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.
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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:
PDP PRIMARIES: BAYELSA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY RESULTS 1. Chief, Mrs Ebizi Ndiomu Brown Declared winner Salga PDP Constituency 3 Primaries 2. KOLOKUMA-OPOKUMA CONSTITUTUENCY 1 Hon. Pamoh Werinipre emerges Winner of the Kolokuma-Opokuma Constitutuency 1 in the State House of Assembly Primaries. 3. OGBIA CONSTITUTUENCY 2! Hon. Gibson Munalayefa wins Ogbia Constituency 2 PDP Assembly
The member representing Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon. Nicholas Mutu has won the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) primary election for the Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency seat of Delta State for the Seventh term. The returning officer, Mr Fidelis Tilije who disclosed this on Sunday said that a total of 60 delegates were accredited
Trouble for contractors as presidency cancels all projects awarded by NDDC before 31st December 2019 …Directs those already mobilised to refund monies to CBN The Presidency has canceled all projects awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for which the beneficiary contractors are yet to mobilize to the site. This is contained in a
Farah Dagogo drags PDP, INEC to court for removing his name from governorship primary in Rivers A gubernatorial aspirant, in the 2023 election in Rivers State, Dr. Farah Dagogo, has taken the People’s Democratic Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to court for removing his name from the primaries in the Rivers State
The presidency has debunked speculations purporting that President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the reviewed Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Recall that as of Saturday evening, there were insinuations that the President who proceeded on a trip to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates may have signed the bill into law, a development that was raising concerns in
Ijaws accuse FG of Insensitivity to plight of victims of Nembe oil spill in Bayelsa The Ijaw Elders’ Forum (IEF) and the Ijaw Nation Forum (INF) have accused the Federal Government of being insensitive to the plights of communities affected by the recent oil spill at Santa Barbara 1 well in Nembe, Bayelsa State. The
There’ll be confusion if Buhari does not sign Electoral Act Amendment Bill – Former NERC Chairman Sam Amadi, former chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says there will be confusion if President Muhammadu Buhari does not sign the electoral act amendment bill. On Tuesday, the senate passed a bill allowing all statutory delegates
STATUTORY DELEGATES: Uncertainty in all political parties following Buhari’s delay in signing Electoral Act …Nobody has exact number of delegates for presidential primary – VON DG …President’s delay has caused confusion, threat to 2023 polls – Reps majority caucus …Buhari must do the needful before it gets out of hand – Reps Majority leader, Dogowa
CBN to phase out N5, N10, N20 notes soon The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday in Asaba, Delta State, said the lower denomination of the nation’s currencies including N5, N10 and N20 would soon be phased out of circulation. While the said lower denominations have almost become worthless owing to the declining purchasing
The hope of one of the governorship aspirants of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Farah Dagogo, to participate in the party primaries appears to be uncertain. This is as the Rivers State High Court again adjourned his bail application to May 25, 2022. The PDP has also fixed the same date for
NigerSeason of money rain for delegates and empty promises By Jonathan Nda-Isaiah As the political parties move to beat the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deadline of June 3 for their primaries, aspirants have intensified their move to woo delegates. Most of the aspirants, especially the presidential hopefuls, have been cross-crossing the country selling their
Meet Karebo Samson, the Acting Controller General, Federal Fire Service who is an Ijaw Man An Ijaw man, Karebo Samson Peremobowei, was appointed Acting Controller General of the Federal Fire Service in December 2021. Karebo Samson was appointed the Acting Controller General of the Federal Fire Service by President Muhammadu Buhari. Karebo succeeds the immediate
BAYELSA: Ogbia youths lament devastating erosion in Anyama community …Call for help from government, interventionist agencies The Ogbia Brotherhood Youth Council, (OBYC) worldwide, the apex youth organization in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has lamented the devastating effect caused by erosion in Anyama community. The youths on a working tour to the area
Kingsley Otuaro: Clear capacity to industrialize Delta By Bulou Kosin Deputy Governor of Delta State, and leading Guber Aspirant for Delta 2023, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has promised, principally, to Industrialize Delta. Industrialising Delta seems a tall order but here is a promise matched with Otuaro’s capacity to deliver! Admittedly, governments, especially of African states,
Aspirants contesting for the Delta State House of Assembly primary under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), this Saturday, have raised the alarm over the exorbitant fees being charged by delegates in order to vote for them at the election. Investigation revealed that the unwholesome act of the delegates was presently causing ripples within the PDP
President of Federated Niger Delta Ijaw Communities, FNDIC, Chief Bello Oboko, has said political control by Ijaw of Delta State, in 2023, will properly distribute development resources largely derived from their areas, and fast-track reconciliation/integration of the estranged Ijaw people. Oboko, who spoke in Warri as the Ijaw of Gbaramatu Kingdom marked the now annual
A high powered delegation from the United States of America led by Mr. Brandon Hudspeth, Head Political & Economic Chief and Acting Consular General, America Consulate in Nigeria, today paid a courtesy visit to the Pere of Gbaramatu kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba, at his palace in Oporoza, headquarters of the kingdom.
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arrested the former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Nsima Ekere for alleged diversion of funds to the tune of N47 billion through registered contractors of the agency. ALSO READ: PMB and the NDDC, by Femi Adesina This is according to the
Gunshots amid protests, on Wednesday morning, rocked the All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat along Woji Road, GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during screening. Hundreds of the APC members loyal to a former federal lawmaker, Senator Magnus Abe, thronged the premises, alleging hijack of state assembly aspirants screening and ward/state delegate selection. ALSO READ: 2023: PDP,
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan: Right choice for Nigeria now, By Miabiye Kuromiema Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has just been announced by Ikechukwu Eze, his publicist, to have been appointed into the Board of an European Advisory body, an NGO focused on building Relationships among Europe, Middle East and Africa. The statement from Ikechukwu Eze noted that, by
ISAAC BORO DAY: IYC Kalabari calls for unity among Niger Deltans By Adamu Usman Members of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Kalabari Se-Ikpangi, have called on the Niger Delta people, generally, and the Ijaws, particularly, to unite so they can speak with one voice and achieve the goal for which their hero, Major Isaac Adaka
2023 Guber: Delta Ijaw gets major boost, as Olaye endorses Otuaro …says Otuaro is the best candidate for Delta The hope of Ijaws to produce the next governor of Delta state got a major boost, when Engr Messiah Doupade Olaye, a Niger Delta Humanitarian activist, endorsed Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro for the 2023 Governorship race.
THE POLITICAL LUCIFERS, BY EKANPOU ENEWARIDIDEKE Strategically placed from the North to the South and from the East to the West of the universe and vice-versa are political haulers by whom adamantine followers and defenders of political leaders/political office holders are hauled willy-nilly into pitiable dungeon-like living conditions established as the centres for the production
WARRI STANDS STILL AS IJAW NATION CELEBRATES ISAAC BORO DAY, 54 YEARS AFTER By Loveth Ojogun & Bella Moses Business activities in Warri, Delta state were on Monday grounded, as Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), Western Zone celebrated the 54th remembrance day of late Major Isaac Jasper Adaka Boro, an activist and Nigeria civil war hero.
The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, on Monday, visited Ughelli to seek the support of delegates from Delta central senatorial district ahead of the May 23 governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). ALSO READ: 2023: Otuaro unveils campaign manifesto, promises wealth creation, jobs for youths in Delta Amid cheers
THE TIMED MUTU AND PONDI BY EKANPOU ENEWARIDIDEKE Time often times people; and for even time that times people, its own time is also timed. This is what time may not know because it appears to be more interested in timing people than getting itself timed. And so time has just timed Rt. Hon. Nicholas
AMVCA 2022: Full list of Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award winners The 8th edition of the prestigious African Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) is currently going on at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island to its usual glitz and glamour. #AMVCA8: Watch the moment Oga Sabinus beats Mr Macaroni, others to win Online Social Content
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