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.
CDHR berates Delta Police PPRO for calling Udu house of criminals, demands apology The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Delta state, has berated DSP Bright Edafe, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), for saying that Udu is a house of criminals, noting that the Police spokesperson should tender unreserved apology to
BREAKING: Timipre Sylva joins race for Bayelsa governorship seat Former Bayelsa State governor and Minister of State Petroleum for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has joined the race to run for governorship seat of the Niger Delta state. ALSO READ: Again, David Lyon joins Bayelsa governorship race, picks APC’s N50m nomination form According to reports, friends
FULL TEXT: Olu of Warri calls for peace ahead of February 25 general elections A CALL FOR PEACE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE GENERAL ELECTIONS – An Address by His Majesty Olu Atuwatse III CFR, The Olu of Warri. The recent restlessness in Warri and environs over the past weeks have been tough, testing our resilience
PDP plots APC downfall in Gbaramatu Kingdom, as party youth leaders meet in Okerenkoko Monday …Says Gbaramatu kingdom is PDP stronghold …….Our strategies will render APC moves to effort in futility – Ekpemupolo Ahead of the February 25 presidential election in the country, Okerenkoko Federated PDP Youth, a political pressure group within the People Democratic
DELTA SOUTH: Timinimi’s senatorial ambition gets major boost as INC endorses him …Promises to provide quality, effective and transparent representation With few days to the senatorial election, the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) Senatorial Candidate, Hon. George Timinimi, has received a major boost from Ijaw nation, following his endorsement by the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Western
Again, David Lyon joins Bayelsa governorship race, picks APC’s N50m nomination form Chief David Lyon, a former Bayelsa Governor-elect, has purchased the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination forms at the cost of N50 million to re-contest the governorship election. Marlin Danier led other Bayelsa APC stakeholders to the party’s national secretariat
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Naira Crisis: ASSBIFI orders banks’ staff to stay at home The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) has asked all bank staff to stay away from work as more bank branches come under attack by hoodlums across the country owing to the current naira scarcity. The association had on Thursday
Better days for Kurutie indigenes as new executive takes over leadership with a promise to maximize potentials, develop community The Comrade Peter Wilson Udoboh-led newly sworn-in Executive in Kurutie community, Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state, has assured the people that the new leadership will maximize the great potentialities inherent
OGULAGHA: The Land of Black Gold, Home of IOCs To a first time visitor to the oil-rich Ogulagha kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state, the kingdom may appear like other kingdoms within the Niger Delta region. But a tour of its land mass and study of its natural endowment will reveal something
CBN makes u-turn, denies directing banks to collect old N500, N1,000 notes The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said it did not direct banks to collect the old N500 and N1,000, as earlier reported. The Director of Corporate Communication, Mr. Osita Nwanisobi, stated this in response to media reports that the apex bank had
JUST IN: CBN directs banks to collect old N500, N1,000 notes The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has directed Deposit Money Banks to collect old N500, and N1,000 notes from customers with reference code generated from its website. It, however, pegged the maximum amount the banks can collect at N500,000. ALSO READ: Protest spreads to
BREAKING: Protest spreads to Rivers state over scarcity of Naira notes There is ongoing protest in parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Friday morning, over the scarcity of Naira notes. ALSO READ: Tension as protesters block Benin-Ore expressway over scarcity of Naira notes Protesters were seen burning tyres in some areas of
Tension as protesters block Benin-Ore expressway over scarcity of Naira notes Residents of Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Friday, blocked the Benin-Ore expressway to protest the scarcity of naira notes in the state. The protesters made bonfires on both sides of the Benin-Ore expressway, leading to heavy gridlock on the
Nigerians owe North four more years in presidency – Ango Abdullahi Elder statesman and former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Professor Ango Abdullahi, has said Nigerians still owe the Northern part of the country four more years in the presidency. Abdullahi who is the convener of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), spoke on Wednesday
BREAKING: Protests break out in Lagos over scarcity of Naira notes There is tension in Ikorodu part of Lagos and its environs following a riot which broke out in Mile 12 on Friday morning allegedly over scarcity of Naira notes. Mile 12 is a popular international foodstuff market along Ikorodu Road. Eyewitness account said there
Naira scarcity, petrol scarcity plot for interim government led by retired general – El-Rufai Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has alleged that the scarcity of naira notes and petrol shortage is part of a plot to disrupt the elections in order to ensure an interim government takes over. In a state broadcast on Thursday, el-Rufai
El-Rufai dares Buhari, says all old Naira notes remain legal tender in Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has dared President Muhammadu Buhari on the naira redesign policy, saying the old notes remain legal tender in the state. In his national broadcast early Thursday, Buhari had declared that old N500 and N1000 were no
This is our last battle to emancipate Deltans – Ogboru declares The Delta State Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, has declared that the March 11th governorship election will be his last battle for Deltans’ freedom, saying that now is the appointed time for Deltans to get a
Dignitaries flood Sapele as Warri North council chairman, Asekutu, commences burial rites for late father The Chairman of Warri North Local Government Area of Delta state, Hon. Captain Smart Olorunyomi Asekutu, on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, hosted friends and well wishers to a social outing at the Sapele Athletic Club in Sapele, in honour of
BREAKING: Buhari approves continued use of old N200 notes President Muhamamdu Buhari has approved the continued use of the old N200 notes. The old N200 notes will co-exist with the new N200 notes, the Nigerian leader said. He, however, did not allow the continued use of the old N500 and N1,000 notes, only saying the
President Buhari to address Nigerians 7am today President Muhammadu Buhari will make a national broadcast at 7 am on Thursday. Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina, said in a statement: “Television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian
Photos of First, Union and Access Banks destroyed by angry protesters in Delta over scarcity of Naira notes See photos of First, Union and Access banks vandalized today along Udu road in Udu Local Government Area of Delta state by angry protesters over scarcity of Naira notes.
Shell workers raise alarm over underground plot to unjustly terminate their jobs, finger a supervisor 15 FEBRUARY 2023, WARRI – Contract workers with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Nigeria, have raised the alarm over what they described as intimidation, humiliation and unholy plot by a particular Shell supervisor to have their contract terminated by March
Matters arising from Ejele’s marriage promise to Isoko women By GbaramtuVoice Editorial Board Evang. Michael Diden aka Ejele, is a household name in Delta state politics. Currently, he is the Chairman, Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC). He was also a former Member of the Delta state House of Assembly (DTHA), where he
BREAKING: Roadblocks, bonfires as Udu residents protest naira notes scarcity in Delta Residents of Udu road in Udu Local Government Area of Delta state, have taken to the streets to protest the lingering petrol and Naira notes scarcity in the country. More details to follow…
2023 election is going to be historic, expect 1993 experience – Popular Bayelsa prophet warns A christian cleric and popular Bayelsa-based prophet, Bishop (Dr.) Izonbrakumo Zige, has warned that there are reasons for concern that the 2023 general elections in the country may visit Nigerians with something similar to what happened in the country about
Niger Delta traditional rulers back Ndiomu, call on stakeholders to work for betterment of PAP Traditional rulers from Delta, Balyesa, Rivers, Akwa-Ibom and Cross River states, have passed a vote of confidence on the Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Major General Barry Ndiomu rtd, for all his genuine efforts to ensure that the PAP
Kurutie community new exco for inauguration on Friday The people of Kurutie community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state, will on Friday, February 17, 2023, inaugurate its new executive council that will pilot the day to day affairs of the community for next three years. This was contained in
GbaramatuVoice CEO wins “Best Publisher in the Niger Delta” Award In recognition of his exemplary and pacesetting prowess in the Niger Delta region, the Publisher/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jacob Abai, has won the “Best Publisher in the Niger Delta” of the year award. The award was on Monday, January 13, 2023, presented to him by
OBITUARY: Egbema kingdom sets to host dignitaries as Warri North Council Chairman plans a befitting burial for his father All is set for the burial ceremony of late High Chief Simeon Ukoko Asekutu, the Bebekurowei of Egbema Kingdom, father of Hon. Smart Asekutu, the Executive Chairman of Warri North Local government area of Delta State.
BREAKING: South West Labour Party collapses structure into APC The Labour Party (LP) in the Southwest has collapsed its entire structure into the All Progressives Congress(APC). ALSO READ: Kano Labour Party governorship candidate joins APC, endorses Tinubu Southwest LP chairman, Omotoso Banji, led the party leadership to collapse its structure in Akure, the capital of
Kano Labour Party governorship candidate joins APC, endorses Tinubu The Kano State governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Bashir Bashir, on Sunday evening dumped his party for the ruling All Progressives Congress. Bashir, alongside LP chieftains in Kano, on January 21 shunned the party’s presidential rally held in Kano. ALSO READ: Silent questions for members
BREAKING: Voting will not hold in 240 polling units across 28 States, says INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Monday that elections will not be holding in about 240 polling units across 28 States of the federation during the February 25 and March 11 general elections. The Commission also warned that it
How Manchester United beat Leeds United 2-0 on Sunday Manchester United got late goals from Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho as they beat Leeds United 2-0 at Elland Road in the Premier League. Playing one another for the second time in less than a week, the two sides brought plenty of energy and passion to
