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.
As the Ondo State Governorship Election draws nearer, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has charged his supporters across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state to be ready for any mode of primary for the All Progressives Congress’s election scheduled to hold in July 2020. While addressing his supporters, Akeredolu, who expressed his readiness to partake
The 10-year-old leadership tussle in the first and oldest Cherubim and Seraphim Church Oke Igbala, 13, Igboliki Street, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has been judicially settled. Some members of the church led by one Senior Suprintendent Apostle (Arc) Jimi Ajidahun and five others had in 2011 dragged the grandchildren of the founder of
By Ebi Perekeme A member of the House of Assembly, Hon Success Torhukerhijo has faulted the composition of the committees set up by the Ondo State Government to source fund and to distribute palliatives to the people of the State over the CODVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world. The lawmaker representing Ese-Odo state constituency said the
Ondo Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has approved the declaration of Tuesday, Feb. 25, as Public Holiday. Akeredolu, while granting the approval said: “The Public Holiday is necessary for the state to welcome the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari who is expected to arrive the state to commission two key legacy projects: Ore
Residents of Ugbo Kingdom under Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have fled their homes following an invasion of the region by men of the Nigerian Navy. The invasion of the area comes barely a month after four naval ratings were killed at Gbagira Village and three foreign sailors abducted in the oil-rich kingdom.
By Our Correspondent The Ondo State Government on Monday, Jan. 6, said it has reduced the debt inherited from the immediate past administration of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by over 50 percent. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, who disclosed this to newsmen, said apart from reducing the inherited debt,
A 75–year old, Mrs Fehintola Wewe of Sabomi in Ese-Odo local government area of Ondo state has been reportedly kidnapped by some suspected armed men. The development came barely three weeks after some gunmen reportedly kidnapped the wife, children and driver of the traditional ruler of Odigbo town, Oba Rufus Akinrinmade. The victims were kidnapped
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Ondo State Police Command, Mr Femi Joseph, and 18 other police officers in the Command were at the weekend promoted by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Undie Adie. Joseph was promoted to the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) from Superintendent of Police (SP). Two CSPs
By Ebi Perekeme Two kids of different parents, identified as Igulapelewe Inuesokan and Justinah Seiwei have been declared missing in Ajakpa community of Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the children had been missing since last Friday, Oct. 18 during the flood that occurred in the community. They were
By Ebi Perekeme Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has constituted two Ad hoc teams to carry out assessment tour of communities affected by flood in the state. This development followed the flash floods that had adversely affected most communities, especially the riverine areas of the state. The teams are for Ilaje and Ese-Odo local government
By Our Correspondent Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Saturday, Oct. 11, directed public Primary and Secondary Schools submerged by flooding in the state to go on three-week holiday. The emergency holiday, which would begin on Monday, was declared as a result of the flash floods that affected most flood-prone communities especially riverine areas of the state.
By Ebi Perekeme The Kalasuwe of Apoi land in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo state, on Friday, August 30, pleaded with the Federal Government to release the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, without delay. Kalasuwe said Sowore who is a worthy son of Apoi should be released unconditionally, adding
— Every child should be given quality education – UNICEF By Ebi Owei Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Donald Ojogo has proposed for the inclusion of Ijaw Language in Facts for Life awareness radio programme. In a piece from the Ministry of Information and Orientation and made available by Sola Omoboyowa, the proponent
-DEMAND THEIR GUNS BE RETURNED By Brakere Birinimighan Ex-militants from the coastal area of Ondo state have threatened to seize peace and order in the area over supposedly failure by the State and Federal Governments to keep to their side of promise made to them if they surrender their guns on Nov. 27 2017, for
Ahead of this Saturday general election, the All Progressive Congress House of Representatives candidate for Ilaje Ese-Odo Federal Constituency, Ondo State, Donald Ojogo, has raised the alarm over the influx of ex- militants from Delta and Edo states into the state to disrupting the elections. Ojogo in a statement in Akure alleged that “these ex
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Agboola Ajayi, has pleaded with the Federal Government to expand the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) to accommodate more ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region. Ajayi made the plea on Friday at the inauguration of the first vocational training centre built by the Amnesty office located at Agadagba-Obon, Ondo
By Enaibo Asiayei Ex-militants in Ilaje and Eseodo Local Government Areas of Ondo state have threatened to recover their arms and return to the creeks where they belong, if the government failed to redeem its pledge immediately. They alleged that they were abandoned by the state government on their integration into the amnesty programme after submitting
Hundreds of youths in the Igbokoda area of Ilaje Local Government in Ondo State, on Tuesday took to the streets of the town to protest against the alleged abandonment of various projects in the local government by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The youth, under the auspices of the Ilaje Advancement Forum, alleged that
…say instead of fulfilling their promises government deployed soldiers to the region to wreck havoc By Isaac Olamikan Ex- militants cutting across Ogun, Lagos, Ondo and other Niger Delta States led by one Gen. Ogailo Iborry, have lamented their neglect by the government after been deceived into surrendering their arms and been coerced into accepting
The 10th traditional ruler of Arogbo Ijaw community, in Ese Odo council area of Ondo State, the Agadagba of Arogbo Ijaw Kingdom, Pere Zaccheaus Egbunu, wants constitutional roles for monarchs to enable them contribute to the development of the country. “Apart from the statutory advisory role stipulated for the Council of Chiefs as contained in
By Brakerekebina Birinimighan Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has stated that he is glad that the choice of His Majesty, Pere Doubra Egbunu as the Agadagba of Arogbo-Ijaw Kingdom in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of the state is a free choice of the people through their revered kingmakers and in line with extant Chieftaincy Laws
…Found nothing incriminating …This is a worrisome development – Eye Witness …Invasion is condemnable – Opere, IYC, Arogbo Clan Chapter Despite the criticisms of the Nigerian Police Force for their lawlessness and highhandedness in operation, the Force Personnel’s numbering about 20, yesterday, Thursday May 24th, 2018 at about 1:20pm stormed the residence of former Special Adviser to
The protest over hike in tuition fees embarked upon by students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, entered the second day on Tuesday in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students have been protesting since Monday against hike in their tuition fees ranging from N25,000 to N35,000, to
After 11 years of interregnum, a new traditional ruler has emerged in the Arogbo-Ijaw Kingdom. A community leader, High Chief Z. D. Egbunu, was yesyester (April 7th) chosen to mount the throne of his forefathers. At a well-attended general meeting of the Perebiyenmo Ruling House in Arogbo Kingdom, Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State,
It was drama on Thursday in Akure, the Ondo state capital as pregnant women with their protruding stomachs march on the State Specialist Hospital protesting outrageous medical fees introduced by the present administration in the state. For hours, medical activities were disrupted by the expectant women who lamented the 300 percent increase. Numbering about 200
The Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday dissolved the caretaker committees in the 18 local government areas of the state. The House Speaker, Bamidele Oloyelogun, announced the dissolution on Tuesday at a plenary, following the expiration of additional six months tenure of the caretaker committees. The News men reports that the assembly had earlier
The former regent of Ijaw-Apoiland, Princess Joyce Ibimidun Adesola Oladiran-Ebiseni, on Sunday 12 March 2018 at Igbekebo in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo state, has appealed to the Ijaw nation not to neglect the Apois but to see Apoiland as a clan. She made this statement in a chat with GbaramatuVoice correspondent at the
The proud and ancient kingdom and people of Ijaw-Apoiland will be making history on Sunday March 11th, 2018, with the crowning of the 15th Pere of the kingdom and the 2nd ruler in the Lawe dynasty. Little wonder the mood across the Ijaw-Apoiland and among Apois in particular was one of great excitement, as Igbekebor
Some ex-militants in Ondo State, who surrendered their weapons in November, have given a 21-day ultimatum to the government to redeem its pledge of empowering them or see them in action. They addressed reporters at Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area, decrying the “politics” being played with the amnesty programme initiated by the Federal Government. They
EX-militants from the coastal area of Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, has threatened to make the state ungovernable for Governor Rotimi Akeredolu if the state government failed to yield to their demands. The ex militants alleged the state government of playing politics with the amnesty granted to some militants who laid down their
Some Fulani herdsmen this morning chased out the workers at the Akure South Local Government Secretariat following a disagreement. It took the intervention of the Ondo State Commissioner of police, Mr. Gbenga Adeyanju, and the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Mr. Pedro Ideba, who deployed their men in the council, before
Despite the threats from militants in the Niger Delta, a coalition of radical groups in Ondo State has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the alleged favouritism in the allocation of amnesty slots in the state. The coalition, in a statement by its leader, General Deji Ehinmowo, in Lagos on Sunday alleged that
…Community leader calls for vigilance No fewer than four Fulani herdsmen were arrested by the vigilance group in Agadagba Obon town in Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, with dangerous weapons. The four herdsmen, whose identity were unknown at the time of this report, were allegedly carrying guns around the town before they
…warns Ondo Deputy Governor; ”don’t take us for granted” …leader says, he has borrowed N17m to maintain boys Some repentant militants who were alleged to have staged the daring kidnap of the six senior secondary school students of Lagos model college, Igbonla, Epe in Lagos state and also the Arepo pipeline vandalIzation, under the leadership
A coalition of militant groups in Ondo State on Friday gave oil companies operating in the state three days to leave over non-enrollment of their members in the Federal Government Amnesty Programme. General Akinfemi Raymond, the secretary of the coalition, gave the ultimatum in Akure while addressing journalists. The Ondo State Government and the Presidential
