A former Senator representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Ben Murray-Bruce, has lost his wife to cancer. She was 43-years-old. Murray-Bruce made this disclosure on Friday via his verified Twitter handle. He wrote, “I’m broken. Just lost my beautiful wife to cancer. She was my best friend for 43 years and my wife for 41 years.

At last the Federal Government has released the sum of N20billion for the completion of the East-West Road project that was awarded in 2006. The 657 kilometer dual carriage stretching from Calabar in Cross River State to Warri in Delta State was awarded by the Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration in the height of militancy in the

The Nigerian Army has said it will spare no effort in sensitising Niger-Delta youths in its recruitment drive for its Special Forces unit. The Directorate of Army Recruitments, Resettlement and Reserves Brigadier General Akpan Henry Emmanuel made this known in Asaba, Delta State Capital. He stated that the major objectives of the recruitment drive to

By Ebi Perekeme  Mr Timipre Sylva, Minister of state for Petroleum Resources and former governor and leader of the APC in Bayelsa state was allegedly amused at public statements credited to the Governor of Bayelsa state, Senator Douye Diri “trying to connect acts of post-election violence in the state to him.” In a press statement

By Ebi Perekeme The Gbaramatu Youth Council, GYC, has said that due to alleged failure of the Federal Government to complete the Gbaramatu-Escarvos Light Project, “something that will shake the country is coming, and it is big”. Comrade Etuemi Wuruyai, President of the group, while responding to a statement credited to the NNPC GMD, said,

—Wine moves to reward indigent JAMB applicants A member of the House of Representatives, Solomon Bob, has faulted the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, for stating in a recent live programme that Rivers State was not attracting federal projects, including the ongoing construction of rail lines across the federation, because of insecurity. In a statement,

By Ebi Perekeme  Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied collecting N300m and bulletproof cars from the 2019 Bayelsa State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr David Lyon. Jonathan’s Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, in a statement on Wednesday, said a group, the APC Reformation Forum, had allegedly planted a story on the social media

Barrister Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, the Deputy Governor of Delta State has won the Independent award for Peace Ambassador of the NIger Delta. At the event which held on Saturday, March 7, 2019, at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, the elated deputy governor expressed profound gratitude to the management of Independent Newspapers, stating that the

By Ebi Perekeme  The Bayelsa State High Court, Sagbama Judicial Division, presided over by the Honorable Justice Umukoro has declared Eric Omare as the authentic President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide. It would be recalled that the IYC has been embroiled in a leadership crisis. Details later…..

Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), on Monday reinstated the commitment of the Nigeria military to flush out criminals in the country, even as he vowed to deal with criminal elements in Niger Delta. The army chief maintained that violent crimes in the area demanding military intervention would be squarely dealt with,

By Ebi Perekeme  The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has sadi that the plan by the National Security Adviser (NSA) to constitute interim management committee instead of appointing the coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) would be resisted by the Ijaw youths. A statement on March 1, by Pereotubo Oweilaemi, Esq., President, IYC worldwide, and

By Ebi Perekeme  The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide has said it welcomes the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to carry out a probe into the financial activities of the Presidential Amnesty Office in order to bring probity and accountability into the programme. A statement by Eric Omare, President, IYC, in Warri on March 1,

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of Charles Dokubo, coordinator of the presidential amnesty programme. Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday. Adesina said the suspension is in line with the recommendation of a caretaker committee set up to look into allegations

Niger Delta is a region replete with men and women of valour, who have done very well in shaping the demands of the county and humanity at large, hence the Board of Editors, GbaramatuVoice, Niger Delta leading and most trusted newspaper, is calling for nominations of personalities for its coveted GbaramatuVoice 2020 Niger Delta awards,

President Muhammadu Buhari has re-organised the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), replacing Barr Joy Nunieh with Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, as Acting Managing Director. The changes were announced in a State House statement by Buhari’s media aide, Mr Femi Adesina, on Wednesday. It said, “The five members of the committee

The Senate on Tuesday urged International Oil Companies (IOCs) to relocate their headquarters to their former base in the Niger Delta region. Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Partitions, Sen. Ayo Akinyelure (PDP Ondo), made the call in Abuja at a meeting with Peace Development, Security and Humanitarian Rights Association of Niger- Delta

No fewer than 1013 people were killed in at least 416 conflicts and violent attacks in the Niger Delta in 2019, a report shows. According to the Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND) in its Niger Delta Annual Conflict Report, the deaths from such violence increased in 2019 to 416 and 1013