Editorial

GbaramatuVoice: Our Appreciation and Resolve for 2023

GbaramatuVoice: Our Appreciation and Resolve for 2023 By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board As the world knocks at the entrance of 2023, the management and staff of Gbaramatu Publishing Company Limited, owners of the GbaramatuVoice Newspapers and Television, appreciates our teaming stakeholders for the unflinching support demonstrated in the year 2022 and by extension, in the past

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Breaking News

BREAKING: Nigerian Military Sets Ablaze Another Barge Caught With Illegal Crude Oil Arrested By Tompolo’s Men

BREAKING: Nigerian Military Sets Ablaze Another Barge Caught With Illegal Crude Oil Arrested By Tompolo’s Men Details later… See photos below…

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WORLD NEWS

Breaking: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is dead

BREAKING: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is dead Former pope Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pontiff to resign as head of the Catholic Church since the Middle Ages, died on Saturday aged 95, the Vatican announced. ALSO READ:  Catholic Church returns to CAN “With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict

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WORLD NEWS

BREAKING: Brazilian football legend Pele is dead

BREAKING: Brazilian football legend Pele is dead Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, famously called Pelé, has passed away aged 82. The soccer icon passed away on Thursday evening. The Brazilian football legend, who is reputed for being one of the greatest to ever play the game, died at the Albert Einstein hospital in

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Entertainment & Events

(PHOTOS) Billionaire businessman, Brown Tesigimoje, marks mother’s 65th birthday in grand style

(PHOTOS) Billionaire businessman, Brown Tesigimoje, marks mother’s 65th birthday in grand style It was pomp and celebration, as billionaire businessman and CEO/MD, GMB Marine Group, Mr. Brown Odeworitse Tesigimoje, on Friday December 23, 2022, celebrated 65th birthday anniversary of his mother, Madam Helen Utieyinretsola Oluwatsere. The high octane event held at his private residence in

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News

DUBAI IN GBARAMATU KINGDOM: Checkout beautiful aerial view pictures of Benikrukru community

DUBAI IN GBARAMATU KINGDOM: Checkout Beautiful Aerial View Pictures of Benikrukru community These amazing drone images captured the sights and sounds of

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Special Report

Niger Delta: Timeline of oil spills in Ogoni, from 1958 to date

Niger Delta: Timeline of oil spills in Ogoni, from 1958 to date Below is a timeline of oil spills and related activity in Ogoniland, Nigeria, from 1958 to date. 1958 Oil is discovered in commercial quantity in Ogoniland. Shell commences operations. 1970 An oil spill, possibly the first documented one, occurs in the Boobanabe community

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Editorial

APC Warri Boat Mishap – An Avoidable Human Carnage

APC Warri Boat Mishap – An Avoidable Human Carnage By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board  GbaramatuVoice expresses its deepest condolence to the families of the victims, of the human carnage which occurred in the night of Tuesday, December 20, 2022, involving one of the boats conveying members of Ovie Omo-Agege Campaign Organization from Okerenkoko/Ugborodo back to Warri

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News

Chief Asonja congratulates Ogunmola, Edema, others on their confirmation as NDDC board member

Chief Asonja Congratulates Ogunmola, Edema, others on their confirmation as NDDC board member …Charges them to change NDDC poor performance narrative Following the successful confirmation by the Nigeria’s Senate, of Engr Charles Ogunmola and Hon. Gbenga Edema, as members of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), a frontline youth Ambassador in Ilaje Local Government Area of

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News

GBARAMATU: Denkeden takes over Kunukunuma community leadership, as Bebenimibo bows out

GBARAMATU: Denkeden takes over Kunukunuma community leadership, as Bebenimibo bows out …I will be accessible and play inclusive politics – Captain Denkeden After seven years of service to the community, the Chief Moses Bebenimibo led executive of Kunukunuma Federated Community, Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West of Delta state, on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, handed over

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Breaking News

BREAKING: Tragedy befalls Omo-Agege campaign train as boat conveying members capsizes in Delta, about 9 missing 

BREAKING: Tragedy befalls Omo-Agege campaign train as boat conveying members capsizes in Delta, about 9 missing  …Party suspends campaign activities The Ovie Omo-Agege Campaign Organization on Tuesday night, witnessed a very serious human carnage as one of the boats conveying members of his campaign team reportedly capsized along the Gbaramatu-Warri river, leaving no fewer than

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Politics

Buhari will soon sign maritime university bill into law – Omo-Agege assures

Buhari will soon sign maritime university bill into law – Omo-Agege assures ….Says EPZ project to be completed while floating dockyard shall return …As Pere of Gbaramatu cautions politicians to avoid hate speech By Enaibo Asiayei & Solomon Yeigagha The Deputy President of the Senate and Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in

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Breaking News

MONEY LAUNDERING: Labour Party Presidential Campaign DG, Doyin Okupe, resigns

MONEY LAUNDERING: Labour Party Presidential Campaign DG, Doyin Okupe, resigns The Director General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign, Doyin Okupe has resigned. His decision is to enable him pursue his corruption case in Court. ALSO READ: PETER OBI: Prospects and Challenges He conveyed his decision in a letter to his principal, the Presidential Candidate

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Editorial

A critical analysis of Great Ogboru’s undying resolve to govern Delta state

A critical analysis of Great Ogboru’s undying resolve to govern Delta state By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board  Recently, precisely on the 18th of December, 2022, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Great Ogboru, while unveiling his manifesto tagged “Jubilee Agenda” in Asaba, vowed to defeat the candidates of Peoples Democratic Party

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Breaking News

BREAKING: Senate confirms Lauretta Onochie, Ogbokwu, other NDDC board members 

BREAKING: Senate confirms Lauretta Onochie, Ogbokwu, other NDDC board members  The Senate has confirmed the appointment of the president’s Special Assistant on New Media, Lauretta Ifeanyi-Onochie, as the substantive Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission Board. The Senate Tuesday at the plenary also confirmed 12 others except two who didn’t attend the screening conducted

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Culture

Ancient Ogulagha town wears new look, as Amanimi Warenimi Social Club plans Christmas Festival

Ancient Ogulagha town wears new look, as Amanimi Warenimi Social Club plans Christmas Festival The ancient Ogulagha town in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state, has wears new look, as Amanimi Warenimi Social Club of Ogulagha finalizes preparation for its first Christmas Festival and end of year event. GbaramatuVoice reports.  The epoch-making three day

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News Politics

Ijaw nation will host tertiary institution in Delta state – Omo-Agege

Ijaw nation will host tertiary institution in Delta state – Omo-Agege …Promises to link Ogbe-Ijoh to Warri town By Faith Modogwe, Chairman Ojumiri & Bella Moses Senator Ovie-Omo Agege, the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Delta state, has said that he will build a tertiary institution in Ijaw land if elected governor in

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News

PICTORIAL: DESOPADEC “Scorecard” at Naifor Island aka Warri Corner 

PICTORIAL: DESOPADEC “Scorecard” at Naifor Island aka Warri Corner  GbaramatuVoce has again observed that the Delta state Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), which was established by enabling Act to among other provisions secure 50% of the 13% Oil Derivation Fund accruing to Delta State Government and use the received sum, for rehabilitation and development

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National News

HOSTCOM demands creation of NDDC in Kogi state 

HOSTCOM demands creation of NDDC in Kogi state  The Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM), has inten­sified pressures on the Federal Government and Kogi State government to establish the Niger Delta Development Com­mission (NDDC) . The HOSTCOM Chairman in Kogi, Bishop Gabriel Ojoka, made the call in a communiqué issued after the

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News

Steer clear of matters you are clueless about, Egbema Traditional Council warns Warri NBA, Ijaw Lawyers, others

Steer clear of matters you are clueless about, Egbema Traditional Council warns Warri NBA, Ijaw Lawyers, others …Says traditional council not aware of Napoleon Egin’s kidnap …Condemns description of Napoleon as Agadagba-elect The Egbema Traditional Council has warned all sundry, including the Nigerian Bar Association, Warri Branch and Ijaw Lawyers Forum (ILF), to steer clear

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Politics

2023 Warri Federal Ticket Tussle: Ignore APC, follow rule of law, Yabrade tells INEC

2023 Warri Federal Ticket Tussle: Ignore APC, follow rule of law, Yabrade tells INEC Comrade Yabrade Moses, a frontline aspirant of the APC in Warri Federal Constituency has called on the Independent National Electoral Council (INEC) to ignore the name of his opponent, Ekpoto Ekpoto Emmanuel, being purported as the Warri Federal House of Representatives

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News Sport

FIFA World Cup 2022 prize money breakdown

FIFA World Cup 2022 prize money breakdown The prize money for participating teams at the 2022 World Cup ongoing in Qatar is a whopping total of $440 million. The 2022 tournament featured 32 teams from various countries across the globe. 13 countries from Europe, five African teams, four North American countries, four countries from South

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National News

DELTA 2023: Omo-Agege governorship campaign train to storm Gbaramatu kingdom on Tuesday

DELTA 2023: Omo-Agege governorship campaign train to storm Gbaramatu kingdom on Tuesday In furtherance of his ward to ward visitation, the campaign train of the Delta state All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship standard bearer, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, will on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, storm Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of the state.

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Editorial

Warri/Effurun Water Scheme: The biggest wastage in the history of Delta state

Project remains in a shoddy condition after state water ministry received over N15b in 6 years

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News

[PHOTOS] Yoruba monarch pays royal homage to Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom

[PHOTOS] Yoruba monarch pays royal homage to Pere of Gbaramatu kingdom The Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba, on Friday December 16, 2022, played host to Her Royal Highness, Erelu Mabel Tinuade Onaneye, Erelu Oodua of Aye Kingdom, Ondo state, who paid a royal visit to the first class monarch

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National News

Federal Government declares Dec 26, 27, Jan 2 as public holidays

Federal Government declares Dec 26, 27, Jan 2 as public holidays THE Federal Government has declared December 26, 27, 2022 and January 2, 2023, as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year celebrations. This was disclosed in a statement by the Ministry of Interior signed by the Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Belgore, on

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Editorial

Matters arising from Delta State Government’s revocation of Sector A of the Ughelli-Asaba dual carriageway

Matters arising from Delta State Government’s revocation of Sector A of the Ughelli-Asaba dual carriageway By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board Similar to the feeling of excitement nursed by the generality of Deltans of goodwill, over the recent termination of the nine-year old contract for ‘Sector A’ of the Ughelli-Asaba dual carriageway, GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board commends the

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News

Kunukunuma community to inaugurates new exco

Kunukunuma community to inaugurates new exco …Denkeden to pilot community affairs as Bebenimibo’s tenure expires …Otuaro, Tonlagha, others expected at the event The good people of Kunukunuma Federated Community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state, will on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, by 2pm, at the community townhall, inaugurate her

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National News

NDDC: Senate screens Lauretta Onochie, 14 others

NDDC: Senate screens Lauretta Onochie, 14 others The Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Niger Delta on Thursday screened Lauretta Onochie as Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board. Onochie, a Special Assistant on Social Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, was screened by the joint committees alongside 13 others for NDDC board

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News

THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF WARRI: A typical day at the popular Enerhen junction

THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF WARRI: A typical day at the popular Enerhen junction as captured by GbaramatuVoice on Thursday, December 15, 2022. With just ten days to Christmas, one can feel the heightened commercial activities in the famous Enerhen junction in Warri, Delta state, Nigeria. For the commuters, petty traders and street urchins popularly

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News Oil & Gas

Nigeria’s crude oil production hits 1.18mbpd, highest in seven months

Nigeria’s crude oil production hits 1.18mbpd, highest in seven months Nigeria’s crude oil production rose to 1.185 million barrels per day in November 2022, representing the highest output by the country in the past seven months. Latest oil production figures obtained from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission on Sunday showed that the country’s output

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Editorial

Why Delta state government should honor Ebimaye Tangbe, the 31-year-old PhD graduate from U.S University

Why Delta state government should honor Ebimaye Tangbe, the 31-year-old PhD graduate from U.S University By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board  Similar to the opinion shared by the generality of Nigerians, GbaramatuVoice believes that Nigeria is not a society of equal citizens where opportunities are equal and personal contribution is recognized and rewarded on merit regardless of

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Editorial

2023 General Elections: There is cause for Alarm!

2023 General Elections: There is cause for Alarm! By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board  As the nation Nigeria braces up for the 2023 general elections, there are in the estimation of GbaramatuVoice, reasons to be worried, particularly, when a glance is cast at experiences from previous elections in the country. In fact, there is cause for alarm!

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News

GBARAMATU: I remain authentic chairman of Azama community, Christopher Ike insists

GBARAMATU: I remain authentic chairman of Azama community, Christopher Ike insists …Says he has done nothing wrong to warrant removal The embattled Chairman of Azama community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta state, Mr. Christopher Ike aka Colonel, has insisted that he remains the authentic chairman of the community. Ike, made this known in a statement dated

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National News

Publish how you spent N625bn derivation paid by the federal government – SERAP tells Niger Delta governors

Publish how you spent N625bn derivation paid by the federal government – SERAP tells Niger Delta governors …Says nine states also received N4.7 billion each as refunds on withdrawals for subsidy and SURE-P The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the nine oil-producing states in Nigeria to “provide and widely publish details of spending

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