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.
There is danger ahead of Wike, I see that EFCC will chase him after his tenure – Prophet …Says Wike’s candidate, Fubara, will lose Rivers The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Friday warned the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on the choice of his successor, Siminialalayi Fubara. Primate Ayodele
Protesters storm APC national secretariat to demand Goodluck Jonathan be consensus candidate Hundreds of protesters, on Friday, stormed the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja to demand that former President Goodluck Jonathan be chosen as its consensus presidential candidate. [ALSO READ] GbaramatuVoice unveils Niger Delta Awards categories for 2022 Jonathan who handed
TVC makes u-turn, quickly deletes Twitter poll after Osinbajo toppled Tinubu A privately-owned television station, Television Continental (TVC), tried to beat a quick retreat to delete its own polls, when it became obvious that current Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, dusted National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the opinion poll it conducted on
A presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bola Tinubu, has claimed that without his support, President Muhammadu Buhari would not have won the 2015 election. ALSO READ: How I made Osinbajo Vice President – Tinubu Speaking in Ogun State, Tinubu said, “If not me that led the war from the front, Buhari
The GbaramatuVoice Newspaper is pleased to announce the lineup of categories for the 2022 Niger Delta Awards. The nominee should be Niger Deltans and friends of Niger Delta who have made extraordinary contributions to humanity in any field from any part of the continent. The award covers the work done between June 1, 2021
Former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, has recounted how he nominated Professor Yemi Osinbajo as President Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate in 2015. Tinubu, while speaking with members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Thursday, said Buhari had before the election approached him to be his running mate,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Disregard death rumour, Tompolo is alive and in high spirit – Aide Dr. Paul Bebenimibo, media adviser to Niger Delta Freedom fighter and high priest of Egbesu deity, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, has refuted the news making the rounds that he has been killed, saying he is hale, hearty, and doing well
Delta PDP releases schedule of activities for governorship primary The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Delta State chapter, has released the timetable for the primaries scheduled for 25th May, 2022. ALSO READ: BATTLE FOR 2023: Who will be the governorship candidate of PDP in Delta state? In the press release signed by Dr. Ifeanyi M. Osuoza,
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
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
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:
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
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
