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[UPDATED] Papa Ajasco stand-in actor, Femi Ogunrombi, is Dead

[UPDATED] Papa Ajasco stand-in actor, Femi Ogunrombi, is Dead Veteran actor and former Music Instructor with the National Troupe Of Nigeria, Femi Ogunronmbi, is dead. The former music instructor, who once played the role of ‘Papa Ajasco’ in the Wale Adenuga Productions (WAP) comic series, was said to have died on Saturday evening. His death

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DELTA 2023: I’ll make education free from basic to secondary levels, if elected – Ogboru

DELTA 2023: I’ll make education free from basic to secondary levels, if elected – Ogboru …We’ve what it takes to win the election – Timinimi, Omaruaye  The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Delta State, Great Ovedje Ogboru, has promised to provide free education from the basic level to the secondary

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Culture

Ayakoromo community celebrates Waibode cultural festival, reflects on 2010 military invasion

Ayakoromo community celebrates Waibode cultural festival, reflects on 2010 military invasion By Enaibo Asiayei The people of Ayakoromo community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state, Nigeria, on Friday, January 13, 2023, gathered at the community square to celebrate one of their newly founded cultural fiestas tagged ‘Ayakoromo Waibode Masquerade’. GbaramatuVoice reliably gathered that

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News Oil & Gas

Nigeria records highest oil production in December 2022, after 8months of low production

Nigeria records highest oil production in December 2022, after 8months of low production The latest survey result by S&P Global Commodity Insights has revealed that the Federal Government in December 2022 recorded her highest oil production since April 2022. The country’s oil production has been faced with oil theft that has hampered exports and resulted

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Editorial

PAP: Contradictions surrounding Ndiomu’s suspension of Niger Delta ex-agitators’ scholarship scheme

PAP: Contradictions surrounding Ndiomu’s suspension of Niger Delta ex-agitators’ scholarship scheme By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board Like every well meaning Niger Deltans of goodwill, the GbaramatuVoice received with shock, and watched with dismay the recent inconsiderate and reckless decision by the Federal Government of Nigeria’s suspension of the scholarship scheme for the Niger Delta ex-agitators under

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BREAKING: NNPCL announces discovery of crude oil in Nasarawa

BREAKING: NNPCL announces discovery of crude oil in Nasarawa Says drilling of first oil well in Nasarawa to commence March 2023 The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Friday announced the discovery of oil in Nasarawa State and said it was set to drill the first foot of an oil well in the Northern state.

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National News

Supreme Court dethrones Obong of Calabar

Supreme Court dethrones Obong of Calabar The apex court, Supreme Court, on Friday dethroned the Obong of Calabar, Édidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V, after years of legal tussle. In the judgment written by Justice Amina Augie and read by Justice Akomaye Agim, the court upheld the judgment of the Appeal Court, Calabar, and ordered for

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Gallery

Nollywood actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima, releases hot pictures to celebrate her 52 birthday

Nollywood actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima, releases hot pictures to celebrate her 52 birthday Ibinabo Fiberesima was born on January 13th, in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, Nigeria, to a Nigerian father from Okirika, Rivers state, and an Irish mother. She is an actress, director, producer and event planner. [PHOTOS] Nkem Owoh, Lucien Morgan, Monalisa Chinda, and others

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WORLD NEWS

TOP 10 afternoon news headlines from Nigeria and around the World | 13 January, 2023

TOP 10 afternoon news headlines from Nigeria and around the World | 13 January, 2023 GbaramatuVoice News bring you the top 10 headlines at 3:00pm. Stay on top of the most important news updates from Nigeria and around the World. Motor accident claims seven as passenger bus rams parked trailer in Abia It was a

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News Oil & Gas

Nigeria’s crude oil production to hit 2.2million barrels per day soon – Mele Kyari

Nigeria’s crude oil production to hit 2.2million barrels per day soon – Mele Kyari Nigeria’s oil production could hit 2.2 million barrels per day in 2023, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has said. The company’s chief executive officer, Mele Kyari, disclosed this while speaking at the 13th global UAE virtual energy forum on

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News Oil & Gas

NIGER DELTA: Another illegal crude oil tapping point operated for 7 years uncovered in Rivers state

NIGER DELTA: Another illegal crude oil tapping point operated for 7 years uncovered in Rivers state An illegal tapping point on the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) has been uncovered in the Nonwa Uedume community of Tai local government area, Rivers state. Mbakpone Okpe, executive chairman of Tai LGA, Rivers, led the discovery team to the

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News Oil & Gas

Chevron dismisses rumours of planned exit from Nigeria

Chevron dismisses rumours of planned exit from Nigeria Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has dismissed rumours of its planned exit from the country. In a statement issued on Thursday by its General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Esimaje Brikinn, the oil firm restated its commitment to the country. The statement read: “Please note that the

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National News

BREAKING: INEC extends deadline for PVC collection till Jan 29

BREAKING: INEC extends deadline for PVC collection till Jan 29 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) until Sunday 29th January, 2023. The electoral umpire earlier fixed the collection deadline as Sunday, 22nd January, 2023. But following a meeting on Thursday, INEC said it

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Politics

“If I see anything less than 50% of votes, you’ll be into trouble” – Wike threatens council chairman

“If I see anything less than 50% of votes, you’ll be into trouble” – Wike threatens council chairman Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has warned the Executive Chairman of Ahoada East Local government Area of the state, Hope Ikiriko to ensure he delivers at least 50% of the total votes of the LGA to the

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WORLD NEWS

TOP 10 | GbaramatuVoice Top News Headlines from 12 January, 2023 – AFTERNOON

TOP 10 | GbaramatuVoice Top News Headlines from 12 January, 2023 – AFTERNOON GbaramatuVoice News bring you the top 10 headlines at 3:00pm. Stay on top of the most important news updates from Nigeria and around the World. DSS arrests Doyin Okupe at Lagos airport The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Doyin Okupe,

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BREAKING: GbaramatuVoice CEO wins again, named Niger Delta Most Outstanding Publisher of the Year

BREAKING: GbaramatuVoice CEO wins again, named Niger Delta Most Outstanding Publisher of the Year The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GbaramatuVoice Newspaper, Jacob Abai, has been named the Most Outstanding Publisher in the Niger Delta, by the Independent Newspaper Publishers Association of Nigeria (INPAN). INPAN, a conglomerate of newspaper houses across the country made

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National News

INEC registers 93.4m voters for 2023 polls as Lagos leads with over 7m

Lagos leads with 7,060,195 voters, followed by Kano with 5,921,370, and Kaduna with 4,335,208.

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DON JAZZY: I can’t be faithful to one woman

DON JAZZY: I can’t be faithful to one woman Famous Nigerian singer and record producer Michael Collins Ajereh, professionally known as Don Jazzy, has admitted that he is not the type of man that is committed to one woman. The singer who made this disclosure in a recent interview with media personality, Nedu’s popular podcast,

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PASTOR SIMEON ANDAFA: Family, friends, worshippers of Shammah Divine Zion Ministry celebrate founder’s first memorial, legacies

PASTOR SIMEON ANDAFA: Family, friends, worshippers of Shammah Divine Zion Ministry celebrate founder’s first memorial, legacies It was a mixture of praise to God, excitement with sprinkles of nostalgic feeling on Monday, January 9, 2023, at Shammah Divine Zion Ministry International in Warri, Delta state, as family, friends, religious faithful and members from all works

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Personality Profiles

Meet Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, the Managing Director of NDDC

Meet Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, the Managing Director of NDDC Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is a passionate, focused, self-motivated political scientist and administrator knowledgeable in conflict resolution, youth leadership development, personnel management, entrepreneurship, and investment. With over twenty years of crisis management and capacity-building experience gained across

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Opinion

The epistle to Tompolo and Otuaro

The epistle to Tompolo and Otuaro By Ekanpou Enewaredideke Telepathically these encryptions,20-1-21-2-1-TPQKBO-23, which bear resemblance to Jacques Sauniere’s ‘final communication’ in Dan Brown’s THE DA VINCI CODE came recently from Timiebi the revered philosopher.These are encryptions that demand cryptological exposure for interpretative enlargement, elasticity and exactitude, and these encryptions voyage around Tompolo and Otuaro. It

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National News

INSECURITY: 2023 elections may be cancelled or postponed, INEC warns

INSECURITY: 2023 elections may be cancelled or postponed, INEC warns The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that the 2023 general election, which is just over a month away, faces serious threat of cancellation if the waves of insecurity in parts of the country fail to improve. The nation’s electoral body also stressed that

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Politics

2023: Joel-Onowakpo, APC Delta South Senatorial Candidate, receives royal blessings from Ijaw traditional rulers

2023: Joel-Onowakpo, APC Delta South Senatorial Candidate, receives royal blessings from Ijaw traditional rulers …I stand better than other candidates vying for the position – Onowakpo Hon. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Delta South Senatorial District in 2023, has received the blessings from Delta State Ijaw Traditional Rulers, as he pushes

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Editorial

Open letter to the newly constituted board of Niger Delta Development Commision (NDDC)

Open letter to the newly constituted board of Niger Delta Development Commision (NDDC) By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board The management of GbaramatuVoice Newspaper writes to congratulate the members of the newly constituted board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the well deserved appointment. Going by their profiles at the public domain, it is obvious

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Press Release

Gbaramatu Kingdom Special Announcement (A MUST READ FOR ALL INDIGENES)

Gbaramatu Kingdom Special Announcement (A MUST READ FOR ALL INDIGENES) ATTENTION: To All Sons and Daughters of Gbaramatu Kingdom REQUEST FOR APPLICATION FROM SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSONS INTO THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTE OF GBARAMATU CHEVRON HOST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST (GCHCDT) I have been directed by HRM OBORO GBARAUN 11 AKETEKPE, AGADAGBA, (JP), the Pere of ancient

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Participants at Prophet Omoto Dance Competition smile home with N15m as church empowers youths

Participants at Prophet Omoto Dance Competition smile home with N15m as church empowers youths …This is my own way of empowering the youth – Prophet Fufeyin  The grand finale of the 2022/23 edition of Omoto Dance Competition, annual talent hunt for youth put together by the General Overseer of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry International, Prophet

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Tompolo Foundation donates N30m furniture to Nigeria Maritime University in Okerenkoko

Tompolo Foundation donates N30m furniture to Nigeria Maritime University in Okerenkoko Extreme joy, excitement and gratitude best describe the feelings of students and management of the Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta state, as they received brand new sets of school desks and chairs worth N30m from Tompolo Foundation as part of the Foundation’s initiative to

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Breaking News

BREAKING: Gunmen attack train station, kidnap passengers in Edo state

BREAKING: Gunmen attack train station, kidnap passengers in Edo state An unspecified number of passengers have been kidnapped by suspected armed gunmen who attacked a train station at Igueben in Edo State. The Edo State Police Command said scores of passengers waiting to board a train from the Igueben station in Igueben Local Government Area

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News Oil & Gas

DELTA: Implement PIA or face our wrath, Polobubo community tells Conoil

DELTA: Implement PIA or face our wrath, Polobubo community tells Conoil By Chairman Ojumiri The people of oil-rich Tsekelewu (Polobubo) community in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta state, has handed down fourteen (14) days ultimatum to Conoil Producing Limited, to come up with visible plan to implement Chapter 3 of 2021 Petroleum Industry

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National News

2023 PROPHECY: Former President Goodluck Jonathan will return as Head of Interim Government – Abuja-based pastor

2023 PROPHECY: Former President Goodluck Jonathan will return as Head of Interim Government – Abuja-based pastor A famous Abuja-based pastor, Dr. Prize Felix Aluko, has made a shocking prophetic declaration that would see former President Goodluck Jonathan return to Aso Rock as the Head of an Interim National Government. The return of the former president

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Federal Government suspends Presidential Amnesty scholarship programme for ex-agitators 

Federal Government suspends Presidential Amnesty scholarship programme for ex-agitators  The Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Major General Barry Ndiomu (retd.), on Thursday, disclosed that the Federal Government suspended the scholarship programme for former Niger Delta ex-agitators. He said the programme was suspended over increasing tuition fees, which he claimed, have reached over N7 billion per

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Editorial

Ogbe-Ijoh Political Rally Declarations: Questions For PDP

Ogbe-Ijoh Political Rally Declarations: Questions For PDP By GbaramtuVoice Editorial Board  During the Delta State People Democratic Party (PDP) campaign rally monitored by GbaramatuVoice, on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at Ogbe-Ijoh, Headquarters of Warri South West Local Government of the state, the Newspaper listened with keen interest to some remarks by the party’s bigwigs. To

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NDDC board assumes office, promises better days for Niger Deltans 

NDDC board assumes office, promises better days for Niger Deltans The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs. Lauretta Onochie, has assured that the new leadership in the Commission will work to impact positively on the lives of the people of the Niger Delta region. Speaking at a meeting

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Maritime News

Finally, Federal Government approves concession of NIMASA floating dockyard 4 years after

Finally, Federal Government approves concession of NIMASA floating dockyard 4 years after …Says initiative will save Nigeria N300billion, build human capacity Four years after its acquisition, the Federal Government has finally approved the concessioning of the N50 billion floating dockyard owned by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The floating dockyard, which was

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Politics

DTHA 2023: Supporters take center stage at Ogbe-Ijoh PDP campaign rally as Emomotimi Guwor receives party’s flag

DTHA 2023: Supporters take center stage at Ogbe-Ijoh PDP campaign rally as Emomotimi Guwor receives party’s flag …We’ll do everything legitimate, democratic and within the ambit of the law to ensure his victory – Supporters Supporters of Hon. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, Member representing Warri South West Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly on

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