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.
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has directed that his Chief of Staff, Ephraim Inyang-yen, be relieved of his position. The governor’s directive was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Emmanuel Ekuwem, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday. In the letter titled ‘Appreciation of Your Service,’ Emmanuel lauded
The Urhobos of Warri has enjoined Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, to call to order the Olu of Warri, OGIAME ATUWATSE III concerning his utterances. GbaramatuVoice writes that the Olu of Warri, OGIAME ATUWATSE III, was recently credited to have stated that Warri South Local Government Area and the two-State Constituencies are for the
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, today, wore an Ijaw outfit to an event to mark the commencement of the construction of the Angiama-Oporoma Bridge in Bayelsa State. Osinbajo wore a hat, bejeweled top, and finished the look with a walking stick. ALSO READ: Remarks by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the GbaramatuVoice 6th Anniversary Lecture in
The 6th edition of Comrade Sheriff Mulade inter-LGA Quiz & Essay competition organized by the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ in collaboration with Chief Sheriff Mulade Foundation has been concluded with winners emerging in each category. Love Afodus Standard School in Igbide which is located in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta
DELTA 2023: THE TRUTH MUST BE TOLD The fact that I have kept quiet on Delta State affairs since 2015 is not due to laying idle or being afraid of anyone in the State whether in government or outside government. I categorically claim, to the glory of God and with all humility, that I am
The member representing Warri Southwest Constituency, in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, has heaped praises on the publisher of the Niger Delta leading newspaper, the GbaramatuVoice as he marks his birthday today. Guwor, in a statement issued to the press, hailed Jacob Agbai, the publisher of GbaramatuVoice Newspaper saying that
The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has felicitated with Jacob Abai, publisher of popular newspaper, the GbaramatuVoice, as he marks his birthday today. Barr. Otuaro in a statement he personally signed and issued to the press heaped praises on Jacob Abai describing him as “One of the most outstanding and youngest
DELTA 2023: How Deputy Governor Otuaro, James Manager, Braduce held closed-door meeting with Ijaw Traditional Rulers As plans for the 2023 gubernatorial elections in Delta state continue to take centre stage, three Ijaw governorship aspirants, Chief Braduce Angozi, Senator James Manager, and the Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, on Monday, had a meeting with
Delta State governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, today, inaugurated the reconstituted Traditional Rulers Council with Orodje of Okpe Kingdom, HRM Felix Mujakperuo, Orhue 1 as chairman. The ceremony took place at the massive traditional rulers council built by Governor Okowa in Asaba. ALSO READ: Okowa approves reconstitution of Delta State Traditional Rulers Council [See Full list]
A community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Diebiri/Batan, has backed Delta State deputy governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro as successor to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. Speaking on behalf of the community, Engr. Don Dickson Ogugu, gave this assurance on Sunday in Warri when he played host to the national coordinator of KBO
Edwin Clark explains how Tompolo met him in Abuja to support Okowa …Explains how Otuaro became Deputy Governor …Says he is unaware of treaty for Okowa to handover to Ijaw tribe Leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), and Chairman, Board of Trustees, Ijaw National Congress, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, has said he is unaware
A socio-political pressure group — Otu Wenem Ro, has given reasons why it will be supporting Barr. Kingsley Otuaro to govern Delta State in 2023. The group hinted immediately after their enlarged meeting held in the Chairman’s residence, at Boji Boji, disclosing that, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro is the most viable candidiate whose technocratic disposition was
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, has blamed witches and wizards for hindering successful completion of some important projects embarked upon by his government that are yet to be completed in the State. Emmanuel who is a church deacon, while appearing in a phone-in programme, “The Governor Speaks” on the state-owned station, Akwa
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A member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon. Wilson Ayakpo Dauyegha, has stated that the former governor of the state, Dr Serikae Dickson, failed during his tenure as governor of Bayelsa state. Dauyegha, who is the Deputy Minority Leader as well as the acting National Chairman, APC Assembly Forum disclosed this during an
Ijaws, worldwide, have been charged to rally around and give wide support to the Izon history book, “The Izon of the Niger Delta,” as part of a concerted effort to ensure the Ijaw language does not go into extinction. The Bayelsa State governor, Sen. Douye Diri, gave the charge while launching the book as part
Delta State Government, on Tuesday, approved the recruitment of 1,500 teachers for its secondary schools as part of the plans to boost education in the state. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, told newsmen in Asaba that it was part of the decisions reached at a recent State Executive Council (EXCO). The News
Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, Friday, said he was still very much in the 2023 governorship race, urging Deltans to ignore the wicked publication purporting that he has stepped down from the race. Oborevwori, who is also the National Deputy Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures
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The decision of Akwa Ibom State governor, Udom Emmanuel, to anoint Pastor Umo Eno as his successor has continued to draw public outrage as militants, under the aegis of ‘Unyekisong Akwa Ibom,’ yesterday warned him to withdraw his endorsement. The group gave the governor one-month ultimatum to comply, saying they will not fold their arms
Ahead of the 2023 Governorship election, Delta North sociopolitical group, the Anioma Social Justice Advocates (ASOJA), has thrown its weights behind the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro aspiration. The People’s Democratic Party, PDP’s focus group, disclosed their stance at the end of its executive meeting in Asaba. According to the group
Olorogun David Edevbie has assured the Ijaw nation of massive development of their communities as part of his agenda for the modernisation of Delta State. Speaking to a section of Burutu PDP stakeholders in Warri, on Tuesday, the frontline gubernatorial aspirant said he is committed to effective connection of the riverine communities of the three
Delta Ijaw traditional rulers have sought the support of Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty, Obi (Prof.) Chike Edozien, CFR, for his support for Ijaw Nationality to produce the next governor of Delta State. The Ijaw traditional rulers appealed to the monarch to talk to his subjects, palace chiefs, everybody in Anioma including the governor
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Delta Ijaw Traditional Rulers are currently meeting with His Royal Majesty, Obi (Professor) Chike Edozien, the Asagba of Asaba at his palace in Asaba, ahead of the 2023 gubernatorial election in the state. The meeting is currently ongoing. It will be recalled the Delta Ijaw traditional rulers, on Wednesday, January 2, 2022, met with Delta
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The traditional rulers in Delta North, have declared their total support for Ijaw candidates, in forthcoming 2023 Delta State gubernatorial election. The Obi of Owa kingdom, Ika North-East, HRM, Emmanuel Efeizomor (ll), Chairman of Delta North Traditional Rulers disclosed at his palace, when Ijaw traditional rulers from Delta South Senatorial district led by its chairman,
Following the clamour for the renaming of Urhobo Territory in Warri City to Wado City by the Wado Advocacy Group, lawmakers in Uvwie Local Government Area have banned the use of Warri in Uvwie. The gazette was passed into law in December 2021. The gazette stated that all business owners, cooperative organizations, churches, etc., are directed to change the name
On Sunday, January 30, 2022, the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, hosted the President of the Urhobo Christian Ministers Association International, Archbishop (Prof.) Solomon Gbakara, at his residence in Warri. Archbishop Gbakara was joined by Bishop Godwin Soroghaye; Bishop Felix Piniki; Rev. Emmanuel Imeleye; Dr. Bello Oboko; Dr. Alfred Mulade and other
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 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,
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
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 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
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
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
