*Commends Delta Govt For Infrastructural Development In Community By Michael Ekokoruwe The people of Ikpide – Irri Community in Isoko South local government area of Delta State at the weekend celebrated the successful second term inauguration of Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, governor…
*Ebie – SSG *Edevbie – Chief of Staff *Funkekeme -Senior Political Adviser Delta state Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has appointed Barr. Chiedu Ebie as the Secretary to the Delta State Government (SSG). The shocking appointments is contained in a letter signed…
From Mike Sogbola- Maiduguri Governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima has officially reacted to the death (presume suicide) of his personal steward, John Achagwa, who on Monday was seen hanging lifeless on a tree at the Borno State Government House. Shettima, in…
“I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame; I was father to the poor.” -Job 29: 15-16 -By Albert OGRAKA: Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa and Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro have been successfully inaugurated for a second…
From Mike Sogbola- Maiduguri Victims Support Fund (VSF) on Monday commissioned 147 public buildings put at a total cost of N1.45 billion in Yobe state. This is part of efforts at reconstruction of the Boko Haram affected state after destruction from the…
From Mike Sogbola- Maiduguri A Federal High Court sitting in Maiduguri has adjourned the trial of the former Minister of State for Power, Hon. Muhammad Wakil due to his absence in court. The judge of the court, Justice Jude Dagat on Monday…
*** CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION OF MEDICAL REPORTS ON A QUALIFIED CAPTAIN FROM NIGER DELTA REGION *** SAYS IT WILL NOT HESITATE TO ASK FOR TRANSFER OF MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CHEVRON OUT OF NIGERIA The Niger Delta Indigenous Movement For Radical Change (NDIMRC)…
… IT’S THE HANDIWORK OF DETRACTORS – Elumelu. A final and satisfactory closure to the recent case of wife snatching and threat to life allegations levelled against Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, Member-Elect for Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, by one Mr. Nnabuife Elue, appears…
House of Representatives Member-Elect for Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon Ndudi Elumelu, has served notice on Mr. Nnabuife Anthony Elue, demanding an apology over what he described as the “vile, denigrating false and malicious publication” made by Mr. Elue against him and…
From SUNNY A. DAVID / ONITSHA About 10 persons were trapped while two people were rescued as three storey building under construction collapse in Onitsha. The building collapse took place at about 1.30 pm on Tuesday when workers were busy carrying out…
From SUNNY A. DAVID / AWKA Anambra State Government has banned the use of tinted windscreens, glasses and stickers on commercial buses, shuttles and tricycles with immediate effect. Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Uchenna Okafor, gave this directive during a meeting with Transport…
From Mike SOGBOLA (Maiduguri): Eighty (80) million people, representing over 40 percent of Nigeria’s population still defecate unhygienically, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has lamented. Speaking during a workshop to intimate journalists on the danger of open defecation in the country,…
The attention of Rt. Hon. Chief Ndudi Godwin Elumelu, Reps Member-Elect, Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency in the next 9th Parliamentary Assembly Session of the Federal House of Representatives, to a vile, ludicrous and utterly despicable publication with the title: “HURIWA Drags Rep-Elect, Elumelu…
-By Albert OGRAKA: DELTA State Government has given automatic employment and scholarship to the all time overall best graduating student of the the Delta State University, Abraka, Mr Abel Jonathan, an orphan with Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.91. Governor Ifeanyi…
DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2019 signed six bills into law, stating that with the cooperation of all arms of government a stronger state would be built. The governor who spoke after signing the six bills…
The apex sociocultural umbrella body of Ozoro kingdom, Ozoro Progress Union (OPU), on Saturday, 20 April, 2019 held its annual general conference at Opute hall, Ozoro, headquarters of Isoko north local government area of Delta state. The annual general conference, a biennial…
From Mike SOGBOLA: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai on Tuesday admitted that the Nigerian Army has had occasional hitches in the ongoing war against terrorism in the North East. He however said that despite this, under his…
-By Albert OGRAKA: In a bid to further strengthen the trust of Deltans on the initiatives enshrined in the SMART agenda, a prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), High Chief Bashorun (Hon.) Askia Ogieh, FCNA, CrFA, has donated truck-load of…
PRESS RELEASE CLEARANCE OPERATIONS: TROOPS RESCUE 29 WOMEN & 25 CHILDREN FROM BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS IN BORNO STATE Troops of 22 Brigade, Operation LAFIYA DOLE in collaboration with local vigilantes have continued moving into the hinterland on clearance operation to destroy Boko…
From Mike Sogbola- European Union as part of it’s plan to bring stability to Northeast Nigeria has targeted 600,000 individuals in Borno State alone, being the epicentre of the Boko Haram insurgency. The Union, which through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)…
The national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has conferred the award of Torch Bearer of Press Freedom on Mr. Felix Ofou, Senior Special Assistant (Civil Society) to Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State. Ofou’s emergence as the award…
From Mike Sogbola- The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned stakeholders in the humanitarian aid support to the North East against duplicating interventions. The Director General of NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Maihaja told a meeting of the stakeholders on Wednesday in Maiduguri…
From Mike Sogbola- Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima on Wednesday warned politicians against criticizing his successor in his presence.He said he would not only chase away such critics but go ahead to expose them to his successor, Prof. Babagana Umara, who…
-Health Editor: The Delta State Government, through its Primary Healthcare Development Agency, in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria and other partners, including Society for Family Health (SHF) and Catholic Relief Services (CRF), will distribute over 3.5 million free long lasting…
°Funding will be provided to the Red Cross to assist with ongoing disaster relief efforts °Builds upon previous $300,000 contribution following Cyclone Idai IRVING, Texas— ExxonMobil, the largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, said today that it is providing $100,000 to…
The Delta state Commissioner for Information, Chief Patrick Ukah will on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, be guest at the FRONTLINE, a talk show programme of the Delta Online Publishers’ Forum (DOPF), a CAC certified corporate body of seasoned professional journalists that have taken…
AS workers all over the world mark Workers’ Day, Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has described labour unions as great defenders of the welfare of workers. The governor who addressed members of the organized labour under the auspices of the…
-BY MICHAEL EKOKORUWE: Isoko women in their numbers from Isoko communities clusters of OML 30 community Development Board (CDB), has stage a peaceful protest against Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited at Oleh / Olomoro flow station, Uzere flow station, Igbide flow station…
Abuja, Nigeria, 25 April, 2019 – At a meeting with the African Development Bank President in Abuja, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari commended the Bank for its successes and pledged Nigeria’s continuous support for the institution. “I want to recognize the support that…
The Nigeria Football Federation [NFF] has said Delta State Governor, Senator, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa deserves commendation for his tremendous support for the development of football in the country. In a letter of appreciation signed by the Chairman of NFF, Mr. Amaju Melvin…
The accused persons arrested for the alleged murder of Elozino Ogege, a 300 level Mass Communication Student of the Delta State University, Abraka have been arraigned before an Asaba High Court Wednesday, where they pleaded not guilty to the 8 count charge…
Authorities said Monday night that the main structure of the building was saved, despite earlier concerns all was lost. Authorities responded to a massive fire at Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral on Monday that spread rapidly through the historic monument, toppling its spire…
The Delta state governorship election tribunal petition against incumbent governor and governor-elect of Delta state, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa by the All Progressives Congress (APC), and it’s governorship candidate, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru would be struck out easily. An aide to the…
Blank NEWS Online can authoritatively report that the leadership of Otu Odu Ahaba, an all-female cultural society in Anioma area of Delta State, is currently enmeshed in crisis bordering on finance, intimidation and assault on members as police have waded into the…
The wife of the Governor and Founder O5 Initiative has lauded the speaker and members of the Delta state House of Assembly for passing the Sickle cell bill into law. In a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media to the…
The Delta State Election Petitions Tribunal, says it has received a total of fifty one petitions arising from the 2019 National Assembly, Governorship and State House of Assembly elections. The Tribunal Secretary, Barrister Ahmed Gusau, stated this in a chat with newsmen…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Delta State Chapter, has cautioned Professor Pat Utomi over his monotonous penchant for uttering unguarded and unsubstantiated comment concerning the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and advised him to instead concentrate his energies on extricating himself from…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented certificate of return to the Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa and his Deputy, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro who was his running mate in the March 9, 2019 governorship election. Governor Okowa while…
-By Azua ALONU: Do you think we are enveloped by what professor Wole Soynika called a cloud of sadness by the death of our loving Icon. No. Certainly not at the ripe age of ninety seven when he has emptied himself into…
BY MICHAEL EKOKORUWE Professor Benjamin Okaba, Director Institute of Foundation Studies Federal University, Otuoke Bayelsa State, has dismissed online report by Sahara reporters alleging that ‘Governing Council sacks, slams DELSU provost with 5 months suspension over financial misappropriation and assault’. Okaba while…
