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.
BREAKING: Gospel Musician, Sammie Okposo is dead Ace gospel singer, Sammie Okposo, is dead. According to PUNCH, the singer died on Friday morning. He was 51. His project manager, Hillary Vincent, confirmed the news to our correspondent via phone call. Responding to inquiries, he said, “Yes it’s true. It happened this morning.” Vincent, however, denied
NDDC Board Nomination: Chief Idowu congratulates Ogunmola, Edema, describes Buhari’s decision as deserving A prominent stakeholder and frontline youth Ambassador in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Chief Asonja Idowu, has congratulated Engr Charles Ogunmola and Hon. Gbenga Edema, for their recent nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Large turnout as Delta South PDP campaign train hits Gbaramatu kingdom, Ugborodo, solicits for support The campaign train of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta South Senatorial District, was on Thursday berthed at Okerenkoko, Oporoza in Gbaramatu kingdom, Ugborodo and Ogidigben communities in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State and were
BREAKING: Tinubu, APC presidential candidate to storm Gbaramatu kingdom, sets to meet Tompolo on Friday Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate in the forthcoming general election in the country will on Friday, November 25, 2022, storm Oporoza, the ancestral headquarters of Gbaramatu kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area
Okowa has failed Deltans with his visionless administration – Ebikeme, DG, Contact and Mobilisation, Omo-Agege Campaign Council …Says Delta among highest beneficiaries of Federal Allocations, 13% derivation without traceable development …Assures that Omo-Agege will re-position the state, guarantee all-round growth and sustainable development The Director General, Contact and Mobilisation of the Ovie Omo-Agege Campaign Council
BREAKING: President Buhari nominates Lauretta Onochie as NDDC chairman President Muhammadu Buhari, has sent the name of Lauretta Onochie as the substantive chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, on Wednesday, at the plenary read the nomination letters sent to the senate by the president naming 14 others as
PHOTOS: President Buhari unveils redesigned naira notes President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the new naira notes. Buhari unveiled the new currency notes on Wednesday morning before the federal executive council (FEC) meeting at the state house, Abuja. ALSO READ: CBN to redesign N200, N500 and N1,000 notes Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of
Pipeline Surveillance Contract: Senate throws weight behind Tompolo …says nothing wrong engaging non-state actors The Senate yesterday expressed support for the N48 billion pipeline surveillance contract awarded to a firm owned by High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo. Sen. Albert Akpan, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream) said this on Tuesday in Abuja,
Why Niger Deltans must vote out idol, visionless, voiceless, ill-willed and armchair representatives at both state and national assemblies By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board It is an open secret that Niger Delta as a region has serially suffered what development professionals describes as Island poverty-that is, poverty in the midst of plenty. What is however of
Nigerian Senate reveals how the country lost $2billion to oil theft within eight months The Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday November 23, 2022, disclosed that the country had lost $2 billion to oil theft within eight months. The red chamber’s ad-hoc committee revealed this following its investigations on oil theft covering January to August this year.
BREAKING: Kimberly Daniels sworn-in to Florida House of Representatives In USA (VIDEO) In what could be described as an another landmark achievement, Kimberly Daniels-Ebiwoni, was today sworn-in for a second term as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, House District 14 in the United States of America (USA). Kimberly Daniels – Ebiwoni, who
Tompolo’s Pipeline Surveillance Contract: The Journey So Far By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board Looking at the level of improvement in crude oil production in Nigeria, GbaramatuVoice can say without fear of contradiction that the pipeline surveillance contract awarded few months ago to the leader of the defunct Movement for Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), and
Ogbe-Ijoh/Aladja Crisis: Group lifts embargo on political campaigns in Ogbe-Ijoh …Decision followed swift intervention by well meaning indigenes, others – Mamamu A political pressure group, Independent GrassRoots Liberators, has lifted the ban placed a few days ago on political campaigns in Ogbe-Ijoh, headquarters of Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state. Recall that
Tompolo Foundation donates N150m relief materials to flood victims in Niger Delta …Tompolo has been on this mission for about 10 years – Bebenimibo, Executive Secretary, Tompolo Foundation The Tompolo Foundation on Monday, November 22, 2022, donated relief materials worth N150 million to victims affected by the recent flood in Bayelsa, Rivers and Delta states
Naira exchanges at N445.38 to Dollar The naira on Monday appreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N445.38. The figure represents an appreciation of 0.07 per cent compared with the N445.67 for which the dollar exchanged at the close of business on Friday. ALSO READ: Full list of commercial banks
NDDC boss to officials: Don’t collude with enemies of Niger Delta Acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua, has called on members of staff not to collude with those working against the progress and development of the Niger Delta region. Speaking during a staff work ethics/organisational behaviour advocacy programme at the
Benikrukru community rolls out plans for new exco inauguration …Otuaro, Oborevwori, Pondi, among dignitaries expected at the event Oil-rich Benikrukru community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state, has said that it will on Friday, November 25, 2022, by 10:00am in the Oboro Ultra Modern Playground, Benikrukru, inaugurates its newly
President Buhari to flag-off crude oil drilling in Bauchi, Gombe states Tuesday President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, November 22, officially flag off the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kolmani OPLs 809 and 810 at the Kolmani field site in Bauchi and Gombe States. The groundbreaking ceremony is coming three years after the Nigerian National Petroleum
Why custodians of Ijaw tradition and culture must not allow Izon language go into extinction By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board The Ijaw (Izon) ethnic nationality is the fourth largest ethnic group in Nigeria, with their ancestral homes in six states of the Federation (Delta, Edo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Ondo and Akwa-Ibom). As an ethnic group, there are
PHOTOS: Massive crowd as Tinubu, Shettima, Lawan, Omo-Agege, others storm Warri for APC campaign flag-off in Delta The oil city of Warri stood still on Saturday, November 19, 2022, as Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu led bigwigs in the party from across the country to converge for the flag-off
FIFA WORLD CUP 2022: Group stage fixtures, time and venues (From the opening game to the final) The 2022 World Cup in Qatar kicks off on Sunday November 20 at the Al Bayt Stadium when the hosts take on Ecuador in Group A. The tournament was originally set to begin a day later with Senegal’s
13% Derivation: Ask Okowa to account for ₦250billion received – Adams Oshiomhole tells Deltans Former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has called on Deltans to enquire from Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa how he spent the over ₦250billion derivation fund which was recently disbursed to the oil-producing states by President Muhamadu Buhari. GbaramatuVoice
Ogbe-Ijoh/Aladja Crisis: Don’t contemplate coming to Ogbe-Ijoh for campaigns until the crisis is settled – Group warns Okowa, politicians …Berates Okowa for his lack of political will and lackadaisical attitude towards the crisis A political pressure group in Delta state, the Independent Grassroots Liberators (IGL), has asked the Senator Ifeanyi Okowa’s led Delta State Government
Wike commends President Buhari for releasing accruable funds to Niger Delta states since 1999 …Says Delta, Akwa Ibom, Edo and Bayelsa were among states paid The Governor of Rivers State, Barr. Nyesom Wike, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving all the monies accruable to the Niger Delta states since1999. Wike explained that part of
2023 Presidency: Atiku, Okowa meet former President Jonathan in Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has met behind ‘closed doors’ with former President, Goodluck Jonathan. Also at the meeting was Atiku’s running mate and Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa. The meeting was held last night in Abuja. The PDP’s presidential candidate
My EDGE agenda is an embodiment of hope for Deltans – Omo-Agege …Flags off governorship campaign Says life under Okowa’s administration has become “nasty, brutish and short.” Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has described his EDGE agenda as the embodiment of the hopes and aspirations of all Deltans, as he formally flagged off campaigns for the governorship
5 YEARS ON THRONE: How Ijaw nation stormed Olodiama kingdom, celebrates monarch in grand style The sleepy but egalitarian Ikoro community, the traditional headquarters of Olodiama kingdom in Ovia North East and North South West Local Government Areas of Edo state, on November 14 and 15, 2022, witnessed influx of human and vehicular movement in,
World Cup-bound Portugal Humiliate Super Eagles 4-0 In Lisbon friendly clash Portugal roundly beat the Super Eagles 4-0 at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon on Thursday night in their final warm up game before heading to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup. A brace from Bruno Fernandes in the first half and second half
Christian Obodo, Sam Sodje, others storm Benikururu for third edition of Ijaw/Itsekiri Peace and Unity Cup …The essence of this tournament is to reduce hostility among us – Mulade Former Super Eagles players, Christian Obodo and Sam Sodje were present as the third edition of the Ijaw/Itsekiri Peace and Unity Cup organised by the Centre
My wife want to kill me, Warri-based journalist tells police ...Says estranged wife is highly violent, terribly hot-tempered and physically strong A popular United Kingdom trained investigative journalist and Warri-based publisher, Mr. Cletus Opukeme has sent an urgent SMS, Save my soul ‘SOS’ to the Divisional Police Officer ( DPO) Agbarho Police Station, Ughelli North
Full list of shortlisted candidates for GbaramatuVoice Internship Programme As a follow up to our recent call on young Niger Deltans interested in developing a career in the media sector to apply for internship programme at the GbaramatuVoice, we are happy to announce that after a careful analysis of applications received, the following persons have
Pains arising from Federal Government’s wicked neglect of Warri Seaport By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board The inconsiderate abandonment by the Federal Government of Nigeria of one of the nation’s most strategic Seaports – Warri Seaport, in Delta state, among others, is not only indicative of the numerous problems facing the people of the Niger Delta region,
The necessity of Ijaw/Itsekiri Peace and Unity Football Tournament By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board As the 3rd edition of the Ijaw/Itsekiri Peace and Unity Football Tournament initiated by Chief Sheriff Mulade, Ibe-sorimowei of Gbaramatu kingdom and National Coordinator/CEO, Center for Peace & Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), kicks off on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, it will not be
Stop marginalizing Ijaws in Edo state or else… – Okaba, INC president warns …Says Ijaws are not strangers in Edo state Professor Benjamin Okaba, the President, Ijaw National Congress, INC, has called on those marginalizing the Ijaw speaking people in Edo State to desist from such act or face the anger of over 15 million
Ilaje land wears new look as Chief Idowu, sets to marry his heartthrob, releases captivating pre-marriage pictures All is set for the epoch-making traditional marriage ceremony of Chief Asonja Felix Idowu, the Chairman/CEO, Multi Crocodile Squad Limited and famous youth leader in Ilaje, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, with his heartthrob, Grace Oluwunmi.
