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.
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Friday kept mum after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The minister who arrived the Presidential Villa around 11.40am for the meeting, left at about 12.50pm. Kachikwu simply said “no comment” when State House correspondents approached him. Details
Hundreds of women from the five Local Government Areas that make up Oro Ethnic Nationality in Akwa Ibom State, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to upgrade Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, to a university. The women, who made the call during a peaceful protest at the academy, yesterday, lamented the recent suspension of 2017/2018
The Federal Ministry of Health has advised Nigerians to avoid eating monkeys, bushmeat and dead animals as doing so could open one to the risk of Monkey Pox disease. A medical doctor and no fewer than 10 persons have reportedly been quarantined in Bayelsa as a result of the virus. The Minister of Health, Prof.
A new viral epidemic known as “monkey pox” has broken out in Bayelsa State. A medical doctor and 10 other persons who came down with the monkey pox had been quarantined in an isolation centre created at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH) Okolobiri, Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state. The isolation centre
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has again hit hard on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, warning the commission not to embark on development projects in any of the Niger Delta states without first seeking the governors’ permission. Mr. Emmanuel, who was addressing a security summit for the South-south region held on Tuesday
Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, wrote a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, over the alleged insubordination of Maikanti Baru, group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). In the letter, Kachikwu accused Baru of undermining his (Kachikwu’s) office and dragging the reputation of the NNPC into the mud. He also said he
The Nigerian military has asked residents not to panic as troops commence movement of heavy duty equipment to Edo, Delta and Ondo States ahead of Saturday’s flag-off of Exercise Crocodile Smile ll in the Niger Delta region. In a statement signed by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 4th Brigade Nigerian Army, Benin, Captain Mohammed Maidawa, on
The police on Tuesday arraigned two persons before the Magistrate Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, for supplying false information on Governor Seriake Dickson’s younger brother, Moses Dickson. The suspects – Francis Babatunde and John James – pleaded guilty for peddling false accusation against the governor’s brother. Babatunde, a plumber working in the residence of
…Confers Fellowship on Clark, Kokori and Barigha-Amange WARRI — 1,102 students of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta state, would on Saturday be awarded National Diploma and Higher National Diploma certificates on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The Principal of the institute, Prof Sunny Iyuke, who disclosed this to journalists at a press conference held on
Residents of Tombia and its environs in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have raised the alarm over the flood that has ravaged the community. The residents claimed that the state government had neglected them as the flood caused by the overflowing of the bank of River Nun, a tributary of River Niger, had
WARRI — Tension is mounting at the Millar Waterside area of Warri, Delta State, as boat operators yesterday protested against the killing of a fellow boat operator named Akpobolokaemi Duke, a native of Enekorogha Community in Burutu local council, by Marine Police personnel on October 1. It was gathered that the deceased was coming to
The Federal Government has urged 200 Niger Delta ex-agitators, who graduated from the Innoson-Kiara Academy, Nnewi in Anambra, to use their skills positively to grow the economy. The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd), spoke at the Batch ‘B’ graduation ceremony. A statement by
The Nigerian Army authorities have concluded plans to launch a special operation in the South-South and South-West this week, coming barely three weeks after it equally launched Operation Python Dance II, in the South-East. The special operation, code-named, Operation Crocodile Smile Ii, according to army sources, would be launched simultaneously in the two regions of
Niger Delta leaders, under the auspices of the Pan Niger Delta Peoples Congress, have planned a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in order to present to the Presidency a new template for lasting peace and security in the region. The new body, which said it had been mandated by the coalition of the Niger Delta
BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2017 My dear Nigerians, October 1st remains a special date for all Nigerians as this marks the day when we attained one of the most precious of human desires — freedom. Over the years the country has gone through trials and tribulations, but October 1st is always
—Alleges Military Intimidation —We need Joint Investigation -Akori —NGC is Highhanded -Odudu The people of Ikpokpo, Okpele-Ama, Otogbene, Atanba and other Gbaramatu communities in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State have called on the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu comes to come to their rescue over the
—Says DESOPADEC has been reduced to nothing but a picture in a frame —Threatens to mobilize women against the Commission One of the most vocal women groups in the Niger Delta region, the Delta Ijaw Women Initiative (DIWI), has called on the Delta State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa to immediately scrap the
Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates have attacked a passenger boat in Bayelsa State killing two people. It was gathered that the bandits who struck along the waterways of Brass Local Government Area, left many other passengers critically injured. One of the passengers who survived the attack, identified as Saddam, said the ugly incident happened near the
The Bayelsa Government on Sunday condemned the attack by pirates on an oil services vessel on Friday which left three crewmen including two security escorts dead in Ekebiri waterways in the state. The government, while demanding an investigation, said that reports at its disposal indicate that a police officer, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. NSCDC personnel
The Black Stars of Ghana have thrashed the Super Eagles of Nigeria to win the WAFU Cup of Nations. Details later…
Barely three weeks after an ambush on a military houseboat which led to the killing of two persons in Southern Ijaw creeks in Bayelsa, suspected militants have again attacked a tug-boat laden with crude oil in the same area and killed three crew members. Gunmen suspected to be Niger Delta militants had on August 28,
—We will block the creeks with our women —Says Enough Is Enough The Delta Ijaw Women Initiative (DIWI), yesterday in Warri, Delta State reiterated her earlier position to the Federal Government of Nigeria and the military authority to halt any plans to carry out their ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’ in the Niger Delta region. DIWI made this
Six security operatives on an escort mission were feared dead Friday nigh in Bayelsa State. The security operatives were attceked by sea pirates along the Ekebiri waterways in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Details later…
The joint military task force (JTF) in the Niger Delta says troops have rescued two abducted soldiers and four civilians from a kidnappers’ den in Rivers state. Ibrahim Abdullahi, spokesman of the force, disclosed this in a statement. He said the operation followed a report of the kidnap of two soldiers who were in transit
Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr (Deacon) Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, Friday, assured the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and other investors in the state of an investor-friendly environment and charged them to embrace the peace initiatives of the Delta State government for mutual benefits as they go on with their various responsibilities. Speaking in Warri,
The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to establish an oil and gas institute in Odi, Bayelsa State as part of ongoing negotiations to tackle developmental problems in the Niger Delta region. President Muhammadu Buhari administration has been rolling out palliatives and infrastructural packages to develop human capacity and quell agitation in the region. The Minister of Science
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday commended the Nigerian Navy for ensuring peace, checking piracy and securing oil facilities in the Niger Delta. Okowa made the commendation when he received the Flag Officer Commanding Logistics Command, Oghara, Rear Adm. Peter Onaji, who led top officers of the Command on a familiarisation visit to Asaba. He charged the Navy not to
—Sustainable peace is already in process —Crocodile Smile is ill-advised The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has urged the military authorities to immediately reconsider the planned launching of ‘Operation Crocodile Smile II’ in the region. PANDEF made this call through its Coordinating-Secretary Dr. Alfred Mulade while speaking to GbaramatuVoice. According to
—Send bulldozers to create development in the creeks, not Military —As we will resist any attempt to cause crisis in the region The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has warned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government against its plan to deploy troops under the ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’ to the Niger Delta region. IYC said that by
—Urged FG To Kick Start Projects Immediately —As Hunger Instigates Restiveness A pan-Ijaw organization, Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), Worldwide, has advised the Federal Government to kick-start the twin projects recently cited in the Niger Delta as a pragmatic way of showing commitment to the development of the region and enthronement of a sustainable peace The projects
To describe Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, the Executive Governor of Delta State as a ‘Political War Lord’ as well as a ‘Political Bishop” when it comes to Delta State politics may not be inappropriate as he is evidently and eminently qualified looking at his political track records. As a ‘Political Bishop’, Okowa has in the time
Love of our people propels us—Oturubo They have surpassed our expectations—Community As it is a norm in civilized climes that whenever a Government, Special Committee or Taskforce is inaugurated to execute a given task or implement a particular project, they are also expected to give either a situation or progress report as they clock 100
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has criticised his successor, President Muhammadu Buhari, for planning to extend the military show of force to the South-South and the South-West. Jonathan said this in a Facebook post on Tuesday which was signed on his behalf by his aide, Reno Omokri. The former President was emboldened by the statement by Senate President
No fewer than 850 members of various secret cult groups have renounced cultism after drinking a liquid substance at the palace of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladelusi Aladetoyinbo. It was gathered that the monarch and elders of the town were not happy with the incessant clashes of rival cult groups which had led to
“Any member of IPOB that causes mayhem in South East and want to hide in the Niger Delta region shall be severely dealt with” A coalition of Niger Delta agitators on Monday vowed to resist attempt to drag the Niger Delta region into the secession agitation by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), but said
