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 Government has begun the refund of over N1.3trillion owed the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) since inception, acting Managing Director of the Commission, Nelson Brambaifa, has said. The new chief executive officer of the commission, whose appointment was announced by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, spoke at the inaugural meeting of the new
By Adamu Usman, Port Harcourt Information reaching the GbaramatuVoice is that war drums are currently beating in Rumuekini community, Obio/Apkor Local Government Area of Rivers state over land that some members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, UNIPORT chapter, are trying to procure for staff quarters. The land in dispute is said to
The founder of Moni-Pulo indigenous oil company, High Chief Olu Lulu-Briggs, has passed on at 91. The philanthropist, who died Friday, hailed from Abonnema-Kalabari, the headquarters of Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. The deceased, who was a regent of Abonnema, was the father of an oil magnate, Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, who is the
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Monday sacked the Managing Directors of three television and radio stations in the state. According to Wike, they were dismissed because of their failure to attend a meeting organized by the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) led by the Chairman, John Momoh. The stations whose MDs were
By Enaibo Asiayei There are cases of shooting and ballot snatching in Ward 18, Units 7, 8 and 9, Port Harcourt City, in the ongoing House of Assembly bye-election for the Port Harcourt Constituency 3 seat. While the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is accusing the All Progressives Congress (APC) of using the Special Anti-Robbery Squad
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said Rivers people will resist any attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Federal Government to rig the 2019 elections. Wike said the APC Federal Government has no single project on ground in the state to sell the party’s candidates during the forthcoming elections in 2019. Speaking during an
Vice-Chancellor of Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Prof. Blessing Didia, has asked Niger Delta youths to stop breaking pipelines of oil companies, and acquire skills to become entrepreneurs. He spoke yesterday at the skills’ acquisition sensitisation workshop for youths from Rivers State host communities of Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (TEPNG). The workshop was
The residents of Bakana in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State have hailed the heroic effort of a young contractor, Joseph Blackson, who saved 13 passengers, but lost his life during the boat accident that claimed the lives of six persons on Saturday. It was gathered that apart from those who were saved by the
The Nigerian Army on Friday said soldiers would be on standby to forestall possible violence in Saturday’s council elections in Rivers. Col. Aminu Iliyasu, Spokesman of the Nigerian Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt, told our reporters that soldiers would be deployed at strategic points several kilometres away from polling centres. He explained that the army
Hope for peace brightened in Aleto community in Eleme, Rivers state as the indigenes unanimously celebrated the destruction of shrines that were said to behind incessant killings, armed robbery, cultism and other nefarious vices in the area. At a special thanksgiving service held by indigenes, under the auspices of Aleto All Believers, indigenes and residents
The crisis rocking the River state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) took a new turn on Friday as lawyers, judges and litigants were chased out of a high court in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The group headed by Magnus Abe, senator representing Rivers south east, had gone to the court to seek
Ogoni people in the four Local Government Areas of Khana, Gokana, Tai and Eleme of Rivers State have declared that they will never allow resumption of oil production in the marginalised area, without broad-based discussion with the masses of Ogoni people. They called on the Federal Government to initiate the broad-based discussion with Ogoni people,
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) congratulates its President, Comrade Legborsi Saro Pyagbara on his election into the chairmanship of the Coordination Committee of the Stakeholder Advisory Network (SAN) on Climate Finance of the World Bank. In a statement signed by the Publicity Secretary of MOSOP, Mr. Fegalo Nsuke, the election
…says, ban will serve as deterrent to others Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced the disqualification of all PDP chairmanship aspirants in Degema Local Government Area. The disqualification of all the Degema PDP Chairmanship aspirants is premised on their involvement in violence during the councillorship primaries. A statement by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on the Government of the United States of America to partner with the State Government to develop the agricultural sector. Speaking during a meeting with the United States Consul General in Nigeria, Mr. F. John Bray at the Government House Port Harcourt on Tuesday, Governor Wike said investments
The Amanyanabo of Okochiri Community in Okirika Local Government Area of Rivers State, His Royal Majesty, King Ateke Tom, said on Sunday that the era of the use of arms as an instrument of seeking government attention was over. Ateke, who is a former Niger Delta agitator, described as criminals those using arms to draw
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) wishes to call on world leaders and all men of conscience to intervene in the situation in Ogoniland and to put pressure on Nigeria and Shell Petroleum to immediately commence the implementation of the United Nations report on the Ogoni environment and avert an impending
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Nsima Ekere, has urged major stakeholders to sensitize youths in the Niger Delta on the dangers of militancy and other social vices. Ekere, who spoke when leaders of the Port Harcourt Club 1928 paid him a courtesy visit at the NDDC headquarters in Port
…shell is a killer; it shall be made to pay for its crimes in Ogoniland A socio-political group, Movement for the Emancipation of Ogoniland, MOSOP, has claimed that it has discovered a toxic dump site belonging to the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited , in K-Dere community of Ogoniland. Speaking over the weekend in Bori,
Tension is brewing in Ogoni ethnic nationality of Rivers State following the insistence by the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, that the people of Ogoni have not endorsed any company to resume oil exploration on their land, as it called on Federal Government to monitor the activities of oil firms in the area.
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has reiterated his call on Rivers politicians to promote the interest of the state ahead of all political considerations saying ‘Whether or not you like my face, for now, I am the governor of Rivers State. It is by the Grace of God that I occupy the office’ Speaking
•Open up to Ogoriba-led PANDEF delegation •Plead with FG to rescind SPDC’s operational licence •We’re unwavering in devt of Kula, Belema host communities – SPDC Offoin-Ama inhabitants and other communities in oil-rich Kula Kingdom, Akuru-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, have accused the Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, of destroying their lands, causing
Mrs Adeola Dawodu, a 46-year-old woman, has expressed gratitude to the Department of State Services and the Nigerian Army for rescuing her from kidnappers. Dawodu, a mother of four and wife to a Shell worker, was kidnapped on Jan. 20 and held captive for six days before her rescue on Thursday. The victim told the
A statement from the office of the Rivers State Deputy Governor, Dr. (Mrs) Ipalibo Harry Banigo has claimed that she had called on Women of the state to take advantage of Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike’s gender -friendly disposition to present themselves for election whenever the occasion arises. According to Owupele Benebo, the Head, of the
– By Walter Duru ONE of the biggest stories about the Niger Delta region of Nigeria today is the killing of a dreaded cultist, Johnson Igwedibia, also known as Don Waney, by a combined team of men of the military and Department for State Services – DSS. In a Press Statement issued by the Nigerian
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has finalised plans to set up training programmes that would ensure the creation of jobs for women and youths in the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Managing Director, Mr Nsima Ekere, outlined the plans on Wednesday at the flag-off ceremony of the 6th Empowerment Support Initiative, ESI, and NDDC Skill Acquisition Training
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has re-stated its resolve to always intervene in the critical sectors of health and education in line with its mandate for the development of the Niger Delta region. The Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, stated this during a courtesy visit by a delegation from
Fully armed policemen and operatives of the Department of State Services ( DSS ), early morning today, sealed off Hotel Presidential, Port Harcourt, Rivers State’s venue of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum’s ( PANDEF ) General Assembly, allegedly because of security threat. Also sealed were all the roads leading to the five-star hotel, owned by the
THE Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has said that it is engaging the Federal Government on the development of the region and called on the youths in the oil-rich region to be patient with the forum. One of the leaders of the forum, Alabo Tonye Graham-Douglas on Monday at a press briefing on Monday on PANDEF’s conference slated for Thursday in Port
Six crew members from a German-owned container ship, including the captain, have been kidnapped in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, maritime security analysts said. The Sea Guardian consultancy said the Demeter “was attacked by pirates” at about 7:00 am (0600 GMT) on Saturday. “Pirates boarded the ship, kidnapped six crew, including (the) master, chief
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, yesterday urged Nigerians to disregard posters being mounted in parts of Abuja announcing his alleged vice presidential ambition.Wike said the posters were pasted in the nation’s capital by a faceless group, which he also described as mischief makers. The governor through his special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, said
Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), said it has commenced training of students on hygiene promotion in the over 260 government senior secondary schools in Rivers State. PIND made the disclosure at a partnership event organized in Port Harcourt, to mark this year “Global Hand Washing Day”. PIND represented, by Chime Asonye,
At least 11 people were killed in the early hours of Monday by gunmen in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The incident occurred in a residential area near the headquarters of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company in Port Harcourt. However, eyewitnesses have put the casualty figure at 15. Many of the injured persons are currently receiving
The Nigerian Army says it has deployed troops for the commencement of “Operation Crocodile Smile” in the six Niger Delta states. Maj.-Gen. Enobong Udoh, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, said this on Saturday while addressing troops to signal the commencement of the exercise. Udoh said the operation was confidence
Ex-militants, believed to be beneficiaries of the Amnesty Programme have dragged the Federal Government to a Federal High court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over non-payment of their allowances for about two years. Joined in the Civil Rights Suit, registered in FHC/PH/CS/39/2017, are the Accountant General of the Federation, Coordinator of Amnesty Programme, Brigadier-Gen
