Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said that Nigeria can only progress when all its citizens have a sense of security, unity and belonging. Speaking on Monday in Asaba at a meeting with the Executive members of the Delta state Traditional…
Ex-International Super Eagles players, Victor Ikpeba, Bright Omokaro, Victor Agali, Edema Fuludu and Joseph Yobo are to be in action on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 in a curtain raiser to herald the international friendly between the Super Eagles and the Ugandan national…
-By Albert OGRAKA (Editor) The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), Delta state chapter, has inaugurated its newly constituted executive led by Comrade Patrick Idolor to oversee the affairs of its members and partner with relevant stakeholders and government agencies. The inauguration which…
Students of Delta State origin who applied for the 2017/2018 academic session Students’ Special Assistance Scheme will soon smile to their banks as the State Government has approved money to pay them. The state Commissioner for Information, Ogbueshi Patrick Ukah, disclosed this…
A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE DELTA ONLINE PUBLISHERS FORUM (DOPF) AT END OF ITS CONVENTION HELD IN ASABA ON 7TH NOVEMBER 2019. The Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF), a certified Corporate organization held its annual convention with the theme: The Role of…
Delta State Commissioner for Information, Ogbueshi Patrick Ukah, has approved the deployment of Mr. Celestine Ofuani to Function as the General Manager of the Delta State Printing and Publishing Company Limited (DPPCL), publishers of the Pointer Newspapers. The deployment is sequel to…
Grosvenor House’s award-winning Pan-Latin experience – Toro Toro – celebrates the future with a venue and menu revamp Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai’s most influential Pan-Latin Restaurant, Lounge and Bar – Toro Toro – unveils a refreshed approach and a glamourous refurb…
Colorado voters elected Jared Polis, making him the first openly gay man to win governor. Democrat Ayanna Pressley won her House race in Massachusetts’ 7th District, becoming the state’s first black woman elected to Congress. Democrats Rashida Tlaib in Michigan and Ilhan…
In line with global practices, the Delta State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has set machinery in motion to organize live debate for gubernatorial candidates of political parties participating in the forthcoming 2019 general elections in the state. The…
President Buhari has also extended his heartfelt condolences to the good people of Asaba and the Government of Delta State on the passage of foremost industrialist, businessman and elder statesman, Chief Sonny Iwedike Odogwu, (CFR), the Ide Ahaba, who died on Monday…
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed that the abductors of four Catholic priests who were kidnapped on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 by unknown gunmen around Umutu/Abraka in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State have started making contacts. As at…
-By Michael EKOKORUWE: Council chairmen and security agents from Delta South zone recently held security meeting to synergize and plan towards peaceful 2019 general election and the yutide season. The meeting was conveyed by Sir Itiako Ikpokpo, chairman Association of local government…
The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception to celebrate the Grand Opening of its RAKBANK Building that was attended by His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi. Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: The…
-By Michael EKOKORUWE: Oleh community in Delta state has reacted over the killing of Mr. Okporokpo Samuel, Heritage Energy Operational Limited line guard at well 3 location of Olomoro/Oleh flow station, Isoko South local government area of the state. Speaking on behalf…
450 International Experts Discuss Challenges and Opportunities For Development From Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:— The 4th International Conference on Future Mobility (ICFM) will be held in Abu Dhabi this Tuesday, featuring a world-class team of experts in the automotive…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has expressed his deep condolences to the Ekwugum family of Idumu Izomor Quarter in Owa-Oyibu, Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, over the death of their patriarch, Late Pa Ephraim Chukwuma Ekwugum who passed on at…
A US based Nigerian ICT Expert, Dr. Alex. O. Atawa Akpodiete, who arrived Nigeria weekend will deliver a paper today, Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Project Management Institute (PMI) Nigeria. Dr. Atawa-Akpodiete, who will deliver the keynote address on “Technology, Innovation and…
Rangers International FC of Enugu on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 defeated Kano Pillars in a penalty shootout after 90 minutes of play that ended 3-3 at the 22, 000 capacity Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba. The Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa,…
*Obi Is Prudent In Management of Resources *He Has Integrity, Fear of God, Believes In Rule of Law *His Critics Are Enemies of Nigeria The President of Christ the King College (CKC) Onitsha, Lagos branch, Barrister George Onwubuya has hailed the presidential…
***Patoranking, Others To Thrill Fans All is now set for the 2018 AITEO Football Finals between Rangers of Enugu and Kano Pillars of Kano on Wednesday (24/10/2018) inside the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba. A statement signed in Asaba today (22/10/2018) by the…
-By Albert OGRAKA: The Delta state government has expressed its desire to collaborate with formidable political pressure groups that are desirous of utilizing their genuine strategies towards the successful re-election of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in the 2019 governorship election in the state….
The first property from progressive new hotel brand, SALT, will open in Mauritius on 1 November 2018 Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Newly launched hotel brand, SALT, today announces its first property, the 59-key SALT of Palmar that will open on the east…
-BY Michael EKOKORUWE: The Isoko Association of North America through its President Chief Obaro Odu, has donated relief materials worth over a million naira to alleviate the plight of internally displace persons (IDP) at Emede and Ozoro camps in Isoko South and…
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has slammed former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose with money laundering charges, ahead of his formal arraignment early next week in court. The EFCC, which started following Fayose’s financial transactions more than…
…Approves Work On Five Roads …Approves Appointment Of Three Traditional Rulers The faces of some pensioners in Delta State will soon be filled with smiles as the state government has approved an increase in the pension payable to them. Those to benefit,…
DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa on Wednesday, October 17, 2018), presented a budget proposal of N367, 095,083,451 to the State House of Assembly for the 2019 fiscal year. According to the governor, capital expenditure in the projected budget will gulp…
-By Michael Ekokoruwe: Isoko women in their numbers staged a peaceful protests over alleged relocation of 100 level engineering students from Oleh campus in Isoko South local government area of Delta State to Abraka by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Victor Peretemode on…
An elderly man kidnapped by his nephew Mr. Evi Okumo, leader of suspected group of kidnappers from Ada – Irri in Isoko South local government area of Delta State, has died while in custody of the kidnappers at Olomoro, Isoko South local…
Delta state government have been commended for execution of people oriented projects in all the nook and crannies comprising the urban and rural communities within the state in concordance with the SMART agenda of the Senator Ifeanyi Okowa led administration. Cross…
-By Albert OGRAKA: True to her choice of rendering selfless services to the needy in Delta state, the wife of the state Governor and founder of the 05 initiative, Dame Edith Okowa has commissioned the commissioning of the 12th Sickle Cell Clinic…
-By Ekemezie Becky Across developing countries, including Nigeria, it has been empirically established that certain economic sectors and activities hold the greatest potentials for job and wealth creation. These include agriculture, agribusiness, agro-based industries, agricultural value chain services, vocational skills-based microenterprises, cottage enterprises,…
*Intelligent system will transform workplace and play a key role in building offices of the future *Platform to be deployed at Bee’ah’s iconic headquarters in pilot phase, creating smartest office building in the Middle East Sharjah, United Arab Emirates—Bee’ah. a pioneer in…
Doha, Qatar– QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, announced its results for the nine months ended 30 September 2018. For the nine months ended 30 September 2018, Net Profit reached QAR10.8 billion (USD3.0 billion),…
**HAILS ATIKU’S EMERGENCE AS PDP PRESIDENTIAL FLAG-BEARER **LAUDS GOV. OKOWA’S TRANSPARENCY -By Albert OGRAKA: A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta state, Bashorun (Hon.) Askia Ogieh JP, has expressed satisfaction in the way the Chairman, Planning Committee of the…
PDP SENATORIAL, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY RESULTS AT A GLANCE. WINNERS OF SENATORIAL PRIMARIES. 1. Delta North. Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi. 2. Delta Central Hon. Evelyn Oboro 3. Delta South Sen. James Manager. WINNERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRIMARIES. 1….
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has appealed to the Federal Government, organized private sector and individuals to urgently come to the rescue of victims of flooding in the state with relief materials. Governor Okowa, who cried out during a resent visit to…
The member representing Burutu 2, Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Kennedy Daubry, has emerged the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Burutu Federal Constituency for the 2019 general elections. Daubry, was declared winner and returned unopposed in the APC Burutu Federal…
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) ranked twelfth among 103 UAE institutions with Scopus affiliations, with a total of 403 Scopus documents published by the AURAK faculty and researchers. Scopus is the largest database…
As a result of the ravaging flood wrecking havoc in different parts of the country, about 22 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps have been set up in Delta State. 12 of the camps were created by the Delta State Government, while about…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon Sheriff Balogun has thrown his weight behind Governor of Lagos State, Akinwumi Ambode, saying he is the best option. Balogun, former Sole Administrator of Sururele Local Government Area, also dismissed the endorsement of…
… Chooses Otuaro As Running Mate …Ibori Urges Deltans To Rally Round Okowa DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has emerged as the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), promising that his second tenure would be better. Chairman of…
The Executive Director, Finance and Administration, DESOPADEC Bashorun Askia Ogieh JP on Friday 28th September, 2018 visited the Emede Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta state and donated relief materials worth millions of naira. The…
The immediate past speaker of the Delta state House of Assembly, Hon. Monday Igbuya has been suspended for three months over allegations of financial recklessness during his tenure as speaker. Although, some free thinkers are claiming that the state executive is behind…
Delta State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Chiedu Ebie has admonished teachers in the state to always update themselves through consistent training and retraining in order to be abreast with modern trends in teaching profession. Mr. Ebie, gave the advice…
The best chance that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) stands to sack President Buhari of the all Progressives Party (APC) is in 2019. If, for any self-inflicted reason, the PDP failed to remove the APC in 2019, it is not likely going…
-By Albert OGRAKA: The Delta state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NUT), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the United Labour Congress (ULC) have enforced the stike order of the organized national labour body, in a bid to strenghten the union’s current…
There are indications that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are yet to agree on a venue for party’s presidential primaries fixed for Oct. 6, following a sharp disagreement between the leaders of the party on Monday in Abuja. The disagreement…
The Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Monday said it had started rescue operations for the 12 crew members of MV Glarus hijacked on Saturday by pirates in Rivers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that crew men of…
-Cricket is second only to football in the region – -Survey commissioned by UAE Exchange – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Cricket’s popularity is striking in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a demography that has historically been inclined towards football. Gulf Cooperation…
**Peaches God’s Love, Donates Relief, Food Items To IDPs – -By Albert OGRAKA: In a bid to assuage the predicaments of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) as a result of the current flooding in parts of Delta state, wife of the state Governor and…
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated, Mr. Amaju Pinnick on his re-election on Thursday, as President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Governor Okowa said he wasn’t surprised over the overwhelming victory of Amaju Pinnick in the election given his…
The Delta State Government has approved the establishment of six Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps to cater for residents of the state whose homes are in flood prone areas to avoid loss of lives and properties. Also put in place is the…
*Gov. Okowa Gets Kudos On Proactive Steps *Reads Riot Act To Coastal Residents -By Albert OGRAKA: The Federal Government of Nigeria has designated Delta State as National Disaster Zone with three other states of the country, following the ravaging flood that has…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has declared a ‘national disaster’ in Kogi, Anambra, Delta and Niger, following high levels of flooding in the states. Mr. Mustapha Maihaja, NEMA Director-General made the declaration during an assessment visit to River Niger on Monday…
NIGERIA’S Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, billionaire businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, erudite scholar, Dr Christopher Kolade, among others on Monday, September 17, 2018 graced the launch of the book, ‘Africa Arise and Shine’, authored by…
New York, September 18, 2018–An Abuja magistrate’s court on Monday struck out a case against Jones Abiri, publisher and editor-in-chief of the newspaper, Weekly Source, Samuel Ogala, a lawyer who represents Abiri, told CPJ. The court ruled that it did not have jurisdiction over…
Delta State Commissioner for Information, Ogbueshi Patrick Ukah, has pledged his ministry’s continued commitment to the effective gathering and dissemination of the policies and programmes of government, to keep Deltans abreast of the implementation of the campaign promises of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa…
Immediate past Governor of Delta State and APC 2019 Delta South Senatorial hopeful, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan has said that Niger Delta youth leaders were becoming articulate and active contributors to nation building. Uduaghan was a Special Guest of Honour at the…
Chairman of Egbema, Gbaramtu Communities’ Development Foundation, EGCDF, Chief Michael Johnny has vowed that in less than two years in the Senate, he will achieve what the current Senator, James Manager couldn’t achieve in 16 years, if given the mandate to represent…
-By Michael EKOKORUWE: The President General of Isoko Development Union (IDU), High Chief Iduh Amadhe says, rotation of the senate position in South Senatorial district between Isoko, Itsekiri and Ijaw ethnic nationalities, will foster equity, justice and fair play in the actualization…
14th September, 2018 His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari President, Federal Republic of Nigeria State House Aso Villa Abuja Dear Excellency, Let me commence by thanking you profusely for the honour and privilege of serving under your inspirational leadership. It has been a truly…
A Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to pay Mr. Jones Abiri, the sum of N10 million being damages for his illegal detention. Abiri, a Bayelsa-based journalists and publisher…
The Special Assistant to the Governor of Delta State on DESOPADEC Matters, Chief Prosper Iwoma Edo MIIPS, has congratulated the Ovie of Igbide Kingdom, HRM Obukeni 1, on His 44th Coronation Anniversary on the throne. In a congratulatory message to HRM Obukeni…
Despite the opposing moves to oust the All Progressives Congress (APC) government, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted his nomination form to seek re-election for the post of the president. Buhari, who on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 expressed appreciation to the Nigerian…
Governor Udom Emmanuel has urged aspirants showing interest in his seat to first tell Akwa Ibom people how they are making good use of their current public offices to the benefit of the people of the state. Speaking with Government House reporters…
In a bid to build an economic trust on the trending agricultural transformation across Delta state, the Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa’s led administration, through its Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) under the SMART agenda has intensified efforts to make the state a…
Delta State First Lady and founder of 05 Initiative, Her Excellency, Dame Edith Okowa on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 led Deltans in commemorating the 2018 International Day of Charity by paying the hospital bills of 25 indigent patients who were discharged…
The Niger Delta Indigenous Movement For Radical Change (NDIMRC) has called on Commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Delta, Commodore Ibrahim Dewo not to leave any stone unturned in bringing to book the Naval Personnel involved in the alleged stealing of…
PPresident Muhammadu Buhari arrived Beijing Saturday to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) holding September 3 – 4, 2018. Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Garba Shehu disclosed this in a statement made available to…
Volkswagen has identified Nigeria as a country with significant potential for the growth in the new vehicle market The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) to develop a joint vision to secure the development of…
Indigenes of the Uzere Community in Isoko South Local Government Area resident in Asaba, Delta State capital, have honoured one of their illustrious sons and Executive Director (Finance), in DESOPADEC, Chief Askia Ogieh, for attracting development to the town. At a well…
-By: Patrick Ochei: The Delta State Capital Territory, Asaba, was today, August 30th, 2018, agog as journalists representing different media houses filed out in their numbers to protest against what they termed incessant harassment of journalists in line with the national executive…
Trade visit to highlight how UK and Nigeria trade partnerships are changing lives and livelihoods Nigeria: Azuri Technologies, a leading provider of pay-as-you-go solar home systems to off-grid consumers, is among Prime Minister Theresa May’s business delegation visiting Nigeria today with the aim of strengthen…
The Delta State House of Assembly has approved the request of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for the extension of the current Board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) by six months. The Governor’s approval was sequel to a letter…
As Deltans at home and in the Diaspora celebrate the 27th Anniversary of the creation of Delta State, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bashorun (Hon.) Askia Ogieh JP, says the state has recorded more gains than loses since its…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has declared August 30, 2018 a national day of protest against what it described as “impunity against the Nigerian journalists.” Shuaibu Usman Leman, the NUJ National Secretary, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, directed all…
The State House of Assembly has amended the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) law of 2015 giving powers to the Governor to extend the tenure of the Board for not more than one year. The amendments were sequel to…
As felicitations trail the the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir by Muslims around the world, Delta state Governor Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori and the Executive Director (Finance and Administration) at the Delta State…
Blank NEWS Online can authoritatively report that vandals have allegedly carted away multi million naira wire cables at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, Delta state. ***Details later
Washington: China is actively developing its fleet of long-range bombers and “likely” training its pilots for missions targeting the US, according to a new Pentagon report. “Over the last three years, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)has rapidly expanded its overwater bomber operating areas,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not postpone the 2019 elections because of the delay in the passage of its budget. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the clarifications while fielding questions from State House correspondents on Friday in…
-By Albert OGRAKA: A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Assembly aspirant in Oshimili North Constituency, Hon. Frank Ngozi Chukwuka Esenwah, has listed the gains for his constituents and expressed his readiness to render unequal service to the people, if nominated and…
10 percent of people over the age of 70 may need a pacemaker implanted in their chest to improve their heart function and living condition Dubai, United Arab Emirates: If you meet 70-year-old Maria, a Nigerian national, you’d never know she has…
THOUSANDS of Deltans on Monday, August 13, 2018 participated in the free eye treatment organized by 05 Initiative free Medical Outreach in Asaba, The founder of 05 Initiative, Dame Edith Okowa, had in an address, thanked Governor Okowa for being supportive which has made…
-By Michael EKOKORUWE: The Isoko National Youth Council led by its President Comrade Utomudo Fidelis, has staged a peaceful protest to agitate for the marginalization of Isoko youth on employment, surveillance of oil facilities and denial of contractor and managerial slots by…
Jack Ma Foundation will recognize 100 African entrepreneurs over the next 10 years focused on grassroots innovation, economic empowerment of women and small businesses. The Netpreneur Prize – named for empowering a new generation of entrepreneurs, and focusing on small business growth,…
Thibaut Courtois: moves to Madrid Chelsea are splashing a world record 80 million euro or $92m on Athletic Bilbao’s goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga after they agreed terms with Real Madrid for the transfer of Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. No fee was revealed for…
Nigeria’s Under-20 female team the Falconets defeated Haiti 1-0 on Thursday to keep hope alive in their quest to move into the knockout stage at ongoing FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in France. The match played at Stade de Marville in the…
The World Bank will support Nigeria with $611 million dollars to get children back to school under the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme, the Coordinator, Prof. Gidado Tahir, has said. Tahir made this known in Kaduna on Friday at…
There are a lot of actors who could play 007 once Daniel Craig retires from the role he despises: Tom Hardy, Michael Fassbender (even though he’s Irish), Tom Hiddleston (of Hiddleswift fame), David Oyelowo (who actually voices the character in the audiobooks). Hell, even controversially-mustached human…
-By Ashibuogwu Olisakwue: With the Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa resolving to be totally neutral and allow delegates of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to freely decide who they desired as their candidates for the approaching elections, the contest…
The growing fear that the National Assembly may have deliberately reneged in passing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) N242 billion budget for the 2019 general election, have been put to rest. The National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Delta State chapter, has commended the state governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, on the successful hosting of the 21st Confederation of African Athletics, CAA Senior Athletics Championship, 2018, in the capital city of Asaba, from August…
By Andy Emephia: The Delta State Chairman of Labour Party, Chief Tony Ezeagwu has advocated for part time status for State and National Assembly members, noting that such a move will nip desperation by politicians in the bud. Chief Ezeagu also said…
–By Albert OGRAKA: Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has ordered an investigation into the remote and immediate cause of the collapsed Water Tank behind the main bowl of the Stephen Keshi Stadium during the ongoing African Senior Athletics Championships holding in…
-By Albert OGRAKA: One good turn, they say, deserves another. Nineteen years after Hon. Prince Ned Nwoko, awarded scholarship to 30 indigent and non indigent citizens of Anioma from various tertiary institutions in Nigeria, little did he know that the good seeds…
Isoko traditional rulers visit Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received some traditional rulers from Isoko communities in Delta State, who pleaded with government to extend amnesty programme to their area. Isoko traditional rulers at a meeting with president Muhammadu Buhari At…
Controversial Nigerian senator, Dino Melaye who recently decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the All Progressives Congress (APC)has reportedly been kidnapped. Nigerians have however expressed mixed feelings following the alleged abduction of Senator Dino Melaye by unknown gunmen. Senator Dino…
–By Albert OGRAKA: Delta state Commissioner for Special Duties, Government House, Hon. Henry Sakpra has said that the Delta State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) are working out modalities to ensure that buildings destroyed by rain storm…
The political differences between the Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC) and the APC took a different dimension on Thursday as the Alhaji Buba Galadima-led R-APC filed a suit seeking an order of perpetual injunction restraining Mr Adams Oshiomhole and 53 others from…
“With the bill, the Senate seeks to remove Policing from the Exclusive List and put in in the concurrent list, thereby allowing state governors to establish and manage a police force within their states.” The Nigeria Senate is set to receive for…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been rated as “team with the best travelling uniform” in Russia by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), few days to the commencement of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The rating comes days after a world fashion magazine GQ…
Mario Mandzukic scored the winning goal deep in extra time as Croatia beat England 2-1 in an utterly gripping World Cup semi-final in Moscow on Wednesday to set up a final date with France on July 15.. The Juventus forward scored in…
The House of Representatives has endorsed the recommendations of a joint ad-hoc committee of the National Assembly, which recommended the immediate suspension of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege for 180 legislative days. The joint committee was constituted to investigate the invasion of the Senate…
Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has been reportedly been rushed to the Government State House Clinic, Ekiti State, for treatment after fainting. Fayose was alleged to have fainted when policemen stationed around the State House to ensure security fired teargas and shot…
The Delta State SEEFOR now has a new Project Coordinator, Mr Frank Apokwu who succeeds Mr Benson Ojoko. Meanwhile, the Delta State Commissioner for Economic Planning, Dr Kingsley Emu, commended the outgoing SEEFOR Project Coordinator, Mr Benson Ojoko, for the stream of…
An Asaba high court presided over by the Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice Marshal Umukoro, has sentenced three convicts responsible for the kidnap of the wife of the Delta State House of Assembly Speaker Mrs Tobore Oborevwori, to 21 years imprisonment…
-By Albert OGRAKA: Blank NEWS Online can authoritatively reveal that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leading presidential aspirant in the forthcoming 2019 elections and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s visit to Delta state on Tuesday, July 26, 2018 in continuation of…
Chieftain of the APC, Pat Utomi, has said Gen Muhammadu Buhari, now President, toppled Shehu Shagari’s government in 1983 to prevent the late Alex Ekwueme from becoming President, adding that the coup stalled Nigeria’s progress. While speaking in an exclusive interview with THISDAY Newspaper,…
—By Michael Ekokoruwe The senior special adviser (SSA) to Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta State on youth and community development, hon. Chief Victor O. Egbo, has made consultation visit to Isoko South Peoples Democratic Party stalwarts to seek election as…
The Committee to Protect Journalists, a non-profit organization that champions press freedom internationally, and 18 other organizations, have called for the release of journalist Jones Abiri, who has been held by Nigeria’s Department of State Security (DSS) for nearly two years. A statement…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, to immediately submit himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged humongous corruption allegations hanging on his neck. In a Press…
Wife of Delta state governor and founder of 05 Initiative, Dame Edith Okowa, has renewed her zeal and zest to increase the life expectancy of persons with sickle cell disorder by ensuring that a state of the art Sickle Cell Centre is…
PRESS RELEASE 18th June, 2018 DELTA LINE: APC AND ITS PENCHANT FOR RABBLE ROUSING The Delta State Peoples Democratic Party notes with dismay a Press Statement credited to the Delta State All Progressives Congress alleging that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa sacked 568 Delta…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reopened its investigation into a N21.74 billion Independent Power Plant (IPP) project in Oghara, Delta State, New Telegraph is reporting. The contract for the project was awarded by the Delta State Government to an indigenous…
A Luka Modric penalty and an own goal from Oghenekaro Etebo gave former semi-finalists Croatia an easy 2-0 win over Nigeria in their World Cup Group D opener on Saturday. Oghenekaro Etebo was helpless in deflecting the ball into his own net…
–By Michael EKOKORUWE Leaders of Isoko extraction, Isoko traditional ruler’s council, president -generals and chairmen of OML 30 cluster groups from Isoko communities, have demanded for a new General Memorandum of Understanding (GMOU) between Heritage Energy Operational Limited and host communities of…
The Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Kvirikashvili has resigned his position following a misunderstanding between him and the ruling party’s Chairman, Bidzina Ivanishvili. “I tried to be the prime minister for every citizen. “I was and I remain a team player. Based…
Senator Atai Aidoko representing Kogi East in the National Assembly has been sacked by a Federal High Court in Abuja. The court declared in its verdict that Aidoko was wrongly presented by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as its candidate after the…
Two Norwegian lawmakers have nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after the Singapore summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Christian Tybring-Gjedde and Per-Willy Amundsen, lawmakers with the populist Progress Party, told Norwegian news agency NTB on Wednesday…
-By Albert OGRAKA: Like a wildfire that arouses anxiety and like the caressing moonlight at night, “Hope Alive”, an emerging independent political pressure group, routing support for Governor Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa in Isoko South and Isoko North local government areas of Delta…
The Delta State government has approved the renovation of 107 Primary Health Care Centres operating the Contributory Health Scheme in the state. In addition, the reactivation of Airfield Ground Lightning Systems at the Asaba International Airport and the renovation of the existing…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned against what he called a consistent pattern of departure from constitutional due process to tendencies of authoritarianism. The former Vice President said in a statement marking the 25th anniversary of June 12 that there is…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has brought with him his own portable toilet to Singapore ahead of the Tuesday summit with U.S. president Donald Trump. President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un are both in Singapore for their highly anticipated summit,…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 15 and Monday, June 18 as public holidays to celebrate the 2018 Id-el Fitr. The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.) made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement…
At last, the Chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission, Humphrey Nwosu, has broken silence since the illegal annulment of the June 12, 1993 polls presumably won by Chief Moshood Abiola. The option A-4 June 12, 1993 election has been adjudged as the…
The general thrust seems to be that a current OPL 245 contract tender has been rigged for corrupt purposes benefitting Shell, ENI and certain Nigerian parties. Shell has past expertise in such matters By John Donovan More information has arrived as a…
Nigerian reggae icon, Ras Kimono, has died, sources close to the musician said, according to multiple reports on Sunday. He was 60 years old. Kimono was said to have taken ill on Saturday on his way to the US. Friends rushed him…
Two pan Niger Delta groups, the Pacesetters advocacy group and the Izon-Ebe in Diaspora, have thrown their considerable weight behind the House of Assembly aspiration of Mr. Tony Okirika, who is contesting for the Warri South West Constituency seat at the Delta…
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has sued for the cooperation of the different ethnic nationalities in the state to enable him execute more people-oriented projects as encapsulated in his admiregistration’s SMART agenda. Governor Okowa was speaking on Saturday, June 9, 2018 in Oleh, Isoko…
FORMER Governors of Delta State, Chief James Ibori and Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, former Minister of Police Affairs, Alaowei Brodrick Bozimo, former Defence Minister, Dr Roland Orisejafor, President of Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Chief Solomon Ogba, among others, have endorsed Governor Ifeanyi Okowa…
*** CLAIMS OIL COMPANIES WORKING AGAINST RE-ELECTION OF PRESIDENT *** WANTS AGIP’S MANAGING DIRECTOR INTERROGATED A social crusader group, the Grassroot Movement Against Corruption (GMAC) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately direct the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), the National…
A political pressure group, the National Atikulate Movement 4 Emancipation – NAME, has charges its members home and abroad to donate towards the party nomination form for their grand master and principal, Waziri Atiku Abubakar, GCON. This charge came from the National…
**Tells Journalists To Be Guided By Professional Ethics -By Albert OGRAKA: Speaker of Delta state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has said the legislature and the executive are enjoying a harmonious working relationship because the Governor of the State, Senator…
A traditional ruler in Delta state, HRH Sunday Olisewokwu, Obi of Ogodo community in Aniocha North local government area who was kidnapped Sunday has been released by his abductors. He was reportedly released on Tuesday evening around Asaba and is presently in a…
Press Statement NASS RESOLUTION ON BUHARI HAS VINDICATED US, SAYS PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the resolutions of the joint session of the National Assembly against President Muhammadu Buhari’s Presidency is a vindication of its stance on the Buhari administration….
PRESS BRIEFING UPDATE OF POLICE INVESTIGATION INTO THE OFFA BANKS ROBBERY AND GRUESOME MURDER OF MORE THAN THIRTY THREE (33) INNOCENT PERSONS INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMEN AND NINE (9) POLICE OFFICERS ON 5th APRIL, 2018, IN OFFA, KWARA STATE. • Twenty Two (22)…
Nigeria Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris is in “hot soup“, as the National Assembly, on Tuesday, June 5, 20¹8 passed a vote of no confidence on the IGP. The three hours of closed door meeting is not unconnected with the fact…
Winnie died at the age of 17, following a severe illness and was burried. Her bones are still there, according to the findings of an exhumation. After being dead for two years, she walked back to her parents’ home on Sunday. A…
CHAIRMAN of South-South Governors’ Forum, Chief Seriake Dickson has commissioned multi-billion naira projects in Delta State, describing Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as prudent manager of resources. Chief Dickson who is the governor of Bayelsa State, today (05/06/18) commissioned road projects at Jesse, Ethiope…
Meet newly-sworn in All Progressives Congress (APC) State Chairmen 1. Abia – Hon. Donatus E. Nwankpa 2. Adamawa – Alh. Ibrahim Bilal 3. Akwa Ibom – Hon. Ini Okopido 4. Anambra – Barr. Emeka Ibe 5. Bauchi – Alh Uba Ahmed Nana…
The Delta State chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Cyril Ogodo, has inaugurated the state working committee and local government executives of the party with a vow to defeat Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led Peoples Democratic Party government in 2019. Ogodo, who…
A political pressure group, the National Atikulate Movement 4 Emancipation – NAME has said that the only Nigerian by the grace of God that is capable of unseating President/General Buhari in the coming 2019 general elections is the first former vice president…
New York/—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the launch of a complaints mechanism for media representatives and human rights defenders ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, which will enable journalists covering the World Cup and other official events to…
The leadership of a faction of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), known as nPDP, has announced withdrawal from dialogue with the APC-led federal government, accusing the Nigerian presidency of double-standard and lack of good faith in the dialogue it entered with…
São Tomé and Príncipe, June 5, 2018 – The first President of the African Development Bank group to set foot on São Tomé and Príncipe, Akinwumi Adesina has arrived in the country for a five-day official visit to strengthen alliances between his…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Executive Director (Finance and Administration) at the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun (Hon.) Askia Ogieh JP, has commended the people of Delta state for supporting the second term bid…
The traditional ruler of Ogodor and Chairman of Aniocha North Traditional Rulers Committee, HRM Sunday Olisewokwu has been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen who invaded his palace over the weekend. Ogodor is an agrarian community in Aniocha North Local Government Area of…
Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has reacted to his invitation by the Nigeria Police Force over the recent bank robbery in Offa, Kwara State, describing it as baseless. He alleged that the plot was designed to embarrass him, and would fail. Force…
-By Albert OGRAKA: The wife of the governor of Delta state and founder of 05 Initiative, Dame Edith Okowa, on Friday, June 01, 2018 celebrated her 57th birthday anniversary with pupils at the Special Education Centre (School for the Handicapped), Agbor in…
-By Albert OGRAKA: The Delta state House of Assembly has confirmed the nomination of Mr. Anthony Chuks Obuh and Mr. Lawson Efenudu as the Chairman and Secretary of Delta State Bureau for Pensions. Obuh, a retired Permanent Secretary and former Commissioner for…
THOUSANDS of Deltans on Tuesday (29/05/18) attended praise worship and thanksgiving at the Event Centre, Asaba to mark this year’s Democracy Day with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa expressing confidence that more people-oriented projects will be executed in the state. Governor Okowa who attributed the…
Dr. Cairo Ojougboh a Former member of the House of Representatives and frontline Delta state Governorship Aspirant of the APC has listed some of his achievements as public office holder. Cairo said he believed that achievements will always speak for itself, but…
As Deltans and Nigerians in general mark another Democracy Day, the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, speaks on the three years of the administration of Governor Okowa. He tells Journalists in Asaba, the State Capital…
Delta state Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has been described as a worthy Leader and Ambassador of Democracy in Delta State and Nigeria as a whole. This lofty description was made by Jon. Ndudi Elumelu, a former House of Representative Member and…
AS the countdown for the 2019 general election begins, a political pressure group, Convocation of Delta APC Support Groups (CDASG), has accused serial Delta State governorship candidate, Chief Ovadje Ogboru and the senator representing Delta Central Senatorial district, Ovie Omo-Agege of promoting…
-By Albert OGRAKA: AS Children’s Day was celebrated in Nigeria on Sunday, May 27, 2018, Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and his wife, through the O5 Initiative Kitchen prepared sumptuous buffet for children at the Cenotaph, in Asaba with the…
**Residents Gear Up For Protest Over Outrageous Estimated Bills, Negligence -By Albert OGRAKA: The unholy acivities of the Benin Electricity Development Company (BEDC) in parts of Delta state have become a torn in the flesh of Deltans as a result of gross…
The National Universities Commission, NUC has released a.list showing 58 illegal universities currently under operation in Nigeria. The institutions are said not to have been licensed by the federal government and have been shut down. In addition, eight other universities are being investigated…
The Federal High Court in Benin has ordered that the Chairman of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, Chief Dan Orbih, be remanded in prison custody if he failed to perfect his bail. The court had on Thursday granted the Orbih and…
A British judge ruled on Thursday that Bodo community in the Niger Delta region, which has been involved in a protracted legal battle with Shell over the clean-up of two 2008 oil spills, should retain the option of litigation for another year….
In fulfilment of earlier promise and commitment to serve for a single term, Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Nuhu Gadado on Wednesday tendered his resignation letter, some of his aides have confirmed Mr Yakubu Adamu, his Special Assistant on Communication Matters said…
Federal, states and local governments have shared N701 billion as revenue for the month of April, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, said. Isa-Dutse told newsmen that the amounts shared were the outcome of Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC)…
**Re: Idumuje Ugboko monarch throws weight behind Nwaoboshi The tradidional Prime Minister, Iyase of Idumuje-Ugboko, Chief Chris Ogwu has discountenanced recent claims that the Senator representing Delta North, Peter Nwaoboshi received royal blessings from the “Monarch” of Idumuje Ugboko, Justin Chukwunonso “1V”…
In fulfilment of the pledge of the Delta State government to host the Senior African Athletics Championship, the State Executive Council on Tuesday (May 22, 2018) approved the contract for additional works and variation of the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba. The…
In a bid to inculcate good values and virtues among students, the 05 Initiative has taken the campaign on drug abuse and cultism to publiic secondary schools in Delta state. Wife of the state governor and founder of the 05 Initiative, Dame…
The Olorogun O’tega Emerhor faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday, May 21, 2018, elected Chief Cyril Ogodo as the State Chairman of the Party in Delta State. Recall that Ogboru/Omo-Agege faction which includes Mrs Mariam Ali, Chief Frank Kokori and…
The Obi of Idumuje-Ugboko in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, Justin Chukwunonso Nwoko IV, has enjoined the Senator representing Delta North in the Senate and Chairman, Senate committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, to remain…
**Two injured journalists taken to hospital Government officials, journalists and elated residents of Ogembo (a small farming town in Kenya), were shocked as the Governor of Machakos County, Alfred Mutua; and others plunged into the river while taking a tour of a…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris, has stated that police officers must first surrender themselves to be searched before they search Nigerians, revealing that this is the “procedure.” Idris said this yesterday during an interactive session with Nigerians on Twitter, through…
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) says it has started recalling cough syrup containing Codeine from its stakeholders in compliance with Federal Government’s directive. The Registrar of PCN, Mr Elijah Mohammed, revealed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
Chelsea defeated Manchester United by 1-0 at Wembley in the FA Cup final after the referee, Michael Oliver gave a penalty to Chelsea in the first half of play. This was despite United control of the game until the 22nd minute when…
Members of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Delta Mandate Group have said that the successful conduct of the Ekiti State PDP primaries by the state Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, is a manifestation of the political sagacity and experience of the Governor. In…
Despite the Abuja National Industrial Court order directing the Joint Health Workers Union (JOHESU) to end its ongoing strike action, the Tertiary Health Institutions National Consultative Forum (THINCF), has threatened to restrategise and collectively mobilise in support of other members of JOHESU…
The Delta State Government has approved an insurance cover of N10 million yearly for personnel of the State Fire Service Command in the event of death, temporal and or permanent disabilities that may occur in the cause of duty. The State Commissioner,…
THE Niger Delta Indigenous Movement For Radical Change has hailed the Federal Government for the smooth take off of the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. The group has been at the forefront,…
Only three persons survived when a Cuban plane with 110 passengers and crew on board crashed shortly after taking off from Havana on Friday, officials confirmed. Cuban state media reported that three women had been pulled alive from the mangled wreckage and…
In a bid to ensure the emergence of Dr Cairo Ojougboh as the next Delta State governor come 2019, a formidable pressure group known as ward four political forum has called on Deltans to support, mobilise and create awareness that would actualise…
Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has inducted 745 beneficiaries of the 3rd Programme Cycle 2017/2018 of the Skills Training & Entrepreneurship Programme [STEP] and the Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurship Programme [YAGEP] with a charge to them to be role models for…
The Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General of Delta State, Barr. Peter Mrakpor has revealed that investigations proved that most cultists come from families where parents are cultists. Mrakpor, who made this revelation while briefing journalists recently during the 2018 Ministerial Press Briefing…
-By Michael EKOKORUWE: The Legislative Arm of Isoko South local government area has, passed a vote of confidence on the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Oleh, CSP Isah Hassan during the legislative session, held at the council secretariat Oleh, Isoko South local government…
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Danjuma Goje, has said that no provision was made in the 2018 Budget for any increase in minimum wage during the year. Goje made this known while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja shortly after…
-By Albert OGRAKA: Wife of Delta state governor and founder of 05-Initiative, Dame (Mrs.) Edith Okowa has harped on the urgent need for couples to allow God’s blessings manifest in their marriages by strengthening their bond of love for each other. Dame…
-By Albert OGRAKA: A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Executive Director (Finance and Administration) at the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun (Hon.) Askia Ogieh JP, has said that the political rallies organized by Delta Political…
Delta State Government says in other to enhance the personal security and transportation needs of Legal Officers in the state, a budgetary provision of N30 million has been captured in the 2018 budget as car loan to lawyers in the Ministry of…
One of seven major Democratic contenders in Maryland’s gubernatorial race, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, died early Thursday morning after suffering from cardiac arrest, authorities said. Kevin Kamenetz, 60, a two-term Baltimore County executive, husband and father of two sons, was at…
GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has assured aspirants for different political positions on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the primary elections that will produce candidates for the 2019 general elections will be free and fair in the…
**JOHESU Raises Alarm As Strike Suffers Setback **Interns Work Under Supervision -Medical Director As the strike embarked upon by members of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) in Federal Government hospitals enters a critical stage following the show of solidarity by members…
Nigerian popular music maestro artiste David Adeleke aka Davido, has bought a private jet. This comes barely hours of him signing an endorsement deal with infinix as a brand ambassador. He revealed breakthrough on his official Instagram page on Wednesday, adding that…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Delta State chapter has commended the Chairman of the Organising Committee of the Ekiti State PDP Primary for July 2018, governorship election, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa for conducting a hitch-free party primary election. A press statement signed by…
–Omo-Agege, O’tega Reacts The results of the ward congress of the All Progressives Congress, APC Delta have been announced by the Chairman of the Ward and Local Government Congress Committee, Alhaji Sani Dododo. Announcing the results of the 270 wards of the 25…
–By Norbert Chiazor: There is something about the university. It is not just a school. It is prestige. Home of honorary self worth .Exact definition of development for both human and his habitat. University . “TO RESTORE THE DIGNITY OF MAN”…
By Albert OGRAKA: Delta state has become the first state in Nigeria to implement and deploy the digital integrated learning solution for six trades in the state owned technical colleges and vocational education centres. The $120,000 World Bank assisted SEEFOR project with…
***PDP Accused Of Influencing APC National Officials The All Progressive Congress (APC) ward congress held on Saturday, May 6, 2018 in Delta state but amidst confrontations, mudslinging and blame on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for infringing on the activities of the…
Leaders of the All Progressive Congress, APC in Ijaw land, Delta State has debunked claims by some aspirant in the Ward congress billed to hold on May 5th, that the leader of party in Delta, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor is compiling names of…
ABUJA/Nigeria: The member representing the Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Rt. Hon Ossai N. Ossai has reacted to the recent call by the members of Registered Political Parties Chairmen, for him to forget third term bid, calling it a hoggish…
“We have a very good chance of winning in 2019 and the best way to win is to make sure we stop corruption. The worst corruption is that of the electoral process.” –Dr. Cairo Ojougboh. By Albert OGRAKA (Editor): Frontline governorship candidate…
Aide to Delta state governor, Ossai Ovie Success, has condemned Nigerian singer, Davido’s N45million porshe for his girlfriend, Chioma, who has just turned 23. Ossai who happens to be Nigeria’s youngest political appointee, who took to his instagram and facebook account: “Davido…
Delta State House of Assembly hopeful and environmentalist, Comrade Sheriff Mulade has solicited the support of the Itsekiri people in Warri South West constituency in continuation of his consultation visits to various leaders in the constituency. Comrade Mulade, together with his entourage,…
The Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), has condemned in strong terms the endless killings of Nigerians and destruction of houses in Benue State by suspected herdsmen. The National Coordinator of CEPEJ, Comrade Sheriff Mulade, while speaking to newsmen in Warri,…
The Delta State Government said it will not compel residents to key into the various water programmes and policies. The State Commissioner for Water Resources Development, Sir Fidelis Tilije, disclosed this Thursday while addressing journalists at the ongoing ministerial press briefing on…
*Some Fear Retirement May Mar Their Rise To High Echelon In Civil Service The Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has approved the appointment of Nine New Permanent Secretaries for the Delta State Civil Service and Hospitals Management Board. The…
The maiden edition of the Delta State Headmasters Cup Football Competition, kicked off today with Asagba Primary School Asaba overcoming hard fighting Uzoigwe Primary School Asaba 4 -2 in a penalty shoot-out after the game ended in a 1 – 1 draw….
-By Albert OGRAKA: Wife of Delta state governor, Dame (Mrs.) Edith Okowa has reiterated the commitment of the 05-Initiative and Restore Sight Africa to ensure that the ongoing Grassroots Medical Outreach gets to the 25 local government areas of the state. Twenty…
The Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Patrick Ukah, has been honoured with the Presidential Excellence Award of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) at the National Delegates Conference/Annual General Meeting of the Institute at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia, Abia…
-By Albert OGRAKA: In a bid to further boost the impact of the State Employment and Expenditure For Results (SEEFOR) in the development of Delta state economy, the World Bank has increased its counterpart funding of community projects in the state in…
“The Nigerian Army 222 Battalion from Agbaro-Otor unit command came and brutalized them with four women sustaining various degrees of injury and the women leader Chief Mrs Igbevia Erube forcefully thrown to their hilux van and taken to unknown destination. The placards,…
The coalition of state chairmen of registered political parties in Delta state has called for the replacement of the senator representing Delta North senatorial district at the National Assembly, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi come 2019, over multiple allegations of corruption and embezzlement running…
***Parents, Guardians, Concerned Deltans Plot Protest Against Okowa, Onwusanya A Delta state legislator turned contractor representing Oshimili South Constituency at the Delta state House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Onwusanya may have got his fingers burnt out, following a grand exposure of…
Nigeria’s biggest reality TV show, Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) ended on Sunday with Miracle, one of the 20 housemates winning the grand prize. 23-year-old Miracle Igbokwe won the 2018 Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) show, beating 19 other contestants to clinch the N25 million…
*Hundreds Of Millions Lost *Houses, Markets Roof Blown Off, Many Injured The people of Alifekede Community, a border town between Delta and Edo state in Ika South local government area of Delta state, have been thrown into pitiable situation as a result…
A High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Jusice Ishaq Bello on Thursday granted Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta Central, an interim order restraining the Police, Department of Sate Service (DSS) and other law enforcement bodies from arresting him. Against the backdrop of…
DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has performed the ground-breaking ceremony for a 400MW combined cycle power plant, expressing joy that Delta State has become hub for investors in the gas sector. The Governor who performed the ground-breaking ceremony at Ekrokpe/Ekrejegbe, Ughelli…
The European Investment Bank and the African Development Bank have agreed to support the creation of the new Development Bank of Nigeria to strengthen lending for business and agriculture investment in the country. The European Investment Bank has finalized a US $20-million…
The Delta State High Court sitting in kwale, Ndokwa West, has fixed May 10, 2018 to hear the appeal filed for a stay of execution filed by Deputy Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Friday Ossai Osanebi over its judgment on…
*By Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr CHICAGO, United States of America/ — Finally, the world met in Geneva on Friday 13th of April to gather the necessary financing to bring relief aid to desperate people of DRCongo. And this, subsequently to the…
Prominent sons and daughters of Anioma Nation from all walks of life have resolved to formally honour the Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, for his sterling leadership in the state. The grand reception is expected to hold on Saturday,…
By Albert OGRAKA: The founder of 05-Initiative and wife of Delta state governor, Dame (Mrs.) Edith Okowa has formally flagged off the Grassroots Medical Outreach for the 25 local government areas of the state. This is coming against the backdrop of recent…
Governorship hopeful under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Cairo Ojougboh has again intensified his one-man-one-vote campaign across the state and further reiterated his commitment to building a virile and corrupt-free state if voted to serve as governor of…
Immediate-past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan has received yet another boost which will help reinforce his senatorial ambition as the tempo of political activities increases ahead of the 2019 general elections. This time around, one of the three ethnic…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an ex parteapplication filed by the Delta Central senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, to stop his suspension by the Senate. He had, on April 3, filed the ex-parte application before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, asking the court to order that…
The Senate on Thursday suspended Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who is from Delta State, for 90 legislative days. The lawmaker belongs to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Also, the Senate disbanded the Parliamentary Support Group for President Muhammadu Buhari led by Senator Abdullahi Adamu with…
The Niger Delta Environmental Sustainability Movement, a nongovernmental organization, has appealed to the Federal Government to make reparations for the Borgu people of Niger State over the displacement they suffered 50 years ago. The movement, in a letter made available to journalists…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday announced his intention to re-contest for the post of the president in the 2019 general election. In a statement issued by his media aide, Mallam Garba Shehu, the president said his decision to contest was to heed…
The Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has declared his administration’s determination to continue to support and encourage individuals with genuine intention to bring development to the state. Dr Okowa made the declaration while performing the official ground breaking ceremony…
“Interestingly, Bashorun Askia Ogieh became the first Non-Indigene of Olomoro Kingdom to be conferred with the Chieftaincy Title of Senior High Chief. A honour done him for his good works..” OLOMORO – The proverbial golden fish that has no hiding place was…
First batch of alleged looters, amount taken 1. PDP Chairman Uche Secondus -Allegation: On the 19th of Feb 2015, he took N200 million only from the office of the NSA. 2. Former PDP Financial Secretary -Allegation: On the 24th of Oct 2014,…
President Mohammadu Buhari and APC leader Ahmed Tinubu have rekindled hope with assurances that Nigeria is being rescued from wreckage. Buhari, who is in Lagos for a two-day official visit, restated his commitment to implement people-oriented programmes. “Our goal is to bring…
*Pledges Free Education, Free Health Care Services, Improved Electricity A foremost governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and sponsor of “One Man One Vote” campaign, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh has embarked on a consultation tour of Delta state…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met in secret with China’s Xi Jinping this week in Kim’s first trip abroad since assuming power, Chinese state news reported Wednesday. The news confirms widespread rumors that Kim had unexpectedly traveled to China via an…
The Nigerian Senate may have concluded plans to suspend Senator Ovie Omo-Agege of the All Progressives Congress (APC) representing Delta Central Senatorial Districd, over his involvement to ensure that the Senate’s plans to override Buhari’s veto on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill…
Residents of Ubulu-Okiti community, a suburb or Asaba, capital of Delta state, have cried out over the refusal of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company’s (BEDC) to restore them to the national grid after eight years of deliberate disconnection, insipite of alleged ongoing…
Iceland announced Monday it will stage a diplomatic boycott of the football World Cup in Russia over the poisoning of a former double agent in Britain. “Among the measures taken by Iceland is the temporary postponement of all high-level bilateral dialogue with…
Sierra Leone’s presidential election run-off will now hold on March 31, four days later than planned, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The court made the ruling after receiving a request for a postponement from the National Electoral Commission (NEC). The NEC…
Russian businessman, Sergei Mavrodi, whose MMM pyramid scheme deprived millions of Russians and money enthusiasts all over the world of their savings in the 1990s, has died of a heart attack, according to Russia media. According to reports, the 62-year-old was rushed…
**Plans To Investigate Alleged Officials’ Corrupt Practices Delta state governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has denied that Mr. D.O Nwachukwu, founder of Nwachukwu Auctioneering Services, currently handling the ongoing auction of unserviceable assets in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state,…
Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, has filed an appeal against his conviction on Wednesday at London’s Court of Appeal. Ibori who was jailed and spent years in UK prison after pleading guilty to laundering a stolen fortune in Britain, is…
The leading opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the abduction and release of the students of Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, by Boko Haram as stage-managed. The essence of the alleged stage-managed abduction, the party said,…
*Gov. Okowa Reaffirms Commitment To Service Delivery, Transparency, Accountability For Economic Stability Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to realizing the administration’s SMART agenda policies through a culture of effective service delivery, transparency and…
The Ijaw People’s Development Initiative (IPDI) has threatened to boycott the proposed Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s Town Hall meeting in Burutu over the governor’s alleged deliberate resfusal to release fund for the commencement of work on the abandoned Ayakoromo bridge project earlier approved…
“Aside from the 2017 Winter Olympics, the annual meeting of the African Development Bank this May in Korea, is the most important event on our calendar,” – Kim Dong Yen. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance, Kim Dong Yen…
Indian authorities have seized a solar power plant and some 134 acres of land belonging to billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi in connection with the country’s biggest-ever bank fraud of 1.8 billion U.S. dollars. “The Enforcement Directorate took possession of the land and…
Russia: President Vladimir Putin’s Landslide Re-election Victory Worries Opposition Russia’s opposition elements have queried the landslide victory of President Vladimir Putin in Sunday’s presidential election, which gave him another six years in power. Putin, who has ruled Russia for almost two decades,…
*Delta State Government should synergize with security agencies to halt Fulani herdsmen menace. *Condemns security agents’ molestation of NUJ members performing legitimate duties. *Commends Delta Government for re-awarding failed projects in Asaba capital territory. *Appreciates Government’s linking of Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS)…
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, the African Development Bank, rated Aaa/AAA/AAA (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch), priced a new US $2.0-billion 3-year Global Benchmark bond due 22 March 2021. This bond issue represents the Bank’s first public market deal of 2018. It…
Panic has allegedly overwhelmed the political camp of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta state, as Chief Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, a gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), insists that the era where politicians manipulate elections dishonestly for personal…
Abidjan/– The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has commended the Government of Japan for its strong support of the Bank and its multi-billion economic transformation partnership with Africa. Adesina identified the private sector, energy and infrastructure development as key…
Our attention has been drawn to a post making the rounds that our principal, the immediate past Secretary to the Delta State Government, Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay, has rejected an offer to be Deputy Governor ahead of the 2019 general election. First, the…
Ahead of the 2019 governrship election in Delta state, the Delta Central Youths For Good Governance has thrown its weight behind the ambition of Dr. Cairo Ojougboh. Coordinator of the group Mr. Samuel Kuku, urges Dr. Cairo Ojougboh to run for the…
*Buhari Approves N5 Bn Take-Off Grant *Delta Govt Gives 1000KVA Generators The Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta, is set to admit students into the institution for the 2017/2018 academic year, and start lectures in April. A total of 196 students have so…
The Federal Government is making progress on the establishment of modular refineries with the arrival of one set of package shipment. The Niger Delta Inter-Ministerial Committee, chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, informed members at its presentation meeting in Abuja that the…
China’s parliament has successfully removed presidential term limits from its Constitution, allowing President Xi Jinping to remain in office indefinitely, after it almost unanimously passed a series of constitutional amendments on Sunday. The announcement of the vote, witnessed by reporters in the…
In a bid to keep its prisons free of Nigerians, the United Kingdom is paying to improve the capacity of Nigerian prisons. The UK has agreed to pay up to £700,000 ($967,954) to build a new 112-bed wing at Kirikiri maximum security…
Former commissioner and erstwhile Executive Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressive Congress (APC).Erstwhile Executive Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and former commissioner during Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan’s tenure, Dr. Tony Nwaka, has dumped…
“I have come, I have witnessed with utmost appreciation of members of the party and by special grace of God, I have intention of going back again to represent my people.” The Minority Leader and member representing Isoko constituency in the House…
“Comrade Israel Amadi-Emina jnr. who is currently vying for the House of Assembly Oshimili North Constituency in Delta state has all it takes in view of his administrative mien which he intend to bring to bear on the lives of the people.”…
“The mill with a capacity to process 16 metric tons of paddy rice per hour, when completed, will in a year process paddy rice worth N14 billion bought directly from the famers in Jigawa at market rate.” Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online)/ —…
On Friday, March 02, 2018 Deltans witnessed the commissioning of Premium Steel Rolling Mill, exactly 36 years after Delta Steel Company was commissioned In Ovwian-Aladja. The multi-billion dollar Premium Steel Rolling Mill was commissioned by Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa…
Nigeria’s lower chamber at the National Assembly has described members of the Federal Executive Council and Ministers appointed by Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as unfit to occupy their ministerial positions. TThe declaration followed the non-appearance of the…
***CP Muhammad Mustafa Vows To Prosecute Defaulters The Delta State Police Command has constituted a task force to commence the mopping up of various categories of weapons in the state with effect from 1st March, 2018. The state Commissioner of Police, Muhammad…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has cautioned Nigerians to be wary of investments in crypto currency as they are virtual currencies that are not legal tender in Nigeria. The Apex Bank’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okoroafor, in a statement…
“Timothy and Daniel Elombah are journalists and not terrorists who should be free to continue their journalism without legal harassment or fear of going to jail. At least four bloggers have been prosecuted under the Cybercrime Act since 2015.” –CPJ Lomé (Blank…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has signed the 2018 Appropriation Bill of N1.046 trillion into law. Briefing newsmen shortly after the signing, Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akinyemi Ashade, said that Appropriation Bill, tagged ‘Budget of Development and Progress,’ would focus on…
*** SAY THEY ARE IN SUPPORT OF NIGERIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY, OKERENKOKO The people of Ugborodo Community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State have told President Muhammadu Buhari that the recent visit of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli to…
LAGOS, Nigeria: “The overall goal is to improve on and increase the capacity of the youth in building Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)’ GE (NYSE: GE) (www.GE.com), the world’s premier Digital Industrial Company has announced a partnership with the National Youth…
Ex-Biafran soldier, Col. Joseph ‘’ Hannibal ‘’ Achuzia died on Monday at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, Delta. He was aged 90. The late Achuzia was a Major in the Nigerian Army, before he defected to the Biafran side in 1967…
By OSHALOTO Joseph Tade— Blank NEWS Online/Nigeria: Upfront, I sympathize with parents and loved ones of the kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirls. As a Yorùbá man, our sadness over a lost child is deeper than losing them to death. Hence the adage “ọmọ ẹni…
Delta state government has enjoined youths to always exhaust every available means of dialogue, reconciliation and arbitrations before taking actions that may be inimical to societal development. The Commissioner in the Directorate of Youth Development, Chief Oghenekaro Ilolo, who also expressed state…
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa is scheduled to commission one of the earlier abandoned multi-purpose Skill Acquisition Centres, located in Umutu Community, Ukwuani Local Government Area. The project which was allegedly awarded during the tenure of the second democratically elected governor…
Two out of the three cases of deaths recorded since an outbreak of Lassa fever was reported in Delta State on 26th January, 2018 are from Anambra State. The state Commissioner for Health Dr. Mordi Ononye, in a press release in Asaba…
– As Govt Signs Joint Venture Agreement On Multi-Billion Naira Agro-Industrial In its commitment to developing and harnessing the agricultural potentials in Delta State, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has gone into partnership with private investors to establish a multi-billion naira agro-industrial park in…
In continuation of its job creation programme, the Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has reiterated its commitment to building young entrepreneurs who would become key drivers of the economic diversification in the state. Governor Okowa stated this at the three…
“South Africa must come first in everything that we do.” Cyril Ramaphosa has taken over from Jacob Zuma as the President of South Africa. This followed his selection on Thursday by the country’s lawmakers after the resignation of Zuma on Wednesday. Zuma had been in…
South Africa’s embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned his office with immediate effect. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening. Earlier, Mr Zuma’s governing ANC party told him to resign or face a vote of no confidence…
The Presidential Amnesty Office has said the Federal Government earned a total of N7.3 trillion in oil revenue generation in 2017. The increased earnings resulted from the relative peace in the oil-bearing communities of the Niger Delta region, said the Head of…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –By Albert OGRAKA: As Nigerians, especially Christians continue to ponder on the way out of the present rising spate of insecurity in the country, women across Delta state, led by the First Lady, Dame Edith Okowa, were all…
