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 captain of the Guinea Bissau national team, Jonas Azevedo Mendes, has said that they will rather ‘die’ than see themselves losing today’s match against the Super Eagles. Mendes, who is the team’s first-choice goalkeeper, said they will battle the Super Eagles with all their might and they were determined to ensure they do not
"As a man, I will also try to avoid people pushing me to a direction that God is not pleased with because if God has made a choice and we go in the wrong direction, it will not augur well for the state."
Ahead of the 2023 gubernatorial election in Delta State, renowned ljaw born environmentalist and leader, Engr. Messiah Olaye, has opined that Governor lfeanyi Okowa, is free to choose his successor. Olaye made this call during a media parley in Warri on Monday. He lamented that too many political stakeholders have expressed their views forgetting to
In commemoration of the World’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 17, 2022, Shedrack Agediga Foundation, SAF along with other sister foundations have disclosed their readiness to collaborate with various Local Government Areas across Delta state in enhancing cleanliness of the state and also sensitized traders of Effurun market to desist from dumping
Ogulagha Fishing Hub OGULAGHA, Nigeria – It is no longer news that over 90% of Nigeria’s earnings come from oil exploration activities in the country. The United Arab Emirates is also an oil-producing country but she has been able to diversify and, today, tourism is also one of her major sources of revenue. Since oil
The seed of happiness is the fruit of your labour at your old age; what you reserve in your warehouse of life of living before your old age can actually result to a true happiness; this is so to Apostle Asia Bebenimibo, father of the honorable commissioner, representing Ijaw ethnic nationality in the board of
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended the early morning (8am) train ride from Ujevwu in Delta to Itakpe in Kogi State from Jan. 17. The suspsion was said to be attached to technical glitches. This was made known by NRC’s Managing Director, Mr Fidet Okhiria, on Sunday, noting that measures have been put in
Niger Delta stakeholders from the four local government areas of Rivers State along the abandoned portion of the East-West Road, have issued 48 days ultimatum to the Federal Government to reconstruct the road or they will ensure its total shutdown in protest. The chairman of Eleme Local Governnment Area , Hon Obarilomate Ollor, announced the
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have scheduled a special meeting for Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to review their bid to take over the Presidency in 2023. It was gathered that the meeting, which holds on Monday at the Rivers State Government House, would also review the state of the
Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), has supported the war against illegal refineries declared by Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike. Dikio, who spoke at the weekend in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during the 50th anniversary dinner and awards night of the Port Harcourt Polo Club, said Wike’s effort should
Kogi State-born model and one of the most celebrated model star in Nigeria due to her performances, Oluseyifumilayo Jane popularly known as Mamamodel, has released magnificent pictures to mark her birthday celebration. The Abuja-Based, Chocolate-skinned Model and actress has featured in MC Eddy TV program show and several music videos. The former world satellite ambassador
Four winners have emerged out of as many as 102 respondents that participated in our Predict And Win Competition, who correctly predicted the 3-1 outcome of Saturday’s AFCON 2021 game between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Sudan’s Falcons of Jediane in the second match of Group D. ALSO READ: How Nigeria beat Sudan 3-1 to reach
Nigeria, yesterday, joined Cameroon, Morocco in securing a second-round berth in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Super Eagles defeated Sudan’s Falcons of Jediane 3-1 in the second match of Group D. With the victory in the encounter, which took place at the Roumde Adjia Stadium in Garoua, Cameroun, the Super Eagles, for
Nigeria will hope to make it two wins when they take on Sudan in their second Group D game of the Africa Cup of Nations at the Roumde Adjia Stadium today, Saturday, January 15, 2022. The Super Eagles got their 19th AFCON campaign off to a fine start with a 1-0 victory over Egypt in
Niger Delta Economic Discourse Series is established by GbaramatuVoice Newspapers to discuss issues that are critical to the development of the oil-rich Nigeria's Niger Delta region.
The people of Gelegelegbene, an Ijaw community in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo state, on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, celebrated their annual Owu (masquerade) festival with several dignitaries present. GbaramatuVoice gathered that the festival started with masquerades displaying with traditional songs round the community. There were cultural dance performance from different groups and
In line with its commitment towards enhancing academic performance of pupils, Ernest Bebenimibo Foundation, EBF, on Tuesday, equipped Local Authority Primary SchooL, Bolowoghu in Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State with educational materials such as schoolbags, notebooks and writing materials. The foundation presented the materials to the school authority, stressing that this is
The Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri, has raised the alarm over the damaged Tombia Bridge across the River Nun in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state built by the Federal Government 20 years ago. Diri said the damage was caused by erosion due to illegal dredging activities that had affected the edges of the
The Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri, has warned operators of illegal refineries who are planning to relocate to the state as a result of the ongoing clampdown in neighbouring Rivers State, to steer clear of Bayelsa. According to him, the state cannot afford to also be polluted by soot as it is the situation in
Alhaji Yahaya Bello, Governor of Kogi State, says what Niger Delta region is facing today, are man made problems, not natural. Noting that not only Niger Delta but the country at large is facing a lot of leadership deficits. Following calls to join the Presidential race, Yahaya Bello, in October, had said he has all
The 2021 AFCON tournament, originally scheduled to be played in June and July 2021, is being held in Cameroon between January 9 and February 6, 2022, with Sky Sports showing all 52 games live. Twenty-four teams are taking part. The action kicked off with hosts Cameroon beating Burkina Faso in Yaounde, and will culminate in
There was breakdown of law and order in the Ugbuwangue area of Warri as Hausa traders and Itsekiri youths clashed. A resident told newsmen there was shooting all through the night, which made many residents flee the area. The clash was allegedly caused by misunderstanding resulting from collection of levies in the market. ALSO READ:
The Federal Government of Nigeria has lifted the suspension of Twitter operations in the country, following President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval. The decision was revealed by the Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE. ALSO READ: Buhari states commitment to retrieve every kobo stolen from NDDC
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Today, after 61 years of independent existence, Nigeria is best described as a failing nation, a nation incapable of solving any problem, a nation without a direction. Nigerian federal, state and local governments cannot pay salaries as when due. Nigerians are hungry. The nation is confronted by mass unemployment, poverty, civil strife in all regions.
Otunba Christopher Alao-Akala, a former Governor of Oyo State, is dead. Details of his death are sketchy but sources close to the politician confirmed the tragic incident to Daily Trust, on Tuesday. The politician had been battling terminal ailment for a while, according to sources. Born on June 3, 1950, at Ogbomoso in the Ogbomoso
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have defeated the Pharaohs of Egypt 1-0 in their group stage encounter at the ongoing 33rd Africa Cup of Nations, on Tuesday, in Garoua, Cameroon. Super Eagles, who top Group D with the victory, were dominant and impressive in the game. With yesterday’s victory, Nigeria broke Egypt’s unbeaten record. Pharaohs
Air Peace Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Allen Onyema, in his characteristic culture of philanthropy and nationalism, has promised to give the Nigerian Super Eagles a whooping sum of fifty million naira, if they win the ongoing African Cup of Nations, which kicked off on January 9, 2022. Onyema, who made the pledge in Garoua,
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State says many people who do not have cars have been asking for updates on a flyover bridge being constructed by his administration. The governor said this in a recent interview that he granted to a radio station. The presenter had asked him why it had taken so long to
The Secretary to Delta State Government, Chief Patrick Ukah, said that, against the report in the section of the media, no person reportedly died from the Salvation Ministries church collapsed building in Okpanam Road, Asaba, Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state. Chief Ukah, while speaking to a team of journalists at the scene
Who was King Jaja of Opobo? King Jaja of Opobo was the charismatic and brave leader of Opobo, a city-state in modern-day Rivers State, who fought against the penetration and domination of British trade in the Igbo hinterland. Jaja was a Nkwerre man, born around 1821 in Umuduruoha in Amaigbo. His real name was Mbanaso
The Kogi State Commissioner for Works and Housing, Engr Abubakar Sadiku Ohere, has said all contractors handling Kogi State Government projects are since back to sites immediately after the festivities to continue with the infrastructural revolution going on in the state in order to ensure timely delivery of projects. Engr. Ohere made this known while
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Tuesday, hinted on who would become the next governor of Delta State. Primate Ayodele named three people who are likely to become the next governor of the State. In a statement by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, the clergyman named a two-time Commissioner for
The Federal Government has uncovered 145 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta region within seven months. The refineries were discovered between May 2021 and January 6, 2022, by the Defence Headquarters. ALSO READ: 1,520 illegal refineries destroyed, 755 bunkerers arrested in 2021 – FG The Acting Director, Defence Military Operation, Major Bernard Onyeuko, said this
Chief Ernest Shonekan who headed the interim national government that succeeded the junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, has died. Shonekan died at Evercare hospital, in the Lekki area of Lagos state, at the age of 85. He was the interim head of the Nigerian government between August 26 and November 17, 1993, before he was
