NSCDC Deploys Personnel To Markets, Schools, Motor Parks, Churches, Mosques To Enforce COVID-19 Protocols

NSCDC Deploys Personnel To Markets, Schools, Motor Parks, Churches, Mosques To Enforce COVID-19 Protocols

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA)- From Mike SOGBOLO: Personnel of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been deployed to markets, schools, motor parks, churches and mosques, recreation centers and other public facilities across the nation to enforce compliance with COVID-19 protocols….

Gov Okowa Does Not Interfere In Running Of DESOPADEC, Says Bashorun Askia

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): …Launches DESOPADEC Skills Academy The Managing Director of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, says Governor Ifeanyi Okowa does not interfere with the running of the commission. Askia said DESOPADEC, an interventionist…

Emonu-Orogun People Thank Okowa, Bashorun Askia For DESOPADEC Projects

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA: The people of Emonu-Orogun community, in Ughelli North local government area of Delta State have expressed gratitude to the State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) for…

Delta Halts 4,500 Teachers’ Transfer Due To Covid-19 Pandemic

Delta Halts 4,500 Teachers’ Transfer Due To Covid-19 Pandemic

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has cancelled the recent transfer of over 4,500 secondary school teachers across the state by the Post Primary Education Board (PPEB). The Commissioner in charge of the ministry, Mr. Patrick…

Schools To Resume Monday Jan. 18 For 2nd Term In Delta -Ukah

Schools To Resume Monday Jan. 18 For 2nd Term In Delta -Ukah

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has confirmed the resumption date for second term for all public and private primary and secondary schools in the state. According to a statement by the State Commissioner for Basic…

EDUCATION: Delta Schools To Resume Jan. 18 For 2nd Term -Ukah

EDUCATION: Delta Schools To Resume Jan. 18 For 2nd Term -Ukah

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): >>Says Resumption Test Forms Part Of Assessment Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has announced new  resumption date for second term for all public and private primary and secondary schools in the state. According to the…

3,000 New Teachers To Be Employed In 2021

3,000 New Teachers To Be Employed In 2021

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –From Mike SOGBOLO (Editor N’East Bureau): Yobe State Government has said 3,000 new teachers would be recruited in 2021 to address the acute shortage of teachers. The government who had earlier declared a state of emergency in the…

FRAUD: 22,556 Ghost Workers Unearthed In Borno

FRAUD: 22,556 Ghost Workers Unearthed In Borno

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –From Mike SOGBOLO/North-East Bureau: Twenty two thousand, five hundred and fifty six ghost workers have been unearthed in Borno State. This was the finding after two simultaneous verification exercises ordered by Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum. The…

KANKARA BOYS AS A METAPHOR

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Austen AKHAGBEME: The euphoria that greeted the return of the abducted students of the Government science secondary school, Kankara, Katsina state, was palpable. It was a thorough relief from the usual double speak and empty yarns that…

Community Secondary School, Ufuma Gets World-Class Buildings

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) -From Sunny A. DAVID: Modern School buildings have been erected at the Community Secondary School, Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area, Anambra State.  The Project Coordinator of Bid Engineering and Contractors In-charge of the project, Mr. Okey Ezekwelu,…

Seplat PEARLs Quiz: St. Michael College Benin Wins 9th Edition **Delta To Host 10th Edition

Seplat PEARLs Quiz: St. Michael College Benin Wins 9th Edition **Delta To Host 10th Edition

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA: St. Michael College Benin, Edo State, has grabbed the grand prize of N7 million at the just concluded 9th edition of the NPDC/Seplat Preparing Exceptional and Responsible Leaders (PEARLs) quiz competition.  The annual PEARLs quiz competition…

FINAL YEAR LAW STUDENT DROWNS IN HOTEL SWIMMING POOL **PROVOST APPEALS FOR CALM OVER PROTEST

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –From Michael EKOKORUWE: The Provost of Delta State University (DELSU), Oleh Campus, Professor Ifoghale Amata, has appealed to the law faculty students of the institution to remain calm as justice will prevail over the death of Jeffery Omatsayi,…

JP CLARK: You Will Murder The Play

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – By AZUA ALONU: When we told our English teacher, we were going to put on stage J.P Clark’s Play. Ozidi, he said: You will murder the play. Our dramatic society in our estimation very virile, we were…

No Resumption For KG 1-3 Pupils In Delta -Ukah Cautions School Owners

No Resumption For KG 1-3 Pupils In Delta -Ukah Cautions School Owners

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): Delta State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Chief Patrick Ukah has cautioned private school owners in the state against the resumption of academic activities for nursery/pre-primary (KG 1-3) pupils. He warned that anyone who goes contrary to…

Delta SSG Ebie, Ukah Urge New Teachers, Education Officers To Add Value To Children

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) The Secretary to Delta State Government (SSG), Chiedu Ebie Esq., has urged newly recruited 1,000 teachers and 75 Education Officers to strive towards qualitative service delivery and discharge their duties to the benefits of the state especially children…

Delta Pry 6 Pupils To Resume Wed, Sept 16 *As Teachers Commence Work Mon, Sept 14

Delta Pry 6 Pupils To Resume Wed, Sept 16 *As Teachers Commence Work Mon, Sept 14

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): Primary schools in Delta State are to resume academic activities as primary six pupils have been asked to resume school on Wednesday, September 16, 2020.In the same vein, all primary school teachers in the state have been ordered…

JS 3 Students In Delta To Resume Academic Activities Sept. 08

JS 3 Students In Delta To Resume Academic Activities Sept. 08

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) Students in JS 3 in public secondary schools in Delta State are to resume academic activities tomorrow, September 8, 2020. The state Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Patrick Ukah, in a statement in Asaba yesterday, said…

Isoko Union Lauds Bashorun Askia For Sponsoring Language Project In Schools

Isoko Union Lauds Bashorun Askia For Sponsoring Language Project In Schools

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – By Albert OGRAKA: The leadership of Isoko Development Union (IDU) and Traditional rulers of the various kingdoms in Isoko Nation have commended the efforts of the Managing Director of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC),…

Federal Polytechnic Oko Gets New Acting Registrar

Lady Stella Njaka Bows Out, As Obini Onuchukwu Gets EMC Endorsement Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –From SUNNY A. DAVID The Honourable Minister of Education, Malla Adamu Adamu has approved the appointment of Mr. Obini Onuchukwu as the Acting Registrar of Federal Polytechnic…

Resumption Of Senior Schls In Delta Satisfactory *JS 3, Pry 6 Underway -Ukah

Resumption Of Senior Schls In Delta Satisfactory *JS 3, Pry 6 Underway -Ukah

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): Delta State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Chief Patrick Ukah, has expressed satisfaction with the level of teachers’ and students’ compliance as SS 3 students in the state resumed school today (04/08/2020) preparatory to their West African…

Delta Obeys FG Covid-19 Protocols On Schools Resumption -Chief Ukah

Delta Obeys FG Covid-19 Protocols On Schools Resumption -Chief Ukah

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA: The Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has said it is ready to move on with the resumption of Senior Secondary schools in the state, in strict adherence to the Federal Government guidelines…

COVID-19: UNICEF Strengthens E-Learning, Commences Distribution Of Radios To Vulnerable Children

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –From Mike SOGBOLA (Editor, Nort-East Bureau): United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commenced the distribution of radio sets to all internally displaced and other vulnerable children in Borno State. This, according to the UN agency, would ensure that…

COVID-19 Lockdown: Delta Schools Remain Closed Till May 30, Ukah Restates

COVID-19 Lockdown: Delta Schools Remain Closed Till May 30, Ukah Restates

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Editor: Delta State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Chief Patrick Ukah, has said that public and private primary and secondary schools in the state will remain closed till May 30, 2020 as directed by the Governor…

Delta Teleclass Learning Program To Continue Till Resumption Of Schools – Ukah **Cautions Private School Owners On 3rd Term Online Lessons

Delta Teleclass Learning Program To Continue Till Resumption Of Schools – Ukah **Cautions Private School Owners On 3rd Term Online Lessons

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Editor: Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has said that the free teleclass learning programme on radio and television will continue to run till schools resume in the state for the benefit of the target…

COVID-19: NGO LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE, JOLLY PHONICS, FOR PUPILS TO LEARN AT HOME

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Universal Learning Solutions, a UK not-for-profit organization, has launched the Nigerians Educate Everywhere at a Distance (NEED) project for students and pupils to learn at home with ease. According to the CEO…

UKAH COMMISSIONS IBREDE SIX CLASSROOM BLOCK BUILT BY ISOKO ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA

UKAH COMMISSIONS IBREDE SIX CLASSROOM BLOCK BUILT BY ISOKO ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Michael EKOKORUWE: Ultra modern six classroom building of Egbedi Primary School, built by Isoko Association of North America has been officially unveiled by the Delta State Commissionee for Basic and Secondary Education, Chief Patrick Ukah, at Ibrede,…

Breaking: JAMB Introduces New Method Of Checking 2020 UTME Results

Breaking: JAMB Introduces New Method Of Checking 2020 UTME Results

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a new method of checking the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination after shutting down its portal. According to the examination body, the portal was shut down due to the…

House of Reps: Elumelu Wants Fed University Of Technology In Asaba, As Bill Passes 2nd Reading, Referred To C’tee

House of Reps: Elumelu Wants Fed University Of Technology In Asaba, As Bill Passes 2nd Reading, Referred To C’tee

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): The House of Representatives on Wednesday , 4th March, passed to second reading a bill seeking for the establishment of a Federal University of Technology in Asaba, Delta State. The Bill sponsored by the Minority Leader of the…

TONY NWAKA’S ‘SHADOWS AND NOTHINGS’: A 21ST CENTURY CLASSIC ROMANCE

TONY NWAKA’S ‘SHADOWS AND NOTHINGS’: A 21ST CENTURY CLASSIC ROMANCE

SHADOWS AND NOTHINGS(A Review) As a journalist, I have had cause to review a number of books. And I must confess, reviewing this particular book was not a task but an admirable pleasure. Maybe because I have an unbreakable bond with fiction….

Education Experts Unveil JOLLY READERS Free Download In Delta

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): In a bid to promote reading amongst teachers and pupils in the State, using jolly phonics, the Universal Learning Solutions Initiatives, managers of Jolly Phonics in Delta State public primary schools have donated the newly developed decodable story…

Oxford Dictionary Updates With 29 Nigerian Words, Expressions

Oxford Dictionary Updates With 29 Nigerian Words, Expressions

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): 29 Nigerian words and expressions have been added in the latest (January 2020) updates of Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford English Dictionary (OED) said some of the  words are borrowed while others are coinages. Here is a list of…

Delta Vocational Education Centres: Uzum Implores Parents To Enrol Children, Ward

Delta Vocational Education Centres: Uzum Implores Parents To Enrol Children, Ward

Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Johnson EBIGIDE: Director General of the Delta State Orientation Bureau, Eugene Azuka Uzum Esq, has advised parents in the state and beyond to encourage their children and ward to embrace vocational education towards the acquisition of useful…

DELTA NEWS:   UKAH PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR ADULT EDUCATION AGENCY

DELTA NEWS: UKAH PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR ADULT EDUCATION AGENCY

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) : Delta State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Chief Patrick Ukah, has pledged his continued support for the board of the Agency for Adult and Non-Formal Education to enable them actualise their mandate. Chief Ukah gave the…

JAMB Commences Sale Of 2020 UTME Forms Jan 13th -Feb 17

JAMB Commences Sale Of 2020 UTME Forms Jan 13th -Feb 17

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it would commence the sales of its registration forms for 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from January 13, to February 17. This was made known by Fabian Benjamin,…

New Year: Primate Ogbogbodo Counsels Christians On Love  **Hails Okowa, Askia, Amadhe for Infrastructure Growth In Isoko Nation

New Year: Primate Ogbogbodo Counsels Christians On Love **Hails Okowa, Askia, Amadhe for Infrastructure Growth In Isoko Nation

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – From Michael EKOKORUWE: The general overseer and president New Testimony Gospel Church Oleh, Isoko South local government area, Primate Dr. Moses Ogbodogbo (JP) in his new year message at the church headquarter on Sunday, commended the governor…

Host Communities Will Witness Integrated, Significant Development  –Says Bashorun Askia MD/CEO DESOPADEC

Host Communities Will Witness Integrated, Significant Development –Says Bashorun Askia MD/CEO DESOPADEC

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA/Etene Prosper: The Managing Director/CEO of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh FCNA, CrFA, has assured the oil and gas bearing ethnic nationalities in the state, that the Commission will…

Muoboghare, Eta, Onowakpor, Afahokor, Others Attend Book Launch On Isoko Ethnic Nationality

Muoboghare, Eta, Onowakpor, Afahokor, Others Attend Book Launch On Isoko Ethnic Nationality

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA)- By Michael Ekokoruwe: The Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, Professor Patrick Muoboghare, Hon. Eta Enahoro, Managing Director Skywards Resources limited, Hon. Joel- Onowakpor Thomas, Chief executive officer, Elomas group of companies and others have officially launched a…

NATIONAL ASSOC. OF TEACHERS OF LANGUAGES IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, POLYTECHNICS HOLD 25TH ANNUAL CONFAB, WORKSHOP

NATIONAL ASSOC. OF TEACHERS OF LANGUAGES IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, POLYTECHNICS HOLD 25TH ANNUAL CONFAB, WORKSHOP

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA/ Michael EKOKORUWE: The National Association of Teachers of Languages in Colleges of Education and Polytechnics, has held its silver Jubilee/ 25th annual national conference and workshops towards peaceful co-existence, National cohesion and development in Nigeria. The…

Okotie-Eboh Pry School 1 Pupils To Return To Class Soon -Delta Govt Assures

Okotie-Eboh Pry School 1 Pupils To Return To Class Soon -Delta Govt Assures

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): Pupils of Okotie-Eboh Primary School 1, Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area, are to return to their fully reconstructed block of classrooms soon following the completion of work on the project by the state government The state Commissioner for…