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 Pan-Niger Delta People’s Congress (PNDPC), a splinter group of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has rejoined PANDEF. PNDPC, led by the paramount ruler of Seimbiri Kingdom, Pere Charles Ayemi-Botu and High Chief Mike Loyibo, had challenged the Chief Edwin Clark-led PANDEF in the last few months. Although Ayemi-Botu was absent at the harmonisation meeting
The Acting Rector of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Commodore Duja Effedua, has said the institution will stop admitting new applicants from the next academic session. Effedua, in an interview with our correspondent in Oron, Akwa Ibom State, disclosed that the decision to halt the admission of applicants was due to a wide gap
Indigenes of Olobia settlement on the Atlantic shoreline within Koluama, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have protested their exclusion as host community of an oil major, Chevron Nigeria Limited. The indigenes on Monday thronged the Yenagoa office of KEFFES Rural Development Foundation to protest their exclusion. Hundreds of youths, women and elders,
•All the 13 Council Chairmen produced since 1991 were all Itsekiris – Kari Ebipade •We want the Itsekiris to do the needful – Group Joining the call for correction of the political imbalance in Warri-North Local Government Area of Delta state, the National Youths, Ogbinbiri Federated Communities of Egbema Kingdom is seeking the immediate intervention of
NIGERIA’s former Vice President, Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme, is dead. This was contained in a statement by his family in the early hours of Monday. The statement was signed by his brother, Igwe Laz, who is the traditional ruler of Oko in Anambra State. The statement read: “Ekwueme family regrets to announce the peaceful passing away
Candidate of the United Progressive Party, UPP, Osita Chidoka has conceded defeat in Saturday’s Anambra governorship election. He however said that he lost the election to the superior financial firepower of governor Willie Obiano’s All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA. With most of the results already announced, Obiano has taken an unassailable lead having won in all the
The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Willie Obiano, has won the Anambra governorship election. Mr. Obiano won in all the 21 local government areas of the state with a total of about 234,071 votes. He was followed by the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Tony Nwoye. Oseloka Obaze of the People’s Democratic
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former President Goodluck Jonathan on his 60th birthday. Buhari in a statement by his special adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina on Sunday, November 19 celebrated the history of Jonathan who rose from being a deputy governor to becoming Nigeria’s president for six years. ‘’President Buhari joins members of
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the people of Ijaw ethnic nationality to stop destroying themselves and embrace unity. The former President made the call on Friday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, while paying tribute to the late Ijaw leader and former member of Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Gordon
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,
•We have decided to go beyond rhetoric- Ekpos Okuwanze •Our target is to provide 100 desks- Comr. Victor Isereke •We appreciate your kind gesture-Principal As a way of contributing to the socio-economic wellbeing of the community, the members of Ogulagha Kingdom Forum, WhatsApp group has donated fifty (50) 3-seater desks to Sokebolou Secondary School, Sokebolou,
All is now set for the Ama-Ebimo Zion Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Kunukunuma branch, Gbaramatu Kingdom 38th Foundation Anniversary celebration. According to a statement signed by the Church General Overseer, Apostle Matthias Zion Amaye and made available to GbaramatuVoice revealed that the activities marking the anniversary celebration will run from Saturday, 18th to 20th November 2017 at the
•Burial arrangements shall be made known soon —E.K Clark •We shall all miss our bundle of wisdom—Pere-In-Council The Pere-in-Council and the good people of Ngbilebiri-Mein Kingdom, with traditional headquarters in Kiagbodo, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State has announced the demise of their Royal Majesty, Pere Bigborogha II (JP, RFMIL). This was contained in a release
An Ijaw religious group, the Order of Egbesu Brotherhood (OEB), has warned of consequences if the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, failed to withdraw his order to arrest the King of Olodiama Kingdom, HRM Godwin Oguyenbo. The brotherhood in a statement, Thursday, said the Ijaw would consider any attempt to arrest the monarch as
–IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE PLAN CORONATION -MOUNTS ROADBLOCKS ON THE MAJOR ROAD LEADING TO THE COMMUNITY PROTEST BY WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY, IS ONGOING The Nigerian military operatives has invaded the Ikoro community, the traditional headquarters of the Olodiama Kingdom in Edo State. A development GbaramatuVoice Newspaper gathered is aimed at disrupting the planned
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic ( ASUP ) in Federal Polytechnic, Auchi in Edo State on Monday paralysed academic activities in the institution by joining in the nationwide strike called by the national leadership of the body. Lecture halls and offices were under lock and key when our reporter visited the campus. Some graduating
…The Programme, To Focus On Delta, Bayelsa, Ondo, Others As an organization known for championing Corporate Social Responsibility in the oil and gas sector, Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL recently stated that it has contributed over US$5 Million to the Global Fund to reduce HIV infections in Nigeria. Chevron Nigeria Limited, (CNL), an affiliate of Chevron Corporation
Ijaw Monitoring Group, IMG, has commended the Presidency over its meeting with Chief Edwin Clark over the Avengers’ threat to resume attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta. In a statement by Comrade Joseph Evah, the group said the visit of the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta, General Boroh, to
–As He Pays One-day Historic Visit As part of his resolve to build peace across the length and breadth of the Ijaw nation, the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II (Aketekpe, Agadagba) will on Tuesday 14th November, 2017 continue with his royal visits to communities of Ijaw origin. Speaking through the release, the Palace
The Chairman of Kokodiagbene community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Comr. Sheriff Mulade has declared that seeing the Ijaws and the Itsekiris coexist was the secret behind the Unity Cup he recently organized. He stated this in a chat with GbaramtuVoice correspondent after the final whistle which signal the end
Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson and foremost Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, have met over critical issues affecting the Niger Delta region. The meeting, which held on Saturday, focused on the state of security especially the breakdown of law and order in some areas and the escalating tensions. The meeting followed a recent threat by
The Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State, has now commenced operations, inviting job applications for academic staff, just as President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a significant increase of the take-off grant from N2B earlier announced to N5B. A statement by the Minister of Niger Delta Pastor Usani Uguru Usani revealed that grant has been included
“No inch of Ijaw land, be it in the Gbaramatu Kingdom or any part thereof will be ceded to the Itsekiri land grabbers.
The Nigerian Navy (NN) says it will on Saturday inaugurate 20 new patrol boats at NNS DELTA in Warri, Delta. The Acting Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Navy Capt. Suleiman Dahun, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to Dahun, the boats comprised 16 locally built Epenal boats and four Rigid
•Seeks Inter-States Security Cooperation AKURE — Acting Governor, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro says reason he, on behalf of Delta State Government, spearheaded recent rescue of six students of Igbonla Model College, Epe, Lagos State, from kidnappers was the need for inter-states security cooperation, especially among adjoining Niger Delta/Coastal states. Otuaro explained this in a goodwill
•We reject the outcome of the election, aggrieved members •The incumbent chairman is highhanded – Mr. Elijah Sinwa, Association Vice Chairman •Our constitution has been doctored – Aggrieved Member •The allegation is frivolous – George Timiyan, Association Chairman An organizational crisis has engulfed the Gbaramatu Welders and Fitters Association as Okerenkoko Unit, the Vice-Chairman, Mr.
•Use The Money For Gun Boats To Develop Our Region •Tompolo Is Our Son And We Cannot Deny Him-Woman leader •Women Are Ready To Go Naked If…-Triple Chief Vero The women of Gbaramatu Kingdom has cried out to the Federal Government and the entire world to come to their aid as they are tired of the
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
•We appreciate your good work but… An Ijaw group, the Coalition for Peace Promoters of Egbema has called the Executive Governor of Delta State, Dr. Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, to call his officials to order who are using their position in his administration to promote criminality in Egbema kingdom, Warri North Local Government Area. The group
•Says money spent on gunships, fighter jets enough to develop the region A call has gone to President Muhammadu Buhari to fund numerous development projects that are on-going in the Niger Delta region, particularly the coastal area which is a very difficult terrain that no normal human being will love to stay in with the present condition.
…to join forces with Avengers The Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, today, suspended the ceasefire it declared, last year, saying it would join forces with the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, to destroy oil facilities in the Niger Delta region. The group in a statement by the spokesperson, W. O. I IzonEbi, ordered Nigerians and expatriates working
•Tompolo is the most trusted name in Niger Delta region •He can assist the government to curb restiveness in the region As a way out of the impasse between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Niger Delta Avengers and the counter threat of the Nigerian Navy to tackle it, Comr. Bakumo Ellinton has called for a
A militant group in Ondo State, United Sea Wolf Avenger, said politicians in the state had hijacked the Federal Government’s Amnesty programme in the state by allocating the slots to their children, friends and political allies. The group made the allegation in a statement in Lagos on Thursday signed by its leader, Gen. Deji Ehinmowo,
•NDA does not enjoy our support or receive our blessings •We are partners in development with the FG The Gbaramatu Youth Council (GYC) Worldwide has declared that despite the fact that their communities play host to some of the demands made by the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), their youths are neither members nor associate with the members of the
Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday declared that the era of Executive/ Legislature face-off is over. Saraki stated this while ruling on a motion alleging the irregularity in the renewal of the tenure of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board members. He declared: “The days of balderdash are over. It was in reference to the
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