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.
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on Friday made an unscheduled visit to the boundary points with Delta and Rivers to enforce the directive on the COVID-19 lockdown of the state. It was gathered that the unplanned visit was not unconnected with reports of two suspected cases of coronavirus infection, which caused panic in the
–The chairman has kept to his threat – Footballer’s friend –Our son’s death is unlawful – Ijaw Youth Development Association The Chairman of the Victory Estate in the Iba area of Lagos State, Olu James, has allegedly shot dead a resident of the estate, Stephen Doubra Legbe, an Ijaw Indigene from Arogbo kingdom, Ese Odo
By Ebi Perekeme The forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, was said to be aimed at restoring sanity and prudence in the management of the Commission, and would ensure the rapid development of the Niger Delta region. Speaking on Wednesday, April 22, in a press release by Charles Obi Odili, Director, Corporate
The traditional prime minister of Tuomo kingdom in Delta and Bayelsa states, High Chief Mike Loyibo, has doled out multi-million naira as gift to about one thousand vulnerable indigenes to cushion the effect of COVID-19 in the kingdom. Loyibo gave out the cash on Wednesday at Tuomo community, traditional head of the kingdom in Burutu
The Delta State Government has announced that the state has recorded two new confirmed cases of COVID-19. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Mordi Ononye, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Asaba. He said that the new cases has brought the total confirmed cases in the state to six, with one death and
…As Three Doctors, Three Others Kept In Isolation Delta state on Wednesday recorded her 5th case of COVID-19 at the Otu-Jeremi General Hospital, Otu-Jeremi, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta state. In a press release by Mr. Noah Edeamrigho, Chief Press Secretary to Ughelli South Council Chairman, said the case was made known to
Bayelsa State has extended the lockdown of its borders for another two weeks. Governor Douye Diri gave the directive on Tuesday evening in a statement by his Acting Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, following the expiration of the earlier two-week deadline. He said the lockdown affects inter-state vehicular movement, closure of drinking bars at
The kidnapped Edo Commissioner for Science and Technology, Emmanuel Agbale is alive despite Friday evening’s killing of his police orderly. The Nation learnt last night the criminals eventually contacted members of the victim’s family and they were allowed to speak with him. The family source was however silent on the demanded ransom. The source said Edo
A group, The Rivers Leadership Advancement Foundation (RIVLEAF) has called on Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike to urgently watch his utterances and not destroy the vision of the founding fathers of the state. The group, in a statement by its spokesman, Onyeche Nnatah Peters, berated the governor for what it described as “acts unbecoming of a
By Editor The lingering dispute between the people of Ovre-Eku community in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta state and Orhiovwon Local Government Area of Edo State has taken a worrisome dimension, following the alleged invasion of Ovre-Eku residents by gunmen. The gunmen, who reportedly carted away properties and destroyed houses belonging to Ovre-Eku
By Editor An Anglican priest, Revd Anthony Oyi, has been kidnapped by suspected Fulani herders on his farm at Issele-Mkpitime, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the priest, who hails from Issele-Mkpitime, had gone with his family to the farm where he was kidnapped on Saturday morning alongside. The
Following measures taken by the Ebonyi state government to curtail the spread of coronavirus, Ebonyi state Police Command yesterday has admitted that there has been an increase in crime in the state as a result of the lockdown and banning of commercial motorcycle in the state. Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Loveth Odah made this
By Ebi Perekeme The lawmaker representing Warri South West Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, on Saturday April 18th, distributed food Items and some money to his constituents to cushion the hardship occasioned by restriction of movement to contain the spread of Coronavirus. While presenting the items to Hon.
By Ebi Perekeme Coalition of Burutu Political leaders under the auspices of Burutu House, has distributed palliative materials to all the eleven wards in the area as part of measures to cushion the adverse effects of the stay-at-home order caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The relief materials worth over 15milion Naira donated included bags of
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the death of a middle-aged woman in a hotel in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The Public Relation Officer of the command Nnamdi Omoni who confirmed the news to the Nation on Friday said the lifeless body of the woman, aged between 30 and 34 years was found
Apprehension has enveloped the Ughelli Central hospital after a male patient suspected to have shown symptoms of the corona virus, was whisked away by his relatives who had rushed him to the hospital for treatment over fears of him being isolated. The hospital is one of the holding centers established by the state government for
By Ebi Perekeme The team of GbaramatuVoice on the occasion marking the 52nd birthday of His Excellency, Barr Kingsley Otuaro, Deputy Governor of Delta state, visited him in his hometown on April 16, to felicitate with him and introduce the GbaramatuVoice Interventionist Food Bank to him. There was no official ceremony for the birthday given
Menegian, one of the children of the late environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, has died of coronavirus at a London hospital. Sister to the deceased, Noo, made the announcement in a Facebook post on Thursday. She wrote, “We said goodbye to my brother, Gian, on Monday. “He had COVID-19 combined with underlying health conditions. “Gian was
By Ebi Perekeme Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation/CNL Joint Venture (NNPC/CNL JV), has continued to operate safely, and without any Coronavirus (COVID-19) related incident in its operations. This was contained in a press statement on April 15, in Lagos, by Esimaje Brikinn, General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs.
By Ebi Perekeme The Chairman of Egbema-Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF), Amb. Jude Ebitimi Ukori JP, Tuesday, April 14, 2020, lost his mother, Mrs Zipporah Damutobor Ukori Nee Ojusin. She died at 72. According to a statement signed by Amb. Jude Ukori, on behalf of the family, Mrs Zipporah Damutobor Ukori passed on after a
By Ebi Perekeme Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has sent warm message of felicitations to his Deputy, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, who clocks 52 years on Thursday, April 16. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika on Wednesday in Asaba, the governor extolled Otuaro for his contributions and motivational role in the
By Ebi Perekeme Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has commiserated with the State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, former President of the Ijaw National Congress, Prof Kimse Okoko, father of the late businessman and politician, Keniebi Okoko over his untimely death. ALSO READ: Bayelsa-born billionaire Okoko is dead, not raised by any
By Ebi Perekeme A Bayelsa-born billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Kpeniebi Okoko has died in Lagos, and was not raised from the dead by any cleric as the opposite was published in certain quarters. GbaramatuVoice which has obtained Okoko’s death certificate can report that Okoko, 42, passed away on Tuesday during a tummy tuck surgery in
By Ebi Perekeme Following the footsteps of the federal government, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa during a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday extended the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Delta State, giving reasons why the extension of the lockdown is necessary. GbaramatuVoice reports Governor Okowa during the state-wide broadcast on Tuesday said the extension of the lockdown, among
By Ebi Perekeme The GbaramatuVoice Interventionist Food Bank has started distributing first batch of food items donated as palliatives to people in the riverine area of Niger Delta by good spirited individuals and groups since the enactment of lockdown across States in the country. The GbaramatuVoice Interventionist Food Bank had earlier called on well-meaning individuals
By Ebi Perekeme The Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, IPDI, has frowned at the alleged occupation of the Nigerian military in Salvation City, Bennett Island in Warri South West LGA, Delta state, on the afternoon of April 12, 2020. In a statement made available to GbaramatuVoice, Mayor Timi Ogobiri, the National acting Spokesman of the IPDI, said in Warri
By Ebi Perekeme The Tompolo Foundation has felicitated with its Founder, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo, as he clocks 49 years today, April 12, 2020, praying for his longevity and good health. The Foundation celebrates with the Niger Delta icon in a congratulatory message signed by Dr. Paul Bebenimibo, Executive Secretary of the Foundation
By Ebi Perekeme A traditional Chief in Delta State, Comrade Chief Sheriff Mulade, has described High Chief Government Ekpemukpolo, aka Tompolo as the bridge between ancient and modern Ijaw tradition and culture, a living hero and the pride of the Niger Delta Region. Chief Mulade, the Ibe- Sorimowei of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West
Following the announcement of the second COVID-19 case and the subsequent death of the patient in Delta state, the storey building which houses the clinic (name withheld) where the deceased was reportedly first admitted has been sealed off by authorities of Warri South council. It was learnt that policemen from the ‘A’ Division, led by
The slash in the Federal Government’s budget by about N321bn would mostly affect projects to be implemented in the Niger-Delta, North-East, basic education, healthcare and other sectors of the economy. The executive arm of government had on Wednesday sent a revised budget proposal to the National Assembly following a drop in crude oil prices which
By Enaibo Asiayei Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, Delta State, on Thursday night withdrew their services indefinitely over alleged harassment by security operatives enforcing lockdown directive. The lockdown order was issued by the state government April 1 as a measure to prevent the spread of
By Ebi Perekeme The Okerenkoko Federated Community executive led by Hon. Kingsley Oturubo in Gbaramatu kingdom on Thursday donated food items and other essential commodities to members of the community as their contribution during the COVID-19 pandemic engulfing global communities. Presenting the items to the community, Oturubo, said the commodities include bags of rice and
No fewer than 30 persons were on Thursday arrested and arraigned before a Mobile Court sitting in Warri South Council Area for violation of the stay-at-home order by the state government as a part of measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The suspects who were arrested by police in different parts
By Ebi Perekeme The Governor of Delta state, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has confirmed a fresh case of COVID-19 in the state. He made the announcement on Twitter on Thursday evening, saying that the patient came from Lagos into the state two weeks ago. “I have just been informed of another case of #COVID19 in Delta
By Ebi Perekeme A traditional Chief in Delta State, Comrade Mulade Sheriff, the Ibe-Soremowei of ancient Gbaramatu Kingdom, has called on Nigerians to obey the sit-at-home order of the Federal and State Governments aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Chief Mulade, who is the National Coordinator of a renowned peace, human rights
