Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By A Special Correspondent: Though Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa is barely seven months into his second and final term as Governor of Delta State, the politics of who succeeds him in 2023 seems to have become the major…
–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – By Austen Akhagbeme: Like a bolt out of the blues, the news coming in from the office of the minister of Justice and the Attorney General of the federation, Abubakar Malami, was swift, thunderous and appears unbelievable:but…
–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By: Austen Akhagbeme: There’s no denying the fact that a larger part of Nigeria’s many knotty problems is the elites’ hegemonic tussle and fragmentation. The fight for relevance and inclusion is usually fierce and thrives on subterfuge and…
-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By : Austen AKHAGBEME: Unlike a child learning how to walk, Gov Makinde’s steps were firm, steady and promising from the very beginning. His audacious disposition drew the irk of those who thought he was not real, especially…
– Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – By Austen AKHAGEME: Citizen Omoyele Sowore was never my delight; not with the too many controversies and litigations sorrounding him, especially in his most fiery days, during the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. To me, he was the…
–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Austen AKHAGBEME: Senator Sabi Abdullahi of the APC and the Present Deputy Chief whip of the upper chambers, may not be a household name. But his controversial bill, THE PROHIBITION OF HATE SPEECH BILL, has become a…
-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) —By Austen AKHAGBEME: One of the recent wonders of the world is the recent ignoble return of the controversial and underperforming governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Adoza Bello. To the ruling party, it’s a fait accompli ; but…
Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By FIDELIS EGUGBO : The world has become a global village through the aid of technology, to the extent that as an event breaks, it is known by anyone who cares. Based on United Nations (UN) data, Nigeria,…
The tragedy of our time is the continuous repetition of history by the so called book makers. Ordinarily one won’t even veer into sordid matters as less time and attention should be thrown at inconsequential issues but history and posterity will not…
-By Michael EKOKORUWE: Land snail is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells. Typical garden snails are usually safe to handle and eventually eaten by many, but forbidden by majority depending on the reasons which majorly stern from traditional…
By Charles Aniagwu “Greatness lies not in ruling a people, it lies in being the cause of happiness in their lives.” ― Abhijit Naskar As Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa celebrates his Diamond jubilee, today (July 8, 2019), all attention is…
By Wole Soyinka: This year’s recall of an uplifting day in the year 1993 comes up against a background of its most shameful disavowal: the 2019 elections – still under judicial contestation – an event that would be more accurately described as…
From Mike Ebhosa SAME SEX MARRIAGE PROHIBITION ACT (SSMPA) OF JANUARY 2014: On January 7, 2014, Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan, signed the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill (SSMPA) into law. The notional purpose of the SSMPA is to prohibit marriage between persons…
It’s a known fact that in politics, especially when it comes to our nation, Nigeria, within small organisations, there is always acrimony and distrust among the people and a member, which often leads to what, had derailed our political, economic and social…
By Gifty Omashola Rarely has any political office holder been so bedeviled by his own ‘constituency as Mr. Patrick Ukah has been. From outright sabotage by some of his staff, to calls for his removal by his ‘constituents’ on grounds of ineptitude…
Cardinal George Pell, Vatican Treasurer, Convicted Of Child Sexual Assault Pell is the highest-ranking member of the Catholic Church to be convicted of such crimes. Cardinal George Pell, once one of the highest-ranking members of the Vatican, was convicted of multiple counts…
Nigeria’s 2019 Presidential Election Results At A Glance as released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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.
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 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 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,…
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: 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…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) – Founder of 05 Initiative and wife of Delta state governor, Her Excellency Dame Edith Okowa has successfully hosted the Delta Children’s Party in commemoration of the Silver Jubilee celebration of the state’s creation in 1991. The epoch…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –BY FIDELIS EGUGBO CELEBRATION of one year anniversary of Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has opened a new vista for what Deltans should expect within the next three years or did I hear you say, “seven…
Nigeria, October 19, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – CHIEF Ifeanyi Obi, Chairman of the Delta State Council of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) believes that a peaceful, united labour union is very vital to the progress of the society. As…
Nigeria, August 22, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – By Daramola Babalola The Nigerian tax system has faced several challenges in recent times. Under current Nigerian law, taxation is enforced by the 3 tiers of government, i.e. federal, state, and local governments, with…
Nigeria, July 31, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – It was Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the former Central Bank Governor (now Emir of Kano) who in January 2014 enriched our political lexicon with the coinage of the term Vested Interests. At a youth…
Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III has commended Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan for promoting inter-ethnic and religious harmony in the country. Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III who is in Asaba to chair…
Civil servants are the machinery that keeps the government going smoothly. They are the work force of the Government. Without Civil Servant the Government will be at stand still and the economy will crumble. They are the variables of any political appointees….
His Excellency, GoodLuck Ebele Jonathan and his mission for peace is more explanatory and advisable as follows. To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace. Past Military Government failed the nation. Their concerned was to…
Once upon a time, a shepherd raised false alarm of wolf attacking his sheep but when people ran to him for rescue, he dismissed them, that it was a hoax. On another faithful day the same alarmist raised thunderous alarm, which awakened…
As the Delta state government and security agencies intensify efforts to curtail the raging crisis in Ndokwa West council area of the state, Ugiliamai Community has brazed up in the heat of the crisis to clarify some grey issues. A statement made…
Wife of the Akwa Ibom State governor Ekaette Unoma Akpabio has said that most of Nigeria’s social problems are traceable to the loss of moral values at the family level. The governor’s wife was speaking to executive members of the Nigerian Army…
My role through my writings have been from the traditional angle as an Ada Abia. It is traditional in the sense that Umuada from the cosmology of the Igbos would always intervene to make peace, especially in tricky and knotty issues. I…
A man who calls himself Uche Igwe had set out on a “regrettably long” journey from Port Harcourt to Aba and found himself trapped in traffic jam. According to him, the journey which would have lasted for less than an hour took…
Following last Saturday’s 15th February 2014 tragic death of my beloved cousin, Mr. John Ndubuka, a section of the online media has been appropriated by mischief makers to prosecute a mindless hatchet job of casting aspersions on my humble self; with innuendos,…
Blank NEWS Online unfolds a blow-up account of the recent travails of embattled Director General of Delta state owned construction intervention outfit, Direct Labour Agency (DLA), Mr. Emmanuel Edafe Igbini in the hands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over…
As the Christians all over the world celebrate Christmas, Nigeria‘s President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and Delta state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan have enjoined Nigerians to strengthen their resolve to remain united for the well-being of the country. In a Christmas message…
Gradual Death is very painful. It is better that a man falls down and die at once instead of dying gradually. Warri/Delta state economy is facing serious recession because of then relocation of various companies from the oil rich city. It has…
