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 Delta Central 2023 (DC-23) lobby group has urged the political class and stakeholders in Delta State to key into the three aspirants, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi and Olorogun David Edevbie who were successful at the final screening/pruning down of governorship aspirants of Delta Central Senatorial District by the group. The National
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Delta Ijaw Traditional Rulers are currently meeting with His Royal Majesty, Obi (Professor) Chike Edozien, the Asagba of Asaba at his palace in Asaba, ahead of the 2023 gubernatorial election in the state. The meeting is currently ongoing. It will be recalled the Delta Ijaw traditional rulers, on Wednesday, January 2, 2022, met with Delta
Council executives must avoid in-fighting - Mobene III
Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU is heading for another strike over the re-negotiated 2009 agreement with the Federal Government, it was learnt at the weekend. There are indications that the National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities -ASUU will meet on February 14 to review the implementation of some components of the
A fresh oil spill has been reported at the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 59 operated by Conoil Producing Limited around the Angofield, near Tamazu settlements in Koluama Clan in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. It was gathered that the spill incident occurred from the indigenous oil firm’s wellhead 1 on January
Sunday, January 6 is the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession — the day she became the British monarch. For the queen, it is as much a day of mourning as a celebration, because it’s also the 70th anniversary of the death of her beloved father, King George VI. The queen’s is the longest-ever
Emir of Daura, HRH Faruk Umar Faruk, turbans the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as the ‘Dan Amanar Daura’ (Trusted Son of Daura Emirate) at his palace in Daura, Katsina State, on Saturday. The conferment of the title, according to the emirate council, is in recognition of the achievements recorded by the minister in the
Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has secured N10.4 billion for the completion of construction work on the East-West Road from the 2021 Sovereign Sukuk Issuance. In his remarks before he was presented with the cheque by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, in Abuja, Akpabio, who spoke through
The House of Representatives has announced moves to begin the transfer of assets belonging to the inoperative Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to the newly established NNPC Limited. It will be recalled that the House had for the purpose, set up an ad-hoc committee to ascertain the total inventory, assets, interests and liabilities of NNPC.
The Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, represented by the Deputy Speaker, House of Assembly, on Thursday led a delegation from the state to the burial of late Mama Diana Ubiama Oguche, grand mother-in-law of the Executive Director of Fenog Nigeria Limited, Mr. Matthew Tonlagha, who died at the age of 105. The
The traditional rulers in Delta North, have declared their total support for Ijaw candidates, in forthcoming 2023 Delta State gubernatorial election. The Obi of Owa kingdom, Ika North-East, HRM, Emmanuel Efeizomor (ll), Chairman of Delta North Traditional Rulers disclosed at his palace, when Ijaw traditional rulers from Delta South Senatorial district led by its chairman,
A Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Vessel Known as Trinity Spirit FPSO, has exploded, causing raging fire and fear in Escravos, Delta state. The explosion of the FPSO, which occured in the afternoon of Wednesday February 3, 2022, caused fire and panic in the Escravos area of Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta
Following the clamour for the renaming of Urhobo Territory in Warri City to Wado City by the Wado Advocacy Group, lawmakers in Uvwie Local Government Area have banned the use of Warri in Uvwie. The gazette was passed into law in December 2021. The gazette stated that all business owners, cooperative organizations, churches, etc., are directed to change the name
Aghoho Owhojede, doctor to the family of Sylvester Oromoni, the deceased student of Dowen College in Lagos, has testified that there isn’t evidence to establish the 12-year-old consumed any chemical substance. Oromoni died last November after he was alleged to have been beaten by five colleagues for refusing to join a cult. His father had claimed he
On Sunday, January 30, 2022, the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, hosted the President of the Urhobo Christian Ministers Association International, Archbishop (Prof.) Solomon Gbakara, at his residence in Warri. Archbishop Gbakara was joined by Bishop Godwin Soroghaye; Bishop Felix Piniki; Rev. Emmanuel Imeleye; Dr. Bello Oboko; Dr. Alfred Mulade and other
Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, has blamed the delays in major projects, including railways, on the inability of the Chinese to fund them. Amaechi said the Federal Government has started looking for loans in Europe following the refusal of the Chinese to fund Nigerian projects. In an interview with the Guardian, the minister expressed
The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force, Asari Dokubo, has claimed that Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) introduced Igbo youths to Crystal Methamphetamine or “Mkpuru Mmiri,” an extremely potent and addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system and several other systems of the body. He further
Popular Nigerian singer, Timaya, has urged Nigerians to be wary of the evil in the society as even their best friends could use them for money rituals. Timaya was reacting to reports of teenage boys slaughtering a girlfriend and burning her head for money ritual in Ogun State. It was reported on Saturday that there
An Ijaw lady identified as Inatimi Joy has become an internet sensation owing to what she did at her marriage proposal. The Ijaw lady from Bayelsa State prevented her man from proposing on his knees and went down instead, stressing that he is the man of the house. A Facebook user who appeared privy to
Popular Nigerian skitmaker, Adebayo Ridwan Abidemi a.k.a Isbae U, has responded to allegations he demanded sex from ladies before featuring them in his skits. The social media was awash with stories of Isbae U’s alleged escapades after screenshots of allegations against the skitmaker from ladies, were published by Gistlover on Instagram. But reacting on Monday
Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church, has recounted why some Nigerians once called him a devil and wished him dead. Oyedepo disclosed that he was called a devil for preaching prosperity. He disclosed this while preaching to his members at the church’s headquarters in Ota, Ogun State on the theme “Blood of Sprinkling Service”
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited – NNPC, has said it spent N100bn on refineries’ rehabilitation in 2021 and that funds were pumped into revamping the facilities on a monthly basis last year. It disclosed this in a report on the funding performance of the oil firm from January to December 2021, which was seen
Akwa-Ibom State Governor, Emmanuel Udom, on Sunday put to rest several months of speculations and permutations with the presentation of the commissioner of Lands, Pastor Umo Eno, as the preferred candidate to succeed him as Governor in 2023. Pastor Eno was presented Sunday evening at a well-attended PDP Stakeholders’ Meeting which took place at the
Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revoked marginal oil fields awarded to 33 companies for their default on payment of signature bonus with the 45 days deadline. A total of 665 companies signified interest to acquire 57 fields that were on offer in May 2021. The commission also realised N174 billion from signature bonus
The Delta State Government has promised to come up with a comprehensive plan to assist the victims of the Ogbe-Ijoh Market in Warri, which was razed by fire, last Sunday. The state governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, gave the pledge on Friday during a visit to the market to see the extent of damage as he
History was made on Thursday (January 27) as the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Bibopere Zion, Okerenkoko in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State, installed Prophet Peter Ebierede German (JP) as the new spiritual leader of the church. Prophet German succeeds the late leader of the church, Prophet Haggai Maware, who joined the saints triumphantly in 2020. The
The Daura Emirate has found Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, the Honourable Minister of Transportation, worthy of honour. Barring last minute change of plans, the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouq Umar, will confer the traditional title of “Dan Amanar Daura” on the Minister, at his palace, on February 5, 2012. ALSO READ: Amaechi abandons maritime
The coroner presiding over the inquest into the controversial death of an 11-year old Dowen College student, Sylvester Oromoni (Jnr.), on Friday, dismissed the application of the Ijaw Youth Council, Lagos Chapter, seeking to join the proceedings as interested parties. The group’s counsel, Ayo Shabi, from the chambers of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, George
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
Indigenes of troubled communities, especially Orhohworun town in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, have raised the alarm over threats to their lives, following upsurge in cases of rival cult clashes in the area, urging the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, to immediately come to their rescue. Raising the alarm under the
Polobubo community of Egbema kingdom in Warri North Local Government Area, Delta State, has reaffirmed their threat to shutdown Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) operations in the area. Tsekelewu community who is a host community to the Opuama Flow Station within the Oil Mining Lease – OML 40, operated by NPDC asserted that the issues
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Tears are now flowing freely from the eyes of the victims of Sunday’s fire disaster that destroyed goods worth millions of Naira at the popular Ogbe-Ijoh Main Market in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta state. See video below: For publication of your news content, articles, live event coverage, videos or any other news
The governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has approved the reconstitution of the Delta State Traditional Rulers Council. According to an official memo signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Patrick Ukah, on Monday, His Royal Majesty (HRM), Maj. Gen. Felix Mujakperiuo (rtd.) will function as the chairman. ALSO READ: Okowa Dissolves
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
