What is the future of Bayelsa without FAAC?
BY GBARAMATUVOICE EDITORIAL BOARD It cannot in anyways be characterized as a good commentary that Bayelsa, a state created on October 1, 1996 out
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Delta
Letters
New Electoral Ward: Ogbe-Ijoh Warri Kingdom Writes An Open Letter To Governor Okowa [Read Full Text]
OGBE-IJOH WARRI KINGDOM LEADERS OF THOUGHT OPEN LETTER TO SENATOR IFEANYI OKOWA, GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE ON THE OPPRESSIVE AND UNJUST CREATION AND
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A new peaceful, prosperous Ekpan-Uvwie is possible
By Omafume Amurun Several years ago, during an interactive media session with a former Delta State governor, apparently in frustration he described the
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Tension as Ijaws shutdown Warri council over creation of new political ward
…They’re misinformed – Tidi, council chair By Our Correspondent There is palpable tension in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta state, following
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Politics
Breaking: Dickson makes it to senate
By Ebi Perekeme Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson has won Saturday’s Bayelsa West Senatorial bye-election by a landslide. Dickson, who represents
Life & Living
Meet the Top 5 Finalists of GbaramatuVoice Most Active Member of the Year Award
The GbaramatuVoice WhatsApp Group Most Active Member of the Year Award Season three featured 27 members. Only 5 members escaped eviction and made
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Politics
GbaramatuVoice GM, Asiayei Declares Interest To Contest Burutu LG Chairmanship
By Loveth Ojogun Enaibo Asiayei, the General Manager of the Niger Delta leading and most trusted newspaper, GbaramatuVoice has declared interest to contest
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Tompolo to FG: Prevail on EFCC to vacate my property
By Ebi Perekeme High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, has decried the continued occupation of his business concern, Mieka Dive Ltd, in Warri,
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Ijaw nation plans grand reception for Ibori
…Okowa, Uduaghan, Otuaro, others expected at reception for Ibori By Enaibo Asiayei All is set for the grand reception being packaged by Ijaw
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BREAKING: IYC Asks Buhari To Sack NDDC Interim Management Committee
By Our Correspondent Ijaw youths have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta
Bayelsa
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Niger Delta: Oil spill again pollutes communities, creeks in Bayelsa
Massive oil spill has occurred in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State polluting creeks and communities, it has been learnt. It
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Otuaro, Orubebe, Oritsejafor, others bid farewell to Rev. Tolar
By Ebi Perekeme Condolences and tributes continued to pour for late Ijaw christian leader, Rev. Ikem Cleaver Tolar, who was laid to rest
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(PHOTOS) House of Reps committee tours maritime university on oversight functions
By Ebi Perekeme As part of its constitutional functions, the House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration paid an oversight
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Ondo
I am the owner of Ile Ife – Olugbo of Ugboland
The Olugbo of Ugboland in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Frederick Obateru Akinruntan, has said Ile Ife in Osun State,
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Total blackout as national power grid collapses
By Our Correspondent Nigeria’s power grid collapsed on Sunday with total blackout experienced in several parts of the nation. Kaduna Electric and Eko
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Rivers
Pandemonium as massive explosion rocks Gov. Wike father’s church in Rivers
By Ebi Perekeme Explosion has rocked a church belonging to father of Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt, the state capital. It
Bayelsa
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What Pa Owonaro told me before he departed – Gov. Diri
…Renames Ijaw National Academy After ’12-Day Revolution’ Hero Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, at the weekend, recounted his encounter with the late
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Oshiobugie, Clever Minds CEO wins Hajiya Gambo Community Impact Award
By Our Correspondent Founder of Clever Minds Educational Foundation, Zion Oshiobugie, has clinched the coveted Hajiya Gambo Sawaba award for his immense contribution
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Rivers
Oyigbo Killings: How Foreign Journalist Escaped Death
Why ‘drunk’ Nigerian soldiers did not kill me, says VOA reporter arrested by soldiers in Oyigbo Grace Alheri Abdu, a Voice of America,
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[PHOTOS] Rev. Tolar finally laid to rest in Kokodiagbene …resting in Luxury
By Ebi Perekeme Late Ijaw christian leader and businessman, Rev. Ikem Cleaver Tolar, has been laid to rest in Kokodiagbene town, Gbaramatu kingdom,
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New militant group emerges in Niger Delta, threatens fresh attacks on oil facilities
A new coalition of 36 militant groups, Continuous Emancipation of Niger Delta, CEND, which carried out attacks on gas and crude oil pipelines
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Ondo
BREAKING: Gunmen kill prominent traditional ruler in Ondo
A first-class monarch has been killed by gunmen suspected to the kidnappers in Ondo State. The traditional ruler, Olufon of Ifon, Oba Israel
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Ondo
All Set For 11th Coronation Anniversary Celebration of Olugbo of Ugboland
By Ebi Perekeme All is now set for the 11th coronation anniversary celebration of the Olugbo of Ugboland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr.)
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FG delegation, South-South govs, stakeholders to meet in Port Harcourt today
A delegation from the Federal Government is expected to meet with Governors and leaders of the South-South geo-political zone in Government House, Port
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Rivers
Court jails 2 Pakistanis, 2 Ukrainians, 3 others for oil theft in Niger Delta
By Our Correspondent Justice J.K Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced six foreigners
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Governor Wike receives Hallmark Man of the Year Award
By Ebi Perekeme Business Hallmark Newspaper, has named Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike its Man of the Year 2020. The event which is
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EGCDF Chairman, Ukori’s mother for burial on Friday
By Ebi Perekeme The Executive Chairman of Egbema-Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF), Comrade Jude Ukori, has announced the burial date of his mother,
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Oil & Gas
PIB: Niger Delta stakeholders seek ownership, control of PHC Funds
By Our Correspondent Host communities of the Niger Delta have demanded ownership and control of the trust funds proposed in the Petroleum Industry
Delta
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Nigerian Army Launches ‘Operation Crocodile Smile VI’ in Warri
Amid dearth of police presence due to the recent #EndSARS protest that turned awry, Deltans, especially those living in riverine communities, have been
Bayelsa
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Revisit disarmament phase of N’Delta amnesty programme – Gov Diri tells Dikio
By Ebi Perekeme As part of efforts to curb crime and criminality within the Niger-Delta region, the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri,
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Police arrests two ‘Yahoo boys’ with coffin filled with panties, brassieres in Delta
By Loveth Ojogun The Police and vigilante group in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area, Delta State, have caught two boys with a
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Late Rev. Tolar set to be buried on Friday
By Ebi Perekeme All is now set for the burial of popular Ijaw clergyman, Rev. Ikem Clever Tolar, known for his gospel missions
Opinion
Has the microphone been turned off on national assembly’s N81bn probe of NDDC?
By Fredrick Nwabufo Probe. This is another word for political manoeuvring, horse-trading, chicanery and blackmail – in the Nigerian milieu. Probes are launched
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BREAKING: Albert Okumagba, passes on
Nigeria’s frontline Economist and stockbroker, Albert Okumagba has died at the age of 56. It was gathered that Albert Okumagba died in Abuja,
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Ex-MEND Commander, Oyimi to wed his heartthrob in Warri
By Ebi Perekeme The stage is now set for the marriage of the decade between Ex-Commander of MEND and Chairman, Movement for the