Delta News

Delta 2023: Great Ogboru clinches APGA gubernatorial ticket

Delta 2023: Great Ogboru clinches APGA gubernatorial ticket …Goerge Timinimi, Peters Omaruaye win Senatorial Tickets …Timinimi promises to be real Ijaw, Itsekiri, Isoko and Urhobo voice Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, popularly known as the ‘Peoples General,’ has clinched the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Delta State as Barr. George Timinimi

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Breaking News

BREAKING: Atiku Abubakar emerges PDP 2023 presidential flagbearer

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday was again returned as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flag bearer, ahead of the 2023 presidential elections. Atiku scored a total of 371 votes to defeat his closet rival, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, in the keenly contested election. Watch full video of PDP primary: https://fb.watch/dipECBYAql/

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National News

Catholic priest, Hyacinth, wins Benue APC governorship ticket

Catholic priest, Hyacinth, wins Benue APC governorship ticket The suspended priest of the Catholic Church Diocese of Gboko, Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has defeated his closest contender, Barnabas Gemade, to clinch the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket in the state. GbaramatuVoice recalls that in 1992, Benue had a civilian governor and Catholic

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National News

2023 elections: Aspirants whose forms were bought by groups risk disqualification – Lawyers 

2023 elections: Aspirants whose forms were bought by groups risk disqualification – Lawyers  The practice of associations or groups buying expression of interest and nomination forms for aspirants is unconstitutional, lawyers have said. According to them, such aspirants risk disqualification. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, and popular Lagos-based lawyer, Mr Jiti Ogunye,

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Education News

ASUP suspends strike, directs members to resume work Monday

Lecturers in public polytechnics across the country will resume on May 30, 2022, following a directive from the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP). The union had, on May 16, 2022, commenced a two-week warning strike over the failure of the government to meet some lingering demands. Some of the demands which the union listed

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News Oil & Gas

Concerned Ijaw stakeholders urge Bayelsa governor to give update on Atala Oil Field

Concerned Ijaw stakeholders urge Bayelsa governor to give update on Atala Oil Field Concerned Ijaw stakeholders have called on the governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, to, as a matter of urgency, give an update on the revocation and subsequent re-allocation of Atala oil field for the sake of posterity. This was even as a

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News

Popular Man of God, Apostle Masili, gifts talented Ijaw sisters N50,000

Popular Man of God, Apostle Masili, gifts talented Ijaw sisters N50,000 A popular man of God based in Edo state, who is the founder of the Glorious Fire Ministry in Benin city, Apostle Emmanuel Masili, has gifted the talented acapella singers, N50,0000 (fifty thousand Naira) barely 10 hours after GbaramatuVoice released a report on them

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Church News

OPM general overseer, Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, explains how he almost died due to exhaustion

OPM general overseer, Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, explains how he almost died due to exhaustion The General Overseer of the Omega Power Ministries, Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, has narrated what transpired when he hosted the family of late Deborah Samuel in Port Harcourt. This was disclosed via a live video on his verified Facebook handle 4 hours

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National News

Goodluck Jonathan faults National Assembly for making mistakes in Electoral Act Amendment

Goodluck Jonathan faults National Assembly for making mistakes in Electoral Act Amendment Former President Goodluck Jonathan has faulted the National Assembly for allegedly making mistakes in the amendment of the Electoral Act, saying it has ‘messed’ up the ongoing primary elections across the country. Mr Jonathan said laws must be designed to solve problems, not

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National News

2023 ELECTIONS: INEC extends deadline for party primaries

2023 ELECTIONS: INEC extends deadline for party primaries Against its earlier stance, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the conduct of primaries by political parties. The commission made the adjustments on Friday after a meeting with Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), an umbrella body for the 18 registered political parties in

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Breaking News

BREAKING: Coast clear for Goodluck Jonathan as court declares him free to run for 2023 presidential race

BREAKING: Coast clear for Goodluck Jonathan as court declares him free to run for 2023 presidential race The coast may now have been finally cleared for former President Goodluck Jonathan to seek re-election, as Federal High Court in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state, today, ruled that he is eligible to run for president in 2023. ALSO READ:

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Breaking News

APC PRIMARIES: Aspirants, delegates raise alarm over hijack of materials in Burutu north constituency

APC PRIMARIES: Aspirants, delegates raise alarm over hijack of materials in Burutu North Constituency Prince Marvel Ebikeme, and other aspirants of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Burutu North Constituency of Delta State, have raised the alarm over alleged hijack of materials meant for the conduct of the party’s state House of Assembly primary in

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National News

2023: Deputy senate president, Omo-Agege, emerges APC governorship candidate in Delta

Chief Ovie Omo-Agege, the Deputy Senate President, has been elected as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Delta. At the APC governorship primaries held on Thursday in Asaba, Omo-Agege, who received 1,190 votes, was returned unchallenged by a total of 1,235 authorized delegates. The deputy senate president emerged as the single candidate in

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National

How politicians pushed me to contest, collected all my savings – Ex-IG Mike Okiro

How politicians pushed me to contest, collected all my savings – Ex-IG Mike Okiro A former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mike Okiro, has revealed how some unnamed politicians allegedly “swindled” him out of all his savings when he contested Senate seat after retirement. ALSO READ: GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARY: Gunmen shoot three PDP delegates Okiro, who spoke

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News

GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARY: Gunmen ‘shoot’ three PDP delegates

Three delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been reportedly shot by gunmen around Tegina LGA of Niger state. Speaking with newsmen on Thursday, Yahaya Abdullahi, zone c PDP chairman in Niger, said the incident happened at about 4:30pm on Wednesday. ALSO READ: PDP GUBER PRIMARY: My victory is for all Deltans, no losers

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Delta Politics

PDP GUBER PRIMARY: My victory is for all Deltans, no losers – Oborevwori

PDP GUBER PRIMARY: My victory is for all Deltans, no losers – Oborevwori The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly and the PDP Governorship flagbearer, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Francis Orohwedor Oborevwori, has said that his victory at the PDP Governorship Primaries on Wednesday, was for all Deltans, saying there were no losers in

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Breaking News

BREAKING: Delta Speaker, Sheriff Oborevwori, wins PDP governorship ticket

Delta Speaker, Sheriff Oborevwori, wins PDP governorship ticket The Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in the state. Watch the Delta PDP governorship primary on Facebook: https://fb.watch/debfRCJOr-/ Oborevwori beats 13 other governorship aspirants to pick the governorship ticket

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Breaking News Video

DELTA 2023: Live coverage from the PDP governorship primary in Asaba [Video]

DELTA 2023: Live coverage from the Petroleum Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary in Asaba Follow link to watch live on Facebook: https://fb.watch/ddXEzeuzlh/

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National News

Tompolo congratulates foremost Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark, as he clocks 95

Tompolo congratulates foremost Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark, as he clocks 95 Notable Ijaw freedom fighter, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, the Ibe-ebidouwei of Ijaw nation, has congratulated a foremost Ijaw leader and nationalist, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, as he clocks 95 years. In a press release to the media, he said: “I, High

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News

Disregard death rumour, Tompolo is alive and in high spirit – Aide

Disregard death rumour, Tompolo is alive and in high spirit – Aide Dr. Paul Bebenimibo, media adviser to Niger Delta Freedom fighter and high priest of Egbesu deity, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, has refuted the news making the rounds that he has been killed, saying he is hale, hearty, and doing well

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Breaking News

EFCC arrests Rochas Okorocha after hours of siege in Abuja

EFCC arrests Rochas Okorocha after hours of siege in Abuja Operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have invaded the Abuja residence of former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha and arrested him after a siege lasting hours in Abuja. [VIDEO] EFCC takes over Rochas Okorocha’s house in Abuja He was arrested on Tuesday evening at

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Delta News

Delta PDP releases schedule of activities for governorship primary 

Delta PDP releases schedule of activities for governorship primary  The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Delta State chapter, has released the timetable for the primaries scheduled for 25th May, 2022. ALSO READ: BATTLE FOR 2023: Who will be the governorship candidate of PDP in Delta state? In the press release signed by Dr. Ifeanyi M. Osuoza,

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Delta Politics

Delta Guber 2023: Mulade repeats call for delegates to vote Ijaw candidates in primaries

Delta Guber 2023: Mulade repeats call for delegates to vote Ijaw candidates in Primaries The initiator of the Delta ijaw for Governor 2023, Chief (Comrade) Sheriff Mulade, has again strongly appealed to all delegates across the state to kindly consider Ijaw aspirants and vote for an ijaw man to become candidate and flag bearer of

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Breaking News Video

[VIDEO] EFCC takes over Rochas Okorocha’s house in Abuja

EFCC takes over Rochas Okorocha’s house in Abuja Some personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have stormed the Abuja residence of the former Imo State Governor and All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant, Rochas Okorocha. Details of their mission were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, but one of the

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Delta Politics

BATTLE FOR 2023: Who will be the governorship candidate of PDP in Delta state?

BATTLE FOR 2023: Who will be the governorship candidate of PDP in Delta state? So far, 13 aspirants from across Delta state have been given the clean bill of health by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to contest at its governorship primary tomorrow, May 25, 2022. Deltans are anxious to know how the party will

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Education

Oil industry: PTDF shortlists 8,800 for overseas scholarships

As part of efforts to boost the capacity of Nigerians to work in the oil and gas industry, the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has shortlisted 8,800 candidates from over 26,000 applicants for this year’s overseas scholarship scheme, OSS. The PTDF OSS is an annual programme that awards scholarships to Nigerians for MSc and PhD

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Breaking News Rivers

Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, dissolves cabinet

Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, dissolves cabinet Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has dissolved the State Executive Council, while his Chief of Staff, Emeka Woke and his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol were sacked . The dissolution takes effect from today, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. According to a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media,

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News Video

[VIDEO] Lion bites off man’s finger after he sticks his hand into cage in front of horrified visitors

Lion bites off man’s finger after he sticks his hand into cage in front of horrified visitors A fun day at the zoo for a group of visitors in Jamaica turned into an ordeal when they ended up witnessing a lion rebel against a person who appeared to be a zookeeper. WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/R-94oDr_h6A A

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Maritime News

Newly acquired Nigerian navy warship arrives Gabon enroute Lagos

Newly acquired Nigerian navy warship arrives Gabon enroute Lagos As part of her maiden voyage to Nigeria, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) KADA stopped over at Port Gentil, Gabon on Saturday 21 May 2022. This being her last Port Call before her arrival to Lagos. ALSO READ: Nigerian Navy’s new defence ship arrives Oman, set to

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National News

Kenneth Gbagi withdraws from PDP governorship primary in Delta, blames Okowa for Intimidation, threat to life

Kenneth Gbagi withdraws from PDP governorship primary in Delta, blames Okowa for Intimidation, threat to life One of the leading governorship aspirants on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, has announced his withdrawal from the governorship primaries of the PDP slated for Wednesday March 25, 2023, in Asaba. GbaramatuVoice reports

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Travel & Tourism

Abuja 5-star hotels fully booked ahead of APC, PDP presidential primaries 

Abuja 5-star hotels fully booked ahead of APC, PDP presidential primaries  Transcorp Hilton Hotels now costs N243,000 per day  As the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) prepare to conduct their presidential primaries next weekend, most of the 5-star hotels in the Abuja metropolis have been fully booked for delegates

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News Rivers

Farah Dagogo: PDP governorship primary in Rivers under threat

Farah Dagogo: PDP governorship primary in Rivers under threat …as court grants order compelling PDP, INEC to show why primaries should hold in rivers without Dagogo A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, today, May 23rd, 2022 ordered the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to show reasons why the

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Politics Rivers

Rivers deputy governor emerges PDP senatorial candidate

Rivers deputy governor emerges PDP senatorial candidate Rivers State deputy governor, Dr. Ipalibo Harry-Banigo, was on Monday elected as the senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Rivers West senatorial district. Also, elected as PDP senatorial candidates for Rivers South-East and Rivers East senatorial districts, were Senator Barry Mpigi and Chief Alwell Onyesoh,

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Delta Politics

Delta 2023: Kingsley Otuaro still in governorship race, says campaign organisation

Delta 2023: Kingsley Otuaro still in governorship race, says campaign organisation The director of media and publicity of the KBO Campaign Organization, Arex Akemotubo, has said that the Deputy Governor of Delta state, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro is still very much in the gubernatorial race and described whatever is trending in the media as only

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National News

Again, APC postpones presidential screening indefinitely

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed the screening of all the presidential aspirants scheduled to take place on Monday, May 23 indefinitely. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Felix Morka in a statement issued Sunday, said a new date for the screening exercise would be announced by the party. ALSO READ:

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