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 Federal House of Representatives, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to dredge the Escravos bar beyond 7.5 metres depth to improve the traffic of high tonnage vessels. The House also urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to relocate the oil pipelines along the Warri bar. The resolution followed the consideration of a motion
The National Coordinator, Centre For Peace And Environmental Justice, CEPEJ, Chief Sheriff Mulade, has urged Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to use his remaining days in office to invest more in Warri to enable it regain its lost glory as the commercial nerve of the state. Chief Mulade made this remark on Monday, 21st February, 2022 during
Why Jonathan, now? By Hon. Innocent Lagi, Esq It is expectedly, a confounding idea, that former President, Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan would contest the 2023 election. More unsettling, of course, is the possibility that the President would be running on the platform of the APC against his party, the PDP. Naturally, his party should be
THERE WAS A MUSICIAN, THERE WAS AN ENGINEER Ayebe the notorious drunkard in Ekpama village was fearless and frank in his derogatory outburst. Ebiowei had just been told by Ayebe that his entire bloodline was tainted with slavery. This could be a product of his drunkenness but heoutburst neither lurched nor slobbered which usually signalled
Help save my father from dying, Shuun Bebe appeals to Deltans, Nigerians
The Managing Director of Brikari Nigeria Limited, waste management contractor of Bayelsa State Government, Bright Ayebakari, has disclosed that no week passes without officials discovering corpses of little children, severed body parts, arms and ammunition in refuse receptacles in the state. Ayebakari, who spoke to NDV in Yenagoa, on refuse disposal and challenges in the
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has directed that his Chief of Staff, Ephraim Inyang-yen, be relieved of his position. The governor’s directive was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Emmanuel Ekuwem, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday. In the letter titled ‘Appreciation of Your Service,’ Emmanuel lauded
The Urhobos of Warri has enjoined Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, to call to order the Olu of Warri, OGIAME ATUWATSE III concerning his utterances. GbaramatuVoice writes that the Olu of Warri, OGIAME ATUWATSE III, was recently credited to have stated that Warri South Local Government Area and the two-State Constituencies are for the
THE PEN, THE STATESMAN AND A WORD IN HONOUR OF TONY MOMOH: ONE YEAR AFTER BY GODKNOWS IGALI THE BACK STORY In the course of the past one year, the Nigerian nation grieved under the burden of the oddly toll of deaths and the ensuing torrent of sorrow and heartaches. As once illustrated by William
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for coronavirus, Buckingham Palace announced Sunday. The 95-year-old sovereign — who is celebrating her 70th year on the throne — is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms but expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week, the palace said. “She will continue to receive medical attention and
Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) says 150 women and girls were killed for ritual purposes between January 2018 and December 2021. In a recent report, PIND said that the upsurge in targeted killings of women and girls for ritual purposes occurred in Cross River, Delta and Imo. The NGO said the
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, today, wore an Ijaw outfit to an event to mark the commencement of the construction of the Angiama-Oporoma Bridge in Bayelsa State. Osinbajo wore a hat, bejeweled top, and finished the look with a walking stick. ALSO READ: Remarks by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the GbaramatuVoice 6th Anniversary Lecture in
Delta Pikin Initiative set to empower over 500 students in Delta state Blessing Erhuvwu Enyamuke aka Beetasha is a humanitarian, Singer, Songwriter and Entertainer with expertise in RnB and Afro-pop and also the Founder of Delta Pikin Initiative. She is a graduate of Delta State University with a BA in Linguistics. She started singing at
The Chief of Defense Staff on Friday led heads of other security agencies to a meeting in Abuja with Governors of the oil-rich Niger Delta states. Also in attendance at the meeting were the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba and the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi.
The 6th edition of Comrade Sheriff Mulade inter-LGA Quiz & Essay competition organized by the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ in collaboration with Chief Sheriff Mulade Foundation has been concluded with winners emerging in each category. Love Afodus Standard School in Igbide which is located in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta
A socio-cultural organisation based in the United States of America, USA, Ijaw Diaspora Council, IDC, has stated that the publisher/CEO of the Niger Delta leading newspaper, the GbaramatuVoice, Jacob Abai has done well to bring sustainable development to Ijaw ethnic nationality through journalism. The Ijaw group affirmed that there are so many things the Ijaw
Darius Makambako 30, with his wife Precious 28, really wanted to have a child, but a renowned doctor had told the couple that the husband was sterile. The couple was tired of being in a 6 year childless marriage. So Makambako, a member of the Tanzanian Police Force (Traffic Department), after calming his wife’s protests,
…Promises to declare his intention after February
The House of Representatives has urged President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on the poor state of infrastructure in the coastal communities to improve their living standards. The House also urged the Federal Ministry of Health to ensure the provision of basic/primary healthcare services in all the communities just as
The date for the commencement of the annual Gbaraun-Egbesu, Ibolomobo-ere, and Amaseikumor Festivals in Oporoza which is the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State has been announced. This announcement was done on Thursday by Chief Kestin Pondi, the Ibe-benemowei of Gbaramatu kingdom in a statement he
The lawmaker representing Burutu Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representative, Hon. Julius Gbabojor Pondi, has heaped praises on the publisher of popular Niger Delta Newspaper, GbaramatuVoice, Mr. Jacob Abai as he adds another year to his age on Wednesday. ALSO READ: Delta deputy governor, Otuaro salutes GbaramatuVoice publisher as he celebrates birthday Hon
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has called out the Catholic Church over financial demands made during burial and other ceremonial rites, especially in the eastern region of Nigeria. In an interview with TVC, Chimamanda narrated how she and her family were humiliated and extorted by a Catholic Priest at St Paul’s Abba, Anambra State, during her mother’s
DELTA 2023: THE TRUTH MUST BE TOLD The fact that I have kept quiet on Delta State affairs since 2015 is not due to laying idle or being afraid of anyone in the State whether in government or outside government. I categorically claim, to the glory of God and with all humility, that I am
The member representing Warri Southwest Constituency, in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, has heaped praises on the publisher of the Niger Delta leading newspaper, the GbaramatuVoice as he marks his birthday today. Guwor, in a statement issued to the press, hailed Jacob Agbai, the publisher of GbaramatuVoice Newspaper saying that
The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has felicitated with Jacob Abai, publisher of popular newspaper, the GbaramatuVoice, as he marks his birthday today. Barr. Otuaro in a statement he personally signed and issued to the press heaped praises on Jacob Abai describing him as “One of the most outstanding and youngest
DELTA 2023: How Deputy Governor Otuaro, James Manager, Braduce held closed-door meeting with Ijaw Traditional Rulers As plans for the 2023 gubernatorial elections in Delta state continue to take centre stage, three Ijaw governorship aspirants, Chief Braduce Angozi, Senator James Manager, and the Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, on Monday, had a meeting with
Delta State governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, today, inaugurated the reconstituted Traditional Rulers Council with Orodje of Okpe Kingdom, HRM Felix Mujakperuo, Orhue 1 as chairman. The ceremony took place at the massive traditional rulers council built by Governor Okowa in Asaba. ALSO READ: Okowa approves reconstitution of Delta State Traditional Rulers Council [See Full list]
A community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Diebiri/Batan, has backed Delta State deputy governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro as successor to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. Speaking on behalf of the community, Engr. Don Dickson Ogugu, gave this assurance on Sunday in Warri when he played host to the national coordinator of KBO
In the Niger Delta, day in and day out death tolls around the forest, because is it not human, no one could say anything or save them? Because we do not see blood from their veins, we kill them by our actions. Because they could not protest to the government house and in the front
Edwin Clark explains how Tompolo met him in Abuja to support Okowa …Explains how Otuaro became Deputy Governor …Says he is unaware of treaty for Okowa to handover to Ijaw tribe Leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), and Chairman, Board of Trustees, Ijaw National Congress, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, has said he is unaware
By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board Douye Diri (born 4 June 1959) is the governor of Bayelsa State. He was the senator that represented Bayelsa Central Senatorial District until he emerged the state governor on February 14, 2020. For its part, Bayelsa State popularly called the ‘Glory of all Lands’ was formed in 1996 from Rivers State.
[FEBRUARY 14, 2022] COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE PDP GOVERNORS’ FORUM AT THE END OF THEIR MEETING IN YENAGOA BAYELSA STATE The PDP Governors’ Forum held its regular meeting on Monday, 14th February, 2022, at the Bayelsa State Government House, Yenagoa. The meeting reviewed once again the state of the nation, the readiness of the PDP
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Video of the communique issued by the PDP Governors Forum, as read by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, Deputy chairman of the forum, today in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. Watch video below: For publication of your news content, articles, live event coverage, videos or any other news worthy materials on GbaramatuVoice, please send to gbaramatuvoice@gmail.com. For further enquiries and
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has released video evidence to substantiate its decision to declare suspended police officer, Abba Kyari wanted for drug dealing. The video was played during a press conference at the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja on Monday. NDLEA alleged that Kyari is an active member of a drug cartel. Watch
Brittania-U, one of the companies the NNPC GMD accused of importing adulterated fuel has insisted that its vessels imported fuel that was duly certified as meeting NNPC product specifications. The company disclosed this on Friday in a statement titled, “Refutal that Brittania-U was among oil and gas companies that brought off-spec Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)
