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.
Students protest, shut down DESOPADEC office over non-payment of three years’ bursary Students of mandate areas of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), have shutdown activities at the office of the commission in Warri, over non-payment of their three years’ bursary allowances by the Managing Director, Bashorun Askia Ogieh. ALSO READ: DESOPADEC: A
Suspected pirates attack speedboat, abduct 8 passengers in Bayelsa Gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, have attacked a speedboat conveying 15 passengers and abducted eight of them in Bayelsa State. It was gathered a combined rescue team of marine police, community leaders and concerned persons rescued seven of the 15 passengers who were abandoned by
BREAKING: Nigeria’s Super Eagles record biggest win ever, demolish Sao Tome 10-0 in AFCON qualifier The Super Eagles grabbed three points against the The Falcons and True Parrots of São Tomé and Príncipe at the Grand Stade Agadir, also known as Adrar Stadium, on Monday. The Nigerian team had also bagged all three points in
Total blackout across Nigeria as national grid crashes to zero Nigeria experienced a nationwide outage on Sunday evening as the national electricity grid crashed to zero with power bulbs fluctuating before they went off in some offices in Abuja. This is about the fourth time, Nigeria, will be experiencing a system collapse this year with
Popular Nigerian highlife musician, Amb. Osayomore Joseph, is dead. Joseph, an indigene of Edo State, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022. Until his death, he was a prolific singer and one of Edo State’s prominent sons. Joseph was born in Ugha village near Benin City, Edo State Nigeria. He is one of the early
Former Lagos Governor Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has won the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He polled 1,271 votes to defeat other aspirants at the party’s primary in Eagle Square, Abuja. ALSO READ: Akpabio, Fayemi, Amosun, three other aspirants step down for Tinubu He defeated Rotimi Amaechi who scored 316 votes and
APC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY: Lawan in crucial meeting with Yahaya Bello The Executive Governor of Kogi state and Frontline Presidential Aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, today received the President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawal at his residence in Abuja. ALSO READ: APC Presidential Primary: Yahaya Bello blows hot,
DELTA 2023: Omo-Agege floors Oborevwori, Ogboru in online poll The Deputy Senate President of Nigeria, Ovie Omo-Agege, has floored the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori of the PDP, and the APGA governorship candidate, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, in an online poll conducted by GbaramatuVoice on micro-blogging site, Twitter.
Some gunmen on Sunday morning attacked St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, headquaters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, killing over 50 members of the congregation, during the church service. It was gathered that no fewer than 50 corpses have been moved out of the church with many casualties lying at the Federal
All Progressives Congress Governors (APC) from the Northern part of the country have asked aspirants from the region to resign from the presidential race. ALSO READ: Buhari to meet APC presidential aspirants, reveal preferred candidate Sunday This is as they backed the transfer of power to the South. The decision was taken at a meeting
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
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/
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
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/
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EFCC arrests Rochas Okorocha after hours of siege in Abuja Operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have invaded the Abuja residence of former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha and arrested him after a siege lasting hours in Abuja. [VIDEO] EFCC takes over Rochas Okorocha’s house in Abuja He was arrested on Tuesday evening at
EFCC takes over Rochas Okorocha’s house in Abuja Some personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have stormed the Abuja residence of the former Imo State Governor and All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant, Rochas Okorocha. Details of their mission were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, but one of the
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, dissolves cabinet Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has dissolved the State Executive Council, while his Chief of Staff, Emeka Woke and his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol were sacked . The dissolution takes effect from today, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. According to a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media,
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
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
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja bade farewell to outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), saying the departing Ministers would be replaced without delay. The president affirmed that a significant number of them had been sufficiently equipped to aspire to higher elective offices, including the Office of the President. ALSO READ: President
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that all members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) running for elective offices to submit their letters of resignation on or before Monday the 16th of May, 2022. The Minister of information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting. ALSO READ: President Buhari
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has picked the expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. (APC). ALSO READ: 2023 Presidency: Goodluck Jonathan to declare soon, defection to APC underway A northern group picked the forms on behalf of Jonathan at the International Conference Centre
BREAKING: Niger Delta militant group releases video of gunboats, vows to work for Bola Tinubu See video below: https://youtu.be/wWTdj-0pW-w
Police arrest Rivers PDP governorship aspirant, Farah Dagogo, at screening venue The Federal Lawmaker representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and Governorship aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Doctor Farah Dagogo, has been arrested on the directives of Governor Nyesom Wike at the PDP Zonal Office, venue for the screening
Governor Wike declares Reps member, Farah Dagogo, wanted Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has declared a House of Representatives member and governorship aspirant, Farah Dagogo, wanted in Port Harcourt. ALSO READ: We must rise up against dictators in Rivers – Farrah Dagogo The Governor, in a statement by his Special Assistant, Media, Kelvin Ebiri, directed the
Ahead of the Presidential primary election of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), one of the leading Presidential aspirants and the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has picked the party’s nomination and expression of interest forms to contest for the party’s ticket. Yahaya Bello picked the nomination forms at the APC secretariat
Illegal refinery explosion kills scores of people in Imo community At least hundreds persons are feared dead as fire engulfed an illegal crude oil refining site at Abaezi forest, in Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. Newsmen gathered that about one hundred and fifty others sustained serious degrees of burns. Speaking on the ugly
After chanting and screaming his name for minutes, Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Friday came out to receive protesters who stormed his Abuja office. Newsmen had reported how pro-Jonathan protesters stormed his office, demanding he contest in the forthcoming presidential election. A spokesman for the group, Mayor Samuel, who is also the convener of the Youth Compatriots
APC pegs presidential nomination form at N100m, Governorship at N50m The All Progressives Congress has pegged its presidential nomination and expression of interest forms at N100 million. The party’s national publicity secretary, Felix Morka, disclosed this shortly after the 11th National Executive Meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. ALSO READ: APC declares free nomination forms for
Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation, has joined the 2023 Presidential race. Amaechi, who has severally denied being interested in the race, declared his interest at Amiesimaka Stadium Port Harcourt, venue of the Rivers APC Thanksgiving service, on Saturday. ALSO READ: Dakuku to Amaechi: Declare for presidency now He said, “I stand before you
A popular Urhobo music maestro, Joseph Odjewhedje popularly known as Okpan Arhibo, is dead. Okpan who hails from Agbarho Kingdom of Delta State, died Tuesday at 75 years. GbaramatuVoice recalls that the music star was diagnosed with a kidney ailment in October 2021 and needed a transplant which was confirmed by the mucisian’s son, Kesiena
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arrested the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. GbaramatuVoice learnt that Obiano, who had been on the watch list of the EFCC, was arrested while trying to board a flight to the United States. ALSO READ: Full text
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Ebonyi state governor, Dave Umahi, his deputy, Eric Igwe, and Hon Francis Nwifuru, Speaker of the state assembly, over their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement, on Tuesday, held that their defection was unconstitutional. ALSO READ: ABIA 2023: APC stakeholders
