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.
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has expeditiously passed the Education Safety Corp bill, 2017, against the backdrop of abduction of pupils in schools to prevent various crimes in public primary and secondary schools in the state. The bill sponsored by the Leader of the House and member representing Sagbama Constituency I, Hon. Peter Akpe,
A committee of the House of Representatives has invited former President Goodluck Jonathan to testify in the ongoing investigations into the Malabu Oil deal. Details later…
Federal Government has declared June 26 and 27, as public holiday to mark Id-El Fitr celebration. Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, minister of Interior, who made the declaration on Thursday, June 23, on behalf of the Federal Government, enjoined all Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general to use the occasion of the celebration for
The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin City will today deliver its judgment on the appeal filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu against the judgment of the lower tribunal. Governor Godwin Obaseki and the All Progressive Congress (APC) filed a cross appeal over a ruling of the tribunal refusing to
The Delta Stated House of Assembly has listed the suspension on the former speaker, Rt.Hon. Monday Ovwigho Igbuya and ex-majority leader, Hon. Tim Owhefere who were suspended over alleged financial misappropriation. The duo were earlier suspended for three months. Details later…
Former Aviation Minister and People’s Democratic Party member, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has lashed out at critics of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. It may be recalled that some people had claimed that the Jonathan administration did not do anything to better the cause of Ijaw Nation; and that he had no legacy that Nigerians could be proud
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Sunday urged Nigerians, especially political leaders, to stop blaming President Muhammadu Buhari for the country’s challenges. Okowa spoke at the end of a seven-day convention of the Rock of Ages Christian Assembly International (RACAI) held in Benin, Edo State. The convention had the theme: “Too Faithful to Fail.” The
“Those who think that they have promises from those who think they own Nigeria should be careful. They will use you and dump you at the appropriate time.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state has said that his administration will avoid awarding contracts to contractors without funding them. He said this is in order to avoid a situation in the past where some contractors would commit suicide for not being able to repay the loans they borrowed from banks to finance state projects.
Members of the Delta State House of Assembly have impeached the Speaker, Chief Monday Igbuya, at an unusual plenary session held at about 7am on Thursday. They hurriedly replaced him with the member representing Okpe Constituency, Chief Sheriff Oboriowori. Igbuya, whose position had come under threat in the last two years on three occasions, was
The speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Monday Igbuya, was on Thursday morning impeached over allegations of financial misappropriation and highhandedness. Igbuya was replaced by the member representing Okpe Constituency, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori. It was learnt that the Deputy Speaker, Mr. Friday Osanebi, presided at the assembly sitting where the former speaker,
Barely 24 hours after hosting Efe Ejeba, winner of Big Brother Naija reality TV show, the speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya has been impeached. He was reportedly sacked at the early hours on Thursday. Reasons for his impeachment was still unknown at the time of filling in this report. Meanwhile, lawmaker
President Muhammadu Buhari is again absent at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council which is ongoing at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is presiding over the meeting which started at about 11am. This is the third time Osinbajo will be presiding over the meeting in recent times. No official reason has been
...No, Northerners Betrayed Him-INC
A senior Niger Delta advocate, Chief Combolous Ikisa have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack the Minister of Transport, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi.——— Chief Ikisa who was the director of mobilization, Okowa Mandate (OM) in the 2015 general elections made the call yesterday in Warri, Delta State while addressing the
The Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, has signed the 2017 appropriation bill of N243.2b and the Educational Development Trust Fund (EDTF) Amendment bill into law. A Government House statement issued on Monday said Dickson while assenting to the bills noted that the budget tagged: “Budget of Repositioning For Consolidation” was designed to complete various
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) on Monday hailed the decision of the House of Representatives to summon former President Goodluck Jonathan on the controversial Malabu oil deal. MEND, in an online statement issued by its Spokesperson, Jomo Gbomo, alleged that ex-President Jonathan received $200 million as kickback from the oil
By Doris Aboh FOLLOWING the Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa’s SMART agenda, encapsulating strategic wealth creation project and provision of jobs for all Deltans, meaningful peace building platforms aimed at political and social harmony and more, the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon (Barr) Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has evolved more than a
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, has called on Governor Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike to be truthful about the monthly revenue allocation from the Federation Account since he assumed office in 2015. The party insisted that at the time the minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi left office as governor of the
The Rivers State commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr Austin Tam -George has revealed that the state governor, Nyesom Wike survived five assassination attempts in eleven months, describing as callous and insensitive, recent denials by the Police that the governor's life was at risk.
The rescheduled meeting of youths of Rivers All Progressives Congress, APC, with the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi in Port Harcourt yesterday , Saturday, April 8, 2017 was characterised by rancour and acrimony.The youths were said to have been so dissatisfied that they had to shout down on the minister and leader of
The people of Burutu Local Government Area, Delta state have been called upon to wake up from the bed of conflict and chaos they have so long laid and give room for change that would affect their life positively. Hon. Ebimaye Bebenimibo, an aspirant into Delta State House of Assembly, Burutu North, in the forthcoming
The Edo state chapter of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently raised an alarm over the failure or even outright refusal of the state governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki , to appoint commissioners who will assist him in the arduous task of governance. Even some leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in
“By the grace of God if elected I will sponsor educational award debate, sponsor bill on compulsory state primary school meal to nurture and nourish our primary and junior school feeding, provide scholarship and bursary in Burutu North Constituency, establish and fund a cooperative for all women in Burutu North constituency and finally to provide
The member representing Warri Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Daniel Reyenieju, has advocated for constant interaction between legislators and their constituents, saying such interactions could promote development. Hon. Reyenieju while speaking at a One-Day symposium organized by the Warri Federal Constituency Office in honour of Late Mrs. Beatrice Omawumi Udoh, said
As I left Ondo State on Monday February 21, I reflected on Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo’s historic visits to oil producing states and wondered whether we from those states fully grasp the import. Do we realize what opportunities the visits offer, what alternatives they portend and the development miles we can make from them?
The Labour Party (LP) yesterday accused its only member in the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege from Delta State of being behind the purported National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting that announced the sacking of its Chairman, Abdukadir Abdul Salam and three other National Working Committee members of the party. A faction of the party NEC met
As the politicking of who becomes the President of the revered Ijaw Youth Council, IYC Worldwide thickens, the Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper have allegedly made arrangements to organize a debate for those aspiring for the office of the President. This was contained in a statement signed by the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of the Newspaper, Mr. Jacob Abai yesterday.
My dear Compatriots, I am happy to welcome you to the beginning of a New Year in our beloved country Nigeria. I felicitate with you today at a time when our nation is witnessing a new and impressive turnaround in our security and socio-economic situation. I know you will join me to, once again, congratulate
THE Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Senator Peter Nwaboshi, Wednesday boasted that the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon Monday Igbuya, House of Assembly members and others were made from London Prison by former Governor Ibori of Delta State. The former Delta State Governor, Chief James
What a shame! What a horrible tragedy of our ‘societal moral values’! When we turn an occasion that calls for penitence, repentance and soberness into a carnival of some sort, or preparing grounds to warmly welcome back an ex-convict into the system to continue his corrupt tendencies from where he stopped; it is a disservice
Report reaching Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper reveals that, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, former governor of Delta State has been released from prison in the United Kingdom. According to his media aide, he was released few minutes past noon upon a court order. His media aide, Mr. Tony Elumenor confirmed the release to newsmen today as the
We don’t know about any other but as bitter as it may sound Niger Delta is feeding Nigeria fat, everybody needs somebody but not to suck them to death.
We are happy to report that the redemptive efforts of the Dickson Administration had paid off with the teaching of Ijaw as a compulsory subject at the Basic Education level. Furthermore, the state-owned Niger Delta University now runs Ijaw Language at the diploma level.
