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.
STATUTORY DELEGATES: Uncertainty in all political parties following Buhari’s delay in signing Electoral Act …Nobody has exact number of delegates for presidential primary – VON DG …President’s delay has caused confusion, threat to 2023 polls – Reps majority caucus …Buhari must do the needful before it gets out of hand – Reps Majority leader, Dogowa
The hope of one of the governorship aspirants of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Farah Dagogo, to participate in the party primaries appears to be uncertain. This is as the Rivers State High Court again adjourned his bail application to May 25, 2022. The PDP has also fixed the same date for
A high powered delegation from the United States of America led by Mr. Brandon Hudspeth, Head Political & Economic Chief and Acting Consular General, America Consulate in Nigeria, today paid a courtesy visit to the Pere of Gbaramatu kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba, at his palace in Oporoza, headquarters of the kingdom.
2023 Presidency: Nigerian witches say, PDP will take over power from the APC After many days of meetings particularly in the northern part of the country, Association of White Witches Association of Nigeria (AWWAN) on Friday revealed that despite the unprecedented number of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Presidential aspirants that have obtained forms for
Amaechi hurriedly inadequates governing board of NPA, NIWA, others The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday hurriedly inaugurated the governing boards of agencies under his supervision. President Muhammadu Buhari in April approved the reconstitution of the governing boards of five agencies under the Ministry of Transportation. ALSO READ: 2023 PRESIDENCY: Rotimi Amaechi resigns as
Chief Timipre Sylva, the minister of state for Petroleum Resources, has been forced to resign from the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari. Chief Sylva, a former governor of Bayelsa State, was said to have been forced to submit his resignation letter to Boss Mustapha, the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) late Friday,
Less than 24 hours after a detained governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Hon. Farah Dagogo, was granted bail by a Federal High Court, a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has remanded him at the Port Harcourt Maximum Security Correctional Centre. ALSO READ: Drama
A mild drama played out in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State’s capital on Friday, as the People’s Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Farah Dagogo, was carried into the State High Court by three policemen. Dagogo, who looked unconscious, was brought to the court in a police van and hand lifted by the operatives
Following series of threats by some Islamic extremists on his social media handles, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, late last night deleted his condemnation of the murder of Deborah Samuel. The deceased, a 200-level student of the Department of Home Economics, Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was yesterday killed by an angry mob for
A leading All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, on Thursday, submitted his completed nomination form at the International Conference Centre, in Abuja. The aspirant, who submitted his form through the Director-General of his Campaign Organisation, Hafsat Abiola-Costello, expressed confidence that he would pick the ruling party’s presidential ticket in the
Supreme Court holds valedictory session as Justice Mary Odili retires at 70 Supreme Court holds valedictory session as Justice Odili retires at 70 Erudite jurist, Justice Mary Ekaego Peter Odili of the Supreme Court of Nigeria is to officially bow out of the nation’s Judiciary today Thursday, May 12, 2022. Mrs Odili, who is one
Akpabio submits presidential form with over 370 delegates’ endorsement Immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and APC presidential aspirant, Chief Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday night submitted his Nomination and Expression of Interest forms for the presidential primary election having secured the endorsement of over 370 delegates required by the party. ALSO READ: Godswill Akpabio
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has explained why he endorsed his Deputy, Nasiru Gawuna, as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress and his former Commissioner for Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, Murtala Garo, as the running mate. ALSO READ: President Buhari orders ministers with political ambitions to resign, gives deadline Ganduje made
Nigeria’s minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi has resigned following President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive on office holders seeking to contest in the 2023 general elections. ALSO READ: President Buhari orders ministers with political ambitions to resign, gives deadline Buhari, earlier on Wednesday ordered that all cabinet members vying for elective offices in the 2023 elections, should
Niger Delta Affairs Minister Senator Godswill Akpabio has resigned in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive, ahead of 2023 presidential race. ALSO READ: 2023: Massive turnout as Godswill Akpabio declares for President The President during Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting ordered all cabinet members eyeing elective offices to quit before May 16. In a
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it will suspend the registration of Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) online pre-registration nationwide on May 30 2022. INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday said the online pre-registration and physical registration will continue until the CVR exercise is suspended on June 30, 2022. ALSO READ: Nigerian political parties ask
Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has been appointed to the international advisory board of the European Corporate Council on Africa and the Middle East (ECAM Council). By this appointment, Dr. Jonathan becomes the first sub-Saharan African leader to serve on the board of the ECAM Council, a non-profit organisation established with the purpose
President Muhammadu Buhari has said there is no going back on leaving office after completing his constitutionally guaranteed tenure, emphasising that the May 29, 2023, handover date is sacrosanct. Speaking through Malam Garba Shehu, his media aide, Buhari said the current administration would honour the constitution and people’s right to decide. ALSO READ: Senior lawyer,
2023 Presidency: We won’t allow him out of Nigeria – Fulani group vows to force Jonathan to contest The Fulani group who purchased the N100million Presidential nomination and expression of interest forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Goodluck Jonathan, has said he won’t be allowed to leave Nigeria until he accepts the forms from
2023 Presidency: Timipre Sylva presents nomination forms to Edwin Clark The Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, on Tuesday, presented his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to contest for the 2023 presidency to Ijaw national leader and elder statesman, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, at his residence in Abuja, for his
Nigerian Political Parties Ask INEC To Extend Timeline For Primaries Political parties in the country have asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the timelines for the 2023 general elections by two months. Specifically, the parties want slight changes to the primaries’ timeline, as stipulated by the electoral umpire. ALSO READ: Goodluck Jonathan
Amidst attempts by loyalists of former President Goodluck Jonathan to stop him from running on the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket, the former President, has formally met with the National Chairman of the ruling party in Abuja, apparently to clarify some grey areas regarding his candidacy. ALSO READ: BREAKING: Goodluck Jonathan defects to APC, picks
Why we bought APC presidential form for Goodluck Jonathan, Fulani herdsmen break silence A group of Fulani herdsmen and ‘Almajiri’ on Monday night picked the All Progressives Congress APC Presidential Nomination and Expression of Interest forms for former President Goodluck Jonathan. Noting that Jonathan had a lot of initiatives for them, the group said the
A Dutch Nigerian, Wiebe Boer or Yohanna Maigona has declared interest in the governorship race in Plateau State. It was not clear if Maigona was being sarcastic as his preferred party is not registered in Nigeria. ALSO READ: BREAKING: Goodluck Jonathan defects to APC, picks presidential forms In the poster that has flooded the internet, Maigona
Senior lawyer, Robert Clarke, seeks extension of President Buhari’s tenure over insecurity Elder statesman, Chief Robert Clarke, has called for the extension of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who said this on Monday, argued that the months preceding the 2023 elections are not sufficient to put an end to the
Senate President, Ahmed Lawan picks APC N100m nomination forms The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan on Monday joined the 2023 Presidential race. Lawan’s friends purchased the All Progressives Congress, APC, nomination forms at the International Conference Centre, ICC. ALSO READ:: Petroleum Minister, Timipre Sylva, Joins Presidential Race It was learnt that Lawan’s friends were
Ahead of Tuesday’s deadline for the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms, the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has joined the race for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress. Investigation revealed that the form for the former Bayelsa State Governor was purchased for him in the
"The waterways of the Niger Delta is full of money but people don’t know. Stop making excuses and just take the initiative."
Ijaw Diaspora Council (IDC) has advocated a review of Nigeria’s laws to allow political participation of Nigerian citizens resident abroad in general elections. Prof. Mony Gold, President of IDC, made the call on Tuesday at a virtual town hall meeting put together by Global Nigeria Diaspora Forum for Presidential Candidates ahead 2023 elections. The IDC
President Muhammadu Buhari has told leaders of the South-East geo-political zone that the fate of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu will be decided in court. Kanu, who is currently in detention, is being prosecuted by the Federal Government on charges bordering on terrorism and treason. Buhari spoke during a
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and former governor of Akwa Ibom state, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has declared that the Section 84, sub-section 12 of the Electoral Act, as amended, does not exist. The section of the Electoral Act mandates appointees of government who are seeking electoral offices to resign before going into the primaries. ALSO
The African Action Congress (AAC), on Thursday, maintained that Omoyele Sowore remained the National Chairman and a Presidential aspirant of the party for the 2023 elections. The party also debunked a report by a group of people claiming to be its members, who stated that Sowore was expelled from the party in 2019. The earlier
The Imo Police Command has accused members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB of the attacks on ADDAA Flow station, Izombe in Oguta LGA of Imo State. It has also confirmed that a lifeless body of a young man suspected to be a member of the proscribed group (IPOB) was seen with his two
A lady in her 20s identified as Ugochi Nworie was on Saturday night allegedly murdered in a popular hotel (names withheld) along the Enugu-Abakaliki expressway in Ebonyi State. While a report on the case revealed that the victim was ganged raped, another report has it that the incident was a case of ritual killing in
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