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.
A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has raised the alarm that the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has put his name on its security watchlist. Obasanjo said his safety can no longer be guaranteed. The former president noted that the present administration wanted to blackmail him into abandoning his divine mandate to protect the rights of Nigerians to
Ojobo Development Forum (ODF), an association championing the cause of Ojobo, an Izon town located in the Buloutoru Riverine axis of Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, which is the host community to the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) Limited, has warned the presidency and the National Assembly (NASS) of great consequences
A coalition of peace advocacy groups yesterday said oil thieves and pipeline vandals were behind the ongoing protests against the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Delta Safe (ODS) and its Commander, Rear Admiral Suleiman Apochi. The coalition under the auspices of the Niger Delta Peace and Development (NDPD) said it would soon identify the suspected
Thousands of Niger Delta protesters on Friday stormed Abuja, demanding the removal of Rear Admiral Apochi Suleiman as Commander of the Joint Task Force, the Operation Delta Safe in the Niger Delta region. The protesters, led by a Coalition of Niger Delta civil society activists and the Niger Delta Environmental Protection Group, accused the military
A former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, who was charged with an alleged fraud of N2.6bn, has been set free by the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos. In a consented judgment, Friday, the Court upheld the no case submission entered into by Akpobolokemi The Justice Yargatta
Following the recent unlawful visitation and ransacking of his country home in Arogbo, Ondo state by more than twenty armed Policemen, with other plain clothed men, Dr Kingsley Kemebradigha Kuku, has raised alarm that the lives of his 84year aged mother and that of his immediate family is in danger. Kuku, a former Special Adviser and Coordinator of
The N6.4billion Fajuyi/Ojumose overhead bridge in Ado Ekiti will be inaugurated by former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday. A government statement, on Tuesday, said the 1.3kilometre bridge project which was initiated and completed by the Ayo Fayose-led administration was flagged off in March 2016 with a promise to deliver the project within 24 months. The
“A situation where you are paying people N65,000 every month to keep quiet, that does not solve the problem. If you multiply N65,000 by the number of militants and by the number of years the programme had been running, you are looking at close to N50 billion.
President Muhammadu Buhari,has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo has questions to answer over the spending of $16 billion on power projects during his administration. Mr Buhari stated this Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja while receiving the Buhari Support Organisation led by the Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali. Although the president did
No fewer than 19 postgraduate students granted scholarships by the Presidential Amnesty Programme have been allegedly abandoned by the Federal Government. The students, who are currently in their final year at People’s Friendship University of Russia, alleged that Paul Boroh, the sacked Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, stopped sending funds to them in June
…The retired major must not return to that office- Forum ..We must resist his reinstatement – Ex-agitators An alarm has been raised by the Forum of the Niger Delta ex-agitators, that they have uncovered an underground plot by one retired Major to destabilize the planned programmes of the new Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme,
The General Secretary, Christian Association of Nigeria, Dr. Musa Asake, is dead. Although details of the death are still sketchy, our correspondent learnt that he died on Friday morning (today) in Abuja after an illness. The death of Asake came about two weeks after he led a nationwide protest called by CAN against the killing
…Niger Delta is work in progress—Ganagana, SA, Media …We have questioned authorities and are now set to work In his resolve to tackle the hydra headed challenge bedeveiling the Niger Delta region, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Professor Charles Dokubo has advised the elders and critical stakeholders in the Niger Delta
Tunde Bakare, senior pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, has warned President Muhammadu not to allow “the cabal” makes a mess of his administration. In an intervie with Channels TV, the pastor said Buhari has allowed himself to be misguided by certain members of the political class who have restricted him from taking decisive action on
The Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) is set to commence the screening of successful applicants shortlisted for police recruitment in Bayelsa State. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Asinim Butswat, Tuesday confirmed that the applicants would be screened via an examination to be conducted by JAMB. Butswat said a list containing the
Niger Delta militant groups, under the aegis of Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, RNDA, has accused former President Goodluck Jonathan and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of failing the oil rich region. RNDA alleged that the PDP created poverty in Niger Delta despite being in power for 16 years. In a statement signed by
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), and six others as members of the board of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation. Keyamo is to represent Delta State on the board. President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, read the letter from Buhari at the plenary on Tuesday in which he sought legislative approval for the appointments.
There are indications that the legal tussle surrounding Nigeria’s oil blocks – OPL 245 – will shift to Nigeria today as the federal high court, Lagos is scheduled to hear a case filed by the Human Environmental Development Agenda, HEDA. The rights group has demanded the Federal Government to revoke the oil licence awarded to
Suspected billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, on Monday broke down in tears at a Lagos High Court in Igbosere, saying he had not been well fed in detention at Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison. He said: “What have I done to you people, they have been beating me? No good food. I have been
….recovers 1,389 arms, 20, 352 ammunitions …arrests, prosecutes hundreds of criminals …praise stakeholders for successful campaigns …seeks for continuous support for operation The Joint Military Taskforce, codenamed Operation Delta Safe, on Thursday, confirmed the killings of four high-profile militants and dismantling of militant camps from the nine states of the Niger Delta region that had
President Muhammadu Buhari made a stopover in the United Kingdom after his visit to the President of the United States of America, USA, at the instance of his technical crew who decided to break the long US trip to refuel and do routine checks on the jet being used. Senior Special Assistant to the President
PRESS BRIEFING BY BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN AGIM, ACTING DIRECTOR, DEFENCE INFORMATION ON THE OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF OPERATION DELTA SAFE May 3, 2018 It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the Conference Room of Headquarters Operation DELTA SAFE (OPDS), Igbogene, Yenagoa, venue for this Media Chat. I am Brigadier General John Agim, the
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has announced it would exit gas flaring in two years time. Baru made the announcement while delivering the lead paper on a panel session at the ongoing 50th Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), in Houston, United States of America. The corporation’s Group
A 2017 survey by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) identified officers of the Nigeria police force as among the most corrupt public officials in the country, mostly due to bribery. But amid that distasteful record, one officer stands out among his peers in the force. Julius Adedeji is said to have never taken a bribe
The Oba of Benin, Omo N’oba Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, has called for peaceful coexistence among Nigerians. The media aide to Gov. Rauf Aregbesola, Sola Fasure, in a statement on Sunday in Osogbo said the monarch made the call during a courtesy visit to the governor in Osogbo. Ewuare said it was necessary to promote peaceful coexistence
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu on Wednesday in Kwale, Delta State, said two modular refineries will be completed and commissioned by December this year. The refineries, to be located in Rivers and Delta states, are among the 38 that were granted licenses by the Federal Government last year, to be constructed and operated
The Honourable Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani has been commended for the series of projects the Ministry had inaugurated under this administration, saying he had set the tune for positive things in the region. The Honourable Minister of Youths and Sports Develoment, Barr. Solomon Dalung gave this commendation when he paid
The Federal Government is set to deploy its security and anti-graft agencies to frustrate the opposition through blocking the accounts of hostile state governments, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State alleged Wednesday. Noting that the plot was aimed to cut off funding for the opposition ahead of the crucial 2019 General Elections, the governor said
…as 2288 corps members commence orientation training The Governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa has assured the management of the National Youths Service Corps ,NYSC, of the state government’s continued support, by working out ways of ameliorating the challenges facing it in the state, to enable it render its services more
The Media Aide to Senator Onyeluka Nwaoboshi, Andy Onyemeziem, has accused the anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the continued detention and ill treatment of the senator representing Delta North. In a press statement he released on Tuesday, Onyemeziem explained that his boss is still being detained on some matter that are before a law
For the 2030 sustainable agenda to succeed, says the United Nations, partnership and collaboration must be given a disciplined attention. This world body further stated that the scale and ambition of this agenda calls for smart partnerships, collaborations, ecosystem thinking, co-creation and alignment of various intervention efforts by the public and private sectors and civil society. While
The recent appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari of Professor Charles Quaker-Dokubo as the new Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Co-ordinator of the Presidential Niger Delta Amnesty Programme (NDAP) qualifies as a dispensation with significant promise to change the Niger Delta story for the better. Coming to drive the programme from
Concerned citizens under the auspices of United Christian Leaders Eagle Eyes Forum (UCLEEF) has declared 30 days period of prayers and fasting to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from winning next year’s presidential election. Chairman of UCLEEF, Pastor Aminchi Habu, who addressed a press conference in Abuja, on Thursday, premised the spiritual intervention on the need
The Federal Government is to begin the remediation phase of oil impacted sites in Ogoniland in August, Dr Marvin Dekil, the Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation Project (HYPREP), has said. Dekil made the disclosure on the sidelines of a medical outreach organised by HYPREP in Nonwa-Tai, Rivers, on Friday. He said that government had begun placing
The National Youth Service Corps, will on Thursday, April 19, commence Orientation Course for the 2018 Batch ‘A’ service year. The scheme made the announcement on its official Facebook page and Twitter handle; officialnysc and nysc_ng respectively. It urged all Prospective Corps Members who have been mobilised for the service year to ensure they adhere to all instructions on their
