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.
A couple who were personnel of the Nigerian Army have been murdered by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Imo State. A military source told our correspondent that the woman was first raped before she was shot dead along with her fiancé. The duo were later beheaded. The source said the couple were travelling to the state to
APC youths plan to embark on one million-man march to force Goodluck Jonathan to join 2023 presidential race Coalition of Young Leaders, a youth pressure group in the All Progressives Congress (APC), has disclosed plans to embark on a ‘one million-man march’ aimed at prevailing on former President Goodluck Jonathan to join the ruling party
UNIPORT Vice-Chancellor charges Niger Delta youths to prepare to take over governance The Vice-Chancellor, University of Port Harcourt, Prof. George Owunari, has charged the youths of the Niger Delta region to get ready to take over governance, adding that the newly amended Electoral Act had created such opportunities for them. The VC said this on
EId al-Fitr 2022: Yahaya Bello Congratulates Muslims, says Ramadan lessons should be sustained Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello has congratulated the citizens of Kogi State and Muslim Ummah across the world on this year celebration of the Eid al-Fitr, while urging them to sustain the lessons learnt during the Islamic holy month. Governor Bello in
Farah Dagogo’s life in danger – Aide raises alarm The Special Assistant on Media to the member representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and Rivers state governorship aspirant, Hon. Dr. Farah Dagogo, has raised the alarm over alleged threats to his life. The media aide—Ibrahim Lawal, who made the allegation in a
May Day: Farah Dagogo speaks from police detention, canvases better welfare package for Rivers workers Rivers State Governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Hon. Doctor Farah Dagogo, has canvassed for a better welfare package for Rivers and Nigerian workers to commensurate with their efforts towards achieving economic prosperity for the
A report has revealed that Nigeria loses between N30 and N60 trillion annually to oil theft, illegal refining, and pipeline vandalism. The report was the product of research work carried out by a team from the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) and financed by the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SDPC). The lead researcher, Ben Naanen
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday in Abuja disqualified two of the 17 presidential aspirants it screened. Chairman of the Screening Committee, Senator David Mark, disclosed this to journalists shortly after the conclusion of the exercise at Legacy House, Abuja, at 7pm. ALSO READ: Full list of PDP 2023 presidential aspirants for screening on
FG trains 177 Kano youths in smartphone repairs with N5.9bn, N33m each The Federal Government, on Thursday, confirmed committing the sum of N5.9 billion on training, tooling and monthly stipends for the Batch C beneficiaries of the N-Power Programme in Kano State. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq
[PHOTOS] Warri refinery casual workers protest against NNPC management, ground refinery’s activities Operational activities were, on Thursday, grounded at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, Delta State, as hundreds of casual workers staged a peaceful protest inside the company against the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. Their demands included, among others, conversion
Hon. Sani Mohammed Shaaban has been gifted the All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination form by his seventeen children to enable him to contest the governorship ticket of the party in Kaduna State for the 2023 general election. According to the Politics minded children, Shaaban, a former House of Representatives member has what it takes to
President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR has on April 27, 2022 assented to the bill establishing the Federal Polytechnic, Orogun, Delta State. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Senator Babajide Omoworare, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate) on Thursday. ALSO READ: FG approves site for Federal Polytechnic, Orogun, to begin
Ahead of its primary election scheduled to hold on Saturday, May 21, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, screened the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, to contest the 2023 governorship poll. Barr. Otuaro was screened by the screening committee led by the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri,
Alhaji Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, on Thursday, presented his presidential nomination and expression of interest forms to President Muhammadu Buhari. Yahaya Bello, met with President Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja. See photos below:
2023 Presidency: Yahaya Bello says he is not afraid of any opponent, including Goodluck Jonathan Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has said he is not afraid of former President Goodluck Jonathan or any Presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Jonathan has the backing of two governors and many other
Confusion as thief carts away N43M at APC national secretariat in Abuja There was a bit of confusion at the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday as at least N43,000,000 ($75,000) reportedly went missing in Abuja. Our correspondent observed that the canopy under which the sale of forms took place was suddenly
Nigerian Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has obtained copies of the Nomination and Expression of Interest forms to vie for the Presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress. He purchased the form on Wednesday at the party’s Headquarters in Abuja. According to receipts seen by newsmen, the Minister of State obtained both forms
Days after the Youths Network for Nigeria Union (YNNU) urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to declare for the 2023 Presidency, the group has handed the former President a seven- day ultimatum after Sallah to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and declare his ambition or face over 20,000 youths who will picket his office.
Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Benedict Ayade has pledged to support former President Goodluck Jonathan if the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, presents him as the party’s flagbearer for the 2023 election. Governor Ayade stated this while briefing State House correspondents after he met behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Tuesday paid N100 million for the purchase of the forms to contest the 2023 Presidency under the platform of the All Progressives Congress. The payment, according to the Director (Media and Publicity), Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Council, Yemi Kolapo, had made him the first to officially seal his
Barring a last minute change of heart, former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, will in a matter of days declare for the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). One of the highly placed interests on the 2023 Jonathan Project who confirmed the development to newsmen said his decision is based
2023 Presidency: Goodluck Jonathan posters appear in northern Nigerian states As the race towards the 2023 General Elections continues to gather momentum, posters of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan have flooded some cities in Northern Nigeria. This has equally sparked reactions on social media, with some expressing excitement about the possibility of his re-election in
The Nigerian Navy through “Operation Dakatar Da Barawo” (OPDDB) has seized six million litres of illegally refined products worth N3 billion from oil thieves in three weeks. The seizure was made from eight illegal refining sites raid, wooden boat, tanker and a market. The director, Information Naval Headquarters, Commodore Adedotun Olukayode Ayo-Vaughan, in a statement
Former President Goodluck Jonathan will only be joining the All Progressives Congress presidential race on the condition that he is endorsed by President Muhammadu Buhari, according to report by PUNCH. Anything short of this would not be acceptable to Jonathan who served as deputy governor, governor, Vice-President and President on the platform of the Peoples
As Nigeria draws closer to its 2023 general elections, protesters on Friday, stormed the Abuja private office of Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, urging him to declare for 2023 presidential race. Some groups had also called on Jonathan to contest. The Nigerian Young Professionals in Diaspora, NYPD, yesterday gave Jonathan one week ultimatum to declare for 2023
The Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Delta Safe, in line with the directive of the Defence Headquarters, has commenced Operation Octopus Grip to rid the Niger Delta region of crude oil thieves. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, who flagged-off the operation at Opu Nembe NDDC Jetty in Nembe Local Government Area of
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has further adjusted its timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 general elections. PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, Thursday, said after a thorough consideration of various issues and concerns, it further adjusted its Timetable and Schedule of Activities to extend the closing
2023 Presidency: Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign posters flood Abuja Posters with messages urging former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the next presidential election in 2023, have flooded the major streets of Abuja, further fuelling speculations about the ex-president’s next political move. The, which posters bore the simple message, “Goodluck Jonathan: You Must Run”, was splashed on
Ahead of next year’s (Presidential election, the governor of Rivers State and Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nyesom Wike, has cautioned the party against losing him, saying if they lose him, they will lose the election. Wike also described the contest for the 2023 party’s ticket as payback time,
Former commander of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, and chairman of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Dreams of Niger Deltans, MADND, Josiah Oyakonghan (aka Oyimi) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to handover to Goodluck Jonathan who is a Southerner as President in 2023. The ex-militant commander who
The Nigerian Navy is clamping down on crude oil thieves in the Niger Delta as part of a massive operation to mitigate the effect of crude oil theft on the economy. The Navy’s operation tagged Operation DAKATAR DA BARAWO (OPDDB) has recorded large success in Bayelsa, Delta, Akwa- Ibom and Rivers States. According to a
The Senate has confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s four nominees as Executive Commissioners of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). This is coming a few weeks after the President, in written communication, asked the Senate to confirm the Executive Commissioners for the oil sector regulator. The confirmation followed the consideration of a report of the
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, is set to declare interest in contesting for the governorship of Delta State in the 2023 general elections. A statement from Omo-Agege’s Media Office signed by Yomi Odunuga and sent to newsmen on Wednesday, said the decision was “in deference to emphatic calls for populist leadership
The Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources has screened and confirmed Capt. John Tonlagha as a Member/Executive Commissioner, Safety, Health Environment and Community, Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission, today, 12th April, 2022. Other members also screened and confirmed include Dr. Nuhu Habib, Member/Executive Commissioner Development and Production; Dr. Kelechi Onyekachi Ofoegbu, Member/Executive Commissioner, Economic Regulations and Strategic
Nigerian govt to start monitoring activities of security personnel with oil thieves – Timipre Sylva Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, says the Federal Government will begin monitoring the connivance of the deployed security personnel with oil thieves. Sylva had hinted at the FG’s efforts to end illegal oil bunkering. Sylva said
