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.
Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator, Amnesty Programme (PAP), Prof. Charles Dokubo, has said PAP will collaborate with the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) on disaster reduction programmes in the Niger Delta. He said the scope of the collaboration would include sensitisation campaigns on environmental hazards, occasioned by
By Magdalene Agbadamashi & Favour Ogegbene The ongoing 2018 Permanent Voters Card (PVC) registration exercise which was initially slated to close on Friday, August 17th, and has been extended by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) for another two weeks has caused eager and eligible voters who thronged the Warri South INEC office hours to the initial
There is palpable fear, anxiety, and tension in Gbaraun town, headquarters of Gbaraun Kingdom in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, as the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta allegedly besieged the community today. According to reports from the community, soldiers stormed the community in two gun boats at about 9am
Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, has described the renewal of Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC’s mining rights in Ogoni as shocking and an insult on the collective dignity of the Ogoni people. Publicity Secretary of MOSOP, Mr Fegalo Nsuke, who spoke yesterday, in Bori, headquarters of Khana Local Government Area of
The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended the Voters’ registration exercise by two weeks. The exercise which was supposed to end on August 17th will now last till August 31st. Details shortly… Share your story with us: 08030891146 (Whatsapp and SMS only) Email: info@gbaramatuvoicenews.com or gbaramatuvoice@gmail.com
Niger Delta agitators, on the platform of 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience, who called off the subsisting seven-month ceasefire with the Federal Government penultimate Wednesday, rescinded its decision, weekend. However, the group and Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, another agitating group, which challenged restarting of hostilities by the former, continued with
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Prof. Charles Dokubo, has said the amnesty programme in the Niger Delta region remains a priority of the Federal Government. He said the Buhari administration is desirous of peace in the Niger Delta and is determined to
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday reposted one of his quotes from 2015 which described the All Progressives Congress as a party which had no regard for human rights or democracy. The message was posted on Jonathan’s official Facebook page while men of the Department of State Services laid siege to the National Assembly. The
The most senior Director in the Department of State Service (DSS), Matthew Seiyefa, the Acting Director General on Tuesday met with Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Seiyefa, from Bayelsa State arrived the Presidential Villa in an official SUV at 4pm, clutching a file and was received at the entrance by the ADC to the
Tension is beginning to mount in the Niger Delta region over the slow pace of Ogoni cleanup, announced by the Federal Government over two years ago. There are also indications that the continuous delay in the planned cleanup of the oil-producing region may soon degenerate into hostilities against oil infrastructure, a situation that could worsen
The Federal Government of Nigeria and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to empower and train former Niger Delta agitators. The agreement was signed by Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator, Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo and Country Representative, UNITAR Office in
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday arraigned Jones Abiri, a journalist who has been in its custody since 2016, at a magistrate court in Abuja. Abiri, publisher of the Weekly Source, a newspaper based in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state, was picked up by agents of the DSS on the allegation that he is the leader of
Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru has said that, with the development of renewable energy, oil will soon become history. He however said that, the only alternative that can lead to the sustainable prosperity of Nigeria is agriculture. Speaking on Wednesday in Kaduna on the occasion of, “Validation Workshop on Capacity Gaps for Implementing Holistic
The Independent National Electoral Commission says the August 17 deadline for the Continuous Voter Registration will not be extended. The commission said the exercise would resume after the 2019 General Elections scheduled from Feb. 26 and March 2. Mr Mohorret Bigun, Public Affairs Officer of INEC in Gombe told the News Agency of Nigeria on
Niger Delta agitators signaled a return to hostilities in the oil-rich region, yesterday, when they called off the subsisting seven-month ceasefire with the Federal Government brokered, November last year, by Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, declaring Operation No Mercy and Destiny Takeover of God-given Resources. The campaigners, under the auspices of 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta
Niger Delta indigenes, under the auspices of Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM), have proffered a solution to the incessant crises prevalent in the region. They called for direct integration of oil-bearing communities at every stage of policy formulation and implementation in the oil sector, to avoid frequent tension in the region.
Niger Delta leaders under the platform of Pan Niger Delta Elders Forum (PANDEF), have expressed disappointment over the inability of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to implement the demands of the people of the region that were presented to it. It said that apart from initiatives aimed at promoting development in the region, PANDEF would
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with Isoko traditional rulers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, holding at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja, started shortly after 12 noon. It was still in progress at the time of filing this report. Share your story with us: 08030891146 (Whatsapp and SMS only) Email:
Senator Dino Melaye has been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen in Abuja. Senator Ben Murray Bruce disclosed this on hi twitter handle – @benmurraybruce – on Thursday. According to him, the Kogi West senator was abducted on his way to Kogi from Abuja. He said: “I have just been informed by Moses Melaye, @dino_melaye’s brother,
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost 32 of its members in the House of Representatives to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Four other APC members defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), while a rep left the party without stating his new direction. In all, the ruling party lost 37 members. This comes hours
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday relayed his experience in the hands of security operatives, who laid siege to his house, to his colleagues. Security agencies early Tuesday morning laid siege on thehomes of Mr Saraki and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu in Abuja. The move is said to be a ploy to prevent
It was a mild drama this morning at the entrance of the House of Representatives as members of the green chamber were seen chanting the names of Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, alongside that of the Deputy Minority Leader, Chukwuka Onyema (PDP, Anambra). In contrast, however, the lawmakers were making jest of Majority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila (APC,
Ahead of his appearance for interrogation this morning, the Nigeria Police Force has mounted surveillance on the residence of the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki at Lake Chad Crescent in Maitama, Abuja. Also, the road leading to the residence was sealed with Saraki’s convoy blocked for about 30 minutes. The convoy had taken
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has singled out traditional rulers as the brains behind the successful stoppage of militancy in the Niger Delta as well as truncation of the secession plot by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the South East. He said these led to relative peace in the two regions. This was even
Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, lost consciousness momentarily on Wednesday after policemen reportedly fired teargas into the government house in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. He was taken to the state house clinic where doctors attended to him. A combined team of security operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS) and Nigeria Police Force,
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a sum of N206 billion for an 11.9km link road and associated infrastructure for the Second Niger Bridge linking Asaba in Delta State and Onitsha in Anambra State. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, told State House reporters that the approval was sequel to a memo presented by
A 26-year-old native doctor, Chinaka Adoezuwe, reportedly died as one of his clients, Chukwudi Ijezie, attempted to test the bullet-repelling charms Adoezuwe had allegedly prepared for him. The incident happened in Umuozu Ugiri village, Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. A villager, Kingsley Ugochukwu, told our correspondent that Ijezie, who is now being
Ex- Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State would most likely dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) today. Many of his aides and supporters have taken to the social media this morning proclaiming that Kwankwaso would finally announce his defection this afternoon. They said what the senator would do this afternoon would change the political landscape
Senator Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna) has revealed plans by aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State to leave the party. He told reporters in Abuja, on Tuesday, that the new APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole assumed office at a time it had become too late to reconcile them with the party. Sani said, “I
ABUJA – Adams Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo state, has been declared chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Badaru Abubakar, governor of Jigawa and chairman of the convention committee, announced that he emerged unopposed. Clement Ebri, an aspirant for the position, withdrew from the race less than 72 hours to the convention. The
Niger Delta leaders have called on their people to vote out current members representing them in the National Assembly (NASS) in the 2019 General election. The leaders described their region’s members in the National Assembly as insensitive, self-serving and incompetent insisting that they have no business in the assembly. They wondered what the lawmakers especially Senator
The Joint Military Force on Tuesday described as false, a report that three soldiers and a suspected pirate died in a shootout at an oil flow station in Bayelsa at the weekend. Major Abdullahi Ibrahim, spokesman for the force – “Operation Delta Safe’’ – told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa that the Shell
The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 15 and Monday, June 18 as public holidays to celebrate the 2018 Id-el Fitr. The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.) made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. M. Umar in Abuja on
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said that threat to security was responsible for delay in completion of projects in Niger Delta region. Amaechi who is the Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Completion of the East-West Road set up by the Federal government said contractors handling the construction of East West Road within
The National Assembly has finally transmitted the final harmonised copy of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. Victor Nwokolo who is the Chairman Petroleum Upstream of the House of Representatives and Comrade Akinlaja Joseph who is the Chairman Petroleum Committee Downstream in the House told newsmen on Friday President Buhari
