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 Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to ignore the recommendations suggested by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on the just submitted forensic audit report, calling for immediate sack Akpabio. The IYC in a statement in Port Harcourt by its President, Peter Timothy Igbifa, said sacking Akpabio
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a criminal investigation into an approximated six trillion naira given to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) since 2001. Recall that the President had ordered for a holistic forensic audit of the activities of the Commission from inception to August 2019 in response to the yearnings of the people of
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio on Thursday submitted the Forensic Audit Report on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The report was submitted to the President through the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN in Abuja. Akpabio, who noted that although the exercise
The Peoples Democratic Party Ward 5 in Ikuru town, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State has suspended the embattled National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus. Secondus is a prominent politician from Andoni in Rivers State. He was a former Chairman of the PDP in Rivers and a former National Organising Secretary of the
President Muhammadu Buhari has given the reason behind a reshuffle in the cabinet he formed on August 21, 2019. GbaramatuVoice had earlier reported that Mohammed Sabo Nanono, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Sale Mamman, Minister of Power, were sacked. They were replaced by Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, Minister of Environment, and Abubakar D.
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Ministers of Power, Saleh Mamman and his Agriculture and Rural Development counterpart, Alhaji Sabo Nanono. The President also announced the redeployment of two Ministers to take over from them. The Minister of Environment, Mohammed Mahmoud Abubakar is to take over as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development while
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the boat a military helicopter shot at in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, was conveying illegally-refined oil products. It was reported over the weekend that a military helicopter opened fire on a cargo boat conveying food stuff from Port Harcourt to Bonny. But in a statement on Sunday, Benjamin Sawyerr, DHQ
By Ebi Perekeme One of Nigerian highlife music legends, Sir Victor Uwaifo, has passed on in Benin on Saturday at the age 80 years. The music icon whose tracks “Joromi” and “Mammy Water” were hits till his demise, was a multi instrumentalist and a renowned virtual artist. One of his children, Uwaifo Peter de Rock,
By Enaibo Asiayei The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) made of N287billion after paying tax in 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed. Buhari made this disclosure in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina on Wednesday. He said the President’s announcement was in fulfillment of an earlier pledge by his
By Ebi Perekeme Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has described the late Pa Arthur Okowa, as a foremost educationist and committed public servant who contributed to the growth and development of education in the country. Osinbajo spoke on Saturday at St Michael’s Anglican Church, Owa-Alero, Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta at the thanksgiving
By Gbenga Nicholas Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has inaugurated the Steering Committee for the Implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. This is coming a day after President Buhari approved the constitution of the committee after which he directed them to immediately commence the implementation
Ijaw youths under the auspices of the Youth Council (IYC) have condemned the signing of the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, declaring that he was no longer welcomed in the Niger Delta. The IYC also warned the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva not to step his
By Ebi Perekeme Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio has said to avoid any crisis that may arise in the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act, a trust fund would be opened for the 3% allocated to host communities. He said the Ministry of Niger Delta would ensure that the funds are used on
By Ebi Perekeme President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a nine-member steering committee to ensure the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday. On Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the petroleum industry bill into law. The law
…He created a very stable security atmosphere across the state – Panel of Judges The Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has bagged the GbaramatuVoice Newspaper’s Governor of the Year award in Youth Empowerment/Job Creation and security of lives and property in the state. The award formed part of the programme to mark
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law. According to a statement issued by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, working from home in five days quarantine as required by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 after returning from London on Friday August 13, the president assented to the bill Monday in his
…Yahaya’s commitment to public leadership unprecedented – Abai By Gbenga Nicholas The GbaramatuVoice Media Institute and Resource Centre for Niger Delta Studies and were on Tuesday August 10, 2021 at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos State, unveiled by the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. The unveiling formed part of programmes lined
OPENING REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN, EDITORIAL BOARD, GBARAMATUVOICE, PROF. TOSAN HARRIMAN AT ITS 6TH ANNIVERSARY LECTURE Your Excellencies!! Members of the Legislature of Nigeria here present. Members of the Diplomatic Corps Members of the Academic, Invited Guests, Distinguished ladies and gentlemen. My assignment on this auspicious occasion of the 6th Anniversary lecture/Niger Delta Awards event
REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE 6TH ANNIVERSARY LECTURE OF THE GBARAMATU VOICE, ON THE 10TH OF AUGUST, 2021 Protocols I am delighted to be here at this very important forum of conversation about our country’s economic future. The theme you have
By Jerome-Mario Utomi The Management of Gbaramatu Publishing Company Limited, owners of GbaramatuVoice Newspaper, has announced that the Newspaper will on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, by 10:00am, at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos State, launch a multi-Million Naira Media Institute and Resource Centre for Niger Delta studies. This was contained in
Busines magnate, Captain Hosa Wells Okunbo, fondly known as Captain Hosa, died Sunday morning in a London hospital after a long battle with cancer. He was 63 years old. Hosa, whose health had remarkably improved following treatments in London and German hospitals, was planning to return to Nigeria next week to attend the coronation of
The Federal Government would engage with oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta over the three per cent equity allocated to them in the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, gave the indication in Abuja, yesterday, when a group of Ijaw elders, leaders and critical stakeholders visited him
The Publisher, Editorial Board Members, entire management and staff of Gbaramatu Publishing Company Limited, owners of GbaramatuVoice Newspaper will mark their 6th Anniversary on August 10, 2021. Essentially, series of programmes shall be used to mark the anniversary. They include but not limited to Anniversary lecture entitled: Dwindling State of Crude Oil Demand in
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, yesterday came under attacks by traditional rulers from the region over his failure to make public the report of the forensic audit into the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The monarchs expressed disappointment that Akpabio failed to fulfill his promises to the region that
The number of dignitaries scheduled to participate in the GbaramatuVoice 6th Anniversary event keeps swelling by the day. This time around, it is the turn of the amiable Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. Governor Bello today Tuesday August 3, 2021, confirmed his interest to participate in the forthcoming GbaramatuVoice 6th Annual lectures/Niger Delta
The Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, today reaffirmed his participation in the forthcoming GbaramatuVoice 6th Anniversary Lecture slated for Tuesday August 10, 2021 at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. This was made known by the governor during a brief but fruitful meeting with the Publisher, Jacob Abai. While giving his blessing
By Our Correspondent Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on leaders and stakeholders of Ijaw Nation to shun divisiveness and work together in love and unity for the collective interest of Ijaw people in Nigeria. Jonathan made the call at the weekend when the national executives of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) accompanied by the
The GbaramatuVoice newspaper has announced that Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbanjo, former president Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state will be among dignitaries expected at its forthcoming 6th Anniversary Lecture/Niger Delta Awards. The event is slated for Tuesday, August 10, 2021, by 10:00am, at the Eko
PRESS RELEASE Saturday July 24, 2021 Lagos, Nigeria, GbaramatuVoice rolls out highlights of Its Forthcoming 6th Anniversary Programme The GbaramatuVoice newspaper announced for the attention of the general public details of programmes lined up to mark its forthcoming 6th Anniversary Lecture/Niger Delta Awards. It is slated for Tuesday August 10, 2021, by 10:00am, at the
By Ebi Perekeme Nigeria lost an estimated N53.26bn in the first two months of this year as international oil companies and local players flared a total of 33.04 billion standard cubic feet of natural gas. The oil companies wasted 17.53 billion scf of gas in February, compared to 15.51 billion scf in February, according to
By Daniel Kokoricha The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has faulted the debate over the Petroleum Industry Bill allocation for oil-producing states. Governor Sule who was a guest on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics, said beyond figures or percentages, what matters more is the wellbeing of the states involved. “You have to look at the
Chief Edwin Clark, Ijaw national leader, has alleged that only members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) benefit from crude oil revenue. Speaking with BBC Pidgin on Friday, Clark alleged that the north does not produce crude oil but enjoys the largest share of Nigeria’s oil revenue. He said the south-south has been neglected and made poor
By Ebi Perekeme The Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) has called on the National Assembly to quash the obnoxious NBC, NPC Amendment Bills. Speaking through its secretary – Shedrack Onitsha, on the 14th of July, 2021, the group said: “The importance of free and unshackled media has been universally acclaimed as the bastion of freedom
By Daniel Kokoricha The Executive Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has endorsed the GbaramatuVoice 6th Anniversary Lecture/Niger Delta Awards programme to be held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Tuesday, August 10th, 2021. Gboyega Akosile, the amiable Chief Press Secretary(CPS) to Governor Sanwo-Olu dropped the message of his Principal in
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to upgrade the Maritime Academy, Oron in Akwa-Ibom state into a full-fledged University of Maritime Studies. Also passed was a bill to establish the Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Ogoja, Cross River state. Both bills were passed by the upper chamber after the presentation and consideration of
