Blank NEWS Online founding Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Albert Eruorhe Ograka, is a Graduate of Mass Communication. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Journalism from the International Institute of Journalism (IIJ).
On that fateful Night,Uncle Femi rushed to my Dad’s Peugeot 504 to get the car battery, connected to the TV set, it came alive, NEPA had earlier seized power, and, once again we continued with the Nigeria vs Italy at the group…
April 26, 2015/ Blank NEWS Online reports that Chief Rochas Okorocha, Imo State Governor and candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), in the April 25 supplementary gubernatorial election, has been re-elected for a second term in office. The State Returning Officer (SRO)…
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Blank NEWS Online can report that following a high magnitude earthquake which struck Nepal on Saturday, the Ministry of Interior’s search and rescue team has departed for Nepal to help with the international relief operation after…
No sooner than Gen Muhammadu Buhari emerged President-elect of Nigeria was he also selected as one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. The magazine recognizes that people’s expectations of Buhari are high in keeping with “… the historic…
The Delta State Government has banned all forms of street trading along Market Road Sapele in Sapele Local Government Area. A statement signed by the State Director of Information, Mr. Paul Osahor, directed traders who have been allocated market stalls by the…
The Delta State Ministry of Health said there has not been any outbreak of cholera in any part of the State, contrary to online media report. The Ministry said its visit to the two communities in Isoko South Local Government Area, suspected…
Okpe political leaders Tuesday recognized the contributions of the Majority Leader of Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Monday Ovwigho Igbuya to the progress of the kingdom, describing him as a distinguished politician and patriot. Igbuya, who is also the national vice-chairman…
Ahead of this Saturday’s Delta Central Senatorial run-off election, Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has appealed to the electorate in the area to shun acts capable of disrupting the election. Governor Uduaghan who made the appeal in Warri during a meeting…
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – April 21, 2015 – Promontory CEO explains what tough regulatory expectations mean for the region and the world. Regulatory regimes are becoming tougher around the world, raising the question: who is responsible for the trend and how…
THE Governor-elect for Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has been challenged to ensure that ethnic rivalry becomes a thing of the past in the state. A socio-political organization, the Organization for Ndokwa Unity (aka Ndokwa Unite) in a press statement made available…
Libreville, 16, April, 2015: Blank NEWS Online can report that a vehicle belonging to the Embassy of Nigeria in Gabon was set ablaze on Sunday by rioters. The vehicle, a Toyota mini jeep with matriculate number 097CD016 was completely burnt down on…
The ambience, peace and the spirit of camaraderie that characterized the emergence of Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa as the Governor-Elect of Delta State is a manifestation of the fact that Deltans have entered a new threshold on the road to building a hub…
The Delta State Council of the NUJ has congratulated the State Governor-Elect, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur David Okowa, on his victory at the just concluded gubernatorial election. The Council described the poll as a bold endorsement of all Deltans, saying his votes…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally issued Certificate of Return to Senator Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, Delta State Governor-Elect and winner of the April 11, 2015 Governorship election. Okowa contested under the auspices of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Governor-Elect…
Governor of oil-rich Delta state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has congratulated the Governor-elect, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, saying that the victory at the polls has affirmed the performance and supremacy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. In a statement issued in…
Incumbent Governor of Delta state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has assured that the Democratic transition from his administration to that of the Governor-elect, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on May 29, 2015 will be smooth. While thanking Deltans for their peaceful conduct during and after…
Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, the Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate has coasted home victory in the April 11, 2015 election in the state. Senator Okowa of the PDP scored 724, 680 votes to defeat the Labour Party (LP),…
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has commended deltans for conducting themselves peacefully and orderly during the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. Governor Uduaghan who gave the commendation in Abigborodo in Warri North local Government Area after casting his vote at…
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has described the death of Oronto Douglas, Adviser on Research, Documentation and Strategy to President Goodluck Jonathan as “very shocking” and “a devastating personal loss” difficult to replace. Reacting through Felix Ofou, his Press Secretary, few…
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has commissioned a 3.5 billion naira 120 metre-long six span flyover bridge, the first constructed by the state government with a promise to ensure that Asaba will take its rightful place as one of the best…
A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Uche Uraih has said Senator Ifeanyi Okowa will be the first Delta Northerner to be Governor of Delta State twenty four years after the state’s creation. Speaking in Asaba, Hon. Uraih, a former Chairman,…
GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan has charged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to mobilize people at the grassroots to participate actively at the April 11 governorship and House of Assembly elections. According to the Governor, active mobilization of people at the units…
Two political leaders in Lagos Island are upset over remarks credited to the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu denigrating Igbos in Lagos State. Former Lagos Island Local Government Area Chairman, Mr. Lukman Ajose and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Babatunde Olorogun…
Delta State Governor Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has urged gubernatorial and state house of assembly candidates to ensure a peaceful and violent-free elections on Saturday, April 11. Speaking on Tuesday, April 07, 2015 during an Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) Select Stakeholders’ Emergency Meeting…
The All Progressive Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate in Isoko Federal Constituency, Chief (Barr.) Daniel Magnus Oyowe has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Hon. Leo Ogor may have rigged at the March 28 polls, which results is yet…
DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan said Monday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state was ready for the April 11, 2015 Governorship election, saying no party can intimidate the PDP. At a meeting with PDP members in Delta Central…
Since the emergence of Major-General Muhammadu Buhari as the President-Elect, I have watched with concern, and frankly with disdain, as many of our so-called elite have overnight become rabid fans and supporters of the APC and Buhari. Typical of the chameleonic nature…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Chief Ibrahim Babatunde Olorogun-Etti, on Monday described the PDP gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje as a charismatic leader with a strong moral belief of how things should be….
Jews in the Diaspora, Nigeria Chapter have commenced the eight-day Jewish festival of Pesach, commemorating the biblical story of Exodus, during which the first-born sons of the Israelites were passed over while those of the Egyptians were killed. The Chief Host, Mrs….
Folks, let us make no mistake about this, there MUST be continuity in Lagos State. And here are my reasons for saying so. The state has witnessed tremendous growth in many areas in the last sixteen years, people who LIVE in Lagos…
Now that the APC has won the March 28 Presidential elections, one of the Major concerns is how the new government will deliver affordable uninterrupted Power to Nigerians. Recall that the then Minister of Power under the Obasanjo government, the late Bola…
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, April 3, 2015/ — The Ministry of Mines, Industry and Energy of Equatorial Guinea has announced the Ratification of Production Sharing Contract for Block EG-06 by the government of Equatorial Guinea. The contract was signed on January 16, 2015…
“Muhammadu Buhari, of the APC, having satisfied the requirement for the law and scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.” These were the words of Prof. Attahiru Jega, ChIrman of the Independent National Electoral…
The Indepedent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released more results of the 2015 Presidential and National Assembly elections from 10 states. The results are as follows: In Kano state, the total number of votes cast was 2,172,447. PDP polled 215,797 votes, while…
Following the conclusion of voting in most states in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Presudential election results in nine states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The States are Ekiti, Ogun, Enugu, Kogi, Osun, Ondo, Oyo, Nasarawa and…
Delta state government has frowned at the claims by an online portal, Saharareporters, alleging that the collation of results for the presidential election in Delta state has been concluded. A statement signed by the Delta state Commissioner for Information, Chike Ogeah Esq…
The ECOWAS Observer Mission (EOM), headed by former President of Ghana, John Kuffour, has declared Saturday, March 28 Presidential election acceptable, free and transparent. Kuffour who made the claim in Abuja on Sunday, March 29, 2015, lauded the commitment exhibited by the…
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has expressed satisfaction at the turn out of voters for the Presidential elections held today (28/03/2015. Addressing newsmen shortly after voting at Unit 1, Ward 6, Abigborodo in Warri North local government area of the state,…
President Goodluck Jonathan has finally been accredited to vote, despite series of failed attempt to capture his biometric details. Jonathan, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, had arrived at the Otazi playground polling centre in his home town, Otuoke, Bayelsa State,…
The official website of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has eportedly been hacked. Press Secretary to INEC chairman, Mr. Kayode Idowu, has confirmed the incidence in a text message to huhuonline.com. “Hacked will be up soon,” Idowu’s text read. Meanwhile, President…