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 of Ijaw-Apoi Land in Ese Odo local government of Ondo state, have raised the alarm over the impending tension between the Ijaws and Binis in Edo state and called the Federal government to urgently intervene before it escalate into a serious crisis. According to the people, the Ijaw communities in the Okomu Kingdom,
The Commander of the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigeria Army, Brigadier-General James Ataguba on Monday advised the militant youths in the Niger Delta area of Ondo State to surrender their arms and embrace the amnesty programme of the Ondo State and the Federal Governments. The state governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, had given the militants
Countdown to the end of the 21 day -grace granted by Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, for armed youths to surrender their arms. On Monday (yesterday), at Ajapa Community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area, armed youths submitted their arms and weapons as they expressed their readiness to embrace peace. The militants were said to
Militants in the riverine area of Ondo state, who embraced the amnesty programme of the Federal government in the state have trooped out in large number to surrender their arms and ammunition. The exercise which started on Thursday has recorded massive turn out of militants in the five collation centers including Igbekebo, Arogbo, Igbonla, Ajapa,
AKURE — Ondo State Government on Thursday granted amnesty to all Niger/Delta militants in the state, urging them to embrace the programme. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who announced the amnesty in Akure on Thursday, said an amnesty office has already been opened in Akure, the state capital with centres in five oil communities of Ilaje and Ese-Odo Local Government
The Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Imperial Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II (Aketekpe, Agadagba) on Thursday 12th to 13th October, 2017, paid a historic visit to the traditional ruler of Tubutoru Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Pere Gbebokedi Daisi Ajiri-Oba (Oguruyeke, Okirimini 1) in Ondo State, who celebrated his first coronation anniversary. See photos below…
…Oboro-Gbaraun II visit, a fulfillment- Tubutoru Monarch …We appreciate his exemplary leadership-Chief Uduboh The Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Oboro Gbaraun II (Aketekpe, Agadagba) has called on sons and daughters of Ijaw nation irrespective of their profession or political divide to be promoters of peace and harmony in their domain. His Royal Majesty stated this in Taribor,
All is now set at Tubutoru Ijaw kingdom in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo state for the celebration of the one year coronation anniversary of their monarch, His Royal Majesty, Pere Gbebokedi Ajiri-Oba, Oguruyeke, Okirimini 1, Paramount Ruler of Tubutoru. This event, our correspondent gathered, is scheduled for 13th October, 2017 at the spacious palace square. A
To offer prayers to the gods of the land and God Almighty The popular Arogbo Ijaw kingdom in Ondo State has suddenly become a beehive of activities following the planned tour of the kingdom by the Monarch of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba. According to the details of his itinerary as
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
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, says it is not true that five delegates to the second meeting of the National Council on Niger Delta died in an auto accident on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses had told journalists that five persons lost their lives in the accident on the Okitipupa-Ore Road. In a statement on Wednesday, the
The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Saturday urged the Federal Government to expand the current amnesty programme to accommodate more youths in the Niger Delta region. Akeredolu made the call when the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Maj.-Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd) visited him in Akure. The governor said the Federal
Gbaramatu Youth Council, GYC, to hold her General Meeting Thursday, August 17, 2017, by 11:00am. The meeting scheduled to hold at Old Palace Hall, Oporoza, would see delegates taken-off at Nigerian Port Authority, NPA, waterside, Warri, by 9:00am. A statement by GYC Publicity Secretary, Engr. Daniel Bebenimibo indicates that reinstating the youth body would be agenda of the
The militant group behind the abduction of the six students of Igbonla Model School in Lagos, Niger Delta Forest Army, has vowed to cause more havoc on the Ondo, Ogun and Lagos waterways if nothing is done about incorporating them into the Federal government amnesty programme. The group stated this in a Press statement signed
Ondo State Government is to host the second meeting of the National Council on Niger Delta (NCND) between August 7 and 12. The first meeting was hosted by Akwa Ibom State Government in Uyo, the state capital, in 2013. Inaugurating the Local Organising Committee (LOC) to organise successful meeting coming up in Akure, the state
AFTERMATH of the killing of the dreaded militant leader, Ossy Ibori, in the coastal region of Ondo state, the state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Monday appealed to the fleeing residents of coastal community of Ajapa, in Ese-Odo local government area of the state to return to their various homes. The governor, who made this
Following the alleged invasion of Ajapa Community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State by the military men last week, members of the community on Tuesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari, the state governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu and the National Assembly to intervene in the matter. The men of the Nigeria Army under the
It is best described as nemesis, the death of the last most wanted militant commander, Ossy Ibori who had been indicted in all the kidnap and robbery cases by militants in the Southwest especially within the Lagos – Ogun axis. Ossy Ibori became the most wanted criminal as far back as 2013 after the gruesome
Barely two days after men of the Nigerian Army engaged a militant group in a shootout at a creek in Ajapa community, Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, the soldiers sent to the area to keep peace have allegedly attacked members of the community. The military men allegedly attacked the community on Wednesday
..Says it’s a plan to wipe out the people of the Niger Delta President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Assembly and the international community have been called upon to stop the ongoing onslaught and bombing of Ajapa community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State by the Nigerian military, under the Operation Delta Safe. A human
Humbled by the uncommon kindness of the Almighty God and an unequivocal expression of preference by the good people of Ondo State, exemplified by the victory of our great party at the last gubernatorial election, I am extremely delighted to share with you all the joy of this day of glory.We are grateful to Almighty
ONDO – The paramount ruler of Tubutoru in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, His Royal Majesty, Pere Gbebokedi Ajirioba, Oguruyeke, Okirimini 1 of Tubutoru kingdom have on Tuesday this Week confers 13 chieftaincy titles to illustrious sons and daughters of the kingdom at Taribo community, the traditional headquarters. It would be recalled that
A leader and Niger Delta business magnet, Mr. Ekomieyefa Uduboh have stated that his dream is to see his maternal hometown Taribor community, the traditional headquarters of Tubutoru Kingdom, in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State becomes a paradise. Mr. Ekomieyefa made the promise during an interview with Gbaramatu Voice after the successful coronation
TARIBOR- The leader of Odigbo Local Government legislative house in Ondo State Rt. Hon. Akiuro Dayo have pledged to present and sponsor a bill tailored towards the development of Tubutoru Kingdom, an Ijaw speaking Clan in the State. Hon. Emmanuel made the call on Thursday in an interview with Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper while reacting to
TUBUTORU- The people of Tubutoru Kingdom in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo state have all gathered in large numbers yesterday at Taribo community to celebrate the successful coronation of their new King, His Royal Majesty, Pere Gbebokedi Ajiri-Oba, the Oguruyeke, Okirimini 1 of Tubutoru Kingdom. The four days high powered traditionally loaded coronation ceremony
As events marking the coronation ceremony of the Tubutoru monarch began in Taribo community, of Ondo State in Odigbo Local Government Area commence yesterday, Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper dispatches its reporters to cover the coronation ceremony. THE JOURNEY TO TARIBO The journey took our team of reporters three hours to arrived at the ancient community, it
The Ijaw speaking people of Tubutoru Kingdom in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State will this week have a new paramount ruler to oversee its affairs. According to High Chief Gius Warigou who made the announcement of the coronation on behalf of the Kingdom reveals that the King to be coronated is Gbebokedi D.
•Calls on Governor Mimiko for renovation. The people of Taribor community, Tubutoru kingdom in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State has urged Governor Olusegun Mimiko to rescue the dilapidated government owned primary school from extinction. While speaking to Gbaramatu Voice, The Amananawei of the community, Chief Monday Ebiye alleged that St. Timothy A/C Primary
•Says his nomination is a rape on the NDDC Act AKURE -A sociocultural group, the Ijaw National Congress (INC) Akure Chapter, Ondo State have moved to stop Mr. Olatokumbo Ajasin from emerging as the member to represent the state in the board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This was contained in a Press Release
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