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.
…As Nigeria, 140 others vote against Russia, Ukraine to get $5.2bn lifeline Nigeria on Wednesday sided with 140 countries to demand the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution that “demands” Russia’s “immediately” withdraw from Ukraine, in a powerful rebuke of Moscow’s invasion by a vast
The United States recommended Monday that Americans in Russia leave immediately following the invasion of Ukraine. “US citizens should consider departing Russia immediately via commercial options still available,” said the State Department, which had previously urged US citizens not to travel to Russia. ALSO READ: Ukraine-Russia War: Great panic around the world as Putin orders
We need all recruits, no age restrictions: Ukraine army Ukraine’s Defence Force has just tweeted again, calling for all civilians to join regardless of their age – even if they’re minors, presumably. The statement, attributed to the Commander of Troops, Yuri Galushkin, reads: “Today, Ukraine needs everything. All procedures for joining are simplified, reports BBC,
There is great panic around the world as Russia President, Vladimir Putin ordered his military to put Russia’s nuclear deterrence forces on high alert in response to “aggressive statements” by Nato countries. The order came at a meeting between the president, the defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, and the chief of the general staff of the
Read full text of Vladimir Putin’s speech on Ukraine Dear citizens of Russia! Dear friends! Today, I again consider it necessary to return to the tragic events taking place in the Donbass and the key issues of ensuring the security of Russia itself. Let me start with what I said in my address of February
Ukraine has banned males between the ages of 18- 60 from leaving the country following invasion from Russia,” Ukraine’s State border guard service (DPSA) reported. The ban will be in place for the duration of martial law, which was imposed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday morning after Russia attacked Ukraine. ALSO READ: Ukraine claims
The Nigerian Government has announced intentions to evacuate its citizens in Ukraine following an invasion by Russia. The Federal Government of Nigeria is planning for special flight operation to evacuate her citizens from Ukraine in view of the escalating tension between that country and Russia. ALSO READ: World war III: ‘Prepare, it’s the begining –
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has expressed worry as Russia attacks Ukraine. Fani-Kayode described Russia’s attack on Ukraine as the beginning. He said the world should be prepared for what will happen in the next few weeks. In a tweet, the former Minister said the world is closer to the final confrontation between NATO, Russia,
Russian troops launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine on Thursday, as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions. ALSO READ: Russia attacks Ukraine on Putin’s orders Here’s the latest on the Ukraine-Russia conflict: Lithuania has declared a state of emergency An adviser to Ukraine’s president says about 40 people have been killed so
The Ukrainian military claimed on Thursday to have downed five Russian planes and a helicopter in the east of the country near a rebel-held enclave. “According to the Joint Forces Command, today, February 24, in the area of the Joint Forces operation, five planes and a helicopter of the aggressors were shot down,” the army
Russian forces have unleashed an attack on Ukraine on the orders of Vladimir Putin, who announced a “special military operation” at dawn, amid warnings from world leaders that it could spark the biggest war in Europe since 1945. Within minutes of Putin’s short televised address, at about 5am Ukrainian time, explosions were heard near major
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for coronavirus, Buckingham Palace announced Sunday. The 95-year-old sovereign — who is celebrating her 70th year on the throne — is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms but expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week, the palace said. “She will continue to receive medical attention and
A socio-cultural organisation based in the United States of America, USA, Ijaw Diaspora Council, IDC, has stated that the publisher/CEO of the Niger Delta leading newspaper, the GbaramatuVoice, Jacob Abai has done well to bring sustainable development to Ijaw ethnic nationality through journalism. The Ijaw group affirmed that there are so many things the Ijaw
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
A former beauty queen who represented the United States of America, Miss USA 2019, Cheslie Kryst, has died at 30. Her family and the New York City Police Department have confirmed that the unfortunate incident happened on Sunday, CNN reported. According to the police, the 2019 Miss USA died after jumping from a building in Manhattan. ALSO
Facebook, a US multinational company, has changed its name to ‘Meta’. Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Facebook, announced the name change in a statement issued on Thursday. According to him, the change of name will reflect the company’s efforts on rebranding its future operations. “To reflect who we are and the
Amid global outage of Facebook along with its associated platforms, the data of its over 1.5 Billion users are now being sold in the dark web. A report said the data are being sold on a Hacker Forum. Sputnik News reported that in late September, an announcement was posted on a hacking forum that claimed
Facebook services spanning Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook itself have been shut down following an attempt to hijack the company’s domain name. There has been a widely reported inability to access the services since Monday afternoon after a yet to be identified hacker nuked the DNS A; an address file that holds an IP address of
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook are currently down for many users. The three apps – which are all owned by Facebook, and run on shared infrastructure – all completely stopped working shortly before 5pm. Other products that are part of the same family of apps, such as Facebook Workplace, also stopped working. Visitors to the Facebook
Anthony Joshua lost all his belts to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. His reign as IBF, WBA and WBO ended in stunning fashion, as Usyk won by a unanimous decision. The Ukranian’s speed and skill proved to be too much for Joshua, who was saved by the bell. Joshua was
By Loveth Ojogun Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s ex-finance minister and nominee for the office of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, has emerged winner of the highly competitive race. The former minister According to TheCable, polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat her South Korea’s trade minister opponent, at the final stage
President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi is dead. The president, who has been in power for 15 years, was said to have died at a hospital on Monday. Although the government of Burundi said Nkurunziza died of heart attack, the local media had earlier reported that he had contracted coronavirus. Taarifa, a Rwandan newspaper, had quoted
Ben Carson, President Donald Trump’s secretary of housing and urban development, on Sunday suggested that NFL players who kneel during the national anthem to protest police violence should thank the military in the process. Carson’s comments appear to miss the point of the protests and back up his boss’ disdain for them at a time
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says more actions are needed even in this time when the world is facing a devastating health challenge occasioned by the coronavirus. In a communique shared on social media, Dr Jonathan said this is not a time to fear or despair; noting that it is a moment of responsibility, courage, and
By Ebi Perekeme The Center for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ, a frontline Nigeria-based non-governmental organisation, has embarked on a sensitization campaign to support government’s efforts in preventing the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in parts of Nigeria. Abuja FCT and Delta State in particular. The National Coordinator of CEPEJ, Comrade Mulade Sheriff who led the
By Ebi Perekeme The Delta State Government on Thursday ordered the closure of the Asaba International Airport following the rising cases of Coronavirus in the country. The state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, who gave the directive in a special broadcast to people of the state, also said land borders in the state would be shut down
Six patients being treated for the coronavirus have recovered and will soon be discharged by the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Lagos. Tunde Ajayi, special assistant to the Lagos state governor on health, disclosed this on twitter on Thursday afternoon. He wrote: “Six of our #COVID19 inpatients have recovered and will be discharged soon. There is something Lagos
The speaker of the Edo state House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, has tested positive to Coronavirus. Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, disclosed this Wednesday while briefing journalists. He said the state is taking measures to tackle further spread of the virus in the state. Detail later….
Agency Reporter Social distancing is the order of the day, so it’s not a good time for sexual contact. It’ll be toughest for single people. But for couples, isolation could prove to be a second honeymoon … or hell on Earth. The coronavirus is changing everything, including our sexual relationships. The most obvious sign of
Philip Ng Chee Tat, the richest man in Singapore estimated to be worth $8.7 billion has said that life and materialism without Jesus is a broken life. Singapore’s richest man, Philip Ng Chee Tat, has revealed that he’s an ardent Christian while stating that life and materialism without Jesus Christ is empty when he was
The World Health Organisation has said that, globally, women live longer than men; and that the difference in the male-female lifespan is particularly stark in high-income countries. This is contained in the WHO yearly analysis of global health statistics titled, World Health Statistics Overview 2019. The study also sheds light on men’s inbuilt “biological frailty” and poor
Facebook grappled on Thursday with a widespread outage, forcing millions of people to taste life without the world’s largest social media platform. It was probably the last thing Facebook needed as it stumbles from problem to problem, including outrage over its use of customers’ private data. The outage began Wednesday afternoon and triggered a flood
A dead man has been elected as a legislature in Nevada’s State Assembly, in the just concluded U.S. mid-term elections. According to the Huffington Post, Mr Dennis Hof died unexpectedly in mid-October, but his name wasn’t scratched off the ballot under Nevada law. The pro-Trump candidate still found favour with the voters and patrons of Hof’s Nevada
A spiritual battle for the soul of the newly confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Brett Kavanaugh, took the centre stage on Saturday as a coven of New York witches placed a curse on Kavanaugh. In reaction, some leaders of America’s Catholic Church have countered the curse by “standing in the gap” for Kavanaugh, whom the
Indonesia may have its next infamous child smoker after the disturbing story of a 2-year-old boy from Sukabumi, West Java, recently went viral due to his extremely dangerous addiction. https://youtu.be/IIPJnkx4VkA The boy, identified by his initials RAP, has reportedly been addicted to smoking cigarettes for about a month and a half, burning through up to
