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.
…Chevron, NAPIMS describe implementation of the projects as fruit of partnership The Itsekiri Oil and Gas Producing /Impacted Communities Development Committee, IPCDC, popularly known as IRDC on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday November 23, 24 and 25, respectively, commissioned 72 projects worth over one billion Naira (N1,000,000,000). The projects included seventy, 2-bedroom bungalows spread
By Loveth Ojogun The remains of Madam Ebikeseiye Christiana Mulade nee Timiyan, mother of Comrade Sheriff Mulade, one of the 2023 Delta state governorship aspirants, will be laid to rest in Kokodiagbene town, this weekend. In a statement made available to newsmen by his media aide on youth mobilization, Dickson Agbor, Mulade specially requests the
Electricity consumers in Warri and its environs have lamented how the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) is killing businesses in Warri through escalating bills amid poor power supply. They urged the management of the BEDC to adjust their billing pattern so that businesses in the oil rich city can thrive. Emmanuel Okoro, who owns a
By Enaibo Asiayei The Country Director and CEO of Center for Peace and Environmental Justice – CEPEJ, Chief (Comrade) Sheriff Mulade on Wednesday November 17, 2021, commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State for the upgrade and transfer of the School of Marine Technology, Burutu, from the Ministry of Transport to that of Higher Education
By Enaibo Asiayei Ogbe-Ijoh indegenes in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, have sent a Save-Our-Soul (SOS) message to the state government over alleged attacks by Aladja assailants. In a press release made available at a press conference at Ogbe-Ijoh town, headquarters of Ogbe-ljoh Warri Kingdom on Wednesday, 17th November, 2021, signed
By Enaibo Asiayei A group of eminent personalities from the Delta Forum of Kingdoms, Clans and Communities, and the President Generals Forum (Ijaw Chapter), on Monday paid a courtesy call on the Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha kingdom, HRM, Agbonu, Torububor 1, at his palace in Obotobo community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. During
A 35-year-old man is in police net in Delta State for allegedly raping and impregnating two sisters. GbaramatuVoice gathered that the suspect, Jude Nduka, resident at Obi Onuwe Street, behind Kowen Plaza, Asaba, Delta State had raped and defiled the two sisters said to be within the age range of 13 and 16 years respectively.
By Emmanuella Soroghaye The deputy governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, has congratulated His Royal Majesty, Torububor 1, Agbonu JP, the Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha kingdom, on the 16th anniversary of his accession to the throne. In a statement on Friday, Otuaro said: “It is an honor for me, Barr. (Dcn) Kingsley Otuaro, Deputy Governor
By Enaibo Asiayei The chairman of the Ogulagha Kingdom Professional Divers Association, OKPDA, Chief Francis Odibo-Satu, has, on behalf of the executive and entire members of the association, congratulated the king of Ogulagha kingdom – His Royal Majesty, Elder (Capt.) King Joseph I. Timiyan JP, Turububor 1, the Ebenanaowei and paramount ruler of Ogulagha kingdom,
By Ebi Perekeme The Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, called on the Nigerian Navy to strenghten its operational efficiency in ensuring that piracy and other unwholesome activities were nipped in the bud in the maritime sector of the nation’s economy. Okowa made the call when he received the Chief of Naval Staff,
By Enaibo Asiayei Following the refusal of the NPDC/Neconde, AMT JV in Oil Mining Lease – OML 42 to commence Field Memorandum of Understanding, FMOU, meeting with its host communities in Delta state, the company has been given a 14-day ultimatum by the communities. The host communities warned that failure to address the issues itemized
By Enaibo Asiayei The former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and the chief priest of the Egbesu deity, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, on Monday, November 8 offered a sacrifice to Sarabubouwei deity, the king of the river. In photos captured by GbaramatuVoice, Tompolo alongside other
By Enaibo Asiayei Workers at the Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, have embarked on an indefinite strike to protest non-payment of their allowances, poor staff welfare and poor infrastructure at the institution. In a resolution signed by Comrades Oweikeye Pathfinder Endoro and Moses Yabrade after a meeting at
A Nigerian oil mogul and the Executive Director of Fenog Nigeria Limited, Matthew Tonlagha, on Monday, November 8, remembers his late dad, Sgt. Roland Oweigha Imoun Tonlagha, who passed away twenty five years ago, GbaramatuVoice reports. Sharing a photo of his late dad on WhatsApp, Tonlagha wrote: “Today makes it 25 years my dad left
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led Delta State Government and Stallion Auto Keke Limited on Tuesday reached an agreement to establish tricycle manufacturing plant in the state. Chief Economic Adviser to the Governor, Dr Kingsley Emu disclosed this at the exhibition of the new Auto Keke Bajaj tricycle at the Cenotaph, Asaba. He said the temporary manufacturing plant
There is palpable tension between Ogbe-Ijoh and Aladja communities in Warri Southwest and Udu council areas of Delta State following the death of a pastor, Sylvester Yerinbide on Saturday. Yerinbide, a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), who hailed from Ogbe-Ijoh, was reportedly attacked on Friday night by yet-to-be identified persons while
Comrade Festus Kin Pere, a former Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Tsekelewu/Polobubo Federated in Egbema Kingdom, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State has congratulated Capt. Daniel Ekpa (Rtd) and his wife, Pst Justina on their blissful 20 years marriage anniversary. This was contained in a statement signed by Comr. Festus Kin Pere and
By Ebi Perekeme A major way to build a new face for the Niger Delta is to embark on urgent diversification of the region’s economy, former governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has said. Dr. Uduaghan canvassed this position on Thursday while delivering a lecture titled: Niger Delta Economy: Building a new face for
As the build to the 2023 general elections continue to gather steam, traditional rulers in Delta State have warned politicians not to take campaigns to the their ultra modern secretariat in Asaba. The monarchs under the aegis of Delta State Traditional Rulers Council further warned that those nursing ambition should not even contemplate coming to
The Executive Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday hosted the President of Gbaramatu Youth Council (GYC), Comrade Shadrach Ebikeme and his executives at the government house in Asaba. GbaramatuVoice learnt that the meeting is said to be in line with the forthcoming ground breaking/foundation laying ceremony of the Gbaramatu Youth Development Center
The Ijaw Youth Council Western Zone has asked Commissioner Representing Ijaw Ethnic Nationality in the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Commission (DESOPADEC), Dr. Paul Bebenimibo to resign for improper use of office. The group said that the office is supposed to be a connecting point for the grassroots, noting that they can no longer allow
No fewer than two persons (husband And wife) have been reportedly killed on Friday in a gas explosion at Eboh Street in Warri, Delta State. It was learnt that the explosion occurred when the husband went to the kitchen and picked a phone call near the cooking gas where his wife was cooking. The victim’s
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has promised to use the opportunity of the Third Annual Convention/lecture of the Delta Online Publishers Forum, DOPF, to explain the Commission’s role in building a new face for the Niger Delta Region. According to a Statement by the Chairman of the DOPF 2021Convention Planning Committee, Dcn Chijioke Williams
The Gbaramatu Youth Council, GYC, the umbrella body of youths in Gbaramatu Kingdom, has announced the groundbreaking/foundation laying ceremony to launch the multi-million Naira “Gbaramatu Youth Development Center” in Oporoza town, Delta State. This was made known in a statement made available to GbaramatuVoice on Tuesday and signed by the President, Comrade Shedrack Ebikeme. He
Chief Johnbull Ejovi, Thursday said he has no children with his wife, Mrs Emily Ejovi. Ejovi in a chat with our Correspondent, said: “I have been married to my wife without children from her for me. “Sometime ago, she approached me that we should go for sorrogate since age was not on her side, which
By Tuemi Governor A three-member delegation from the Gbaramatu Christian Fellowship Interdenominational (GCFI), penultimate week paid a courtesy visit to the Publisher/MD of the Niger Delta leading and most trusted newspaper, the GbaramatuVoice, Jacob Abai at his Warri office in Delta State. The group visit, is ahead of its 2021 Prayer Day. The Chairman of
By Enaibo Asiayei A Delta-based Non-Governmental Organization, Ernest Bebenimibo Foundation, EBF on Monday, October 4, 2021 embarked on “Project Kit-Up To School’, an educational support programme for schools across riverine communities. The project came as a result of its quest to enable school children have access to quality education and improve reading skills among pupils
This is the poor state of a government-owned primary school in Delta State. The name of the school is Kunpa Primary School, Ubafan Community located in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of the State. This report revealed the unconducive learning atmosphere characterized by the absence of sitting materials for pupils and to
A Non Governmental Organisation, Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta-PIND has on Thursday, September 30, 2021 launched the Delta Youth Employment Program (DYEP) at Bon Hotel in Effurun, Delta State. GbaramatuVoice reports. The foundation awarded grants worth over 71 million Naira to nine competitively selected, highly competent implementating partner organizations to equip nearly
A Niger Delta group, Creek Dragons has threatened to force Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State to account for the 50% of the N100 billion of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) 13% derivation funds he deprived the commission. The group in a document released to GbaramatuVoice on Tuesday and signed by
High Chief Richard Ukori, father of Amb. Jude Ebitimi Ukori, the immediate past chairman of Egbema-Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF), has passed on. Ukori, the Amaokosuwei of Jamagie community in Edo State, died in Sapele in the early hours of Monday, September 27, 2021 at the age of 98. His passage was announced to GbaramatuVoice
Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, has applauded the Topic for this year’s Delta Online Publishers Forum, DOPF, Annual Lecture, saying that any discussion targeted towards the diversification of Nigeria’s economy and security, remains praiseworthy. Aniagwu spoke on Wednesday, September 23rd, when he received on a courtesy call, the leadership of Delta Online
The immediate past Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has been scheduled to be the Keynote Speaker at this year’s Delta Online Publishers Forum’s third annual Conference/lecture. In a Statement signed by the Chairman of the Conference Planning Committee, Deacon Chijioke Williams Ugbolue and the Secretary, Mr. Miracle Enuji, the former Governor, will be
By Joshua Williams A 16-year-old girl has committed suicide after she suffered an heartbreak on Sunday morning at Arubayi Street, Warri, Delta State. The girl who was identified as Blessing died after drinking the popular insecticide, Sniper after a breakup with her boyfriend. A source told GbaramatuVoice that Blessing gulped a can of the infamous
A Non Governmental Organisation, Esther David Foundation (EDF), has donated writing materials to the schools in the riverine part of Delta State. Materials distributed includes; exercise books, uniforms, pens and other learning materials to a number of pupils in Ebiabu Primary School 1 & 2, Kokodiagbene and Oboro Primary School, Benikrukru in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta
