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 Special Assistant to the Delta State Governor on Media, Ossai Ovie Success, has accused embattled Instagram celebrity, Rahmon Abass, also known as Hushpuppi, of being a bad influence on Nigerian youths. Success claimed that Hushpuppi influenced youths into fraud and rituals through his luxurious life. In a Facebook post titled: “Huspuppi influenced our youths
The Senate Committee on Local Content, on Wednesday, grilled the management of Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board over alleged breach of local content laws in the execution of the $10bn Train 7 gas project being executed by SAIPEM. SAIPEM is an Italian multinational oil field services company serving as the principal contractor involved in
The Senate has issued a one-week ultimatum to the management of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas to answer to a petition accusing it of refusing to pay compensation for lands acquired from 73 communities in Rivers State. The summon which was issued on Wednesday by the President of the Senate, insisted that the gas giant
Nigerian billionaire, Aliko Dangote, has topped the 2022 list of Africa’s richest persons for the 11th year in a row, Forbes magazine said in a report. Dangote’s wealth jumped from $12.1 billion, last year, to an estimated $13.9 billion. Forbes attributed the growth to a 30% increase in the stock price of Dangote Cement, his
PIA Act to kick off in February. The Federal Government has proposed an 18-month extension for the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) originally scheduled to kick off this February. The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, announced this Tuesday while addressing State House reporters after a meeting with the President at the
Members of the Artisan Fishermen Association of Nigeria, Niger Delta chapter, have urged the Shell Petroleum Development Company to immediately pay them the $3.4bn fine imposed on it by the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency. They made the call in a communiqué made available to journalists on Sunday. The communiqué was signed by
The federal government has suspended fuel subsidy removal, which was earlier meant to be from July 1, 2022, and will now amend the 2022 Appropriation Act to accommodate the new change. This action followed the pressure mounted by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), which threatened to embark on a nationwide protest from January 27, 2022.
Mujahid Asari Dokubo, an ex-Niger Delta militant, has called for the killing of Nnamdi Kanu and all members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in the South East over what he described as the destruction of the economy of the South East with reoccurring sit-at-home orders. Dokubo, in a live video on his Facebook
Troops of Operation Delta Safe have discovered and immobilized a total of 39 illegal refining sites, 91 cooking ovens, 24 reservoirs, 17 large dugout pits and 96 storage tanks in the Niger Delta region in the last two weeks. Also, a total of 637,500 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil; and 950,000 litres of
Maria, the widow of the late environmental activist and poet, Ken Saro-Wiwa, is dead. According to her daughter, Noo, Maria died on Sunday at the age of 72. Announcing the demise of her mother in a Facebook post on Wednesday, a grieving Noo said “no words can express how much I love her and how
Ogulagha Fishing Hub OGULAGHA, Nigeria – It is no longer news that over 90% of Nigeria’s earnings come from oil exploration activities in the country. The United Arab Emirates is also an oil-producing country but she has been able to diversify and, today, tourism is also one of her major sources of revenue. Since oil
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended the early morning (8am) train ride from Ujevwu in Delta to Itakpe in Kogi State from Jan. 17. The suspsion was said to be attached to technical glitches. This was made known by NRC’s Managing Director, Mr Fidet Okhiria, on Sunday, noting that measures have been put in
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have scheduled a special meeting for Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to review their bid to take over the Presidency in 2023. It was gathered that the meeting, which holds on Monday at the Rivers State Government House, would also review the state of the
Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), has supported the war against illegal refineries declared by Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike. Dikio, who spoke at the weekend in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during the 50th anniversary dinner and awards night of the Port Harcourt Polo Club, said Wike’s effort should
Niger Delta Economic Discourse Series is established by GbaramatuVoice Newspapers to discuss issues that are critical to the development of the oil-rich Nigeria's Niger Delta region.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has lifted the suspension of Twitter operations in the country, following President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval. The decision was revealed by the Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE. ALSO READ: Buhari states commitment to retrieve every kobo stolen from NDDC
Otunba Christopher Alao-Akala, a former Governor of Oyo State, is dead. Details of his death are sketchy but sources close to the politician confirmed the tragic incident to Daily Trust, on Tuesday. The politician had been battling terminal ailment for a while, according to sources. Born on June 3, 1950, at Ogbomoso in the Ogbomoso
The Kogi State Commissioner for Works and Housing, Engr Abubakar Sadiku Ohere, has said all contractors handling Kogi State Government projects are since back to sites immediately after the festivities to continue with the infrastructural revolution going on in the state in order to ensure timely delivery of projects. Engr. Ohere made this known while
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Tuesday, hinted on who would become the next governor of Delta State. Primate Ayodele named three people who are likely to become the next governor of the State. In a statement by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, the clergyman named a two-time Commissioner for
The Federal Government has uncovered 145 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta region within seven months. The refineries were discovered between May 2021 and January 6, 2022, by the Defence Headquarters. ALSO READ: 1,520 illegal refineries destroyed, 755 bunkerers arrested in 2021 – FG The Acting Director, Defence Military Operation, Major Bernard Onyeuko, said this
Chief Ernest Shonekan who headed the interim national government that succeeded the junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, has died. Shonekan died at Evercare hospital, in the Lekki area of Lagos state, at the age of 85. He was the interim head of the Nigerian government between August 26 and November 17, 1993, before he was
Vice President Yomi Osinbajo, on Monday, summoned the 36 deputy governors to the Presidential Villa, Abuja over boundary disputes among different states. Prof. Osinbajo, at the meeting that took place at the Old Banquet Hall, faulted some politicians whom he said “play ethnic or religious games” to exacerbate otherwise straightforward issues resulting in violence and
Former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, has informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to vie for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party chieftain met with the president in his office on Monday at the presidential villa, Abuja, after which he told correspondents that he would definitely contest for the
No fewer than 100 Christian clerics, mostly Bishops, have announced their intention to hold a three-day prayer and fasting programme for Governor Yahaya Bello’s emergence as the President in 2023. According to a statement signed by the convener, Bishop Jonathan Praise, the clerics were drawn from each state of the federation and the Federal Capital
The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) has asked media practitioners to concentrate on telling positive stories about the Niger Delta rather than focus on the negative aspects. He said this at the 2021 Niger Delta Annual Media Dinner, organized by the GbaramatuVoice newspaper, on 6th January, 2022, at
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Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has asked people of the state to expect consolidation on his achievements in terms of fighting insecurity, infrastructural development and human capital development in 2022. The governor, on his new year message, told GbaramatuVoice Exclusive that the state will experience massive development and good governance in the new year.
History was made in the Nigerian Army on Thursday, December 30, 2021, when two brothers from the same parents , one the elder and Corps Commander, Nigerian Army Artillery, Major Gen T.A Gagariga, decorated his younger brother, Teriworie Gagariga, with his new rank of Major General. Both siblings, who also serve in the same corps
The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji has joined his ancestors. It was gathered that the monarch joined his ancestors in the early hours of Sunday. The monarch who ruled over 11 local government areas that make up of Ibadan died less than one month after the death of Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba
The Federal Government of Nigeria says about 1,520 illegal refineries were destroyed while 755 illegal oil bunkerers were arrested by men of the Operation Delta Safe in the South-South region, in 2021. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Thursday, December 30, 2021 in Lagos at a media briefing to
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed it is a miracle for Nigeria to have survived the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari ever since he took over the affairs of the nation six years ago. In a New Year message titled ‘2022: PDP Rejoices with Nigerians on New Year’, the National Publicity Secretary of the
The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), wishes to convey the approval of the Federal Government to further extend the deadline for the National Identification Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to the 31st of March, 2022. The stakeholders have applauded the Federal Government on the significant growth
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that every kobo stolen from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) will be recovered. He said those found culpable will be jailed. President Buhari spoke on Thursday during the virtual commissioning of the NDDC Prototype Hostel at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. ALSO READ: Soldiers in Niger
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), in Abuja, Thursday, said that soldiers on internal security operations in the Niger Delta region of the country have recorded tremendous successes with the arrest of 567 suspected criminals in the outgoing year 2021. The soldiers under the auspices of Joint Task Force South-South Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), demobilized 1,423 illegal
