Culture

Colourful photos as Tompolo, Ijaw monarchs celebrate Ziba-Opuoru deity in Gbaramatu Kingdom

Colourful photos as Tompolo, Ijaw monarchs celebrate Ziba-Opuoru deity in Gbaramatu Kingdom Known for their rich cultural heritage, the good people of Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state, on Saturday, January 21, 2023, gathered in Oporoza, the ancestral headquarters of the kingdom to celebrate Ziba-Opuoru deity. The celebration saw Ijaw

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News

Nigerian Railway Corporation suspends Warri-Itakpe service as train derails

Nigerian Railway Corporation suspends Warri-Itakpe service as train derails The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended the Warri-Itakpe train service indefinitely. The suspension is due to the derailment of the train on Sunday in Kogi State. One hundred and forty eight passengers and 30 crew members on board were stranded for some hours owing to

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Editorial News

POLL: Who Will Be The Next Governor of Delta State?

ONLINE POLL: Who will be the next Governor of Delta State 2023? Out of the sixteen (16) contenders jostling for the Dennis Osadebe House in Asaba in the forthcoming March 11, 2023 Delta State governorship election, who will be your most preferred candidate? VOTING ENDS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2023.  [socialpoll id=”2887521″] You can follow up

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Editorial

Ipidei and Etolor: One suspension by presidential amnesty office, two many

Ipidei and Etolor: One suspension by presidential amnesty office, two many By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board To GbaramatuVoice, each passing day brings to mind how astray Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) handlers have taken the once laudable initiative by the Federal Government introduced to among other objectives to bring peace and development to the Niger Delta region

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Special Report

NEW NAIRA NOTES: Warri residents kick against January 31st deadline, reject CBN’s directive

"So, now if I want to buy pepper for N200 or chin-chin I will now ask the pepper seller for her account details to make the transfer? They should extend the deadline because it won't work"

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Politics

ROAD TO 2023: South-South Ethnic Nationalities back Atiku/Okowa Presidency

ROAD TO 2023: South-South Ethnic Nationalities back Atiku/Okowa Presidency …Say Atiku will restructure Nigeria if elected …describe PDP as a party with South South interest at heart  The South-South Ethnic Nationalities Assembly (SSENA) has endorsed Atiku Abubakar and Ifeanyi Okowa’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 presidential ticket to rescue Nigeria for the February 25 presidential

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News

BREAKING: Tantita Security raises alarm as EFCC arrests director of operations

BREAKING: Tantita Security raises alarm as EFCC arrests director of operations …says that arrest is to strangulate ongoing onslaught against crude oil thieves The management of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, has said that the Economic And Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), on Thursday January 19, 2023 invited and detained its Executive Director, Operations and Technical,

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Breaking News

BREAKING: Supreme Court declares Akpabio as APC’s candidate for Akwa Ibom senatorial seat

BREAKING: Supreme Court declares Akpabio as APC’s candidate for Akwa Ibom senatorial seat The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Godswill Akpabio as candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District election billed for February 25. The apex court, in a unanimous

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Jubilation as Delta State Govt presents Staff of Office to new Agadagba of Egbema kingdom

Jubilation as Delta State Govt presents Staff of Office to new Agadagba of Egbema kingdom …Traditional rulers must give attention to security in their areas – Okowa …A new era has begun in Egbema kingdom – Binipere IV The new Agadagba of Egbema Kingdom in Warri North Local Government Area, His Royal Majesty, Pere Meshach

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Breaking News

BREAKING: Explosion rocks APC rally in Port Harcourt, supporters injured 

BREAKING: Explosion rocks APC rally in Port Harcourt, supporters injured  Some supporters of All Progressives Congress Party (APC) in Rivers state sustained injuries when a twin explosion rocked a rally of the party at the Rumuwoji Playground in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The injured victims, mostly women, were immediately evacuated from the scene of

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News

Niger Delta literary icon, Ekanpou, releases burial plans for his late mother

Niger Delta literary icon, Ekanpou, releases burial plans for his late mother A renowned Niger Delta literary icon and author of so many award winning novels, Ekanpou Enewaridideke, of Oyangbene community, in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, has rolled out burial plans for his late mother, Mrs Timiebi Maika Ekanpou, who departed this

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News

NDDC board, management begin inaugural retreat in Uyo

NDDC board, management begin inaugural retreat in Uyo The Governing Board and the Management of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, have kicked off a brain-storming session with experts in different fields to chart a new trajectory for the interventionist agency in the Niger Delta region. According to a press release signed by the Commission’s Director

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National News

FEC approves N1.9 trillion for NNPCL to reconstruct 44 roads across Nigeria

FEC approves N1.9 trillion for NNPCL to reconstruct 44 roads across Nigeria The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday gave the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited the approval to invest N1.9 trillion on the reconstruction of 44 federal roads across the country. The council gave the approval at its meeting presided over by Vice

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Church News

Dignitaries converged at Bolowou Zion as C&S Church Headquarters dedicates ultra modern church auditorium in Ondo

Dignitaries converged at Bolowou Zion as C&S Church Headquarters dedicates ultra modern church auditorium in Ondo For the people of Bolowou christian community in Ese-Odo Local Gorvernment Area of Ondo state, Tuesday, January 10, 2023, will remain a memorable day. It was a day that high profiled dignitaries from far and near, made up of

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E-editions

Download the GbaramatuVoice E-edition (January 2023)

Download the GbaramatuVoice E-edition (January 2023) The GbaramatuVoice E-edition is now available to you at home or at work. Now you can read the Editions anytime, anywhere.  Download full PDF copy: THE GBARAMATUVIOCE E-EDITION (JANUARY 2023) For publication of your news content, articles, live event coverage, photos, videos or any other news worthy materials on GbaramatuVoice and

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News

Tell Sanwo-Olu, Lagos governor to come and take possession of his child — Woman prays Delta high court

Tell Sanwo-Olu, Lagos governor to come and take possession of his child — woman prays Delta high court —Says she met Sanw-Olu at Ubogo community in Udu LGA in 1995 at age 19 A forty-seven-year-old woman, Grace Moses today appeared at the Delta State High Court 2 sitting in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of

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National News

Onslaught against crude oil theft gathers steam as Ajube, joint special forces nabs a syndicate in Ondo high sea

Onslaught against crude oil theft gathers steam as Ajube, joint special forces nabs a syndicate in Ondo high sea The national resolve to end crude oil theft in Nigeria appears to be gathering momentum as Joint Special Forces in Ondo state, on Monday January 17, 2023, nabbed a syndicate that specializes in siphoning crude from

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Job Alerts

APPLY NOW: Full details of the Nigeria Immigration Services 2023/2024 recruitment exercise

APPLY NOW: Full details of the Nigeria Immigration Services 2023/2024 recruitment exercise The portal of Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) is now open for the 2023/2024 recruitment exercise. When the service announced its recruitment last week, the portal was not open to the public, but on Monday, NIS announced that the portal was live. Qualified candidates

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INTERVIEWS

[INTERVIEW] Former IYC president, Omare, sets agenda for new NDDC board, calls for audit of Niger Delta environment

Today, people that are in different villages, different communities in the Niger Delta who are supposed to be supplying fish to different parts of the country are now buying frozen fish to survive. People can no longer drink the natural water that most of us use to rely on. Today, people come to cities to

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Bayelsa News

Governor Diri swears in acting chief judge for Bayelsa state

Governor Diri swears in acting chief judge for Bayelsa state The Executive Governor of Bayelsa state, Senator Douye Diri, has sworn in Justice Matilda Ayemieye as the acting chief judge of the state. Ayemieye took the oath in an acting capacity at a brief ceremony conducted in the Executive Council Chambers in Government House, Yenagoa,

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National News

2023 PRESIDENCY: National Rescue Movement drags Peter Obi to court over dual citizenship

2023 PRESIDENCY: National Rescue Movement drags Peter Obi to court over dual citizenship The National Rescue Movement has dragged the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to court over alleged possession of dual citizenship. In the fresh disqualification suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1842/2022 at the Federal High Court, the plaintiff accused Peter Obi of acquiring citizenship of

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News

Three persons in Nigeria wealthier than 83m Nigerians – Oxfam reveals 

Three persons in Nigeria wealthier than 83m Nigerians – Oxfam reveals  Oxfam in Nigeria has said three of the richest Nigerian citizens are wealthier than 83 million others put together. This is contained in a report titled ‘Davos 2023 Inequality Report’ unveiled at a media briefing on Monday in Abuja. Ahead of the global conference

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Oil & Gas Video

[WATCH] Undeclared crude oil that left Nigeria within 3 years to 41 countries (Report)

UNDECLARED CRUDE OIL THAT LEFT NIGERIA WITHIN 3 YEARS TO 41 COUNTRIES  Watch video below… https://youtu.be/m8wsrALPtmk

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Breaking News

BREAKING: Ex-Rep member, Daniel Reyieneju, resigns from PDP in Delta

BREAKING: Ex-Rep member, Daniel Reyieneju, resigns from PDP in Delta A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Daniel Reyieneju, has resigned his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta state. ALSO READ: DELTA 2023: Ijaw leaders in Warri South West pledge to deliver APC The former lawmaker who represented Warri Federal

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News Oil & Gas

Nigeria makes progress in oil revenue, earns additional N363b in three months

Nigeria makes progress in oil revenue, earns additional N363b in three months …Improved security in Niger Delta responsible for increase – Timipre Sylva Latest figures from the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources sighted by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper on Monday, January 16, 2023, has shown that Nigeria is making progress in oil earnings following improvements in security

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Breaking News

BREAKING: Supreme Court orders INEC to conduct fresh delineation of electoral wards, units in three Warri LGAs

BREAKING: Supreme Court orders INEC to conduct fresh delineation of electoral wards, units in three Warri LGAs …Dismantles existing electoral wards and units The Supreme Court has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to carry out fresh delineation of Electoral Wards and Units in Warri South West, Warri South and Warri North Local Government

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FILM Video

WATCH: Trailer for ‘Amanyanabo, the Eagle King’ released

WATCH: Trailer for ‘Amanyanabo, the Eagle King’ released Award-winning filmmaker, director and producer, Ibinabo Fiberesima, has released the official trailer for her latest work, Amanyanabo, the Eagle King. WATCH: Trailer for ‘Amanyanabo, the Eagle King’ released Award-winning filmmaker, director and producer, Ibinabo Fiberesima, has released the official trailer for her latest work, Amanyanabo, the Eagle

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News

DELTA SOUTH: Hope rises for Timinimi as Ijaw, Itsekiri, Isoko youths declare total support for his senatorial ambition 

DELTA SOUTH: Hope rises for Timinimi as Ijaw, Itsekiri, Isoko youths declare total support for his senatorial ambition  …set for ward to ward, and house to house campaigns …Vow to chase PDP, APC out of Delta Ahead of the 2023 Senatorial election, Ijaw, Itsekiri/Isoko Political Youth Force, a Delta state based political pressure group, has

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News

Horrible memories of Warri crisis came alive as Comrade Timiyan holds memorial lecture for his war victim mother 24 years after

Horrible memories of Warri crisis came alive as Comrade Timiyan holds memorial lecture for his war victim mother 24 years after …Preaches peace and peaceful coexistence among ethnic groups in Warri The ugly memories of the 1999 Warri crisis which occurred about 24 years ago in Warri , Delta state, came flooding on Friday, 13th

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Breaking News

Terrorists burn Catholic priest to death in Nigeria 

Terrorists burn Catholic priest to death in Nigeria  The Priest of St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church in Kafin-koro in Paikoro local government area of Niger Rev Father Isaac Achi has been burnt to death by terrorists. The terrorists also razed the catholic parish house and injured his colleague identified as Father Collins. It was

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News

[PHOTOS] Oni of Ife visits Ayiri in Warri

[PHOTOS] Oni of Ife visits Ayiri in Warri The Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ọjájá II, on Saturday, paid a surprise visit to the Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Ayirimi Emami, at his residence in Ubeji, Warri, Delta state. (PHOTOS) Festus Keyamo, Ayiri Emami finally meet with Tompolo in Oporoza, Gbaramatu kingdom  The

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News

[UPDATED] Papa Ajasco stand-in actor, Femi Ogunrombi, is Dead

[UPDATED] Papa Ajasco stand-in actor, Femi Ogunrombi, is Dead Veteran actor and former Music Instructor with the National Troupe Of Nigeria, Femi Ogunronmbi, is dead. The former music instructor, who once played the role of ‘Papa Ajasco’ in the Wale Adenuga Productions (WAP) comic series, was said to have died on Saturday evening. His death

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News

DELTA 2023: I’ll make education free from basic to secondary levels, if elected – Ogboru

DELTA 2023: I’ll make education free from basic to secondary levels, if elected – Ogboru …We’ve what it takes to win the election – Timinimi, Omaruaye  The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Delta State, Great Ovedje Ogboru, has promised to provide free education from the basic level to the secondary

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Culture

Ayakoromo community celebrates Waibode cultural festival, reflects on 2010 military invasion

Ayakoromo community celebrates Waibode cultural festival, reflects on 2010 military invasion By Enaibo Asiayei The people of Ayakoromo community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state, Nigeria, on Friday, January 13, 2023, gathered at the community square to celebrate one of their newly founded cultural fiestas tagged ‘Ayakoromo Waibode Masquerade’. GbaramatuVoice reliably gathered that

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