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 Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, is to incorporate training and empowerment programmes for the physically challenged persons in the Niger Delta region. Dr. Usani Uguru Usani, disclosed this in Abuja while receiving presidents of the Great-Minds Foundation of People with Deformities in Niger Delta, Mr Emotoghen Azikiwei and Niger Delta Physically Challenged Forum, Mr.
The Nigerian Air Force has deployed additional Special Forces to Bayelsa State to help in tackling security challenges in the state and the Niger Delta region. Area Officer Commanding, Mobility Command, Air Vice Marshal Napoleon Bali, who disclosed this during the 2018 Road March of the Mobility Command said the Nigerian Air Force would not
…Nobody can intimidate the Niger Delta people into submission By Isaac Olamikan A group, 21st Century Youths of Nigeria for Restructuring, has stated that all Nigerians must join hands “to rescue our democracy and our country, Nigeria, from impostors.” This was contained in a statement signed by self-styled General Izon Ebi and made available to
…Approves increase in takeoff grant of Maritime University from N2-N5billion …Set aside $170m for Ogoni clean up …Approves establishment of 9 modular refineries across the Niger Delta The Buhari led administration introduced the New Vision for the Niger-Delta which encompasses robust solutions, targets and initiatives aimed at ensuring that the people of the Niger-Delta benefit
The Central Naval Command (CNC) has begun a riverine and sea exercise tagged: “Ex Toru-Gbown”. The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) CNC, Saidu Garba, flagged-off the exercise on Wednesday at the Nigerian Ports Authority Jetty in Warri, Delta. Mr Garba said the three-day exercise would take place in Bayelsa and Delta states. Ex Toru-Gbown means ‘water
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja hailed his predecessor, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, for voluntarily conceding defeat in the 2015 general elections, describing him as a true democrat. Buhari said this at the unveiling of a book titled “My Transition Hours” by Jonathan. The book launch was attended by hundreds of guests from outside and
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshimohole, has made a surprise appearance at the venue of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s book presentation. He arrived at the same time with a former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio recently left Peoples Democratic Party for the APC. Their arrival at the venue also
…Distributes relief materials worth millions of naira to the victims By Shina Badmus President Amnesty Programme (PAP) office has lavished millions of naira on relief materials for flood victims in Delta communities. The materials which were estimated to worth over N90million were distributed to the affected people over the weekend to serve as a source of
A Niger Delta based peace and environmental rights advocate and the National Coordinator of the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), Comrade Sheriff Mulade, has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that practical peace is experienced across Nigeria before, during and after the 2019 general elections calling on the Federal Government to ensure that arrangements are
By Abai Francis Guest speaker at the 2018 Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) Annual Convention and Institution of the Niger Delta Media Hall of Fame/Awards with the theme; ‘Managing Fake News’ which held recently at the David’s Event Centre in Asaba, Delta state, Prof. Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, a professor and Chevening Scholar in the Department of Mass
By David Owei Bayelsa State militant leader and kidnap kingpin, late Peregbakumo Oyawerikumo (aka Kareowei) who was killed, early this year by the Joint Task Force, JTF, in Niger Delta after he beheaded a security operative in the creeks, have resurrected. The militant leader reportedly resurrected through the regrouping of remnants of his group in
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has accused the Federal Government of ignoring the Niger Delta Region in the schedule of visits by the Prince of Wales and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall. According to him, the visit of the royal couple to Nigeria could have been another opportunity to bring the devastation in
Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) said its five-year collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) gave rise to a framework for reform that promotes inclusive economic growth in the Niger Delta. At the winding down programme in Abuja yesterday, Charles Abani, Chief of Party of Strengthening Advocacy and
By Shina Badmus Liberian Ambassador to Nigeria, Prof. Al-Hassan Conteh has called for peaceful co-existence in Africa in order to bring the desired rapid development. He made the call at the just concluded 9th annual conference organized by a Non-Governmental Organization, the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice – (CEPEJ), held at Hon. Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi International Conference
A truck-load of assorted food items and other relief materials were on Saturday donated to the the internally displaced persons’ (IDP) camped at the Ogbe-Ijoh Primary School, Ogbe-Ijoh, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state by the Nigerian Army. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) the 6th Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General
President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with Governors of South South geopolitical zones at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Four out of the six governors of the zone came together about 2:50pm and proceeded straight to the President’s office. The Governors are, Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, Siriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta
The Nigerian Army says it has commenced Operation Crocodile Smile III exercise across the states of the Niger Delta to stem the tide of pipeline vandalism in the region. This is contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo on Tuesday by the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public
By Isaac Olamikan President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Benin called on traditional rulers across the country to continue to build bridges of unity and oneness to promote national development. Buhari made the call at the official launch of the Book Entitled “The Benin Monarchy, an Anthology of Benin History” held in Benin City on
President Muhammadu yesterday stated that it would take a decade of government attention to reverse the damage to environments in parts of the Niger Delta region. Receiving members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) at the presidential villa, Abuja, President Buhari noted that although the Federal Government has taken steps to clean
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday described the flood that ravaged some communities in Bayelsa as a “monumental disaster.” Osinbajo who spoke at the Internally Displaced People’s (IDP) camp, Igbogene, on the outskirt of Yenagoa, said his visit was to assess the extent of damage caused by the flood. He said that he
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Friday unveiled his new wife, Queen Morenike Naomi Oluwaseyi. The monarch announced his marriage to Shilekunola Moronke Naomi, a prophetess and evangelist, in a post on his Instagram page on Thursday. According to her website, the new Olori, named as Prophetess/Evangelist Naomi Oluwaseyi, “is the Founder/President of EN-HERALDS,
President Muhammadu Buhari has again commended former President Goodluck Jonathan for accepting the outcome of the 2015 presidential election which he (Buhari) won. Buhari spoke while hosting some entertainers of the Northern Nigerian extraction, Kannywood, to a dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday evening. The president who spoke in the Hausa language said
James Ibori, who was jailed in Britain for laundering tens of millions of dollars in stolen public funds through British banks and properties, lost an appeal against his conviction in London on Wednesday. Mr Ibori was governor of oil-producing Delta State in Southern Nigeria for eight years. He had pleaded guilty in a London court
The Federal Government (FG) has revealed it has completed the rail line from Warri Port through Ajaokuta to Itakpe. Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Hon. Abubakar Bwari said the completion of the ongoing works in Warri Port and the Escravos would ease access to the deep sea, and open up business opportunities
Retired Major Hamza Al Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to late maximum military dictator, Sanni Abacha has dumped the Green Party of Nigeria (GPN) which he helped founded and nurtured. Hamza Al Mustapha has also picked the presidential ticket of the Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN) to fight to oust President Muhammadu Buhari from Aso
The Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) has confirmed the killing of a soldier by yet to be identified persons at Ajakurama community, Ovia South West Local Government Area in Edo state. Maj. Ibrahim Abdullahi, Spokesperson of the troop, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Benin
By Isaac Olamikan Immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has assured the people of the Niger Delta region that he is interested in making life better for them. Dr. Uduaghan, who is the senatorial flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Delta South in the 2019 polls, stated this in his
Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo, has rolled out a fresh initiative to seamlessly engage beneficiaries of the Amnesty Programme from training to job placement. He said the new vision aimed at fostering peace and development in the Niger Delta region, will be through
By Isaac Olamikan Delta Ijaw Youths Movement for Political Advancement, DIYMPA, a political pressure group in Warri, Delta State, has given the thumbs up to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for its rancour free presidential primaries held in Port Harcourt last week which produced Alhaji Abubakar Atiku as the party’s flagbearer in the 2019 polls.
Remarks By Chief Olusegun Obasanjo On The Visit of PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to Abeokuta on October 11, 2018 I am happy to welcome the distinguished leaders of goodwill who have led the PDP Presidential Candidate and my former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, to my humble abode and I welcome the Presidential Candidate himself. Let me start by
By Abai Francis Indigenous People of Niger Delta, IPND, has stated that looters will have no hiding place in the Niger Delta region. “Any governor or political appointee who has decided to be a tool by which the resources and developmental funds are looted and siphoned to unknown destinations will be exposed and will have
The Director of Research at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Plateau State, Professor Habu Galadima, has urged the federal government to see the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) for ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region as a continuum. Galadima stated that transformation could be deepened to enhance the reintegration process
The Federal Government on Monday announced that it had raised the sum of $177m out of the $1bn required for the cleanup of Ogoni land in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It stated that refineries of crude oil were expected to raise the balance, adding that the $1bn was to be raised over a
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Anyim Pius Anyim, former Governor of Delta State and senatorial candidate in the 2019 election, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan at the State House Abuja. Also meeting with the President after the Friday juma’at service at the State House mosque
By Abai Francis Delta South Senatorial aspirants of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Michael Johnny, Temisan Omatseye, Oyewale Evans, and Air-Vice Marshall Okorodudu, have said they will not accept any imposition of candidate, no matter how mighty. The aspirants made this known during a press conference they held yesterday to brief the press and supporters alike
