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BREAKING: Tinubu meets Ibori, Wike, Makinde in Aso Rock 

BREAKING: Tinubu meets Ibori, Wike, Makinde in Aso Rock  President Bola Tinubu is meeting with James Ibori, former governor of Delta state; Nyesom Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers state; and Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state. ALSO READ:  Tinubu appoints Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff, Akume, SGF The meeting is taking place at

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BREAKING: Tinubu appoints Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff, Akume, SGF

BREAKING: Tinubu appoints Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff, Akume, SGF President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of the former Benue State Governor, Senator George Akume as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF. The President also appointed Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila as the Chief of Staff, and Senator

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Tinubu talks tough, directs service chiefs to crush crude oil thieves

Tinubu talks tough, directs service chiefs to crush crude oil thieves …Says his administration will not allow insecurity President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, in Abuja, directed Service Chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies to “crush” perpetrators of oil theft, saying that his administration will not tolerate the menace. Tinubu also said on his

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Editorial

Those in Buhari’s administration who failed Niger Delta region (Pt 1)

Those in Buhari’s administration who failed Niger Delta region (Pt 1) By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board  After eight years of president Muhammadu led Federal Government. GbaramatuVoice casts an objective look at illustrious sons and daughters of Niger Delta region that served in that government. Their performances and contribution towards the development of the region while in

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Special Report

GBARAMATU RAINSTORM: How Delta state government abandoned the people of Kunukunuma community 

GBARAMATU RAINSTORM: How Delta state government abandoned the people of Kunukunuma community  It is no longer news that rainstorm on Monday, May 22, 2023 at about 4am, destroyed over fifteen buildings and rendered over seventy people homeless, in Kunukunuma community, Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state. What is however most

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News Oil & Gas

PIA: Shell earmarks $56.13m for Host Community Devt in Bayelsa

The international oil company (IOC) said the $56.13 million represents funds to be paid this year by the SPDC JV and Shell’s deep-water subsidiary -Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) as contribution to HCDTs.

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Delta News

Delta Governor, Oborevwori, appoints SSG, Chief of Staff

Delta Governor, Oborevwori, appoints SSG, Chief of Staff Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has approved the appointment of Dr. Kingsley Emu as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). Dr Emu was a former commissioner for economic planning and immediate past Chief economic adviser to former governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa. ALSO READ: How

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National News

NNPC raises petrol price to between N488-N557 nationwide

NNPC raises petrol price to between N488-N557 nationwide The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Wednesday approved an upward review in the pump price of petroleum nationwide. The approval takes effect from Wednesday, 31 May, the NNPCL said in a circular on Wednesday. The development comes days after the government’s declaration that it will put

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Editorial

How Governor Oborevwori can make promised special attention to Warri achievable 

How Governor Oborevwori can make promised special attention to Warri achievable  By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board  It is by all standards a heartening news that Governor of Delta State, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori on Monday, May 29, 2023, pledged to build on the legacy of the outgone Governor of the State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa adding that he

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Ilaje youth leader, Asonja, congratulates Tinubu’s ADC

Ilaje youth leader congratulates Tinubu’s ADC The Ondo State Coordinator of the Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Senior High Chief Idowu Asonja, has congratulated the Aide-De-Camp of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Colonel Nurudeen Alowonle as he assumes office on Monday 29th May, 2023.   Chief Asonja who is a youth leader in Ilaje, congratulated Colonel

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Politics

DELTA: Ondo Tanitita coordinator salutes Oborevwori

DELTA: Ondo Tanitita coordinator salutes Oborevwori The Ondo State Coordinator of the Tantita Security Services Nig. Ltd, Senior High Chief Idowu Asonja, has congratulated the newly sworn-in Governor of Delta state, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Francis Orohwedor Oborevwori. This was made known in a statement issued to the press asChief Asonja assured Deltans that the administration

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Senate passes N1.4tr NDDC’s 2021, 2022 budgets

Senate passes N1.4tr NDDC’s 2021, 2022 budgets The Senate on Tuesday approved over N1 trillion for the 2021 and 2022 budgets of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The total amount approved is N1,413,991,634,495.65 for 2021 and 2022 fiscal appropriation years of the commission. While N485,794,575,131 was approved for 2021, N928,297,049,364.65 was approved for 2022.

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Kalu tells President Tinubu to scrap Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs

Kalu tells President Tinubu to scrap Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, has called on President Bola Tinubu to scrap the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs because it is a duplication of the Niger Delta Development Commission. Kalu said this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. ALSO

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Politics

Meet the new governors of Delta, Akwa-Ibom, Cross River and Rivers states

Meet the new governors of Delta, Akwa-Ibom, Cross River and Rivers states   Aside from coming from Niger Delta states, Bassey Edet Otu, Umo Eno, Sir Siminalayi Fubara and Sheriff Francis Orohwedor Oborevwori, were neither born on the same day or by the same parents, but they share so many things in common, GbaramatuVoice reports.

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Otuaro sends congratulatory message to Tinubu, says president will deliver beyond expectations

Congratulatory message to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by High Chief Dennis Brutu Otuaro (PhD) Congratulations My President! It is with great joy that I join Nigerians of goodwill and your teeming admirers across the globe to celebrate you on this auspicious occasion

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BREAKING: AIT Chairman, Raymond Dokpesi, is dead

BREAKING: AIT Chairman, Raymond Dokpesi, is dead Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Chairman of Daar Communications has reportedly died. According to Punch reports, Dokpesi, who was a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) died at the age of 71 in Abuja. According to the report he died in an Abuja hospital after he suffered a stroke.

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BREAKING: Fubara sworn in as Rivers governor

BREAKING: Fubara sworn in as Rivers governor Mr Siminalayi Fubara was on Monday sworn in as the fourth Governor of Rivers since 1999, while Prof. Ngozi Odu took oath of office as the Deputy Governor of the oil-rich state. The oath of office was administered to the governor and his deputy in Port Harcourt, by

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Politics

Warri will be given special attention – Read full text of Delta state governor’s inaugural speech

Warri will be given special attention – Read full text of Delta state governor’s inaugural speech INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY RT. HON. SHERIFF FRANCIS OROWHEDOR OBOREVWORI, GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE, ON MONDAY, MAY 29, 2023, AT THE STEPHEN KESHI STADIUM, ASABA. I accept with humility the responsibility which the good people of Delta State have bestowed

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Politics

Full text of Bola Tinubu’s inaugural speech as the 16th President of Nigeria

Full text of Bola Tinubu‘s inaugural speech as the 16th President of Nigeria FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU 29 MAY 2023 THE NIGERIAN IDEAL My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its

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Breaking News

BREAKING: Okowa Bows Out, Oborevwori Sworn in as Executive Governor of Delta state

BREAKING: Okowa Bows Out, Oborevwori Sworn in as Executive Governor of Delta state The winner of the March 18, 2023, governorship election in Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has been sworn in as Governor of the state. Oborevwori and his deputy, Monday Onyeme, took the oath of office administered by the State’s Chief Judge

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BREAKING: Tinubu sworn in as Nigeria’s 16th President

BREAKING: Tinubu sworn in as Nigeria’s 16th President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been sworn as the 16th president of Nigeria with his wife by his side. Kashim Shettima was also sworn in as the vice president of Nigeria with his wife by his side. Administering the oath of office for both men was the Chief

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Read Delta Deputy Governor’s Farewell Message to Deltans [FULL TEXT]

Read Delta Deputy Governor’s Farewell Message to Deltans [FULL TEXT] The outing Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro has appreciated his principal, Governor Okowa and Deltans for their support during his time in office. Otuaro, in a statement to GbaramatuVoice stated that he gives his adoration to God for a successful tenure as

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Education

Prince of Ogulagha kingdom earns another academic Laurel, bags PhD from US University at 30

Prince of Ogulagha kingdom earns another academic Laurel, bags PhD from US University at 30 In what could be described as sterling milestone, Prince of Ogulagha kingdom, Milonia Timiyan, on Friday May 26, 2023, bagged a doctor of philosophy (PhD) from the prestigious Alliant International University, San Diego, California, United States of America (USA) The

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Editorial

PAP: Why Barry Ndiomu’s N1.5 billion cooperative scheme for ex-agitators is another scorecard of failure

PAP: Why Barry Ndiomu’s N1.5 billion cooperative scheme for ex-agitators is another scorecard of failure By GabaramatuVoice Editorial Board The latest report that Major General Barry Tariye Ndiomu (Retd), the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Program, with few days to the expiration of the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government, under which he operates,

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History

An early history of the Isaba kingdom in Delta state | Past kings | Ruling houses 

An early history of the Isaba kingdom in Delta state | Past kings | Ruling houses  Isoun who is the founder of Isaba Kingdom, migrated from Oporomor to Amabulou in the present Ekeremor local government area of Bayelsa State, about the 14th century. Isoun and all his descendants are direct and bonafide members of Bumoubiri

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BREAKING: Supreme court dismisses PDP’s suit against Tinubu, Shettima

BREAKING: Supreme court dismisses PDP’s suit against Tinubu, Shettima …affirms Bola Tinubu’s eligibility for presidency The Supreme Court has given a judicial seal of approval for the inauguration of President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima. The Court on Friday dismissed the suit by the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, seeking their disqualification from

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Lifestyle

I won’t leave my husband if he’s cheating, my father had 27 wives and my mother didn’t go – Yeni Kuti

“I won't leave my husband if he's cheating. That's me. You can leave your own husband if he's cheating, that's you. Don't judge me, I'm not judging you. My father had 27 wives, my mother didn't go. It's me that will now come and go because of one girl. It cannot happen”

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Editorial

NDDC 2023 Budget: Another insincere attempt to develop Niger Delta

NDDC’s 2023 Budget: Another insincere attempt to develop Niger Delta By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board Like every well meaning Niger Deltan and critical stakeholders, GbaramatuVoice has watched with dismay and describes as critically insufficient the recently passed 2023 budget of N876 billion for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), by the Senate of the Federal Republic

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[SHOCKING] Activist exposes how children were initiated into cultism in Delta schools with ‘snake bike’

[SHOCKING] Activist exposes how children were initiated into cultism in Delta schools with ‘snake bike’ A Delta State-based activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, has alerted the public on a cult initiation process ongoing in some secondary schools, known as the ‘snake bite’. Watch full video below: https://youtu.be/sjiMFeoJKKc  

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Editorial

Isaac Adaka Boro: What enemies of Niger Delta region do not want the people to know

Isaac Adaka Boro: What enemies of Niger Delta region do not want the people to know By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board A few days ago, the Ijaw nation at both home and abroad and of course the entire Niger Delta region celebrated 55th day of Isaac Jasper Boro, an iconic Ijaw freedom fighter who was born

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Jubilation as Isaba kingdom crowns Theophilus Isegbele as new Pere

Jubilation as Isaba kingdom crowns Theophilus Isegbele as new Pere …To receive Staff of Office Wednesday For the good people of Isaba, an Ijaw kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state,  Tuesday, May 23, 2023, will remain a red-letter day as Theophilus Idorokeme Isegbele was crowned as Ogbobere Isoun VI, Pere

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Life & Living

5 dangers of using sex toys – must read for all women

5 dangers of using sex toys – must read for all women Women are becoming more and more interested in intimate toys as a method to explore and improve sexual experiences. It’s crucial to emphasize, nevertheless, that there may be risks connected to the usage of intimate toys that every woman should be aware of.

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Lifestyle

See the N9.2m dress BBNaija’s Tacha wore to 2023 AMVCA 

See the N9.2m dress BBNaija’s Tacha wore to 2023 AMVCA  Big Brother Naija star, Tacha Akide has caused a frenzy on social media with her outfit to this year’s Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards. The 2023 edition of the AMVCA is currently holding at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island,

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Entertainment & Events

[PICTORIAL] BEAUTY ON DISPLAY: Check out 9 Nollywood stars at AMVCA 2023

[PICTORIAL] BEAUTY ON DISPLAY: Check out 9 Nollywood stars at AMVCA 2023 Nollywood stars stepped out in style for the ninth edition of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards on Saturday, May 20, 2023. See photos below:

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Bayelsa News

BAYELSA 2023: Why I’m coming back as governor -Timipre Sylva [VIDEO]

BAYELSA 2023: Why I’m coming back as governor – Timipre Sylva The immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state, Chief Timipre Sylva, provided  insight to why he is in the race to govern Bayelsa. According to him, the need for efficient leadership

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