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 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has obtained a warrant to arrest the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Leo Ogor. It was learnt that the EFCC is set to declare Ogor wanted for refusing to honour a series of invitations for over a year. A source at the EFCC said, “We have been
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
The ancient city of Patani, Patani Local Area of Delta State at the weekend witnessed some political heavyweights from the Niger Delta region of the country. The state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, played host to his counterpart from Bayelsa State, Alaowei Seriake Dickson and former Delta State governor, James Ibori. While the Bayelsa governor bagged Izon-Okuta
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that it is now subsidising the supply of petrol to the tune of N774 million every day in view of the landing cost of the imported fuel and the regulated pump price in the domestic market. The development came few days after the NNPC refused a Freedom
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
The All Progressives Congress has won all the chairmanship positions in the 2018 Edo State Local Governments elections. The APC defeated nine other political parties that fielded candidates in the 18 local government areas. Although the opposition Peoples Democratic Party boycotted the election, the results announced showed it received some votes in seven LGAs. The
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is to establish one agricultural processing mill in each of the four Federal Constituencies making up Akwa Ibom North-West (Ikot Ekpene) Senatorial District as a pilot scheme for Akwa Ibom State. The Managing Director of the Commission, Mr. Nsima Ekere, announced this on Saturday in Uyo while playing host to
…says new refinery is at Pate, not Katsina The Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru has indicated the resolve of the corporation to go back to Lake Chad basin and continue oil exploration. Speaking at the NNPC Day at the ongoing 39th Kaduna International Trade Fair in Kaduna on Wednesday,
After several postponement and rancour that have trailed the location of the Maritime University, located in Okerenkoko, thousands of prospective applicants, especially young professionals, thronged the campus of the specialized tertiary institution, to process their applications for vacant jobs advertised by the management of the school. There are palpable joy in the air, as thousands elatedly expressed happiness at
At least 3 persons have been reportedly killed in Akwa Ibom state following a bloody rival cult clash between Icelaand(the red) and Debam(the white) groups. Among the dead is one Okon Nkanang, a retired Police officer from Nkanang compound in Ikot Udobong and Akpan Inyang, from Ntuk compound in the neighbouring Ikot Obioma village. Although the
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr Makanti Kachalla Baru Wednesday said with the release of staff of corporation captured while exploring oil in the lake chad basin, it will return “with full force” to continue with exploration activities in the basin. The GMD disclosed this at the NNPC Day at
Reactions have continued to trail the sixth year anniversary of Chief Seriake Dickson-led government of Bayelsa state, with the latest being an appeal by a group, Better Bayelsa Mandate (BBM) to the Bayelsa state government to clear the backlog of salaries owed civil servants in the state. This was contained in a press statement signed
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), in a statement signed and released by its Publicity Secretary, Fegalo Insuke, on Tuesday claimed that an indigenous oil company, Belema Oil Producing Limited has been involved in a plan to sustain tension in Ogoniland, by encouraging violent conflicts, while pushing an Ijaw expansionist agenda. The group said the
…express concerns on contentious civil society bill in senate The Founder and Coordinator of the Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), Comrade Sheriff Mulade, has praised the media and the civil societies for their roles, in the sustenance of democracy in the country. Speaking in his welcome address, at the annual conference of the
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has set machinery in motion to fast-track the completion of its 13-floor permanent headquarters building at the Eastern By-Pass, Port Harcourt. The Managing Director of the Commission, Mr Nsima Ekere, gave impetus to the process on Wednesday when he handed over the project to a new contractor at the site of
…”we support location of Maritime University, Okerenkoko” The people of Ugborodo Community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state, have told President Muhammadu Buhari that the recent visit of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli to him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja was nothing but a sham just as they reinstated their
A former Acting Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Calistus Obi, yesterday admitted that part of the N331million belonging to the agency which he was alleged to have diverted was used in building a hotel. He made the revelation under cross-examination at his on-going trial over the alleged offence before
…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,
Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt has agreed on a deal to play for an unnamed football club. Bolt revealed this on Sunday. “I’ve just signed for a football team,” he said in a video he posted on Twitter. “Find out who it is on Tuesday, 27th February,” he added. The world and Olympic champion is
Queen of Izon-Ibe, Elizabeth Tonghan, 25, has won Queen Africa World at the 2018 Africa International Beauty Pageant in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The pageant which featured other beauty queens from other African countries has Nigeria representative, Elizabeth Tonghan, winning Queen Africa World 2018. Elizabeth emerged the 2018 Queen Africa World at the keenly contested event
Residents of Ofunama community in Egbema Kingdom, Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State, has started suffering the perennial flood that has annually thrown them into deep despair, sorrow, anguish and sadness, as already bad roads become almost impassable, as in the past years. A resident of the area, who witnessed the heavy
INNOSON Kiara Academy has commenced training of 200 Niger Delta youths in automobile fitting to meet the needs of the country’s labour market. The exercise was flagged off at the factory auditorium Nnewi, Anambra State with an induction programme for the participants drawn from different states. Endi Ezengwa, the chief executive officer of Innoson Kiara
…demand restitution for refugees, rebuilding of Property destroyed by Military, wants relocation of HYPREP Hqrs to community Communities in Ogoni land, working under the umbrella body of the Ogoni General Assembly has given strict conditions for the resumption of oil exploration in their communities. The assembly had a meeting comprising of all the stakeholders in the
…warns kinsmen over warring against fellow Ijaws The people of Ogulagha Kingdom, in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, has regretted the death of one, Reuben Ololo, who was killed in the latest violent clash between the Oge-Ijoh and Aladja communities in Udu and Warri South Local Government Areas of the state. In a statement
For the second year running, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike was honoured as the Sun Newspaper Governor of the Year. He emerged as the Sun Newspaper Governor of the Year 2017 on Saturday at an award ceremony held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Presenting the Sun Newspaper Governor of the
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has awarded scholarships to university level to all seven children of Sergeant Chukwudi Iboko, the policeman who lost his life while courageously aborting an armed robbery attack on a bank in Owerri, Imo State, last year. The Managing Director of the Commission, Mr. Nsima Ekere, announced this on Saturday
It was a gathering of who is who, at the venue of the Uvwie Kingdom 10th Coronation Anniversary of HRM, Emmanuel Ekemejewan Sideso, JP, OON, Abe 1, the Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, on Saturday February 24, 2018 at the monarch’s palace located at the Government Reservation Area of Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta state. Those in attendance
The Warri office of GbaramatuVoice Newspaper has relocated to 1st Floor (Flat 2) PS Plaza, Giwa-Amu Road by Idiaregbe Junction, Okumagba Layout, Warri, Delta State. GbaramatuVoice was hitherto located at No. 91 Effurun-Sapele Road, Opposite Skye Bank, Effurun, Delta State. Our new and larger office space location allows us to add more functions in order
…as Governor Okowa, congratulates Uvwie monarch As part of his resolve to build peace across the length and breadth of the Niger Delta, the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II (Aketekpe, Agadagba) will on Saturday February 24, 2018, visit Uvwie Kingdom in Uvwie Local Government Area, Delta State, ahead of the Ovie of
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has hailed Amnesty International for exposing human rights violations in Nigeria in its 2017/2018 annual report which was released on Thursday February 22, 2018. According to a release signed by the IYC President, Eric Omare, on Friday, the AI report was a true reflection of the so many human rights abuses committed under the Buhari administration.
BENIN— Angered by the non-payment of rented apartment by a tenant, a man that inherited his late father’s house, Idemudia Obamwonyi, has allegedly set the building ablaze. Also affected in the inferno were 20 shops in the building located at Iwebo lane behind Oba Market in Benin City, Edo State were razed. Idemudia was said
The Olu of Warri Kingdom, His Majesty Ogiame Ikenwole, leading members of his cabinet to the Presidential Villa for a meeting with President Muhammadu on Friday.
A Federal High Court in Abuja will on March 7 decide the fate of Charles Okah and his alleged accomplices in the 2010 Independence Day bombing in Abuja. Trial judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, wednesday announced that he would deliver his judgment on that day in the suit brought against Okah and two others over their
The federal government on Wednesday said it was talking with potential financiers, including the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) to provide contributory finance to investors in modular refineries in the Niger Delta region. Speaking at the ongoing Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (NIPS) in Abuja, Mr.
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