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.
Ijaw National Leader, Edwin Clark, has offered to support the Presidential ambition of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, if there is no consensus on a Southern candidate. He described Saraki as “the best for Nigeria.” Clark spoke in Abuja when the Abubakar Bukola Saraki Contact and Advocacy Council, headed by its National Chairman, Iyorwuese Hagher,
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, 1,000 clerics from the 36 states of the country, Friday, declared support for the governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to become Nigeria’s President in 2023. The 1,000 clerics including bishops, archbishops and imams, converged on Unity Fountain in Abuja, where they made intercessory prayers for Bello to emerge
The immediate past governor of Delta State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, CON, today, received in audience, the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro at his residence in Warri. Both leaders discussed a range of issues bothering on the sustenance of enduring peace in Delta
The Delta State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, passed a Bill for a law to regulate the manufacture and use of wooden boats in the state. This was sequel to the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Special Bills at plenary. Presenting the report, the Chair of the Committee, Pat Ajudua, said
The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barrister Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has, on Saturday, stated that the present administration will not fail the people of the state. He affirmed that Governor Okowa- led administration is determined to ensure that it finishes strong and enthrones a better and secured Delta for future generations. Barrister Otuaro made this
...Okowa says it is sign PDP will takeover centre in 2023
The Executive Governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has promised not to betray Nigerians if allowed to be the next President of the country, in 2023. He made the promise during a telephone conversation with North-East legislators, as part of consultations towards his Presidential ambition, on Thursday. This is as he expressed optimism that
"As a man, I will also try to avoid people pushing me to a direction that God is not pleased with because if God has made a choice and we go in the wrong direction, it will not augur well for the state."
Ahead of the 2023 gubernatorial election in Delta State, renowned ljaw born environmentalist and leader, Engr. Messiah Olaye, has opined that Governor lfeanyi Okowa, is free to choose his successor. Olaye made this call during a media parley in Warri on Monday. He lamented that too many political stakeholders have expressed their views forgetting to
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have scheduled a special meeting for Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to review their bid to take over the Presidency in 2023. It was gathered that the meeting, which holds on Monday at the Rivers State Government House, would also review the state of the
Alhaji Yahaya Bello, Governor of Kogi State, says what Niger Delta region is facing today, are man made problems, not natural. Noting that not only Niger Delta but the country at large is facing a lot of leadership deficits. Following calls to join the Presidential race, Yahaya Bello, in October, had said he has all
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State says many people who do not have cars have been asking for updates on a flyover bridge being constructed by his administration. The governor said this in a recent interview that he granted to a radio station. The presenter had asked him why it had taken so long to
Former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, has informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to vie for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party chieftain met with the president in his office on Monday at the presidential villa, Abuja, after which he told correspondents that he would definitely contest for the
As the race for Delta state 2023 governorship gets hotter, Senator James Manager has paid a visit to High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo in his private residence. Details of their discussion were not made available to newsmen but analysts say it may not be unconnected to the 2023 aspirations of James Manager to
No fewer than 100 Christian clerics, mostly Bishops, have announced their intention to hold a three-day prayer and fasting programme for Governor Yahaya Bello’s emergence as the President in 2023. According to a statement signed by the convener, Bishop Jonathan Praise, the clerics were drawn from each state of the federation and the Federal Capital
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has warned Ijaw people against attempt to appropriate everything about Niger Delta to themselves to the detriment of other ethnic groups in the oil producing region. Wike spoke on Tuesday at Bori, headquarters of Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State during the celebration of the 2022 Ogoni Day.
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has asked people of the state to expect consolidation on his achievements in terms of fighting insecurity, infrastructural development and human capital development in 2022. The governor, on his new year message, told GbaramatuVoice Exclusive that the state will experience massive development and good governance in the new year.
With the 2023 general elections a little over a year to go, youths of Ijaw, Isoko, Itsekiri and Urhobo extractions from Delta South Senatorial District, under the auspices of Nigeria Youth Movement For Good Governance, have endorsed former Governor Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan for Senate to represent the district in the Red Chambers of the National
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed it is a miracle for Nigeria to have survived the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari ever since he took over the affairs of the nation six years ago. In a New Year message titled ‘2022: PDP Rejoices with Nigerians on New Year’, the National Publicity Secretary of the
Watch Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello’s special message to Nigerians for the new year. See video below
The Special Assistant to the Delta State Governor and on Political Matters, Prince Austin Ozobo, has urged politicians to fight crimes in the Niger Delta region by building the youth through skill and vocational training, employment as well as education and moral development. Ozobo made the call on Wednesday at the Kiagbodo annual convention in
…We have consulted widely, the coast is clear for an Ijaw Governor – Bozimo Ijaw leaders, stakeholders, politicians and traditional rulers led by the Delta-Ijaw for Governor 2023 lobby group on Monday, December 20, 2021, held a closed door meeting in Warri, Delta state with all the frontline aspirants. The Ijaw for Governor team led
In a bid to ensure that the selection of the Ijaw preferred candidate ahead of the 2023 Governorship election in Delta state emerges through a consensus arrangement, the Ijaw leaders, stakeholders, politicians and traditional rulers led by the Delta-Ijaw for Governor 2023 lobby group are currently in a closed door meeting in Warri with all
A group, The Disciples of Jagaban (DOJ) ,has threatened to drag to court the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, if he refuses to contest for the Presidency in 2023. National Coordinator of DOJ, Comrade Abdulhakeem Adegoke, said in an interview with journalists that the reason why Nigerians have
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader – Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said he was still consulting over 2023 election. He said he will not turn down individuals and groups who are urging him to contest for President. The eminent politician spoke in Abuja after a closed-door meeting with members of the Northern Alliance Committee
Signifies intention to run for President in 2023. Nollywood has contributed to the Nigerian economy, but more still need needs to be done. The Executive Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, over the weekend, hosted the Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards, 13th edition at the Glass House, Lokoja, Kogi State. The governor presented a plaque
The Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has disclosed that the state is finding it difficult to pay salaries due to the reduction in funds gotten from the Federal Allocation Accounts Committee ( FAAC). Okowa, who revealed this to pressmen in Asaba, expressed displeasure over the reduction in funds received from the Federal Allocation Accounts
The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, on Wednesday said that, as part of his administration’s commitment to primary healthcare delivery, pregnant women were delivered free of charge, get a ‘birth pack’, plus N500 (Five hundred Naira). Ikpeazu spoke while fielding questions from a team of Channels Television anchors on its flagship programme, Sunrise. The Governor,
The Okrika Council Secretariat Complex was a beehive of activity today as members of the Grassroot Development Initiative (GDI) from Okrika and Ogu/Bolo LGAs converged for a verification and sensitization program. The program which was held in the Okrika Local Government Multi Purpose Hall had National, State, LGA and Ward leaders in attendance. Speaking during
Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has accused Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of destroying the State. Okowa, he said, has stunted growth in other parts of the State with the lopsided development of his hometown, Owa- Alero in Ika North East LGA. He said Okowa and the PDP have done damage to the State, urging Deltans to vote
By Emmanuella Soroghaye The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State. The returning officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi announced the final result at about
A political group under auspices of “PDP Cross River Renaissance Movement” has expressed dissatisfaction over what it described as rudderless leadership provided by the APC while drumming support for governor Nyesom Wike to succeed President Buhari come 2023. They made this known in a communique issued after their meeting on Tuesday in Calabar while briefing
Dissatisfied with the ruling of the Court of Appeal, the suspended National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has vowed to head to the Supreme Court. He said no abuse of the constitution of PDP should be allowed to stand. ALSO READ: Court strikes out Secondus suit to stop PDP convention
The suspended national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus’ appealed seeking an interim injunction to restrain the PDP from conducting its national convention billed for Saturday and Sunday, October 30 and 31, 2021, in Abuja has been dismissed. An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt, three-man panel on Friday dismissed the appeal which
The immediate past governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, and the governorship candidate of ZLP in the last election and immediate past Deputy Governor, Hon. Agboola Ajayi, have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party. The running mate of the ZLP’s candidate, Engr. Gboye Adegbenro, also joined the main opposition party. Mimiko, after the stakeholders
