Blank NEWS Online founding Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Albert Eruorhe Ograka, is a Graduate of Mass Communication. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Journalism from the International Institute of Journalism (IIJ).
SHADOWS AND NOTHINGS(A Review) As a journalist, I have had cause to review a number of books. And I must confess, reviewing this particular book was not a task but an admirable pleasure. Maybe because I have an unbreakable bond with fiction….
-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Our Reorder: The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed the 11 electricity distribution companies (Discos) to stop further collection of electricity bill under the estimated billing system. The suspension order signed by NERC’s Chairman, Mr. James…
-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – From Mike SOGBOLA (South East Correspondent): The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), through the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, has destroyed some Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) structures and logistics facilities at Garin Maloma and…
-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – From Mike SOGBOLA (South East Correspondent): The Governor of Ebonyi State and Chairman South East Governors’ Forum Chief David Umahi, has acknowledged the contributions of the Nigerian Army in the settlement of land border disputes and bloody…
–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Michael EKOKORUWE: The women of Uzere kingdom, Isoko South local government area of Delta State, have protested peacefully to the local government council over renewed kingship tussle by supporters of the traditional rulers of Uzere kingdom as…
-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA: The Delta State Waste Management Board was inaugurated on September 24, 2019 with Hon. Emmanuel Bazim Chinye as Executive Chairman; while Mr Jude Onya, Mr Mofe Edema and Mr Daniel Ighedo are members. No doubt,…
Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – Mike SOGBOLA: Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has said that the nation might need about 100,000 more soldiers to win the war against Boko Haram. He advised that at least 50,000 people from Borno should be…
–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – By Michael EKOKORUWE: The Ovie of Uzere kingdom HRM Odhebeodhiwu Udogri 1 (JP) has installed 18 new traditional Chiefs with various titles as members of Uzere council of chiefs, held at Uzere, Isoko South local government area…
-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – By Albert OGRAKA: Chairman of Oshimili North local government area, Chief Louis Ndukwe has emphasized on the need to promote advocacy towards ensuring a healthy and cleaner environment. He appealed to stakeholders in the private sector, including…
… As London Based Promoter Gives Reasons For Shift In Date -Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Patrick OCHEI: The oldest Igbo performing musician alive and Ekpili music crooner, Chief Emeka Morocco Maduka will be celebrating his 60 years anniversary on stage come…
-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): COMRADE Ovuozourie Macaulay has hailed the emergence of His Excellency the Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa as the chairman of the South South Governors Forum, Macaulay who was a former Secretary to the State Government (SSG)…
-Plan Protest To Oshimili North Council, Waste Management Board –Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – By Albert OGRAKA: Residents of Ogbogu Onyeayana close, Ogbe-Owele Quarters in Okpanam Community, Oshimili North Local Government Area have complained about the shoddy services of a PSP operator…
Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – By Austen AKHAGBEME: Comrade Adams Oshiomhole was a quintessential Unionist; a nationally acclaimed Charismatic leader and a tactical mobilizer of people, especially in a cause he truly believes in. He’s populism was hinged on a general perception…
Says He’s “A Round Peg In A Round Hole” -Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – By Albert OGRAKA: Managing Director/CEO of the DESOPADEC, Bashorun Askia Ogieh FCNA, CrFA, has joined other Nigerians and Deltans to felicitate with the Delta State Governor, Senator Dr….
Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): All is now set for the official reopening of Pilgrim Baptist Hospital Issele-uku for full medical services. The reopening follows the comprehensive rehabilitation of the Hospital established by a renowned Baptist Minister and founder of the Pilgrim Baptist…
Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon Ndudi Elumelu has felicitated the Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa on his emergence as the Chairman of the South South Governors’ Forum, saying that the recognition accorded…
–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): From Mike SOGBOLA, North East Correspondent: Sport Festival is currently being organized by African Missions Global (AMG) among internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps in Maiduguri, the birth place of Boko Haram. The Festival, which commenced on Tuesday at…
–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Austen AKHAGBEME: The riots and mayhem that ensued after the Supreme Court verdict that disqualified the join ticketed mandate of the governor- elect of Bayelsa state, David Lyon threw to the fore the staccato of emotion, avowed…
-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): By Albert OGRAKA: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO HIS EXCELLENCY SENATOR DOUYE DIRI I congratulate His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri who was sworn in today as the 5th Civilian Governor of Bayelsa State, in compliance with the Supreme court verdict…
– Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – By Albert OGRAKA: Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has emerged the Chairman, South-South Governors’ Forum. Dependable clues obtained by Blank NEWS Online revealed that Governor Okowa was selected after elaborate consultations to take over…
-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – By Sunny A. DAVID: Nigeria may soon record zero importation of lubricants, as local production is coming on high and big.This was stated by the Director General, Standard Organization of Nigeria, SON, Mr. Osita Aboloma when he…
-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): The Communities in Warri, Uvwie and environs have been charged to embrace peace to enable the commencement of the drainage project conceived to end the perennial flooding and the attendant consequences in the economic nerve center of the…
Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – Nigeria’s Apex court, the Supreme Court has nullified the election of Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon and his running mate Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo. The Supreme Court’s Thursday judgement has however put aside the mega preparations for Governor-elect David…
Teams Representing Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and UAE to Compete in Four Iconic UAV and UGV-Related Challenges –Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): Khalifa University of Science and Technology, organizers of the Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge, announced a total of 30…
–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA (Editor): The good intentions in the human resource policy of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s administration in Delta State, have started yielding good fruits, as the wealth creation strategies are being carefully replicated in the oil and…
-Blank NEWS Online (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) – From Albert OGRAKA: Award-winning Argentinian restaurant, Gaucho Dubai, has gone all out this Valentine’s Day to one very special wedding proposal. The stylish restaurant located in Dubai’s DIFC, is offering a their “Diamond Dining”…
-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – Edited By Albert OGRAKA: As part of measures to eliminate the harmful traditional practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Nigeria, the Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN) has pledged its readiness to collaborate with the Federal…
–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): From Mike Sogbola, North East Correspondent: Africa witnessed over 90 conflicts in 2018 alone, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has decried. The United Nations’ body while insisting that investing in resilience and food security…
Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) -From Sunny A. DAVID, ONITSHA: The Lawmaker representing Onitsha-North 2 State Constituency in the 7th Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Edward Obiefuna Ibuzo, has suggested reasons the governnent of Anambra State should borrow a leaf from Kigali,…
–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): In a bid to promote reading amongst teachers and pupils in the State, using jolly phonics, the Universal Learning Solutions Initiatives, managers of Jolly Phonics in Delta State public primary schools have donated the newly developed decodable story…
Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – By Omoshola DEJI: In Athens, 510 BC, Cleisthenes instituted democracy to foster greater: accountability of institutions and leaders to citizens and the law. Today, the tenet is being flouted with impunity, especially in developing nations, where most…
Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): In a bid to make Courts in Asaba Capital Territory easily accessible to stakeholders in justice administration and enhance efficient performance of judges and magistrates, the State Chief Judge, Justice Marshal Umukoro has caused the relocation of High…
–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –From Ambrose OLOGIDE, WARRI: It was a day of mourning for Arewa Community in Warri as four Hausa young men lost their lives during an alleged illegal bunkering in a riverine area known as Omare Bush in Warri…
**As Hon. Kenneth Ogba Sues For Peaceful Dialogue -Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Michael EKOKORUWE: Oleh Community women in their numbers on Monday staged a peaceful protest to Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited Oleh, at Oleh – Olomoro Field /Flow Station cluster…
-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Austen AKHAGBEME: The public protest, demonstration and outcry of some prominent Christian Religious group yesterday, brought to the front burner, once again, the demoralizing state of insecurity in the nation and the resultant insensitivity of government to…
-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) BOOK REVIEWER; NKECHI MADUEMEZIA Shadows of pain Shadows of gain Shadows of despair Shadows of repair Shadows and nothings Shadows of love Shadows of hate Shadows of today Shadows of yester years Shadows and nothings Shadows I see…
–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): From Mike Sogbola, North East Correspondent: Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday swore-in an Ibo and Yoruba men as special advisers. The two Chief Kesta Ogualili from Anambra state (Southeast Nigeria) and Alhaji Yusuf Alao from…
-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – From Mike Sagbola (North-East Correspondent): Ruthless and notorious terrorists operating in Nigeria’s North-East, code-named “Boko Haram” have slaughtered two persons sleeping overnight at a military checkpoint in Maiduguri. The insurgents, according to source, also carted away some…
–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has expressed sadness on the passing of renowned author, publisher and politician, Dr. George Idodo-Umeh. Idodo-Umeh died at a hospital in Benin on Monday after a brief illness. He was aged 76….
*Aa Commission Holds Management Retreat For Board Members, HODs @ Lagos Business School -Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – By Albert OGRAKA: Governor Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa is desirous to change the narrative in the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, (DESOPADEC) and…