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.
Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday declared that the era of Executive/ Legislature face-off is over. Saraki stated this while ruling on a motion alleging the irregularity in the renewal of the tenure of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board members. He declared: “The days of balderdash are over. It was in reference to the
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, says the state deep seaport at Agge in Ekeremor will be ready before the end of his tenure in February 2020. He said the government had already acquired and surveyed 15, 000 hectares of land for the construction of the seaport. Dickson gave the assurance on Wednesday evening while inaugurating
The Bayelsa Government on Monday denied media reports that it was taking a fresh loan. Mr Daniel Iworiso-Markson, the state Commissioner for Information, denied the reports in a statement on Monday in Yenegoa. Iworiso-Markson said that the state government only approached the State House of Assembly for the restructuring of repayment of the N40 billion
The immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan has described as “absurd” attempt by the current administration to link him with the scandalous return of Abdulrasheed Maina to the country and also his reinstatement into a senior position in the public service. The former president, who spoke though his media aide, Ikechukwu Eze, said the claim by
President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara and some principal officers of the National Assembly were on Thursday turned back from Aso Rock. It was gathered that, the lawmakers who met at the Senate President‘s house, departed for the villa in a white coaster bus, intending to meet
Deputy Governor too civil to be involved in such shenanigan – Aide They are the handwork of mischief makers The Delta Ijaw Youths Movement for Political Advancement, DIYMPA, has called on the Executive Governor Delta State, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa to call his deputy to order over his high handedness in hand picking and the imposition of candidates
Peace has finally returned to Peremabiri Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, as residents who fled from their ancestral community after the 2015 governorship election violence in the state returned home. Some 900 people displaced during the violence who were taking refuge at the Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa returned to Peremabiri
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, yesterday urged Nigerians to disregard posters being mounted in parts of Abuja announcing his alleged vice presidential ambition.Wike said the posters were pasted in the nation’s capital by a faceless group, which he also described as mischief makers. The governor through his special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, said
The private residence of Ibe Kachikwu, Minster of State for Petroleum Resources, caught fire on Sunday evening, GbaramatuVoice report. The house is located in Asokoro, Abuja. The fire started in his bedroom as a result of a suspected electrical fault to the air conditioners, sources in the know said. “Kachikwu was not at home when
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commissioned three new roads in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. The connecting streets, with concrete drainage, are Twins Street, Asuquo Ekpo and Asuquo Nyong Street. Addressing members of the benefiting communities during the commissioning ceremony, the NDDC Managing Director, Mr Nsima Ekere, said that
Bayelsa State Government has said that the state has the highest number of abandoned Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, projects in the region. To this end, the state government has inaugurated a 7-man committee to assess the level of completion of NDDC projects, as well as collate the number of abandoned ones in the state.
The youths of Opuede community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state, has expressed their appreciation to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The appreciation is in recognition of the party zoning of the Oporoza Ward Councillorship position to their community in the forthcoming local council polls in the state. This
One of the Councillorship aspirants under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Okerenkoko Ward, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Dennis Bolei, has stepped down for Comr. James Dekawei, ahead of the primary election. In a statement made available to newsmen in Warri yesterday. In his words, “I,
The Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has made nomination forms for female politicians who would be running for elective position in the forthcoming 2018 local government elections in the state free. However, the party pegged nomination forms for male chairmanship aspirants at N1 million and N200, 000 for councillorship aspirants. The party
—2014 Agreement Must Be Implemented –Hon. Agbaibor —Calls on Governor Okowa To Intervene Following the refusal of the Itsekiris in Warri North Area of Delta State to allow an Egbema Ijaw indigene to occupy the office of Warri North Local Government Area Chairman since creation 26 years ago, the Egbema people are now set for
The alleged impeachment notice sent to the Delta State House Assembly seeking the removal of the Chairman of Burutu Local Government Area, Hon. Ebikeme Clark, has been described as illegal and lacking in merit for failing to follow due process. Some councillors from Burutu Legislative Arm including the Wards 13 and 14 councillors; Hon. Joseph
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday paid a surprised visit to his Bayelsa State counterpart, Seriake Dickson and met with him behind closed doors. Wike, who later emerged from the meeting and exchanged banters with Dickson, said their discussions centred on fostering stronger ties between Rivers and Bayelsa. He said they were concerned about
As the Local Government Council Chairmen in Delta State held a valedictory Joint Account Allocation Committee [JAAC] meeting on Wednesday in Asaba, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has assured deltans that the state government will not set up any caretaker committee for the local government councils. Senator Okowa who spoke during the valedictory session stated that the
The former Deputy National Chairman of Alimodu Sheriff-led faction of the People Democratic Party (PDP) who recently joined the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Dr. Cairo Ojougboh has accused the Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa of massive corruption and running a government without a formal budget passed by the state House of Assembly as required by law.
Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has called for support of stakeholders as his administration fishes our names of ghost and absconded civil servants in the state. The Governor who made the call on Wednesday in Asaba when the executive of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Delta State Chapter led by Comrade Titus Okotie
The member representing Warri Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Daniel Reyenieju has expressed utter disgust against the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over the Commission’s skulduggery and cynical indifference in its inability to grasp the founding ideals of its establishment as it engages in misplaced and reckless duplication of the efforts of
—We cannot be slaves in our land —Wants 50-50 sharing of political positions The people of Egbema communities, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta state has called on Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa to save them from unprecedented marginalization, injustices and other abnormalities meted to them by the Itsekiris. The communities stated this in a
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Councillorship Aspirant in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, Hon. Simon Timiedi has stepped down for a Warri based banker and Spokesperson, Delta Ijaw Women initiative (DIWI), Comr. Ebi Adams, GbaramatuVoice reports. Hon. Simon Timiedi in a telephone chat with GbaramatuVoice stated that he stepped down for the
A councillorship aspirant in Warri South West Local Government Area from Okerenkoko ward, Comr. Aaron Ebizi Sinwa has declared that empowerment of the people in his ward will be his utmost priority if elected in the forthcoming Local Government election. He stated this today in a chat with GbaramatuVoice in Warri. The councillorship hopeful said
Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr (Deacon) Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, Friday, assured the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and other investors in the state of an investor-friendly environment and charged them to embrace the peace initiatives of the Delta State government for mutual benefits as they go on with their various responsibilities. Speaking in Warri,
Delta State Government has approved the release of N600 million counterpart fund for the implementation of the 2017 Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) cycle in the state. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Patrick Ukah, who disclosed this to newsmen in Asaba, said it was part of the resolutions reached at the State Executive
The Niger Delta Youths Coalition for Peace and Progress has blamed the Federal Government for the robbery at the Abuja residence of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Some policemen guiding the house were accused of stripping it bare. They were arrested in July and charged to court. Four officers were subsequently dismissed from the force. But
Former Senator representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Mr. Clever Ikisipo, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his passion to develop the Niger Delta region particularly Bayelsa State. Ikisikpo, a kinsman to former President Goodluck Jonathan, said Buhari had done what Jonathan’s administration failed to do for his people. He spoke at
OPOROZA — It was a carnival of sort yesterday 14th September 2017 at Oporoza as Comrade Paul Kirifede Oyibo, declares his ambition to contest for the councillorship position in his Oporoza ward, Warri-West Local Government Area of Delta State. Comrade Paul, a grassroots politician and youth leader, made this declaration yesterday at Oporoza, the traditional headquarters
The Bayelsa Government said on Thursday in Yenagoa that it created over 7,000 direct and indirect jobs through the release of N1. 88 billion loan to Small and Medium-scale to entrepreneurs and cooperatives. Gov. Seriake Dickson stated this at the 2017 African SME EXPO with the theme Promoting SMEs for sustainable development and economic growth’.
—As he declares for Councillorship position in his ward A renowned Niger Delta Activist, Comrade James Dekawei, has declared his interest to contest for the position of a Councillor in the forthcoming Local Government Council elections. Dekawei, an indigene of Okerenkoko community in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State made this declaration today in a chat
After weeks of speculations and denials, the Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government, Mr. Serena Dokubo-Spiff, has resigned his appointment. Governor Seriake Dickson, who announced the formal disengagement of Dokubo-Spiff on Thursday, said it was to enable him return to his private legal practice. Dickson made this known at the end of the 79th session
Governor Seriake Dickson has described the late Chief Gordon Bozimo as a great Ijaw son who gave his best to the service of the nation. The governor spoke at the Port Harcourt residence of the late Chief Bozimo when he paid the family a condolence visit, saying the death of the late Bozimo was a
The Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government, Chief Serena Dokubo-Spiff, has quit the post following his decision to return to law practice. Members of the state executive council were shocked when Governor Seriake Dickson announced the SSG’s decision on Wednesday. The cabinet members gathered for the 79th state executive committee meeting when Dickson, in an emotion-filled
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, said on Thursday that recent reports of a rift between former President Goodluck Jonathan and Bayelsan State Governor, Seriake Dickson, are mischievous. Clark, who is the National Leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), stated this in a statement in Abuja. He said reports making the rounds on the rift
