swimming with friends in Oporoza creek in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. The deceased, a Junior Secondary School 2 student of Gbaraun Secondary School, Oporoza, left his grandmother’s home, Wednesday morning in company of his friends. His
By Ebi Perekeme Elder statesman and leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark has described the Niger Delta region as the most oppressed people in the country, despite its role in sustaining the country, has to take permission before benefitting from the resources it produces, is an indication that its peoples are
By Our Correspondent Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) says it has contributed over N7 billion, under NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture, to the Egbema and Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF) since its creation in 2005. Mr. Esimaje Brikinn, the General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs (PGPA) of CNL, made this known on Tuesday at the 10th Annual
By Our Correspondent The Senate on Tuesday swore in the immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bayelsa West. Also sworn in as Senators were Moses Cleopas, PDP, Bayelsa Central; Adetokunboh Abiru, All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos East and Professor Nora Dabu’t, APC, Plateau South. The oath of office
By Ebi Perekeme The Chairman of the Patani Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Perez Omoun, has been arrested by men of the state police command. He was said to be in custody at the GRA Police Division in Asaba, the state capital. GbaramatuVoice gathered on Sunday that the council boss was nabbed for
By Our Correspondent President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Effiong Okon Akwa as the Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Mr Akwa, who until his new appointment, was the Acting Executive Director, Finance and Administration, of the NDDC, under the Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei-led Interim Management Committee (IMC). According to a statement issued
A mobile policeman was on Friday afternoon, shot dead in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta state. His rifle was also carted away by the arms-wielding hoodlums. It learnt that the incident occurred at about 2:30p.m along the popular Jakpa Road. Details surrounding the incident were still sketchy as of the time of filing
By Our Correspondent Senate yesterday approved the restoration of Abraka State Constituency in Ethiope East Local Government Area from the present Ethiope East State Constituency. The restoration followed the orders of the Federal High Court. The approval was reached in resolutions reached by the Upper Chamber following consideration of a motion sponsored by the Deputy
Employees of the Anglo-Dutch oil company Shell appear to be involved in causing oil spills in Niger Delta, Nigeria in a bid to rake in cash for cleaning up. An investigation set to air on Dutch television found according to multiple witnesses “that SPDC, a subsidiary of Shell, caused the oil leaks” in the oil-rich
By Ebi Perekeme Selected Ijaw and Itsekiri Stakeholders of Delta State December 10, 2020) held one-day dialogue on Peaceful Coexistence for Sustainable Livelihood at Charles David Lot Hotel in Warri. The dialogue session was facilitated by the Warri Multi-Stakeholder Platform for Peaceful Coexistence of Ijaws and Itsekiris (Warri MSP) and supported by the Partnership Initiative
…They’re misinformed – Tidi, council chair By Our Correspondent There is palpable tension in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta state, following the newly created ward in the council by the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC). Hundreds of women and youths of Ogbe-Ijoh Warri Urban community in the council area on Monday marched
By Ebi Perekeme Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson has won Saturday’s Bayelsa West Senatorial bye-election by a landslide. Dickson, who represents the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, polled 115,257 votes to defeat his rival, Peremobowei Ebebi of the All Progressives Congress who got 17,500 votes. The former governor was thus declared winner of the
By Loveth Ojogun Enaibo Asiayei, the General Manager of the Niger Delta leading and most trusted newspaper, GbaramatuVoice has declared interest to contest for Burutu Local Government Chairmanship position under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the forthcoming polls in Delta state. Details shortly…
By Ebi Perekeme High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, has decried the continued occupation of his business concern, Mieka Dive Ltd, in Warri, Delta state, by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) despite being vindicated by a Lagos Federal High Court of criminal dealings and trump up charges preferred against him
