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 report by Business Day newspaper indicates that former Vice President and Presidential aspirant for the office of the President in the 2023 general election on the platform of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, may have picked governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as his running mate in place of Peter Obi. Obi, a
A former beauty queen who represented the United States of America, Miss USA 2019, Cheslie Kryst, has died at 30. Her family and the New York City Police Department have confirmed that the unfortunate incident happened on Sunday, CNN reported. According to the police, the 2019 Miss USA died after jumping from a building in Manhattan. ALSO
An Ijaw lady identified as Inatimi Joy has become an internet sensation owing to what she did at her marriage proposal. The Ijaw lady from Bayelsa State prevented her man from proposing on his knees and went down instead, stressing that he is the man of the house. A Facebook user who appeared privy to
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Monday, revealed why the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government is still holding its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, in custody. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, said the Federal Government was holding onto Kanu in a bid to infiltrate the group and destroy it from within. In a statement, Powerful said the
The Mali military authorities have expelled the French ambassador to the country in a 72-hour deadline announced Monday. French envoy Joel Meyer was summoned earlier Monday by the West African country’s foreign ministry and instructed to leave over “hostile and outrageous statements” by French authorities targeted at the junta, a military spokesman said in a
The Clerk to the National Assembly, Arch. Olatunde Amos Ojo, on Monday, transmitted the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent, The Nation has learnt. A source confided that the Bill is now with the President. The President in December vetoed the Bill, leading to a fresh amendment of the Bill by
Popular Nigerian skitmaker, Adebayo Ridwan Abidemi a.k.a Isbae U, has responded to allegations he demanded sex from ladies before featuring them in his skits. The social media was awash with stories of Isbae U’s alleged escapades after screenshots of allegations against the skitmaker from ladies, were published by Gistlover on Instagram. But reacting on Monday
Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church, has recounted why some Nigerians once called him a devil and wished him dead. Oyedepo disclosed that he was called a devil for preaching prosperity. He disclosed this while preaching to his members at the church’s headquarters in Ota, Ogun State on the theme “Blood of Sprinkling Service”
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited – NNPC, has said it spent N100bn on refineries’ rehabilitation in 2021 and that funds were pumped into revamping the facilities on a monthly basis last year. It disclosed this in a report on the funding performance of the oil firm from January to December 2021, which was seen
Akwa-Ibom State Governor, Emmanuel Udom, on Sunday put to rest several months of speculations and permutations with the presentation of the commissioner of Lands, Pastor Umo Eno, as the preferred candidate to succeed him as Governor in 2023. Pastor Eno was presented Sunday evening at a well-attended PDP Stakeholders’ Meeting which took place at the
The Niger Delta Development Commission -NDDC forensic audit report was submitted to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, September 2, 2021. Recall that the documents was presented to the minister by his counterpart in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs,
The Delta- Ijaw 2023 Governorship Advocacy Group, DIGAG, in Delta State, Sunday, challenged leaders of Delta Central Senatorial District in the state canvassing zoning of governorship by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying since 1998, the party had never zoned governorship in the state. The group in a statement by the director general, Augustine Okporu,
Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revoked marginal oil fields awarded to 33 companies for their default on payment of signature bonus with the 45 days deadline. A total of 665 companies signified interest to acquire 57 fields that were on offer in May 2021. The commission also realised N174 billion from signature bonus
The Delta State Government has promised to come up with a comprehensive plan to assist the victims of the Ogbe-Ijoh Market in Warri, which was razed by fire, last Sunday. The state governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, gave the pledge on Friday during a visit to the market to see the extent of damage as he
Serving Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church (The Latter Rain Assembly) Tunde Bakare, has told his congregation with utmost confidence that he will be the 16th President of Nigeria. Tunde Bakare, one of the most vocal pastors in Nigeria and a one-time convener of Save Nigeria Group (SNG), said this at the launch of Project
Ijaw National Leader, Edwin Clark, has offered to support the Presidential ambition of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, if there is no consensus on a Southern candidate. He described Saraki as “the best for Nigeria.” Clark spoke in Abuja when the Abubakar Bukola Saraki Contact and Advocacy Council, headed by its National Chairman, Iyorwuese Hagher,
History was made on Thursday (January 27) as the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Bibopere Zion, Okerenkoko in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State, installed Prophet Peter Ebierede German (JP) as the new spiritual leader of the church. Prophet German succeeds the late leader of the church, Prophet Haggai Maware, who joined the saints triumphantly in 2020. The
The Daura Emirate has found Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, the Honourable Minister of Transportation, worthy of honour. Barring last minute change of plans, the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouq Umar, will confer the traditional title of “Dan Amanar Daura” on the Minister, at his palace, on February 5, 2012. ALSO READ: Amaechi abandons maritime
The coroner presiding over the inquest into the controversial death of an 11-year old Dowen College student, Sylvester Oromoni (Jnr.), on Friday, dismissed the application of the Ijaw Youth Council, Lagos Chapter, seeking to join the proceedings as interested parties. The group’s counsel, Ayo Shabi, from the chambers of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, George
I have a story to tell you. It is a story of a selfless leadership, pathfinder to justice and freedom, equity and fairness, transparency in governance, and accountability in developmental stewardship. A story of a young man called Comrade Ozobo Austin Ozobo, an unusual breed, and a voice in defining the place of justice in
On the 2nd of January, 2022 an illustrious son of Africa, Amb. Lawrence Baraebibai Ekpebu, passed on, having left on earth footprints that are the stuff of legend. Some of his accomplishments are beyond the capacity of any one to re-enact. He was a great man for many reasons. Amb. Ekpebu was born on May
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, 1,000 clerics from the 36 states of the country, Friday, declared support for the governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to become Nigeria’s President in 2023. The 1,000 clerics including bishops, archbishops and imams, converged on Unity Fountain in Abuja, where they made intercessory prayers for Bello to emerge
A medicine expert has decried the scarcity of cadavers for the study of anatomy and practical classes in medical schools in Nigeria. Prof Moyosore Salihu Ajao, a Professor of Anatomy at the University of Ilorin raised the issue while delivering the 214th Inaugural Lecture of the university. ALSO READ: VC Nigeria Maritime University reaffirms commitment
The Special Assistant to the Delta State Governor on Media, Ossai Ovie Success, has accused embattled Instagram celebrity, Rahmon Abass, also known as Hushpuppi, of being a bad influence on Nigerian youths. Success claimed that Hushpuppi influenced youths into fraud and rituals through his luxurious life. In a Facebook post titled: “Huspuppi influenced our youths
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), said it has perfected the arrangement to ensure that the over N50 billion floating dockyard acquired in 2018, begins operations before the end of the first quarter of this year. Bashir Jamoh, the director-general of the NIMASA, who disclosed this in Lagos on Friday during a media parley to
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The founder/presiding pastor of Salvation Ministries, David Ibiyeomie, has issued a prophetic declaration to Internet fraudsters commonly known as “Yahoo Yahoo”. According to him, Yahoo is stealing. Is a domonic and stanic way of getting money. You can’t be stealing people anyhow. ALSO READ: GbaramatuVoice to host Niger Delta Economic Discourse Series in April The
NIGERIA – In recent times, insurance providers have strived to scale operations in a bid to meet up with trends in the industry. In lieu of this, leading insurance firms have subscribed to the use of digital platforms, big data and mobile apps to improve customer interaction with providers, as well as to enhance excellent
The immediate past governor of Delta State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, CON, today, received in audience, the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro at his residence in Warri. Both leaders discussed a range of issues bothering on the sustenance of enduring peace in Delta
The Senate Committee on Local Content, on Wednesday, grilled the management of Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board over alleged breach of local content laws in the execution of the $10bn Train 7 gas project being executed by SAIPEM. SAIPEM is an Italian multinational oil field services company serving as the principal contractor involved in
The Delta State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, passed a Bill for a law to regulate the manufacture and use of wooden boats in the state. This was sequel to the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Special Bills at plenary. Presenting the report, the Chair of the Committee, Pat Ajudua, said
The Senate has issued a one-week ultimatum to the management of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas to answer to a petition accusing it of refusing to pay compensation for lands acquired from 73 communities in Rivers State. The summon which was issued on Wednesday by the President of the Senate, insisted that the gas giant
Indigenes of troubled communities, especially Orhohworun town in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, have raised the alarm over threats to their lives, following upsurge in cases of rival cult clashes in the area, urging the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, to immediately come to their rescue. Raising the alarm under the
Did we deserve Gowon, IBB, Abacha, OBJ, GEJ and our frail General?
In what way has the Niger Delta region offended the Nigerian state and their leaders? Why the show of zero tolerance for development and comfort in the region?
Jephthah Robert Abducted Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted Jephthah Robert, a cousin of former President Goodluck Jonathan in Bayelsa State. It was gathered that he was kidnapped at 9.30pm, on Tuesday, in front of his house around Dimrose Road in Yenagoa. The victim is the elder brother of Azibaola Robert, who is the
