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.
A Court of Appeal in Abuja, has on Thursday, affirmed Omoyele Sowore as the National Chairman of the African Action Congress. The court held that a 2019 judgement by the High Court which sacked Sowore as the party’s chairman was out of the court’s jurisdiction, adding that it was an internal affairs. In 2019, the
A prominent Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has urged the federal government to treat Fulani herders and other aggrieved groups as Niger Delta militants. Gumi made the observation on Wednesday at the ‘Pastoralists and Fulbe Security Conference’ held in Abuja. ALSO READ: How I spent 11 harrowing days in the custody of blood sucking Fulani
South African club permanently banned from football after scoring 59 goals in one match Two Southern Africa football teams with one based in Limpopo banned for life for scoring 59:1 and another scoring 31:1 in a lower division league in what seems to be the battle to gain promotion according to soccer24. Matiyasi FC, who
How delegates across states voted in PDP presidential primary Governor Nyesom Wike, who picked reasonable votes from Lagos, won Oyo and Ekiti, where he got the backing of Governor Seyi Makinde and former Governor Ayodele Fayose respectively. But Atiku won overall. Premium Times obtained details of how the various state delegates voted at Saturday’s Special
PDP national delegate empowers people in his community with proceeds from primaries Mr. Tanko Rossi Sabo, a PDP delegate who came back with the money he got, has shared it all with his community in Sanga LGA of Kaduna State. According to a former SA Media to late Governor Yakowa of Kaduna State, Reuben Buhari,
Menace of erosion on Niger Delta people On a sweltering Friday afternoon last April, Kenneth Omokahire sat close to four neighbours outside his house in the Anibeze community in the southernmost Nigerian state of Bayelsa, lamenting to the men about coastal erosion in the town. “What else can we do?” asked 65-year-old Omokahire, whose former
Police raid shrine in Delta, recover two assault rifles Police in Delta State have raided a community shrine where they recovered two FNC assault rifles and arrested two suspects. The raid was occasioned by restiveness in Ugboren, an oil bearing community in Sapele local government area of the state, over leadership tussle. ALSO READ: Police
WhatsApp, a social media messaging platform, has increased the number of participants that can be accommodated in a group to 512, from 5 May 2022. In 2017, WhatsApp increased the number of participants to 256, which remained constant till the recent update. The messaging platform in an earlier tweet on 5, May 2022, stated that
Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), a non-governmental organisation, was joined by other NGOs on Wednesday, to clean up Warri and the surroundings as part of the activities to commemorate the 2022 World Environment Day. The participants picked refuse from Enerhen Junction through Hausa Quarter to Igbudu market under a carnival-like atmosphere. The World
Ahead of the Presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC), an Abuja-based cleric, Pastor Prize Aluko, has declared that former President Goodluck Jonathan is already the party’s Presidential candidate by the authoritative will of God. The senior pastor of The Resurrected Assembly (GROM) and convener of Abuja Ministers Prayer Outreach (AMPO) disclosed that whatever
Zimbabweans selling toes $20,000 amid high cost of living Zimbabweans are reportedly cutting their toes in exchange for dollars to survive the cost of living in their country, following the nation’s economic downturn, a video seen by Ripples Nigeria, on Tuesday, disclosed. The video posted on social media platform, Twitter, showed a man limping, with
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to pick a presidential candidate that reflects all the values and virtues of the party. He stated this at a meeting with 22 Governors elected on the platform of the APC and the National Chairman of the party, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, at the
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday reflected on his outing at Sunday’s presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and blamed his loss to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on his Southern counterparts. Wike said the Southern governors betrayed him by working against their earlier agreement that the Presidency should return to the South. According
Chukwuemeka Ejekwu, the skit maker fondly called ‘Oga Sabinus,’ has threatened to sue the beverage company Peak Milk over what he has described as unauthorised usage of his trademark. The comedian also sued UAC Foods, the makers of the sausage roll Gala, for using his photos in an ad campaign. ALSO WATCH: #AMVCA8: The moment
UK to grant visas to graduates from world’s best universities Britain on Monday said it would offer work visas to graduates from the world’s best universities in an expansion of its post-Brexit immigration system that is designed to attract the “best and brightest” workers. Since leaving the European Union, Britain has ended the priority given
DAKUKU: Wike spent not less than N30 billion on his botched presidential ambition …describes him as a local champion Governor Nyeson Wike of Rivers State is said to have spent not less than N30 bn to prosecute his Presidential ambition that crashed in Abuja Saturday night, May 28, 2022. A stalwart of the All Progressives
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
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/
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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/
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
