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 People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State yesterday won in 23 Local Government Areas of the State in the just concluded local government elections. Chairman, Delta Independent Election Commission, (DSIEC), Mike Ogbodu who declared the results in Asaba-the Delta State Capital, said elections were postponed in two local government areas including Ughelli North and Ethiope
…IYC warns against repeat of Odi, Ajapa military invasions Reports from Bayelsa State has claimed that several houses have been razed in the Toru-Ndoro community, in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state. The soldiers were said to have shelled the community for about ten hours between 10pm on Saturday and 7am on Sunday morning.
Frontline Ijaw Youth group, Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has called for a stop to the overnight military bombardment of some communities in Bayelsa State. The group claimed in a press release signed by its President, Eric Omare, claimed that there has been heavy shelling at Toru-Ndoro Community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State,
The Police in Delta say they have begun investigation into circumstances that led to burning of the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC) in Ughelli North Local Government Area. The command’s Spokesperson, Mr Andrew Aniamaka, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday night in Warri. He also assured that perpetrators would
The Supervisor for Ayakoromo Ward 7, Burutu Local Governement Area, in today’s LG election has been whisked away by some unknown hoodlums, who stormed the polling unit around 3pm, this afternoon. The where about of the staff of the state electoral body, is unknown as at press time. Efforts to reach the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr
There was uneasy calm in some parts of the Delta State today as the local government election turned violent, with the latest casualty being an ad hoc staff of the State Independent Electoral Commission, DSIEC, who was reportedly killed at the Onitsha-Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state. GbaramatuVoice gathered that the man in his
“If Egbesu joins the Avengers, Nigeria would beg” Comrade Joseph Evah, the National Coordinator of the Ijaw Monitoring Group (IMG) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that the Niger Delta militants do not return to the creeks. Among other salient issues he addressed in this interview, he particularly cautioned that efforts should be made to forestall the
GbaramatuVoice is Reporting that as of 3:30pm this afternoon, many communities in the riverine areas especially the Burutu Local Government Area are yet to collect voting materials. The Delta State election council has been bombarded with a deluge of complaints over the delay in the delivery of voting materials.
Some Thugs suspected to be loyal to a certain political party, have attack electoral officials in the Ayakoromo Ward 7 (12), even as PDP and APC trade blames. Earlier in the day, some gunmen have stormed the Ughelli Local Government headquarters and snatched electoral materials meant for the area. In the Ayakoromo Ward 7 incident, some thugs
Few hours after some gunmen stormed the Ughelli Local Government Secretariat and set the complex ablaze, a Returning Officer has not shown up at his allotted polling unit. There was apprehension when six hours after he was supposed to have resumed duty at the Ayakoromo Ward 7, the Retuning Officer attached to the ward in the Local
There was almost full compliance in Warri and environs with the restriction of movement order by the Delta Government as the council polls began on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that only very few persons and vehicles on special duties were seen on the ever busy major roads in Warri and environs.
Multi sources report from Ughelli North area of Delta State said that some armed men stormed the Ughelli Local Government Secretariat around 8:30 am this morning and started shooting sporadically into the air, with residents scampering for safety around the area. The report added that the hoodlums set ablaze the Secretariat Buildings, where elections materials for today’s
Today’s election in Delta State will go down as one of the most anticipated Local Government elections in the history of the state. 7:41 AM: The city of Warri is absolutely calm with security personnel patrolling round the city. Security officials include Army, Navy, Police, and NSCDC are seen on the waterways. Follow us on Twitter @gbaramatuvoice
Temitope Balogun Joshua, founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations, says 2018 will be a battle for survival. In a video of the church’s service on December 31, 2017, posted on YouTube, the cleric said he was waiting for ‘divine directives’ before releasing revelations for 2018. However, he said the year would be filled with
Students of Gbaramatu kingdom, which hosts the Nigeria Maritime University, under the aegis of the National Association of Gbaramaru Students (NAGS) has flayed the office of the Attorney General and the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami for its interference in the location of the institution. In a statement it issued on Friday, which was signed
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said there was no going back on the Gelegele Seaport project in the state, assuring that the rule of law, peace and order will be maintained in the state as government pursues its programmes and policies. Obaseki said this when elders and leaders of thought from the
The Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, on Friday ordered the release of N5.6billion out of N14.8billion Paris Club Refund he received in December last year for the payment of one- and- half month salary arrears owed workers during the economic recession of 2016. It was gathered that the governor called a meeting of top
Bayelsa State Government on Thursday said there is no cause for alarm, calling on fleeing members of Ndoro community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state to return home as everything is now under control. The assurance is coming in the wake of a meeting between Governor Seriake Dickson, security chiefs, officials of the
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Friday, said without the rule of law, peace and order, there would be no progress and the realisation of individual and collective ambition in any society. Obaseki made this disclosure at the Government House when he met with the elders and leaders of thought and the leadership of the
•Asks Buhari to sack Malami “Ijaws and people of Okerenkoko would never accept any attempt to cede their land to anybody” A statement made by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over the location of the Maritime University, in the Niger Delta, has been generating a lot of reactions, that may lead to
…condemn FG’s interference in Institution’s issues Ijaw’s frontline youths group, Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has condemned the attempt by officials’ illegal attempt to effect the relocation of the proposed Maritime University. In a tersely-worded press statement titled “RE: CORRECT LOCATION OF PROPOSED MARITIME VARSITY IN DELTA STATE: A INVITATION TO CRISIS IN THE NIGER DELTA
Fresh tension has started mounting between Ijaw in Delta State and their Itsekiri neighbours over a purported memo from the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami (SAN) advising the National Assembly not to change the name of Maritime University, Okerenghigho to Okerenkoko, as proposed in a bill to the National Assembly. In a memo
Saturday’s Local Government election in Delta State has claimed its first victim in Gbaramatu Kingdom, as a Councillorship candidate, Blessing Boi Ebikeme, withdrew his candidacy for the exercise. Ebikeme, who was supposed to run for the Azama Ward in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area, in an open letter to the Delta State Independent Electoral
•DSIEC must conduct credible, free, and fair election – Dekawei, President The Delta Ijaw Youths Movement for Political Advancement, DIYMPA, has called on all Deltans irrespective of ethnic inclination to come out en-mass to vote for their desired candidates in the forthcoming local council polls billed for Saturday 6th, January 2018. This was stated recently in a
…Gov to meet with Ijaw leaders today in Benin A statement by the leadership of Ijaw Freedom Fighters, IFF, a coalition of all Ijaw Freedom Fighters in Six States in the Niger Delta area, has announced a temporary suspension of attacks on the Oba of Benin palace and Edo State Government House over the derogatory
There was near-confusion at Thursday’s hearing into the lingering fuel crisis rocking the nation at the Senate, as the crisis rocking the Independent Marketers Petroleum Association of Nigeria came to fore again, as three individuals presented themselves as the President of the association. Three combatants are Sanusi Fari, Chinedu Okorokwo and Obasi Lawson, who have been involved
An Ijaw youth group; ”Delta Ijaw Youth Movement for Political Advancement, DIYMPA, has advised all stakeholders involved in Saturday’s Local Government election on conducts expected of all those involved in the exercise. In a press statement signed and released by the group’s Spokesperson, Comr. Ajosibe Justin Bebenimibo; Comr. Eric Egenimiekumor, Secretary and its President, John Dekawei, titled ”Admonition to desist from
GBARAMATUVOICE, South South’s leading newspaper, has launched its digital election reporting centre ahead of the January 6th Delta State Local Government elections. The GBARAMATUVOICE Election Centre is a comprehensive resource platform for the LG elections. GBARAMATUVOICE is renowned for its fast-paced and accurate reporting of events around Niger Delta. The election centre will showcase extensive
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Thursday described as shameful Nigeria’s inability to refine its crude oil. He stated this during the investigative public hearing on the current scarcity of petrol in different parts of the country. The minister vowed that the Federal Government would ultimately address the problem. Meanwhile,
The Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday described as lies and deceit, claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that thousands of APC members in Kolokuma-Opokuma local government area of the state defected to the party. The Acting Chairman of APC in Bayelsa, Mr. Joseph Fafi, said it was regrettable
The former chairman of Kokodiagbene community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Comrade Sheriff Mulade has sent a strong message to both the Federal and Delta State government to step up activities in the area in 2018, as the 2019 election year approaches. Comr. Mulade spoke with GbaramatuVoice on
•FG Should Dialogue With Tompolo – Frank Ekpemupolo A renowned Niger Delta freedom fighter, General Freedom Adowei Binaebi have declared that his unjust victimization and subsequent incarceration for 14 months will not deter or make him change his resolve to develop his community and empower his people. Adowei Binaebi spoke recently through his Media Assistant, Comr.
All stakeholders in the forthcoming Delta State Local Government Election coming up on January 6, 2018 have been advised to play according to the electoral laws governing the conduct of elections in the state. In a press release signed by the Chairman of the Delta Online Publishers Forum, (DOPF), Mr Emmanuel Enebeli, and its Secretary, Mr Shedrack
By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board For a greater part of 2017, Niger Delta had enjoyed mixed media reportage; the good, the bad and at some points, the message of hope. In line with our tradition at GbaramatuVoice, we present an objective prognosis of some of the events that attract national and international attention to the Niger
