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.
JUST IN: Okowa in trouble as INEC rejects LG results for over-voting The Independent National Electoral Commission in Delta State has rejected the presidential results of the local government area of the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and governor of the state, Ifeanyi Okowa, citing over-voting. More to follow…
OFFICIAL: Tinubu wins Presidential Election in Ekiti state as INEC postpones collation of results to Monday The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday announced the 2023 presidential election results for Ekiti State. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ekiti, Ayobami Salami reeled out the results at the 2023 presidential election collation centre at the International
Former Information Commissioner, Ojogo, wins Ondo Reps seat A former Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Ondo State, Hon Donald Ojogo, has won the Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives. Ojogo contested on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He defeated incumbent Hon Kolade Akinjo, who was seeking a
INEC sets to organize elections in Warri South as protests rocks INEC Office …We are not happy working as we have not been paid – INEC AD-HOC staff Warri residents denied access to vote in the Saturday, February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections, in the early hours of Sunday besieged the Warri office
He revealed that the report showed coastal flooding would occur in Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ogun, River, Ondo, Edo and Lagos State due to the rise in sea level.
Tinubu wins Peter Obi in Obasanjo’s polling unit Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has failed to deliver his polling unit for his adopted presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. The former president who voted at ward 11, unit 22, Olusomi compound, Totoro/Sokori Abeokuta-North lost to the All Progressives Congress. ALSO READ: Peter Obi, wife vote
[PHOTOS] Peter Obi, wife vote in Anambra The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has cast his vote at polling unit 19 in the Agulu area of the Aniocha Local Government Area of Anambra State in Nigeria’s South-East geopolitical zone. Obi and his wife Margaret cast their vote around 11:45am on Saturday after following
[PHOTOS] Former President Jonathan, wife, mother vote in Otuoke Former President Goodluck Jonathan, his wife, Patience and mother voted at Unit 39, Ward 13 in Otuoke in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Ward 13 is made up of five communities, namely: Otuoke, Otuaba, Ewoi, Otuabula 1 and Otuabula 2. He wrote on his official
CSOs demand PIA amendment as gas flaring poisons over 40 million inhabitants of Niger Delta …Say gas flaring brings more money to FG, sickness to Niger Deltans Hope for a better life may not be in sight for the people of the Niger Delta region as civil society organizations, CSOs, have raised a fresh alarm
EFCC intercepts N32.4m new Naira notes ‘meant for vote-buying in Lagos’ The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday intercepted the sum of N32,400 million allegedly suspected to be used for vote buying in Lagos State. ALSO READ: Police arrest PDP reps member with $498,000 cash in Rivers The money is suspected to have been
Police arrest PDP reps member with $498,000 cash in Rivers The Rivers police command has arrested Chinyere Igwe, a member of the house of representatives, with $498,100 cash. Igwe is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker representing Port Harcourt II federal constituency. Grace Iringe-Koko, the Rivers police spokesperson, said the lawmaker was also apprehended with
Niger Delta Congress throws weight behind Peter Obi’s presidential ambition …Lament Federal Government’s unjust treatment of Niger Delta region ETHNIC nationalities of the Niger Delta, under the auspices of Niger Delta Congress (NDC), have called on all Niger Deltans and the rest of the country to shun partisan politics and stand for what is right,
2023 POLL: Pere of Gbaramatu kingdom tasks politicians, electorates on peaceful elections …Warns against violence during elections 23 FEBRUARY 2023, OPOROZA – The Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba, has called on Nigerians to come out enmass and vote for their preferred candidates in an atmosphere of peace and unity,
Labour Party state chairmen threaten election boycott over mobilisation Fresh cracks appeared to have hit the Labour Party as state chairmen allege being neglected by their presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the running of campaign and mobilisation activities, a few days before the election. According to them, Obi has failed to recognise the important role
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Who approved the location of NELMIC gas plant in Effurun residential area? By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board The recent painful fire incident that gutted NELMIC Gas Plant along the popular Effurun-Sapele road in Effurun, near Jakpa junction, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta state, has again shown that while majority of states in the country has
Full List of 2023 Presidential Candidates in Nigeria Nigeria is holding general elections on Saturday, February 25. Here is a list of all 18 presidential candidates and their parties. 1. Accord (A): Christopher Imumolen 2. Action Alliance (AA): Hamza al-Mustapha 3. Action Democratic Party (ADP): Yabagi Sani 4. Action Peoples Party (APP): Osita Nnadi 5.
Delta South Senatorial Race: I am the best man for the Job – Joel-Onowakpo, APC candidate declares …Says he grew Delta state revenue from N12b to N56b With few days to the Saturday February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections in the country, Hon. Joel Onowakpo Thomas, the Delta South Senatorial Candidate on the platform
PDP youth leaders meet in Okerenkoko, promise victory for Okowa, Oborevwori, others. The Youth Wing of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) in Okerenkoko, Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state on Monday, met in the community where they among other decisions agreed to work for the all round success of the
BREAKING: Many injured as explosion rocks gas station in Effurun, Delta state Fire has gutted NELMIC gas plant along the popular Effurun-Sapele road in Effurun, near Jakpa junction, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta state. The explosion, which occurred at about 9:00p.m., caused panic among residents of Alaka and Jakpa, located close to the company.
A Searchlight on Joel-Onowakpo, the Delta South APC Senatorial Candidate He was born like every other Niger Deltan child of his time. He faced deprivations but as a creature that is headed for the top, he confronted his challenges with iron steel resolve and conquered. That was many years ago. Today, as a result of
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
The man, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Francis Orohwedor Oborevwori
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
