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.
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has moved in to woo back Professors Jerry Gana and Tunde Adeniran back to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) where they have found a new abode. Dickson, who is the Chairman of the PDP Reconciliation Committee, disclosed this while reacting to the
The All Progressives Congress has won all the chairmanship positions in the 2018 Edo State Local Governments elections. The APC defeated nine other political parties that fielded candidates in the 18 local government areas. Although the opposition Peoples Democratic Party boycotted the election, the results announced showed it received some votes in seven LGAs. The
Reactions have continued to trail the sixth year anniversary of Chief Seriake Dickson-led government of Bayelsa state, with the latest being an appeal by a group, Better Bayelsa Mandate (BBM) to the Bayelsa state government to clear the backlog of salaries owed civil servants in the state. This was contained in a press statement signed
An activist, Comr. Sheriff Mulade has assured the people of the Warri South West constituency of quality representation in the state House of Assembly, if elected in 2019. The hitherto chairman of Kokodiagbene community in Gbaramatu kingdom made the promise shortly, after the inauguration of the Mulade Consultation Campaign Committee (MCCC), a platform created for
…endorses deputy for Imo East Senatorial seat Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday declared his intention to contest for the Imo West Senatorial seat in 2019. The Imo governor said his participation in the senatorial race will brighten the chances of President Muhammadu Buhari and other candidates of All Progressives Congress ( APC ) in
Chief James Onanefe Ibori, former governor of Delta state, says Nigerians should be more concerned with whether the youth are ready to lead, rather than a mere generational shift at the nation’s helm of affairs. According to him, what the nation needs is courage and vision as “age has nothing to do with good leadership”.
Delta Sate Deputy Governor, Barr. (Deacon) Kingsley Otuaro has pronounced the Kwale Industrial Park (KIP) project as a model for aggressive industrialization of Delta State by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, who has created an enabling environment in Delta State for investors to leverage on. Otuaro, who represented Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and led a Delta State delegates to the
For the second year running, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike was honoured as the Sun Newspaper Governor of the Year. He emerged as the Sun Newspaper Governor of the Year 2017 on Saturday at an award ceremony held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Presenting the Sun Newspaper Governor of the
The Warri South West Political Alliance (WSWPA), a socio-political group, has endorsed the Commissioner representing the Ijaw Ethnic Nationality, on the Board of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Chief Favour Izoukumor, as the representative of the Warri South West Constituency, in the Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA), for the 2019 general elections. The group disclosed
The latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released Wednesday by Transparency International has revealed that corruption is getting worse in Nigeria. While the country scored 27/100 and was ranked 136th in 2016, the new CPI scores Nigeria 28/100 but with a rank 148 out of 180 countries surveyed — a significant 12 places below where it
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and former military President Ibrahim Babangida are not at the ongoing council of state meeting in the presidential villa in Abuja on Thursday. Also absent are former President Shehu Shagari and Ernset Shonekan, ex-interim president. The council of state is the highest constitutional advisory body in Nigeria. This is the third council of
As next year’s general elections draw near, the pace of consultations among members of the political class in Delta State has increased considerably. Although some PDP political aspirants have started indicating interest to run for elective positions, none has indicated interest in the governorship poll. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa will most likely pick the ticket, judging
Hundreds of youths from the Calabar-South, Bakassi and Akpabuyo Local Government Areas of Cross River on Tuesday stormed the state House of Assembly to protest the re-election bid of member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Essien Ayi, in the 2019 general election. Ayi, who represents Calabar-South/Bakassi/Akpabuyo federal constituency in the National Assembly, was first
After over two years of what seemed like a cold war between former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, the two Nigerian leaders on Sunday in Otuoke, Jonathan’s village, publicly reconciled and harped on the virtues of forgiveness and national unity. Obasanjo who was also treated to a luncheon in Jonathan’s country home in Ogbia
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has reiterated his call on Rivers politicians to promote the interest of the state ahead of all political considerations saying ‘Whether or not you like my face, for now, I am the governor of Rivers State. It is by the Grace of God that I occupy the office’ Speaking
Seriake Dickson, governor of Bayelsa state, says oil blocks in the country are “ancestral properties” of the Niger Delta. Dickson said this at the foundation laying ceremony of Aziken Petroleum Refinery project at Obunagha Gbarian, Yenagoa, the state capital. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo laid the foundation for the project which is expected to take off
South African lawmakers on Thursday elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country’s new president after scandal-tainted Jacob Zuma resigned under pressure from his own ANC ruling party. Ramaphosa was elected without a vote after being the only candidate nominated in the parliament in Cape Town, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng told assembled lawmakers. Details soon.
AHEAD of the 2019 governorship election in Rivers State, the Minister of Transportation and the leader of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has insisted that he will not support the governorship ambition of the lawmaker representing Rivers South-East, Senator Magnus Abe. The minister spoke on Saturday during a meeting with
Political godson of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Chief George Turnah, has lashed out at a former Senate President, Ameh Ebute, over his unkind and uncharitable comments against Jonathan. Senator Ebute, had in his reaction to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, on the state of the nation, allegedly disparaged Jonathan’s administration. In
Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, has landed in Benue state to commiserate with the people over the clashes between farmers and herdsmen. Over 80 persons have been killed in the state this year alone. Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, was on ground to receive Fayose, who is chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
The Plateau State Governor has dissolved his cabinet, relieving all his commissioners of their positions. A statement by the governor’s director of press and public affairs, Emmanuel Nanle, on Thursday directed all the sacked commissioners to hand over to the permanent secretaries of their respective ministries immediately. The governor did not give any reason for
Kassim Afegbua, the media adviser to ex-Nigerian leader, Ibrahim Babangida, who was declared wanted by the police, has sued for fundamental rights enforcement. Mr. Afegbua is also requesting N1 billion in damages from the police, its spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, and two media houses, according to court filings seen by newsmen. Mr. Afegbua’s legal representative, Kayode
As preparations for the 2019 general election heats-up, Team Ibori for Okowa, a political pressure group championing the second term bid of Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, the Executive Governor of Delta State, has inaugurated its Executives in Warri South West Local Government Area of the state. Performing the inauguration ceremony of the new excos at
The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has declared Kazeem Afegbua wanted over the statement he issued on behalf of former military president, Ibrahim Babangida on Sunday. He ordered the arrest of Afegbua for “making false statements, defamation of character, and for an act capable of instigating public disturbance,” the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood said
The Commissioner of Education, Hon. Jonathan Obuebite has urged Bayelsans to take advantage of the existing revolution in the state educational sector. Hon. Obuebite threw the challenge on Friday,at the ongoing Inter-Ministerial briefing/Score Card presentation at the Gabriel Okara Cultural centre, Yenagoa, He added that the state government’s efforts in paying the over four hundred
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, on Thursday challenged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to sincerely implement its committee’s recommendations on restructuring. Dickson led a high-powered delegation of Ijaw leaders to Jonathan to deliberate on the recommendations in Otuoke, Ogbia local government area of the state. Jonathan, Dickson and the top
Three more Commissioners of the Seriake Dickson administration, presented their performance on Wednesday, as the state’s ongoing Inter-Ministerial briefing, enter Day 8. The Commissioner for Ijaw National Affairs, Mr. Austin Dressy Dressman, who was first to mount the podium, told the gathering that his ministry has been in the apex of promoting the Ijaw culture
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi’s absence from the House Committee on Land Transport on Tuesday stalled the ministry’s 2018 Budget defence. The exercise, which was scheduled to hold at the National Assembly Conference Hall in Abuja, was adjourned till further notice. Mr Aminu Sani, the Chairman of the committee, said it was its tradition not
…SAYS 2019 IS A REFERENDUM ON RESTRUCTURING …CONSTITUTE 15-MAN COMMITTEE Top leaders of thought from the Ijaw ethnic nationality on Tuesday converged at Kiagbodo, the country home of the Ijaw National leader, Chief Edwin Clark, to take a definite position on the general call to restructure the country. The meeting had in attendance the Ijaw
Ijaw and Itsekiri under the Warri South West Political Alliance have urged the Commissioner representing Ijaw on the board of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Chief Favour Izoukumor, to run for the 2019 Warri South West constituency seat in Delta State House of Assembly. The group, led by Mr Solomon Eyione, noted
According to a special state government announcement on Tuesday morning, the state Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa is to meet all political office holders (elected and appointed) of the state on Wednesday. The meeting which was fixed for the Unity Hall, Old Government House, Asaba, will hold by 9am and 12noon respectively. The special announcement signed by the Secretary to the State
President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo met today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the opening session of the 30th African Union Summit. They both shook hands and talked for about two minutes. A former head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, later joined Buhari and Obasanjo for a snapshot. Obasanjo had last week written a
The Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has called on the Federal Government and other stakeholders to ensure that the country is restructured before the 2019 general elections. Dickson said restructuring and other recommendations contained in the report released during the week by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ) should be
The Bayelsa Government says it has trained no fewer than 5,633 youths in various skills since the inception of Gov. Seriake Dickson administration in 2012. Mr. Collins Cocordia, Bayelsa Commissioner for Youth Development, said this on Friday at the on-going Inter-Ministerial and Agencies’ briefing in Yenagoa. The briefing was part of activities to mark Dickson’s
….boasts that state will stop importation of starch into country ….as ministry installs biggest fish processing plant in Nigeria The Bayelsea State Government has taken steps to ensure that Nigeria discontinues the importation of about 95% (ninety five percent) of starch consumption. To this end, the state is set to produce about 60 tons of
