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.
NNPC raises petrol price to between N488-N557 nationwide The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Wednesday approved an upward review in the pump price of petroleum nationwide. The approval takes effect from Wednesday, 31 May, the NNPCL said in a circular on Wednesday. The development comes days after the government’s declaration that it will put
How Governor Oborevwori can make promised special attention to Warri achievable By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board It is by all standards a heartening news that Governor of Delta State, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori on Monday, May 29, 2023, pledged to build on the legacy of the outgone Governor of the State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa adding that he
Ilaje youth leader congratulates Tinubu’s ADC The Ondo State Coordinator of the Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Senior High Chief Idowu Asonja, has congratulated the Aide-De-Camp of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Colonel Nurudeen Alowonle as he assumes office on Monday 29th May, 2023. Chief Asonja who is a youth leader in Ilaje, congratulated Colonel
DELTA: Ondo Tanitita coordinator salutes Oborevwori The Ondo State Coordinator of the Tantita Security Services Nig. Ltd, Senior High Chief Idowu Asonja, has congratulated the newly sworn-in Governor of Delta state, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Francis Orohwedor Oborevwori. This was made known in a statement issued to the press asChief Asonja assured Deltans that the administration
Senate passes N1.4tr NDDC’s 2021, 2022 budgets The Senate on Tuesday approved over N1 trillion for the 2021 and 2022 budgets of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The total amount approved is N1,413,991,634,495.65 for 2021 and 2022 fiscal appropriation years of the commission. While N485,794,575,131 was approved for 2021, N928,297,049,364.65 was approved for 2022.
Kalu tells President Tinubu to scrap Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, has called on President Bola Tinubu to scrap the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs because it is a duplication of the Niger Delta Development Commission. Kalu said this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. ALSO
Meet the new governors of Delta, Akwa-Ibom, Cross River and Rivers states Aside from coming from Niger Delta states, Bassey Edet Otu, Umo Eno, Sir Siminalayi Fubara and Sheriff Francis Orohwedor Oborevwori, were neither born on the same day or by the same parents, but they share so many things in common, GbaramatuVoice reports.
Congratulatory message to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by High Chief Dennis Brutu Otuaro (PhD) Congratulations My President! It is with great joy that I join Nigerians of goodwill and your teeming admirers across the globe to celebrate you on this auspicious occasion
BREAKING: AIT Chairman, Raymond Dokpesi, is dead Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Chairman of Daar Communications has reportedly died. According to Punch reports, Dokpesi, who was a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) died at the age of 71 in Abuja. According to the report he died in an Abuja hospital after he suffered a stroke.
BREAKING: Fubara sworn in as Rivers governor Mr Siminalayi Fubara was on Monday sworn in as the fourth Governor of Rivers since 1999, while Prof. Ngozi Odu took oath of office as the Deputy Governor of the oil-rich state. The oath of office was administered to the governor and his deputy in Port Harcourt, by
Warri will be given special attention – Read full text of Delta state governor’s inaugural speech INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY RT. HON. SHERIFF FRANCIS OROWHEDOR OBOREVWORI, GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE, ON MONDAY, MAY 29, 2023, AT THE STEPHEN KESHI STADIUM, ASABA. I accept with humility the responsibility which the good people of Delta State have bestowed
Full text of Bola Tinubu‘s inaugural speech as the 16th President of Nigeria FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU 29 MAY 2023 THE NIGERIAN IDEAL My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its
BREAKING: Okowa Bows Out, Oborevwori Sworn in as Executive Governor of Delta state The winner of the March 18, 2023, governorship election in Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has been sworn in as Governor of the state. Oborevwori and his deputy, Monday Onyeme, took the oath of office administered by the State’s Chief Judge
BREAKING: Tinubu sworn in as Nigeria’s 16th President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been sworn as the 16th president of Nigeria with his wife by his side. Kashim Shettima was also sworn in as the vice president of Nigeria with his wife by his side. Administering the oath of office for both men was the Chief
Read Delta Deputy Governor’s Farewell Message to Deltans [FULL TEXT] The outing Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro has appreciated his principal, Governor Okowa and Deltans for their support during his time in office. Otuaro, in a statement to GbaramatuVoice stated that he gives his adoration to God for a successful tenure as
Prince of Ogulagha kingdom earns another academic Laurel, bags PhD from US University at 30 In what could be described as sterling milestone, Prince of Ogulagha kingdom, Milonia Timiyan, on Friday May 26, 2023, bagged a doctor of philosophy (PhD) from the prestigious Alliant International University, San Diego, California, United States of America (USA) The
PAP: Why Barry Ndiomu’s N1.5 billion cooperative scheme for ex-agitators is another scorecard of failure By GabaramatuVoice Editorial Board The latest report that Major General Barry Tariye Ndiomu (Retd), the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Program, with few days to the expiration of the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government, under which he operates,
An early history of the Isaba kingdom in Delta state | Past kings | Ruling houses Isoun who is the founder of Isaba Kingdom, migrated from Oporomor to Amabulou in the present Ekeremor local government area of Bayelsa State, about the 14th century. Isoun and all his descendants are direct and bonafide members of Bumoubiri
BREAKING: Supreme court dismisses PDP’s suit against Tinubu, Shettima …affirms Bola Tinubu’s eligibility for presidency The Supreme Court has given a judicial seal of approval for the inauguration of President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima. The Court on Friday dismissed the suit by the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, seeking their disqualification from
“I won't leave my husband if he's cheating. That's me. You can leave your own husband if he's cheating, that's you. Don't judge me, I'm not judging you. My father had 27 wives, my mother didn't go. It's me that will now come and go because of one girl. It cannot happen”
NDDC’s 2023 Budget: Another insincere attempt to develop Niger Delta By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board Like every well meaning Niger Deltan and critical stakeholders, GbaramatuVoice has watched with dismay and describes as critically insufficient the recently passed 2023 budget of N876 billion for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), by the Senate of the Federal Republic
[SHOCKING] Activist exposes how children were initiated into cultism in Delta schools with ‘snake bike’ A Delta State-based activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, has alerted the public on a cult initiation process ongoing in some secondary schools, known as the ‘snake bite’. Watch full video below: https://youtu.be/sjiMFeoJKKc
Isaac Adaka Boro: What enemies of Niger Delta region do not want the people to know By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board A few days ago, the Ijaw nation at both home and abroad and of course the entire Niger Delta region celebrated 55th day of Isaac Jasper Boro, an iconic Ijaw freedom fighter who was born
Jubilation as Isaba kingdom crowns Theophilus Isegbele as new Pere …To receive Staff of Office Wednesday For the good people of Isaba, an Ijaw kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state, Tuesday, May 23, 2023, will remain a red-letter day as Theophilus Idorokeme Isegbele was crowned as Ogbobere Isoun VI, Pere
5 dangers of using sex toys – must read for all women Women are becoming more and more interested in intimate toys as a method to explore and improve sexual experiences. It’s crucial to emphasize, nevertheless, that there may be risks connected to the usage of intimate toys that every woman should be aware of.
See the N9.2m dress BBNaija’s Tacha wore to 2023 AMVCA Big Brother Naija star, Tacha Akide has caused a frenzy on social media with her outfit to this year’s Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards. The 2023 edition of the AMVCA is currently holding at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island,
[PICTORIAL] BEAUTY ON DISPLAY: Check out 9 Nollywood stars at AMVCA 2023 Nollywood stars stepped out in style for the ninth edition of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards on Saturday, May 20, 2023. See photos below:
BAYELSA 2023: Why I’m coming back as governor – Timipre Sylva The immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state, Chief Timipre Sylva, provided insight to why he is in the race to govern Bayelsa. According to him, the need for efficient leadership
My wishful thought for King Alfred Izon-ebi on his 20-May-2023 birthday By Ekanpou Enewaridideke Happy birthday to a man strikingly and undilutedly different in thought,talent, communicativeness,behavioural comportment and compositional approaches to music,yet no supercilious self-agrandising theatrics and attempts at intensification of his compositional otherness – an otherness that graphologically foregrounds his magical compositional and stage-performance visibility
NDDC crisis deepens as Onochie, Ogboku fight dirty at senate over fraud allegations The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Samuel Ogbuku, and Chairman of the Board, Lauretta Onochie, fought dirty on Friday when they accused one another of being corrupt. Ogbuku and Onochie engaged in sordid exchanges during an investigative hearing
Barrister Smooth, Ijaw Music Mastro, appears on GbaramatuVoice flagship, Izon Egberi In this interview on GbaramatuVoice flagship, the Izon Egberi Show, held on Friday May 19, 2023, at the GbaramatuVoice ultra-modern studio in Warri, Delta state, Ijaw music mastro and King of Niger Delta highlife, Chief Barrister Soja Smooth aka the Paddle, provides insight about
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"The struggle of the Ijaw man can never be in vain, we have gone too far, we have achieved too much for anybody to push us aside, it's not possible anymore, that is my wish, my hope and prayer."
BREAKING: Court sacks Alex Otti as Abia governor-elect A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has canceled the candidature of the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti. The court presided over by Justice M N Yunusa also nullified the candidature of all Labour Party flagbearers in Abia and Kano States. Yunusa ruled that their
Chevron Nigeria’s commitment to the Nigerian Conservation Foundation and environmental sustainability Chevron Nigeria Limited (“CNL”) has been commended for its continued support to the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (“NCF”) and commitment to environmental sustainability in the country. Kola Edu, a representative of the late Chief S.L. Edu family made the commendation on Tuesday, May 9, 2023,
We’ve laid foundation for sustainable development in Warri, Effurun – Okowa Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state said his administration had laid a solid foundation for sustainable infrastructural development in the commercial cities of Warri and Effurun. He predicated the foundation on his administration’s bold step of deflooding the twin cities, as it did in
