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.
…Warn of dire consequences if delayed Fishermen under the umbrella of National Fish Association of Nigeria (NFAN) has given 14 days marching order to AITEO Eastern E&P Company Limited and CONOIL Plc to immediately swing into action in assuaging the untold hardship the oil spillage unleashed by their operations has cost the fishermen and their
…Warns public to be wary of scammers The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, has stated that it is currently not conducting recruitment exercises nor celebrating any anniversary event. The corporation’s reaction is coming against the backdrop of trending online competition links claiming that NNPC is celebrating its ‘Anniversary Event.’ In a statement signed by
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he had never shown anger or distraught to the Niger Delta region or any part of the country. Obasanjo said this and more in response to Chief Edwin Clark’s accusation that he(Obasanjo’s) disdain and insincerity for the people of Niger Delta have not in any way reduced. ALSO READ:
…FCT records highest infection rate Nigeria recorded 1,547 cases of COVID-19 infections, on Sunday, bringing the country’s total to 237,561 since the outbreak of the virus on Feb. 27, 2020. The virus has also taken 3,022 lives in Nigeria so far. ALSO READ: IYC urges Obaseki to create Local Government Development Centres in riverine communities
…Positive abandoned projects will be completed The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has prayed that the year 2022 will usher in a positive beginning for the Niger Delta Region. He also expressed hope that the coming year will cause all abandoned projects in the region to be completed and commissioned for the
…Gives reasons for separation The queen of Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi has announced her separation from the monarch, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. Queen Naomi announced the decision on her verified Instagram page citing irreconcilable differences between the duo. She writes, “I bless the Lord almighty for His faithfulness in the last 3years of my
…Accuses former President of Hate Attitude By Ebi Perekeme The leader of Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has described as unstatesmanly and disappointing, the comment by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that oil found in the Niger Delta region does not belong to the people of the Niger Delta. The former federal commissioner for
The Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (retd) has explained that the scheme was up-to-date with the financial obligations of its genuine scholarship students. Dikio in a statement said the explanation became important following a protest by a group of persons in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, who claimed that PAP was owing
A socio-cultural organisation based in the United States of America, USA, Ijaw Diaspora Council, IDC, Friday, wrote the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, demanding an independent investigation of OML29 Oil well spillage in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The letter was signed by the Vice President Europe & Director
The umbrella body of the Ijaw nation, the Ijaw National Congress (INC) has described the recent outburst and erroneous assertion against the Ijaw nation by former President Olusegun Obasanjo as a flight of fantasy and a joke taken too far. At a press conference addressed yesterday by the President of the INC, Prof. Benjamin Okaba,
By Ebi Perekeme The Kogi State Government has finally dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to court over allegations that it fixed N19.3 billion bail-out funds received from the Federal Government. This came as Justice J. Majebi of a Kogi State High Court also granted an interim injunction restraining the EFCC from issuing further
The Nigerian Navy, on Sunday, deployed its Special Boat Service Unit (special forces) and thousands of troops onboard 10 warships, two helicopters and other assets in a special military exercise. The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, announced the deployment at the flag-off of the CNS Annual Sea Inspection, code-named ‘Exercise
Mr. president : I am Chief Government Ekepemupolo, referred to in good and odd times as Tompolo. I have played my insignificant roles religiously in the determined struggle of the Ijaw, nay Niger Delta, nationalities since 1993 against insensitive multinational corporations and the state. In 2003, I left the average God given comfort of my
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the gruesome murder of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, of Dowen College, in Lagos, saying that those involved in the dastardly act must not go unpunished. President Buhari, who described Sylvester as one of the nation’s bright youngsters doing excellently in school, bringing joy to the family, assured that the unfortunate incident
Ijaw youths, under the umbrella of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Abuja chapter, on Tuesday night, held a candlelight procession for late Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, the Dowen College student who died under controversial circumstances. GbaramatuVoice had earlier reported that the 12-year-old JS2 student was bullied and beaten for refusing to join a cult. Those in attendance
By Ebi Perekeme The family of the late 12-year-old, Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, has hired the firm of human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana, to prosecute the case against the institution over the unfortunate death of their son. In the letter dated December 6, 2021, and signed by Taiwo Olawale, the
Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has vowed to ensure justice was served in the case of a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lagos, Sylvester Oromoni (Jnr), who was allegedly tortured to death by his colleagues. In a post on his Facebook page on Saturday, Okowa explained that the Delta State Government will work in partnership
Prominent sons and daughters of the Ijaw ethnic nationality will today, Saturday 4th December, 2021, converge in Yenagoa the Bayelsa state capital for a one-day All Ijaw Summit. The summit which will hold at the Ijaw House is organized by the Ijaw National Congress (INC) Worldwide. Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is expected to grace
The Lagos State Government has ordered the indefinite closure of Dowen College, located in the Lekki area of the state. This follows the controversy of accounts that led to the death of the 12-year-old student, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. [Watch Video] SYLVESTER OROMONI: Father of late Dowen college student narrates how son was killed Lagos announced
Traders and passengers travelling from Port Harcourt, Rivers State to Aba, Abia State by train may experience difficulties as suspected hoodlums have stolen and destroyed some railway facilities around the Elelenwo axis of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. There have been complaints of theft of rail tracks and other facilities at the rail
The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, said it has arrested 35 suspected vandals of petroleum pipelines. The Commanding Officer, FOB, Mohammed Abu, told reporters in Ibaka on Wednesday that the base also impounded 408 drums of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) from the
…Says things are getting better in the Niger Delta region In its effort at repositioning the Niger Delta Region to meet the needs of the people as directed by President Mohammadu Buhari, the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, on Thursday, presented and launched the Strategic Implementation Work Plan( SIWP), in Abuja. In his speech at
About 130,000 children are living with HIV in Nigeria, just as one Nigerian child died every five minutes from Aids-related reasons in 2020, the United Nations Children’s Agency (UNICEF) said in a report released ahead of today’s World AIDS Day, December 1. Announcing this in a statement signed by Safiya Akau, UNICEF Nigeria, Tuesday, the
By Ebi Perekeme Amidst growing controversies over the non-inauguration of an already screened and confirmed board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, a first class traditional ruler in the Niger Delta and Ovie of Idjerhe kingdom – His Royal Majesty, King Obukowho Monday Whiskey JP, Udurhie 1, has said the National Assembly should urgently
The Ijaw ethnic group, on Thursday, became the first to sign the Niger Delta People’s Charter on resource control and self-determination. The pact was signed on behalf of Ijaw indigenes by His Royal Majesty, King Frank Okiakpe, Agadagba X of Gbaraun kingdom. The ceremony took place in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, a statement by
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, said the pollution caused by the Nembe oil spill in Bayelsa State, Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, is “massive” and could only be compared to the impact of atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during the World War II. “It was like a Hiroshima site,” she
The new militant group in Rivers State, Bayan-Men, has attacked another oil facility belonging to the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) at Obosi area of Omoku, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area. The attack came following the expiration of the 24-hour ultimatum the group gave to Agip to address its demands. It was gathered that the violent
Popular Niger Delta activist and fierce critic, Tony Uranta has died after long battle with ill-health. Uranta, who was Executive Secretary of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), died on Wednesday afternoon at the age of 57. Sources closed to the deceased said Uranta died after serious battle with undisclosed ailment. On-Air Personality Jimi Disu announced
The Federal Government has directed Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, to visit a Bayelsa community and investigate the level of damage caused by the recent oil spillage. Sylva said this on Wednesday while speaking to the State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. A wellhead in the Santa Barbara
As part of measures to address the recent unfortunate oil spillage at Santa Barbara in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the Federal Government has directed the exploration company, AITEO Eastern Exploration and Production Company Limited (AEEPCo) to halt operations in the area until proper investigation is carried out and adequate measures put in
A new militant group in the Niger Delta region code-named Bayan-Men has blown up an oil facility operated by the Nigerian Agip Oil Company, (NAOC) in Ogba-Egbema-Andoni Local Government Area, Rivers State. The angry militants, who destroyed oil well, OB5, (Obiavu-5) in the area, accused the oil firm of failing to deal directly with the
By Ebi Perekeme The Beleukoriwei of Arogbo-Ibe, High Chief Bibopere Ajube, has congratulated the respected monarch of Arogbo Ijaw kingdom in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, His Imperial Majesty, Pere (Barr.) Zacchaeus Doubra Egbunu (JP), Opukutu III, on the occasion of his birthday. Congratulating the revered Ijaw monarch, Chief Ajube described the Agadagba
By Ebi Perekeme Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has felicitated with the former President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, as he marked his 64th birthday with a lecture at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja on Friday, 19th November, 2021. GbaramatuVoice reports. Speaking at the well attended event which had the Senate President,
The richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, has expressed how pathetic it was for him to watch his brother die, while on life support machine. “It is a very tough time for us; its been very trying, especially for myself. “Having a brother like him; once you lose him, it is really very painful. He
Ex-militants under the Phase III of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) in Delta State have demanded for their guns and other weapons which they surrendered to the Federal Government in 2011. The ex-militants are making the demand as a result of alleged failure of the FG to fulfill it’s own part of the bargain for
