Defilement is having sexual intercourse with a person (this includes both boys and girls) under the age of 18 years. It doesn’t matter whether the person has given consent or not. The major determinant in defilement is AGE.
-BY SUNNY A. DAVID / NNEWI: The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a thirty five year old woman for allegedly stealing a five day old twin baby boy. A statement endorsed by the State Public Relations Officer of the Command SP Haruna Mohammed…
The Domestic Violence and Sexual Offenses Unit of the Delta State Ministry of Justice has raised alarm over the high cases of defilement of minors in the State.Barr. Mrs. Uche Akamagwuna, Director, Domestic Violence and Sexual Offenses Unit of the Ministry disclosed…
BY SUNNY A. DAVID / AWKA The Commissioner for Trade, Market and Wealth Creation, Dr. Christian Madubuko, says the state is losing over six billion naira to revenue extortioners yearly. Dr. Mmadubuko, disclosed this in Awka when his men apprehended some illegal…
By SUNNY A. DAVID AWKA The Anambra State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has secured four convictions in the month of January. They are James Odili male twenty-six who was arrested with one point-one-five-zero kilogram of cannabis sativa…
-BY SUNNY A. DAVID / AWKA: With less than sixteen days to the Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, has restated commitment to partnering with Journalists in order to conduct credible elections that meet international standards. The INEC…
° Gathering to coincide with historic visit of His Holiness Pope Francis and His Eminence Dr Ahmad At-Tayyeb, The Grand Imam of Al Azhar ° Event to consolidate UAE’s status as global centre of tolerance ° Conference to promote tolerance and peaceful…
PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has promised to revive all the sea ports in Delta State and complete the second Niger Bridge when he emerges as President. Alhaji Abubakar gave the promise on Thursday (31/01/19) during…
-BY MICHAEL EKOKORUWE: Isoko development union women wing through its president Chief Mrs. Felicia Suleiman, has commended Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta State for prompt response to the pregnant woman who delivered a baby girl during the state PDP campaign…
-BY SUNNY A. DAVID / AWKA: Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Garba Umar has ordered aggressive manhunt of persons involved in cult activities and their sponsors in the state. Mr. Umaru who gave the directive in Awka through the Police spokesperson,…
-BY SUNNY A. DAVID / AWKA: The Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging Governor Willie Obiano to direct the Commissioner for Road, Rail And Water Transportation and other relevant enforcement agencies to ensure that commercial vehicles plying the…
-BY SUNNY A. DAVID / ONITSHA: Anambra State government says it has given order for cattle herders in Anambra West and East to gradually relocate to avoid further schemishes in the areas. Governor Obiano made the declaration at Community Secondary School, Umueze…
-BY SUNNY A. DAVID / AWKA: The Anambra State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Nkwachukwu Orji says the Commission has recruited over twenty-five thousand ad-hoc staff, for the 2019 General Elections in the State. Dr. Orji disclosed this when he led top officials…
FORMER Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called on the Federal Government to study and adopt the empowerment module of the Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa. Alhaji Abubakar who is the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in…
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate disbandment of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Special Investigation Panel and Special Tactical Squad. The Acting IG also announced the setting-up of a Special Election Investigation Team tasked with…
Read Excerpts: INTERVIEW: In this Interview, Comr Gospel Ifechikwu Amaliamifeobu bares his mind on his plans for Aniocha South Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, under the auspices of the Labour Party Candidate, ahead of the March 2nd 2019 election….
There have been uneasy calm within the political camp of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressive Congress APC, as former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar successfully arrived Washington DC on a visit to the…
New York: –Authorities in Ghana should immediately investigate the killing of journalist Ahmed Hussein Suale Divela and ensure that threats against the press are taken seriously, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday. Two men riding a motorcycle shot and killed…
KAMPALA, Uganda:— AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization operating in 43 countries, is profoundly concerned with the rise in new Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and fear of its spread if uncontained. The August 1, 2018…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the regulations and guidelines for the conduct of the forthcoming general elections. According to the 33-page document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, Smart Card Readers, SCRs and Permanent Voter Cards…
Assembling leaders from across the continent to champion initiatives for keeping girls in school ABUJA, Nigeria, January 15, 2019/ –– The Sultan of Sokoto (Nigeria), His Eminence Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, together with The Kabaka of Bugundu (Uganda), His Highness Ronald Edward…
Brussels, Belgium: Participants of the ‘From Humanitarian Aid for Stability: UAE and EU together’ seminar noted that the UAE has gained a prominent position in humanitarian and development work as the largest donor of development aid in the world relative to GDP….
A statement signed by the Publicity Secretary, APC, Delta State, Barr. Sylvester Imonina, and made available to Blank NEWS Online reads: MEMBERS OF ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS, ISOKO NATION AND DELTA STATE WERE NOT PARTIES TO CHIEF JOE ARAUSI AND HON. ABIKELEGBA ODHEGOLO’S…
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated an advisory technical committee on the proposed N30,000 new minimum wage. The committee which is made up of experienced economists and administrators is to be headed by a popular economist, Bismark Rewane. Buhari while inauguration the committee…
-By Michael EKOKORUWE Oleh community development union has elected a thirteen member executive to pilot the affairs of the community for the next two years, during the December 2018 annual conference held at Oleh civic centre, Isoko South local government area of…
-By Albert OGRAKA: Blak NEWS Online recently reports that the ongoing overwhelming campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have driven the opposition parties into their shell of shame. It is true that some political parties exist only by INEC registration…
°°°Strike May End Soon The Federal Government has approved over N35.4 billion for the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The union and the federal government reached the agreement on Monday, after a two-hour meeting in Abuja. The government agreed to…
In it’s avowed determination to take advantage of the dry season and make roads highly motorable, the Delta State Government has approved the construction and rehabilitation of more roads across the three Senatorial Districts in the state. Speaking after the State Executive…
-By Albert OGRAKA: The unimaginable magnanimous and unprecedented ongoing campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which is billed for the 25 local government areas of Delta state, has tactically put the various opposition party, especially the All Progressive Congress (APC) on…
-By Albert OGRAKA: The wife of the Governor of Delta State and founder O5 Initiative, Dame Edith Okowa has encouraged parents to always bring up their children and wards in the ways of the Lord to represent the peace and glory of…
**Appropriation Bill-N390.3 Bn **Capital Expenditure-N233.2 Bn **Recurrent Expenditure-N157.1 Bn DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has signed the 2019 Appropriation Bill of 390.3 billion naira into law. The governor signed the bill Thursday, December 27, 2018 in Asaba, saying early signing of…
-By Ifeanyi OLANNYE: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo visited Warri and Asaba on Friday to inaugurate the TraderMoni programme as well as felicitate and enlighten traders on the government’s Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP). Osinbajo who was heralded into the cities with warm…
The Isoko clusters of Oil Producing Communities of the four flow stations that constitute a major part of the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 30 has insisted that their recent pullout from the newly constituted Community Development Board (CDB) set up to operate…
-By Albert OGRAKA: Ahead of the 2019 general elections, leaders, elders, stakeholders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta state have continued to canvass for the actualization of a total victory across board for the party in the state…
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-From Our Correspondent: The Isoko clusters of Oil Producing Communities of the four flow stations that constitute a major part of the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 30 on Friday December 14th 2018, pulled out of the newly constituted Community Development Board (CDB)…
PRESIDENT Mohammadu Buhari, Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa and the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III on Wednesday (12/12/18), affirmed that peace is very vital for a progressive nation to be achieved.They spoke at the 3rd coronation anniversary celebration…
Delta State Governor, Senator DR Ifeanyi Okowa has been nominated as Vanguard Newspapers’ Governor Of The Year 2018 by The Board of Editors, Vanguard Media Limited for his sterling contributions to the infrastructural and human capital development of the state. Presenting the…
-By Albert OGRAKA: Wife of Delta state governor and founder of 05 Initiative, Dame Edith Okowa has said blindness could be both spiritual and physical, hence the outreach was packed with physical eye and other body checks and medications, as well as…
“Partnership Between Government And CSOs Imperative For Development” Says Ofuani The Director General, Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency, Chief Clement Ofuani has urged civil societies, non-governmental organizations and the press to partner with government for the achievement of the United Nations…
