Delta News

GbaramatuVoice: Three Governors Nominated For Niger Delta Award

Three governors in the South South are in contention for the Niger Delta Governor of the Year Award 2017 by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper, a multi-media organisation in the region. The governors are Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa. The Publisher of the newspaper, Jacob Abai, said in Lagos on

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News Rivers

APC, PDP Bicker Over Assembly Poll In Rivers

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

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Entertainment & Events News

Stop Begging Me Money – Annie, 2face’s Wife, Warns With Online Beggars

By Magdalene Agbadamashi 2Face’s wife, Annie Idibia, has warned online beggars who have been begging her for money to quit because she also has her own responsibilities to shoulder.  According to the mother of two who was livid with anger at the way people beg her for money, she is willing to help promote people’s

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Edo News

Police burst criminal gang, arrest 9 armed robbers in Edo

By David Owei Nigeria Police Force, Zone 5 Command headquarters, Benin City, has recorded another milestone achievement by arresting nine suspected armed robbers and other criminal gang across the zone. Also, nine stolen vehicles as well as illegal pump action guns were recovered in line with the collective quest to rid the zone from all

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Delta News

Ekpan in total blackout as moving truck brings down electric poles

By Shina Badmus Residents of Ekpan community in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta state have been thrown into total blackout for some days now after two electricity poles were brought down by a truck in motion at the popular Ekpan Roundabout. According to Mr. Benjamin Kegbe, who spoke with GbaramatuVoice, the electric cables on

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Video WORLD NEWS

2 year old boy smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day

Indonesia may have its next infamous child smoker after the disturbing story of a 2-year-old boy from Sukabumi, West Java, recently went viral due to his extremely dangerous addiction. https://youtu.be/IIPJnkx4VkA The boy, identified by his initials RAP, has reportedly been addicted to smoking cigarettes for about a month and a half, burning through up to

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Edo Politics

I was elected to serve Edo people not political leaders – Obaseki

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has said that he was elected to serve the people of the state and not political leaders. Obaseki said this on Friday during the second anniversary thanksgiving of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Christian Prayer Contact Committee. He was represented by the Secretary to Edo State Government, Mr

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National Oil & Gas

Special Report: Beyond Oil Spillage In Niger Delta

Investigations have shown that the country has recorded over 10,000 spills between 1970 to 2018 and hardly, were the affected communities compensated.

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Delta News

IYC Congratulates Tuomo Pere-Elect

By Enaibo Asiayei The President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Pereotubo Oweilaemi, has commended the electoral panel and the delegates to the election of the Pere of Tuomo kingdom for peacefully selecting a successor to the throne. He made the commendation in a congratulatory message signed on his behalf by Daniel Dasimaka, the Spokesman of

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National News

No evil deed last – Jonathan to Nigerians

By Francis Abai Former President Goodluck Jonathan at the 2018 New Yam Festival of Obinugwu community in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State has called on Nigerians not to despair in the face of prosecution.  Jonathan seized the opportunity to thank people of the community and the state for resisting persecution of the traditional ruler, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya.

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National News

Amnesty office partners NOSDRA on disaster reduction in Niger Delta

Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator, Amnesty Programme (PAP), Prof. Charles Dokubo, has said PAP will collaborate with the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) on disaster reduction programmes in the Niger Delta. He said the scope of the collaboration would include sensitisation campaigns on environmental hazards, occasioned by

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Delta News

Women, Our Support Base – Otuaro

WARRI – Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has said that the support of women of Delta State was largely responsible for the electoral victory and achievements of the Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa-led Delta State Government since inception in 2015. Otuaro, who said Okowa/Otuaro ticket still counts on them, prayed Almighty God,

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Delta Politics

Burutu Councillors Give Total Support To Pondi

By Favour Ogegbene Councillors from Burutu Local Government legislative arm have collectively endorsed the reelection of Hon. Julius Pondi to represent Burutu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives in 2019. The councillors expressed their support for his second tenure in office in the course of his consultation meeting with them.  Pondi, a former speaker

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Life & Living

Study shows poor men love big breasts, the rich prefer them smaller

Rich men love women with small breasts, the poor love those with big bust, study says. There has always been the wonder of whether men prefer a bigger breasted woman, or a woman with a smaller chest. And it turns out, it all comes down to how much money they earn! Two studies dating back

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Edo News

Regional security: Benin Monarch advocates establishment of ECOWAS Council of Traditional Rulers

Benin Monarch, Omo N’ Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has made a case for the establishment of a Council of Traditional Rulers to support efforts at riding the West African sub-region of cross-border crimes. Oba Ewuare II made the submission in his lecture entitled “The Role of Traditional Institutions in the Preservation of

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National News

Registration Deadline: Voters go through stress to meet up in Warri

By Magdalene Agbadamashi & Favour Ogegbene The ongoing 2018 Permanent Voters Card (PVC) registration exercise which was initially slated to close on Friday, August 17th, and has been extended by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) for another two weeks has caused eager and eligible voters who thronged the Warri South INEC office hours to the initial

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Maritime News

NIMASA floating Dockyard to Save Nigeria N36bn Annually – Dakuku

The multi-million dollar floating dockyard owned by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, which arrived the country recently, will save the country millions of dollars in capital flight once operational. NIMASA is also making efforts to create enabling environment for the growth of indigenous participation in shipping. Dakuku Peterside, director general of the

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Delta News

21 LGAs owing workers months of unpaid salaries in Delta

The Delta Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Hon. Joyce Overah, says that 21 out of the 25 local governments in the state are still owing their workers months of unpaid salaries. Overah disclosed this in Asaba on Wednesday while presenting the stewardship of his ministry in the last one year during a news conference. He

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National News

Bayelsa: Tension mounts in Gbaraun as JTF invades community

There is palpable fear, anxiety, and tension in Gbaraun town, headquarters of Gbaraun Kingdom in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, as the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta allegedly besieged the community today. According to reports from the community, soldiers stormed the community in two gun boats at about 9am

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News

GbaramatuVoice is a dynamite, says clergy

GbaramatuVoice, a formidable newspaper which sprung up in 2015 and known for its accurate and vivid reporting of events in the Niger Delta, recently at its head office in Warri, Delta State held its corporate thanksgiving service to commemorate her 3rd year anniversary. Speaking at the event, Dr. I. C. Tolar while commending the Publisher/Editor-In-Chief,

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National Oil & Gas

Renewal of Shell mining rights in Ogoni is an insult, says MOSOP

Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, has described the renewal of Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC’s mining rights in Ogoni as shocking and an insult on the collective dignity of the Ogoni people. Publicity Secretary of MOSOP, Mr Fegalo Nsuke, who spoke yesterday, in Bori, headquarters of Khana Local Government Area of

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Delta News

Tuomo Kingship Tussle: Burutu Council Endorses Justice Tabai

The Chairman of Burutu Local Government Council, Hon. Godknows Angele has endorsed the election of Justice Francis Tabai as the Pere-elect of Tuomo kingdom.  In a statement signed by the Secretary to the Local Government Council, Hon. Sunday Perekeme, on behalf of the council chairman, Godknows Angele, the council informed the general public that “Tuomo kingdom Pere election

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National News

Breaking: INEC extends Voters’ registration by two weeks

The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended the Voters’ registration exercise by two weeks. The exercise which was supposed to end on August 17th will now last till August 31st. Details shortly… Share your story with us: 08030891146 (Whatsapp and SMS only) Email: info@gbaramatuvoicenews.com or gbaramatuvoice@gmail.com

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Opinion

National Water Resources Bill: Crucial Issues And Concerns

By Jerome-Mario Utomi It is a common knowledge that the National Water Resources Bill is before the Nigerian Upper Legislative Assembly-the Senate. But what is uncertain to the vast majority and the watching world is in whose interest the bill, if passed, is meant to serve/protect, and whether it will herald into our political geography

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National News

Niger Delta Agitators Fight Dirty Over Name

Niger Delta agitators, on the platform of 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience, who called off the subsisting seven-month ceasefire with the Federal Government penultimate Wednesday, rescinded its decision, weekend. However, the group and Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, another agitating group, which challenged restarting of hostilities by the former, continued with

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National News

Amnesty programme is priority to Buhari govt –Dokubo

Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Prof. Charles Dokubo, has said the amnesty programme in the Niger Delta region remains a priority of the Federal Government. He said the Buhari administration is desirous of peace in the Niger Delta and is determined to

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Bayelsa News

All Set for Coronation of New Pere of Gbaraun Kingdom

The proud and ancient Kingdom of Gbaraun and the people of Bayelsa State will be making history Thursday August 30, 2018, with the crowning of the 33rd Pere of the Kingdom and the 10th ruler in the Egbesuwei (Egbesubiri) dynasty, GbaramatuVoice report. This was made known during a visit by the emissaries of Gbaraun Kingdom

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Politics Rivers

Rivers people’ll resist any rigging – Wike

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

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Delta News

Speed Breakers or Speed Killers – Residents of Delta Communities Lament

Speed breakers (or speed bump) are the common name for a family of traffic calming devices that use vertical deflection to slow motor vehicle traffic in order to improve safety conditions. A speed breaker is a bump in a roadway with heights typically ranging between 3 and 4 inches (7.6 and 10.2cm). The speed breakers

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Delta Video

HOW JUSTICE TABAI WAS SELECTED BY KINGMAKERS AS NEW PERE OF TUOMO (WATCH VIDEO)

Tuomo Kingmakers Council today selected a retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Francis Fedode Emomotimi Tabai (CON), as Pere of Tuomo Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, saying they followed due process in picking him. Watch video below:  

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Delta News

Supreme Court Justice emerges Paramount Ruler of Tuomo Kingdom

A retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Francis Fedode Emomotimi Tabai (CON), has today been elected as the paramount ruler of Tuomo Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, GbaramatuVoice report. He polled 16 votes from the Tuomo Kingmakers in a ceremony that held at the Esuku Primary School

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Delta Politics

LEAVE OTUARO OUT OF YOUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES – MULADE WARNS ASPIRANTS

By Shina Badmus Delta State House of Assembly hopeful for Warri South-West Constituency under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in the forthcoming 2019 Polls, Comrade Sheriff Mulade, has appealed that the name of the state Deputy Governor, Barrister Kingsley Burutu Otuaro should not be dragged in the mud by the contesters. He

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Delta News

72 YEARS AFTER, TUOMO SET TO GET NEW KING

The people of Tuomo kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state are set to choose a new king this weekend after 72 years without a traditional ruler on the throne. This was contained in a statement signed by Chief Mike Loyibo, the Publicity Secretary of Tuomo Kingmakers Council and made available to GbaramatuVoice.

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News

NDDC Cancels Projects Worth N200 Billion In Niger Delta

By Shina Badmus The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has cancelled projects worth N200 billion in the nine Niger Delta states. Commissioner representing Delta State on the NDDC board, Dr. Ogaga Ifowodo, made the disclosure at Enhwe in Isoko South Council, while monitoring rehabilitation of schools and roads in the area. He said the commission

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Breaking News News

Tears as Governor Dickson loses mother to cancer

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has confirmed the passing on of his beloved mother, Mrs. GoldCoast Dickson.  She died at the age of 72. The governor in a statement on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Francis Ottah-Agbo, said the late GoldCoast died of cancer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre,

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