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.
FLOOD: Prophet Jeremiah Omoto-Fufeyin, Founder of Christ MercyLand Deliverance Ministries, speaks passionately to Ijaw nation in Izon language with GbaramatuVoice. Watch video below:
PICTORIAL: Ovie of Idjerhe, Oni of Ife, other Nigerian kings attend RCCG’s royal fathers’ convention The Ovie of Idjerhe Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Monday Whiskey, Udurhie I; HIM Oba Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, the Oni of Ife, and other traditional rulers across Nigeria, on Saturday, attended the royal fathers’ convention organised by the
FLOOD: SANIYO, A NIGERIAN SERVING IN US ARMY DONATES TO GBARAMATUVOICE FOOD BANK Sele-ebika Saniyo, a Nigerian serving in the United States of America (USA) Army on Friday, October 28, 2022, joined the list of eminent Nigerians that have donated relief materials to the GbaramatuVoice Food Bank Initiative for the flood victims in the coastal
President Buhari sends nominees for NDDC board to Senate – Niger Delta Minister The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Umana Okon Umana, has confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted names of members of the new substantive Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the Senate for screening. Umana expressed delight that some
Governor Okowa presents N561.8bn 2023 budget to Delta Assembly Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, on Thursday, presented a budget of N561.8 billion for 2023 to the State House of Assembly for approval. Okowa, while presenting the budget christened ‘Budget of seamless and stable transition’, in Asaba, the state capital, said the figure showed an
The Presidential Amnesty Programme is on the verge of winding down – Ndiomu …Says PAP scholarship slots sold for N750,000, N1milion Watch video below:
How Okowa squandered N2.8 trillion federal allocation, 13% derivation – Omo-Agege By Emmanuel Adigwe The Deputy Senate President and Delta APC Governorship candidate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has accused the Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa of squandering N2.8 trillion in Federal Allocation and 13% Derivation in the last seven years, with nothing to show
2023: Alpha May Club endorses Nesiama for Delta South senatorial district A group made up of Itsekiri Elite Professionals, Alpha May Club, have endorsed the candidate for the Delta South Senatorial District under the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Commodore Omatseye Nesiama (retd). The group of Iteskiri professionals gave their endorsement on
Ndiomu, Amnesty boss meets Tompolo, says PAP has lost focus, failed many Niger Deltans ..Bring back PAP to its initial aim and objective – Pere of Gbaramatu urges The newly appointed Interim administrator of the presidential amnesty programme (PAP), Major-Gen. Barry Ndiomu (rtd), has stated that the agency has lost its focus and veered off
WOLE SOYINKA AND MY DISGRUNTLEMENT BY EKANPOU ENEWARIDIDEKE Dear Soyinka, I am disgruntled. Because I am disgruntled, I have decided to communicate with you. I have decided to communicate with you because I am disgruntled. And this is even the first I have chosen this epistolary path to reach you and the propellant of this
How lack of master plan, absence of political will, and others derailed Okowa’s administration (Part II) By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board Aside from the Governor’s lack of political will to develop master plan for the state development which was well deliberated on the first part of this commentary, another major factor that fueled Governor Okowa’s failure in
BREAKING: CBN to redesign N200, N500 and N1,000 notes The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday said it will redesign the N200, N500 and N1,000 notes respectively. ALSO READ: CBN to phase out N5, N10, N20 notes soon CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this during a special press briefing in Abuja. Details later…
Court nullifies all APC primaries in Rivers State A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has nullified all the primaries conducted by the ruling All Progressive Congress in the state. The primaries were nullified over the unlawful exclusion of some members of the party as delegates to the primaries. ALSO READ: INEC
INEC to conduct Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi governorship elections November 2023 The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has announced November 11, 2023, for the conduct of governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states. The Commission approved the timetable at its weekly meeting on Tuesday, held on Tuesday in Abuja. ALSO READ: INEC delists 1.1m newly
BREAKING: WhatsApp is down worldwide, users unable to send, receive messages WhatsApp, the instant communication app owned by Meta, is reportedly down. WhatsApp users in Nigeria are currently unable to send or receive messages on the app. WhatsApp outage was noted few minutes past 8:00 Tuesday morning (WAT). The outage has prevented sending messages to
A note for Audu-Ohwavborua, the new NDDC boss By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board History was made on Thursday, October 20, 2022, when President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Engr Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua as the new acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). By this latest appointment, you (Audu-Ohwavborua), has shown clearly that ordinary calculation can be
AGADAGBA TUSSLE: Egbema Traditional Council hammers 8 chiefs, others involved in illegal installation of monarch …Declares Napoleon Egin purported selection null and void The Egbema Traditional Council rising from an emergency meeting held on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at Ajakurama Town in Egbema kingdom, suspended chiefs involved in illegal selection of Barrister Egin Napoleon as
Oni of Ife sets to marry 6th wife Monday The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, is set to marry his sixth wife, Temitope Adesegun, on Monday, October 24, 2022. The announcement was made by the Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, in a Facebook post on Sunday. The monarch had on Thursday, October 20, 2022 married
Kingship Tussle: Egbema leaders accuse council chairman of imposing monarch, fomenting trouble …says Napoleon Egin is not Agadagba-elect Egbema Leaders of Thought (ELOT) has accused the Chairman of Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, Hon. Smart Yomi Asekutu of planning to impose an unpopular candidate, as the traditional ruler of Egbema kingdom. The
EBF donates school bags, uniforms, stationeries to students in Okerenkoko By Faith Madogwe A non-profit organisation, Ernest Bebenimibo Foundation (EBF) on Friday distributed educational materials to schools in Okerenkoko community, Gbaramatu kingdom in Delta state, as part of the second phase of its annual Street2School Programme. The foundation has been distributing educational items such as
THE INVADED BIRDS AND THE ANIMALS Invaded by flood, the ground-dwelling birds and the animals are swepf off their familiar territory Away they journey ‘Zele zele’ unto the abode of their neighbours expectant of warmth like a bedraggled hunter right before the hearth ALSO READ: The political lucifers, by Ekanpou Enewaridideke Their neighbours kill them
Tompolo’s fight against oil theft, a snuff on the nose of Nigerians By Enaibo Asiayei For the bleeding economy to resurrect, there must be a battle for a man who has proven moral and sacred emblem of integrity, selflessness, true to self, focus and determination without fear of the unknown bullets of tomorrow. Yes, someone
Ijaw nation across the world sets to pay last respect to Mama Timiyan in Ogulagha kingdom If there is an account in recent history that certainly confirms as true that ‘great men and women don’t decide to become extraordinary, rather, they decide to accomplish extraordinary things’, it is the life time account of Late Chief
7 feared dead as gunmen attack Apostle Suleman in Edo Seven persons made up of three policemen and four domestic staff of fiery pastor, Apostle Johnson Suleman of the Omega Fire Ministries were killed late Friday near Auchi at the Water Tank Junction along the Warake -Auchi Road on his way to Auchi returning from
We will do things right, NDDC Acting MD Assures …resumes duty The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Engr. Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua has pledged to do the right things at the Commission going forward. Speaking upon arrival at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa where he was received by Directors of the
BREAKING: Supreme court affirms Oborevwori as Delta PDP guber candidate The supreme court has affirmed the nomination of Sherrif Oborevwori, speaker of Delta state house of assembly, as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). ALSO READ: DELTA PDP GOVERNORSHIP TUSSLE: Tension, anxiety as Supreme Court decides Oborevwori, Edevbie’s fate today Delivering judgment
NNPCL appoints five Executive Vice Presidents …Adokiye named Executive Vice President, Upstream As part of its resolve to position itself for greater growth and profitability, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has appointed five Executive Vice Presidents. According to a report by The Whistler, the appointment is part of the progress being made in the
Searchlight on Robinson Plaza where landlord forces tenants to join his campaign train in Warri There is a blanket belief that in Nigeria, the majority of public office holders (both past and serving) are often always reputed for circumventing the nation’s constitution while infringing on the rights of the poor and lowly. There is also
How lack of master plan, absence of political will, others derailed Okowa’s administration By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board As the Senator Ifeanyi Okowa’s led administration in Delta state approaches the exit door, a searchlight on the Governor’s performance in the past seven (7) years reveals one thing; he started off with high moral standards, strong conviction
OFFICIAL: Kogi receives first payment of 13 percent derivation fund as oil producing state …emerges first Northern oil producing state The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has confirmed the receipt of first payment of the 13 percent derivation fund as an oil producing state. Governor Bello disclosed this during the State Executive Council meeting on
DELTA PDP GOVERNORSHIP TUSSLE: Tension, anxiety as Supreme Court decides Oborevwori, Edevbie’s fate today The Supreme Court of Nigeria will on Friday October 21, 2022 decide the gubernatorial candidate between the Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori and the state’s former Commissioner of Finance, Chief David Edevbie, in the disputed Delta State
NDDC: Buhari appoints Audu-Ohwavborua as acting Managing Director President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday appointed a new Managing Director, Engr. Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua, for the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, the appointment is in an acting capacity pending the appointment of a substantive managing director.
Buhari sacks NDDC sole administrator, Akwa, orders constitution of a new board President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the disengagement of the Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Effiong Okon Akwa. In a memo signed by the Director of press, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Patricia Deworitshe, Buhari ordered that the directive should
Flood: DESOPADEC distributes relief materials to Ijaw ethnic nationality As part of its resolve to providing succor to the flood displaced victims in the state, Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, distributed relief materials purchased for the victims of the ravaging flood waters that have overwhelmed and taken
Crude Oil Theft: Nigerian Navy hands over vessels, crew to EFCC for investigation Two vessels, MT Platform and MV Caribbean Crest alongside a crew of 22 suspected oil thieves were on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 handed over to the EFCC for further investigation and possible prosecution by the Nigerian Navy. Commanding officer of the Nigerian
