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.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday froze “all bank accounts” owned by Akwa Ibom State, the state information commissioner has told PREMIUM TIMES. Charles Udoh said state authorities only learnt of the development today, and there were no prior indications from the anti-graft agency. A spokesperson for the EFCC did not immediately
Hon. Seriake Dickson, the Bayelsa State Governor, has disclosed that there are politicians in his state who are killing people during elections. Dickson made the disclosure in Yenagoa, the state capital while receiving the state’s Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mrs. Christiana Omanu Abiakam. He stated that those politicians killing
Comrade Jackson Timiyan, the Personal Assistant (PA) to the Commissioner representing the Ijaw Ethnic Nationality on the board of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Chief Favour Izoukumor, has endorsed the aspiration of Emomotimi Dennis Guwor to represent Warri South West Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly. According to him, Guwor
In what experts describe as another validation of the reforms and progress being made by the administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki, Africa Report in its July/August 2018 edition, has ranked Edo third among states in Nigeria that recorded impressive progress in recent times. The report ranked the states along the lines of multidimensional poverty index,
The Independent National Electoral Commission says the August 17 deadline for the Continuous Voter Registration will not be extended. The commission said the exercise would resume after the 2019 General Elections scheduled from Feb. 26 and March 2. Mr Mohorret Bigun, Public Affairs Officer of INEC in Gombe told the News Agency of Nigeria on
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, has been commended for promoting the culture and traditions of the Ijaw people, as well as for being a true ambassador of his people. A statement by the Chief Press secretary to the Governor, Francis Ottah -Agbo quotes the former Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido, as making the commendation
A grassroots youth activist, Comrade Oweikeye Endoro, has declared his interest to represent the people of Burutu North constituency in 2019 at the Delta State House of Assembly with the desire to give effective representation and to serve the people better. The former Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) spokesman made this known in a general meeting
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has vowed to take over power from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State come 2019 as he reconciles warring leaders. Oshiomhole, who met with the warring members of the party in Delta State, stressed the need for total reconciliation so as
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost 32 of its members in the House of Representatives to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Four other APC members defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), while a rep left the party without stating his new direction. In all, the ruling party lost 37 members. This comes hours
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday relayed his experience in the hands of security operatives, who laid siege to his house, to his colleagues. Security agencies early Tuesday morning laid siege on thehomes of Mr Saraki and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu in Abuja. The move is said to be a ploy to prevent
It was a mild drama this morning at the entrance of the House of Representatives as members of the green chamber were seen chanting the names of Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, alongside that of the Deputy Minority Leader, Chukwuka Onyema (PDP, Anambra). In contrast, however, the lawmakers were making jest of Majority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila (APC,
The National Coordinator of the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), Sheriff Mulade, speaking in the organisation’s office in Abuja on the security situation in Ekiti State ahead of the governorship election coming up on Saturday has stated that the security challenges could negatively affect the polls. Mulade said: “The fear again is that these security
WARRI – Hon. Arex Akemotubo, a PDP Chieftain in Ogbe-Ijoh, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, has asserted that, now is the time for the people of Warri South West to team up so as to “cement a generational legacy of good governance.” Counselling aspirants for the constituency’s house of assembly seat
Ex-Governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has continued to demonstrate that he has a large heart and that politics should be devoid of bitterness. The former governor, who is gunning to upstage his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) colleague, Senator James Manager to assume office as the representative of Delta South in the
Ex- Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State would most likely dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) today. Many of his aides and supporters have taken to the social media this morning proclaiming that Kwankwaso would finally announce his defection this afternoon. They said what the senator would do this afternoon would change the political landscape
Senator Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna) has revealed plans by aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State to leave the party. He told reporters in Abuja, on Tuesday, that the new APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole assumed office at a time it had become too late to reconcile them with the party. Sani said, “I
His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, has congratulated Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole for his emergence as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the just concluded National Congress of the party. Omo N’Oba said he received the good news with great joy, describing Oshiomhole’s victory as well deserved especially when viewed
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, a front line aspirant under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to represent Burutu North Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Godspower Akiefa, has receive royal blessings from the oil-rich traditional ruler of Ogulagha kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Capt. Joseph Timiyan (JP), Torububou 1, Ebenanawei
ABUJA – Adams Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo state, has been declared chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Badaru Abubakar, governor of Jigawa and chairman of the convention committee, announced that he emerged unopposed. Clement Ebri, an aspirant for the position, withdrew from the race less than 72 hours to the convention. The
WARRI – The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has stated that the Delta State Government has not impacted positively on the people since his assumption of office in 2015. National president of the youth body, Barrister Pereotubo Oweilaemi, said that despite the fact that Governor Okowa got some of the highest number of votes in Ijaw
RIVERS – The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has charged the 23 newly elected council chairmen to prudently utilize council funds to pay workers’ salaries and fight insecurity in their areas. Wike gave the charge on Monday in Port Harcourt while swearing in the chairmen who emerged victorious in the council poll conducted on
WARRI – The immediate former Governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan has debunked the rumour making the rounds that he has chickened out of the senatorial race ahead of the 2019 general elections. Uduaghan stated this in his Warri residence when he played host to the Coalition of Bomadi LGA Elders
…He’s an astute manager of resources – Bosin Ebikeme As the season of endorsement for Okowa/Otuaro second term in office continues, the Fiyewei of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Chief Godspower Gbenekama and the leaders of Azama Ward 17 in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State have joined the train. The Fiyewei and the entire
…As Ibori, Uduaghan, Manager, Others Endorse Okowa/Otuaro For Second Term The Delta South Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Saturday June 9th, 2018 held a mega rally in Oleh town ship stadium, for the re-election of the state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa and his Deputy, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro in the 2019 governorship election.
…We shall deliver on our mandate – Burutu Otuaro In what political watchers described as the decisive declaration of the former governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Chief James Onanefe Ibori yesterday at the Delta South Mega Rally held at the Oleh Township Stadium, assured Deltans and the Peoples Democratic Party members that come 2019, Okowa will return
The people of Ijaw ethnic extraction in Delta State and beyond have been called upon to work as one big family in the pursuit of their vision. Delta State Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, made the call yesterday in Asaba during the official launch of Delta Ijaw Political Assembly (DIPA), a political association geared toward
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said that threat to security was responsible for delay in completion of projects in Niger Delta region. Amaechi who is the Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Completion of the East-West Road set up by the Federal government said contractors handling the construction of East West Road within
A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has raised the alarm that the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has put his name on its security watchlist. Obasanjo said his safety can no longer be guaranteed. The former president noted that the present administration wanted to blackmail him into abandoning his divine mandate to protect the rights of Nigerians to
…Guwor will not disappoint us -Itsekiri youth leader A major impediment standing between Mr. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, the Executive Assistant to the Deputy Governor of Delta state and Delta State House of Assembly come 2019 appears to have finally been removed with his recent endorsement by the Progressive Itsekiri Youths. This cheerful decision by the
…Okowa has empowered over 10, 000 Youths – Aruwei, SA to Okowa …Governor’s performance informed our decision – Nafami, former APC member Watch video below: It was a political tsunami in the Delta south senatorial districts as youths in riverine communities including members of the opposition All ProgressiveS Congress (APC) in their thousands converged in Kunukunuma
The Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame Ikenwoli, on Thursday has counselled the Delta State House of Assembly hopeful in Warri South West constituency, Comrade Sheriff Mulade to ensure he runs an issue based campaign that will deliver quality representation to the people. The Itsekiri monarch while giving his counsel on the occasion of a consultation visit to his
By Isaac Olamikan The World Bank has thrown its weight behind the ongoing developmental drive of the Godwin Obaseki-led administration in Edo State, urging other states in the country to replicate the Edo model. Country Director of World Bank, Nigeria and Co-ordinating Director for Regional Integration Programme in West Africa, Rachid Benmessaoud, who led the bank’s
Former Deputy Chairman, Delta State, All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr. Cyril Ogodor on Monday emerged as the state chairman of the party at a congress which held in Asaba, the State’s capital. The congress which held at the playground of the temporary site of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba, was peaceful. Ogodor polled
…Says, he has served the party dutifully since 1999 …Mother of all representations awaits Warri South West – Guwor …Our doors are open for consultation – PDP In his quest to emerge the representative of the good people of Warri South West Local Government Area in the Delta State House of Assembly come 2019, Comrade Emomotimi
…as Sheriff Mulade unveils liaison office …like other aspirants, he’s qualified to contest – Chief Pondi …Sheriff will deliver if given the chance – woman leader …I want to remain close to the people – Sheriff Mulade A call has gone to all the sons and daughter of the Gbaramatu kingdom seeking political office in
