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.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that he would soon officially declare his intention to contest the 2023 presidential race. Atiku stated this on Saturday, after a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his (Obasanjo) residence, in Abeokuta, Ogun. Recall that Atiku was Obasanjo’s vice between 1999 and 2007, and also a
The nine oil producing states in Nigeria shared N450.60 billion from the federation account through the 13 percent derivation formula in 2021. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that Delta, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Rivers, Edo, Ondo, Imo, Lagos and Abia received the fund. The 13 percent derivation fund comes from the federation revenue
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. The President assented to the bill at about midday on Friday at a brief ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Aso Villa in Abuja. The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House
Nigeria has been named as the official host of the 2022 World Toilet Summit, slated for November 2022. Mr Jack Sim, Founder of the World Toilet Organization (WTO), made this announcement at a virtual meeting of Water Sanitation and Hygiene Stakeholders and Development Partners on Wednesday. According to Sim, the United Nations member countries in
Ahead of its national convention billed for March 26, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has finally set the ball rolling by zoning party positions. Speaking with reporters on Tuesday after President Muhammadu Buhari held a meeting with APC governors, Nasir el-Rufai, Kaduna governor, said the northern zone would have the positions the southern zone held
The Federal House of Representatives, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to dredge the Escravos bar beyond 7.5 metres depth to improve the traffic of high tonnage vessels. The House also urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to relocate the oil pipelines along the Warri bar. The resolution followed the consideration of a motion
The Chief of Defense Staff on Friday led heads of other security agencies to a meeting in Abuja with Governors of the oil-rich Niger Delta states. Also in attendance at the meeting were the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba and the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi.
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The House of Representatives has urged President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on the poor state of infrastructure in the coastal communities to improve their living standards. The House also urged the Federal Ministry of Health to ensure the provision of basic/primary healthcare services in all the communities just as
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has called out the Catholic Church over financial demands made during burial and other ceremonial rites, especially in the eastern region of Nigeria. In an interview with TVC, Chimamanda narrated how she and her family were humiliated and extorted by a Catholic Priest at St Paul’s Abba, Anambra State, during her mother’s
[FEBRUARY 14, 2022] COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE PDP GOVERNORS’ FORUM AT THE END OF THEIR MEETING IN YENAGOA BAYELSA STATE The PDP Governors’ Forum held its regular meeting on Monday, 14th February, 2022, at the Bayelsa State Government House, Yenagoa. The meeting reviewed once again the state of the nation, the readiness of the PDP
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has released video evidence to substantiate its decision to declare suspended police officer, Abba Kyari wanted for drug dealing. The video was played during a press conference at the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja on Monday. NDLEA alleged that Kyari is an active member of a drug cartel. Watch
The upper chamber of the National Assembly has summoned the officials of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over a contracts scandal worth more than N100 billion. The Senate also noted that 626 contractors bolted away after collecting mobilization fees of about N61.4 billion. The Senate Committee on Public Accounts Chaired by Senator Matthew Urhoghide,
FG discloses it has disbursed N500,000 each to over 1,500 Niger Deltans The Federal Government has disclosed that it disbursed N500,000 each to over 1,500 women and youths and artisans as starter packs and expansion kits for businesses in the Niger Delta. The government, through the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, also disclosed that it
A pathologist, Dr Sokunle Soyemi, has informed an Ikeja Coroner’s Court that the first autopsy conducted at Warri, Delta, on the late Sylvester Oromoni Jnr., a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, was botched. Soyemi, who has 17-year experience in the field of pathology, made the claim on Tuesday while testifying for Lagos State Government at
Niger Delta Indigenous Contractors Association, on Thursday, issued a five-day ultimatum to the Interim Aladministrator of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Akwa Effiong and the minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to pay up their outstanding debts. It said if the duo fail to geed to their demands, a nationwide protest
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
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
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
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
Senators belonging to the All Progressive Congress (APC) Caucus would be holding a meeting today immediately after plenary. The caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is also billed to hold an emergency meeting immediately after plenary. ALSO READ: National Assembly transmits Electoral Bill to Buhari for assent The Special Assistant (Press) to President of
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned politicians and political parties against campaigning before the designated time for the 2023 elections. According to the current electoral act, campaigning in public by every political party should commence 90 days before the election and end 24 hours before votes are cast. Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner,
A report by Business Day newspaper indicates that former Vice President and Presidential aspirant for the office of the President in the 2023 general election on the platform of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, may have picked governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as his running mate in place of Peter Obi. Obi, a
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Monday, revealed why the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government is still holding its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, in custody. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, said the Federal Government was holding onto Kanu in a bid to infiltrate the group and destroy it from within. In a statement, Powerful said the
The Clerk to the National Assembly, Arch. Olatunde Amos Ojo, on Monday, transmitted the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent, The Nation has learnt. A source confided that the Bill is now with the President. The President in December vetoed the Bill, leading to a fresh amendment of the Bill by
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 Special Assistant to the Delta State Governor on Media, Ossai Ovie Success, has accused embattled Instagram celebrity, Rahmon Abass, also known as Hushpuppi, of being a bad influence on Nigerian youths. Success claimed that Hushpuppi influenced youths into fraud and rituals through his luxurious life. In a Facebook post titled: “Huspuppi influenced our youths
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
Nigerian billionaire, Aliko Dangote, has topped the 2022 list of Africa’s richest persons for the 11th year in a row, Forbes magazine said in a report. Dangote’s wealth jumped from $12.1 billion, last year, to an estimated $13.9 billion. Forbes attributed the growth to a 30% increase in the stock price of Dangote Cement, his
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
Members of the Artisan Fishermen Association of Nigeria, Niger Delta chapter, have urged the Shell Petroleum Development Company to immediately pay them the $3.4bn fine imposed on it by the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency. They made the call in a communiqué made available to journalists on Sunday. The communiqué was signed by
The federal government has suspended fuel subsidy removal, which was earlier meant to be from July 1, 2022, and will now amend the 2022 Appropriation Act to accommodate the new change. This action followed the pressure mounted by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), which threatened to embark on a nationwide protest from January 27, 2022.
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