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 Ebi Perekeme The Ezenobi Training Centre has said that it does not take things for granted but for gratitude. This was contained in a press release by the centre through Madam Enetimi Evah Bunuzigha in Lagos recently. Bunuzigha said that she has not seen anything like Thank You just as gratitude does wonder. Hence,
By Asiayei Enaibo Ijaws are predominant in the Niger Delta, with Bayelsa state as their core state. But this fourth largest ethnic groupings in Nigeria can also boasts of ancestral villages and towns in some parts of the country not minding the over decades of attitudinal political oppression, subjugation and marginalization they have come to endure.
By Shina Badmus It’s a not good time for residents of Warri in Delta state following untold flooding that sent residents packing on September 6, 2019. Many residents were hapless; those who could not pack their properties from their different abodes, were seen scooping water out of their homes. Some analysts said that the destructive
– Chairmanship aspirant in Gbaramatu promises qualitative leadership By Loveth Ojogun Some former militants, under the auspices of Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative, on Friday, September 6, distanced themselves from a petition accusing Minister of State, Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, of plotting to remove the presidential adviser on amnesty, Prof Charles Dokubo. The ex-militants
Ijaw youths on Monday told the Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that they would resist the attempt to make someone from the Urhobo ethnic group a Deputy Governor in Bayelsa, the only Ijaw homogeneous state. The youths, who rose from their meeting in Warri, Delta State, vowed to mobilise people to
By Enaibo Asiayei An election tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has nullified the election of James Manager, senator representing Delta South. The tribunal ordered a fresh election to be conducted in the senatorial district. Details shortly……
Floods have taken over parts of Warri following an early morning heavy rainfall in the nation’s oil city, immobilizing movement in the city and causing residents to suffer immensely. Some of the major areas affected include the popular Airport road, Okumagba, Giwamu, Udu, Refinery road, were all water logged. See photos below .
By Loveth Ojogun The Federal government is set to collaborate with Greece on the training of Niger Delta youths and others in shipbuilding, fishing, food sufficiency and employment generation. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, said this when the representative of the Greece government in Nigeria, Concept Amadeus Limited, paid a working visit
By Esther Poweide The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio has withheld payments for contracts executed by the last management of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He lamented that NDDC had failed to live up to its responsibilities in the last 20 years. Akpabio said it was disheartening that NDDC was paying over N200m
Former Head of Service in Lagos State, Alhaji Rafiu Tinubu is dead. Tinubu died in Abuja on Wednesday at the age of 75, after a brief illness. A statement signed by Mr Gboyega Akosile, Chief Press Secretary to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, described Tinubu’s death as a huge loss to the state and the
By Loveth Ojogun Delta Executive Council on Tuesday, September 3, approved the release of N1.5 billion counterpart fund to Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) for funding of primary education in the state for 2019. Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr Charles Aniagwu made this known in Asaba while briefing the media on the outcome of the
By Badmus Shina Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has announced the member representing Warri South West Constituency, Hon. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor as the Chairman, House Committee on Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) and Vice Chairman, Science and Technology. Oborevwori made the announcement on Thursday at the end
By Ebi Perekeme A former Publicity Secretary, Ijaw National Congress (INC) and Coordinator, Ijaw Monitoring Group (IMG), Comrade Joseph Evah has been acknowledged with the 2019 GbaramatuVoice Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to Niger Delta and Ijaw nation’s cause. While giving him the award, Publisher of the newspapers, Jacob Abai who presented the award to Evah on September
Chief David Lyon has emerged the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the November 16 Bayelsa State Governorship election in the state. According to the results announced by the Collation Officer, Senator Emmanuel Ocheja, Chief Lyon polled a total of 42,138, votes to defeat five other aspirants. Mrs Desiye Nsirim came a distant
Douye Diri wins Bayelsa PDP Governorship Ticket The Senator representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Douye Diri, has emerged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State. Out of the the 1,244 accredited voters, Diri scored 561 votes to defeat his closest rival
—You have exhibited good leadership, maturity and democratic values – Ex-President Jonathan By Ebi Kemelayefa The newly appointed Executive Director, Finance and Administration in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Maxwell Okoh has assured that the agency would experience a new life under him. It was noted that Okoh said he would make sure
By Esther Poweide Unease has characterised the political situation in Bayelsa state as charlatans supposedly in harmony with an aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) threw explosives into the homes of two party chieftains in Yenagoa and Brass Local Governments. GbaramatuVoice gathered that all the skirmish was targeted because of the primary elections slated
By Godwin Sunday The Shell Petroleum Development Company Joint Venture 2019 scholarship has been awarded to thirteen natives of states in the Niger Delta that included Bayelsa, Delta, Imo and Rivers states. Ninety-two persons have benefited in the awards since its inception in 2010. The new recipients were to enjoy a one-year master’s degree in three top-ranked universities in
By Ebi Perekeme Agitators in the Niger Delta has warned the Federal Government to rescind any plan take away supervision of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, from Ministry of Niger Delta, MNDA, to the Office of Secretary to Government of the Federation, OSGF. The agitators gave this directive on Monday, September 2, through the
By Loveth Ojogun Itsekiri pressure group, Iwere Advocacy Group has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to avert the recent tension caused by the newly announced names for the board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NNDC), in the region, saying the federal government has consistently politicized issues of the region to make peace elusive. The group
Nine oil producing states in the Niger Delta have resolved to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari over the recently reconstituted board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The governors, who met on Thursday, August 29 in Abuja, however, called for calm by indigenes of the county who have been demonstrating since the new board
By Uche James One of the major stakeholders in the Oil Mining Lease (OML 25) in Kula Kingdom of Akuku-Toru local government area of Rivers State, the Opusingi Group of Houses, has declared that agitation by oil bearing communities in the Niger Delta over perceived neglect by multinational companies is not new. In a statement
By Esther Poweide President Muhammadu Buhari has been commended for appointing a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipere Sylva, as the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. Chief Dennis Otuaro, who is regarded as a strong voice in the Niger Delta and goes with the traditional title, Ibe-Uyadonwei of Gbaramatu Kingdom, disclosed in Warri that
By Brakere Birinimighan The new Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Akwagaga Lelegima Enyia, has promised to bring positive change to the Commission. Akwagaga made the pledge during a press briefing shortly after her arrival at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt to assume duties as the new Chief Executive
By Esther Poweide The Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has partly disclosed what he aspires to achieve in the Oil and Gas Sector of Nigeria. “We have to bring down our cost of production of crude, as we are presently a laughing stock in the way we do our business;
By Ebi Kemelayefa A businessman and oil magnate, Chief David Lyon has said that he was ready anytime and any day for the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Bayelsa State. Lyon said this on Tuesday, August 27, with analysts saying that his voyage into the guber race has shaken the political calculation in the state.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a 16-man new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, with Dr. Pius Odubu from Edo State as the chairman. A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary (General Services Office), office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olusegun Adekunle, on behalf of the SGF, however, said that
By Ebi Kemelayefa The leadership of Host Communities of Nigeria, HOSTCOM, has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for giving a nod to the release of N98 billion gas flare funds to host communities in Niger Delta, to manage. In Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, while briefing newsmen during the inauguration of the HOSTCOM new executives for Bayelsa State, the National chairman of
The Federal Government has said that it will assess all projects in Niger Delta to determine the level of impact of its activities and programmes in the area. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this in a statement by the Head of Press and Public Relations of the ministry, Deworitshe Patricia. It was
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has raised hope in the Niger Delta saying that era of hues and cry now belong to history. It was when a group, Youth for Peace and Development in the Niger Delta, paid him a courtesy call in Abuja, that he gave the assurance . According to him,
By Ebi Kemelayefa Minister of State for Petroleum and former Governor of Bayelsa state, Timipre Sylva has given hope to the people of Niger Delta of his willingness to attract development to his state and across the Niger Delta. It was during his thank-you-tour to Nembe, Twon-Brass and Okpoama, that Sylva bared his mind and
By Shina Badmus Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has congratulated with Deltans on the 28th anniversary celebrating the creation of the state. His Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, disclosed this in a statement he released in Asaba. The statement said that the governor thanked the people of the state for their resilience, patience, cooperation and
By Ebi Oweikeme The Indigenes of oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta have protested against what they regarded as the refusal of Shell Petroleum Development Company to comply with the Senate resolution that they should be paid N6.9bn. The protestation took place in Abuja on Thursday, August 22, with the protesters showcasing placards and banners with
By Shina Badmus The Delta state Commissioner of Information, Mr. Charles Ehiedu Aniagwu has expressed optimism that the government he serves would work with GbaramatuVoice. Aniagwu disclosed this at the 4th anniversary of GbaramatuVoice at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, August 8. He expressed gratitude to the Publisher of the newspaper, Mr. Jacob Abai, for his media firm furthering
By James Brown The newly appointed Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has given his promise to abide by any positive measures that would attract development in the Niger Delta. Akpabio, who lamented on developing infrastructure, made the pledge at the reception ceremony to usher him into the ministry on Wednesday, August 21,
