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.
•Pa. Thompson Seiwei lacks the power to speak for us – community •The caveat emptor he issued should be disregarded – Elders A call has gone to Chevron Nigeria Limited, the general public and all corporate organizations operating within Kokodiagbene community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state to disregard the caveat
Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa says his Deputy, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, who he held out as “reliable since inception in 2015, remains my running mate in my 2019 re-election bid”. Governor Okowa disclosed this, Wednesday, at Ogbe-Ijoh, headquarters of Warri South-West Local Government Area (LGA), when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagged off
SENATOR (DR.) ARTHUR IFEANYI OKOWA, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, ASABA, DELTA STATE. RECOGNISING, RESPECTING AND PROTECTING FREE ELECTORAL PROCESS AND THE LEGITIMATE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF DELTA STATE IN THE FORTHCOMING COUNCILLORSHIP AND CHAIRMANSHIP ELECTION. It is a glaring fact that all the persons who have held the chairmanship position in
By Loveth Ojogun In a colourful but spirit-filled celebration, Reveverend Emmanuel O. Onofurho, the General Overseer of Souls Harvesters Ministries (SHM) on Saturday November 25th, 2017 dedicated the newly built branch of the church at Opuedebobor community in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. At the occasion, Rev. Onofurho admonished
Some members of a community in Bayelsa on Wednesday disrupted oil production at Adibawa Oil field operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company, shutting two oil wells. A reliable source, who pleaded anonymity, said that the protesters were from Tanbiri II, Biseni in Yenagoa who were demanding power supply from the nearby oil facility. The
•HRM, Aketekpe Agadagba Honoured For Providing Purposeful Leadership The Comrade Sheriff Mulade led outgone executives of Kokodiagbene community has declared that they have been able to surpass the target as given to them by the community on the day of their inauguration. Comrade Mulade stated this while reeling out their achievements at a brief but
Primary school teachers in Delta State yesterday protested at the state House of Assembly over non-payment of their salaries. The protesting teachers with placards at the Assembly premises saying: “We want our salaries removed from the councils,” “We are not against the local council autonomy,” “We are tired of staying with the councils.” The state
Countdown to the end of the 21 day -grace granted by Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, for armed youths to surrender their arms. On Monday (yesterday), at Ajapa Community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area, armed youths submitted their arms and weapons as they expressed their readiness to embrace peace. The militants were said to
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, Tuesday, condemned in strong terms, the killing of a final year law student in Otuoke, Bayelsa State, during the Zone B election of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). The victim, Magam Elvis, a student of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) was shot dead by suspected rival cultists,
By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board For political and socio-cultural identity, Delta North Senatorial Zone is known as Anioma. A loose interpretation of Anioma is ‘good land’. Delta State Governor, Dr.(Senator) Ifeanyi Ekwueme Arthur Okowa is the first Anioma son to assume the governorship of the state. However, the euphoria with which Anioma people celebrated the ascension
•Says they have recorded countless number of death occasioned by the incident •People now sleep in the open — Community •Okowa, FG, Relief Agencies have abandoned us — Wilson Arerebo, community leader When the peace loving people of Okosugbene community, a sleepy town in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state, woke up that fateful morning of
VICTIMS of November 24th, 2016 military bombardment of Okosugbene community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, have complained of acute lack of food, shelter and medication since the incident.
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has defected from the All Progressives Congress. Atiku, in a statement he personally signed on Friday, recalled how he joined the ruling party in 2013. Below is the statement: “On the 19th of December, 2013, I received members of the All Progressives Congress at my house in Abuja. They had come to
•The competition is yielding result-Sheriff Mulade •Calls on well meaning Deltans to support the programme Arrangement is in top gear to host the Delta State Deputy Governor, His Excellency, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro and former Super Eagles skipper and coach, Austin Eguavoen at the final match of the Comr. Sheriff Mulade Peace and Unity Football
•My quest for peace prompted the 2014 National Conference-GEJ Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and others have called on Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of unity and national cohesion where tribe or religion is relegated to the background in order to advance national integration, peace, and unity. This according to our correspondent was the views
•The event acts as a unifying factor for the Ijaw nation – HRM, Ogiobo IX The annual Amatu Bini Kamai festival was on Wednesday 22nd November 2017 held by the people of Amatu community, the traditional headquarters of Iduwini Kingdom in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Explaining what the Amatu Bini Kamai festival means to
The Super Eagles of Nigeria dropped nine places to 50th position on the latest FIFA ranking despite defeating Argentina 4-2 in a recent friendly. Nigeria, which were ranked 41st in the world and 5th in Africa last month, are now 8th on the continent. The Eagles’ drop comes after they drew 1-1 with Algeria in their
A midnight fire has destroyed goods and over 500 shops worth several millions of naira at the popular Ogbe-Ijoh Market in the Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. The fire, which sources claimed began at about 11.30pm on Tuesday, lasted till about 1.30am on Wednesday, leaving some shops destroyed, while others were looted
AN Nyanya Customary Court in Abuja on Tuesday dissolved the 22-year-old marriage between a driver, Mr. Garba Pakachi, and his wife, Martha, over the wife’s habit of cooking only once in a week. The court presided over by Mr. Jemilu Jega granted Pakachi’s request to dissolve the marriage, which he held was beyond being salvaged.
•While Niafor Island Grammar School emerged best in essay competition •The award should spur you to excellence-Mulade The annual Comr. Sheriff Mulade Quiz and Essay Competition were recently held at the Kokodiagbene Community town hall in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State with Ogbe-Ijoh Grammar School winning the first prize while Niafor Island
•The grace Christians enjoy today came from obedience – King of Zion A Christian cleric, Rev. Dr Princewill Epistle I. O. Jemine has called on Christians to eschew rancour and embrace unity in total obedience to God’s commandment as that is the easy way to receiving blessings from God. He made this known during the Ama-Ebimo Zion Kunukunuma Church
•Says Gbaramatu is important to the economy of the nation •We Need Peaceful Coexistence – Palace The Commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), Rear Admiral Apochi Suleiman has explained that they are not an enemy of the Gbaramtu Kingdom and the Niger Delta in general. According to him, the kingdom
•To continue with his message of peace In continuation of his peace-building exercise, the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, HRM Oboro Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba, will on Wednesday 22nd November 2017 continue his visits to Ijaw communities in the Niger Delta. According to a release signed by the Palace Administrator and made available to GbaramatuVoice stated that, the Pere will
The crisis between the Ijaw and the Bini over the coronation of Pere of Olodiama Clan, Godwin Ogunyeibo, as well as ownership of the land where the Ijaw settled in Edo State, has taken a new dimension as the Ijaw claimed the installation of their traditional ruler was not new. They insisted that it was
James Ibori, former governor of Delta state, says late Alex Ekwueme, former Vice-President, is being mourned by a nation which failed to allow him rescue it from “political and economic morass will. According to Ibori, Nigerians are “shedding crocodile tears” over the passing of Ekwueme. In a statement by Tony Eluemunor, his spokesman, Ibori said
The Pan-Niger Delta People’s Congress (PNDPC), a splinter group of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has rejoined PANDEF. PNDPC, led by the paramount ruler of Seimbiri Kingdom, Pere Charles Ayemi-Botu and High Chief Mike Loyibo, had challenged the Chief Edwin Clark-led PANDEF in the last few months. Although Ayemi-Botu was absent at the harmonisation meeting
The Acting Rector of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Commodore Duja Effedua, has said the institution will stop admitting new applicants from the next academic session. Effedua, in an interview with our correspondent in Oron, Akwa Ibom State, disclosed that the decision to halt the admission of applicants was due to a wide gap
Indigenes of Olobia settlement on the Atlantic shoreline within Koluama, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have protested their exclusion as host community of an oil major, Chevron Nigeria Limited. The indigenes on Monday thronged the Yenagoa office of KEFFES Rural Development Foundation to protest their exclusion. Hundreds of youths, women and elders,
•Donates 2000 Customized Textbooks To Aid Learning A member, representing Burutu Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives, Honourable Julius Pondi has stated that his resolve to sponsor the annual football competition was informed by his burning desire to empower the youths. He made this known on Sunday 19th November, 2017 in Ekpan, Delta state
•All the 13 Council Chairmen produced since 1991 were all Itsekiris – Kari Ebipade •We want the Itsekiris to do the needful – Group Joining the call for correction of the political imbalance in Warri-North Local Government Area of Delta state, the National Youths, Ogbinbiri Federated Communities of Egbema Kingdom is seeking the immediate intervention of
GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board When Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa declared before the gathering of Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwarts in 2015 that God revealed his Deputy to him even before he (Okowa) selected him, many viewed it as a conventional political statement. But looking at the personality of the current Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro,
NIGERIA’s former Vice President, Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme, is dead. This was contained in a statement by his family in the early hours of Monday. The statement was signed by his brother, Igwe Laz, who is the traditional ruler of Oko in Anambra State. The statement read: “Ekwueme family regrets to announce the peaceful passing away
Candidate of the United Progressive Party, UPP, Osita Chidoka has conceded defeat in Saturday’s Anambra governorship election. He however said that he lost the election to the superior financial firepower of governor Willie Obiano’s All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA. With most of the results already announced, Obiano has taken an unassailable lead having won in all the
The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Willie Obiano, has won the Anambra governorship election. Mr. Obiano won in all the 21 local government areas of the state with a total of about 234,071 votes. He was followed by the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Tony Nwoye. Oseloka Obaze of the People’s Democratic
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former President Goodluck Jonathan on his 60th birthday. Buhari in a statement by his special adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina on Sunday, November 19 celebrated the history of Jonathan who rose from being a deputy governor to becoming Nigeria’s president for six years. ‘’President Buhari joins members of
