3line Limited, one of the trailblazers and creators of secure payments platforms in Nigeria has organized a hackathon to explore the untapped opportunities for AI integration in the payment space. The event, called Hack-It Challenge at Covenant University, is aimed to bring…
-By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh: Eric Olu hails from Ika North East Local Government Area. He enrolled into the 2018/2019 cycle of the Delta State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) as a Brown STEPreneur. Re-trained and established in Electrical Installation and Maintenance, he is now the CEO of Eric & Co General Electrical…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has advised skit producers to show restraint, responsibility and decorum in the use of paraphernalia of law enforcement officers to avoid misconceptions and insinuations. The advice came on the heels of a trending video where…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos a widower, Ariyibi Olaseinde and a divorcee, Silifat Akanbi with 14.4 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in lace and ankara fabrics while attempting to take…
Nigerians have been asked to brace up for a bleak future as the coming of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, president-elect, will not change the fortunes of the people. Rather the lies, nepotism and deceit that characterized outing going President Muhammadu Buhari will continue.Funkekeme…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, on Wednesday affirmed that the state was ready to partner investors in its vast oil and gas deposits as the country grappled with economic turnaround. The governor made this known while receiving Delta Special Economic Zone license…
-By Austin Ogwuda: Delta State, created in l991, known as the ‘Big Heart’ prides itself as not only one of the major oil producing States in the country but as a reservoir of human resources in high caliber. Mention men and women…
Authentic Ojuwa is a beneficiary of the Delta State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) in the pioneer 2015/2016 cycle. He was trained and established in Computer Maintenance and Hardware Repairs. He is a graduate and hails from Ukwuani Local Government Area. He shares his testimony after seven years as an entrepreneur. “It has…
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, NESREA and the Nigeria Police Force have sealed off Pure Bio-Tech Company Limited for contravening environmental law by discharging pollutants into public water system. A statement on Tuesday by the spokesperson of NESREA, Amaka…
-From Editor’s Desk Six persons are said to have lost their lives to rainstorm and windstorm recorded in Oko Community in Oshimili South Local Government Area of the state. The incident was disclosed by Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu…
The road leading to the market was decayed, in ruin and wrecked. The market, the Onicha Olona market was originally built by the Aniocha North Local Government of Delta State in 2003. But the people for whom it was supposed to bring…
A 24-year old pregnant woman, Rabetu Abdulrasak, and a crippled, Shehu Adams were among the people arrested for various drug related offenses by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the course of last week. A statement on Sunday…
***Enjoins Deltans To Help Incoming Governor To Succeed Group Chairman of Jeddapel Construction and Engineering Limited, Augustus B. El-Bethel, has congratulated the Delta State Governor-Elect, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori on his landslide victory at the just concluded Governorship Election in in the…
The story of Maris Annual Public Service Lecture series is that of strong belief in God and the surrendering of oneself to the will of God. It was instituted to tackle societal challenges and to enlighten the public on sundry relevant issues….
-By Kemi Daniels: Professor Abideen Olaitan Olaiya is a member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) that secured the victory of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President -elect of Nigeria. His political trajectory dated back to the mid 90s. He contested…
-By Austen Akhagbeme: That the recently concluded General elections in Nigeria left a sour taste in our mouths as regards the processes of preparation, execution and outcomes are no longer in doubt. This has thrown up, for the umpteenth time, the recurrent…
… Market Begins Daily Trading Activities Tuesday, April 11, 2023 The Doris Amaka Ochei Foundation (DAO Foundation) Monday achieved a milestone when it brought back to use the market at Onicha-Olona that was built 20 years ago by the Aniocha North Local…
-By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh and IfeanyiOmenogor: Ifeanyi Joel Ugwu is the CEO of Ifenoz Royal Ventures. He hails from Aniocha South LGA; he enrolled into the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) inthe 2021/2022 cycle in which he was retrained and supported as an existing poultry farmer. He is an SSCEholder. He shares his testimony. “YAGEP has impacted on me positively and has givenme financial…
The Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, (APGA) , in Delta State, in the just concluded 2023 general elections, Chief Great Ogboru, Monday, offered reasons why he congratulated Rt. Hon Sherrif Oborevwori, saying he was convinced that the candidate of…
*** Describes him as a “true democrat“ Delta State Governor-Elect and Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has hailed Chief Great Ogboru, the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, (APGA) in the March 18, 2023…
Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has called on Nigerians to use the Easter occassion to pray for a successful and peaceful transition of power as Nigeria prepares for change of leadership. Buni stated this in a goodwill message to the…
India’s Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has advocated for the conservation of the big cats in order to prevent their extinction. The Prime Minister, in a mega international event held on Sunday at Mysuru, Karnataka, to commemorate 50 years of Project Tiger,…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has felicitated with Christians in Borno State and the rest of Nigeria on the ongoing Easter festival. Zulum, in his message released by his spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, urged citizens in Borno State to pray for…
A 34-year-old male South American from Suriname, Dadda Albert has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers state for bringing into Nigeria 117 parcels of cocaine concealed in extra-large latex…
SINCE the inception of Maris Annual Public Service Lecture series, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, will be the first person to attend the lecture as Governor-elect. Rt. Hon. Oborevwori, Governor-elect, Delta State, can be described as a…
-By Harrison Akamule: The Senior Special Assistant to Delta State Governor on Youth Development and Research Dr. Davids Akpobokaemi commended the Chairman, Okoloba Federated Community in Bomadi Local Government Area, Delta State for being thoughtful to have initiated Multipurpose Hall / Skills…
-By Pastor J. O. Ikupa (Worldwide Publicity Secretary) The Worldwide President of the Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association, Ekpoma, Dr. Clifford Imade Omozeghian, has inaugurated the Sapele main branch of the association. The inauguration of the branch took place on April 8th…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10 as public holidays for the 2023 Easter celebration. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Belford. Belgore, in…
Ogoni Youth Federation (OYF) Worldwide, an umbrella body of Ogoni youth in River States has commended the ongoing clean-up of Ogoniland. The association while giving an Award of Outstanding Performance to the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi on Tuesday, said the award…
Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has congratulated British-Nigerian former World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (AJ) for getting his mojo back by defeating American Jermaine Franklin on Saturday.after successive lost. Dabiri-Erewa, in a signed statement on Sunday by one…
Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni has assured that his administration will sustain the leading position in accountability, transparency and Public Finance Auditing in the country. Yobe was rated by the State Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS), a World Bank assisted-programme,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared a Port Harcourt, Rivers state based popular prophetess and founder of Christ Power Adoration Ministries, Faith Ugochi and a celebrity couple: Igho Ubiribo and Danielle Allen, who are the arrowheads of an international…
-By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh: Merit Obarakpor hails from Ethiope East LGA. She has a B.Sc. in Economics. She was unemployed until she enrolled into the 2018/2019 STEP cycle of the Delta State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme. She was trained and established in…
-By Austen Akhagbeme: It shook the world that after all the good, the bad and the ugliest of machinations associated with the just concluded general elections in Nigeria, there was no post-election violence. Not when the gubernatorial and state house of assembly…
The war against cyber crimes in the country gets a boost as the Brighter Futures programme, an initiative supported by the United Kingdom government has launched the Thrive Online campaign. The initiative, apart from the launch of efforts to curb the rising…
The Joint Investigation Centre (JIC) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) with financial support from Italy have commissioned a new evidence storage facility in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital to boost the ongoing war on terrorism. A press…
Delta Online Publishers Forum, DOPF, has congratulated the state governor-elect, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, even as it has called on him, to fulfill his pledges and promises to Deltans as encapsulated in his M.O.R.E Agenda, when he assumes office as Governor. This…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP)‘s Borno Central Senatorial Candidate in the last election, Hon. Mohammed Kumalia has petitioned the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu over alleged tampering of electoral materials in the custody of Borno State office of…
The European Union has released €150,000 (N75 million) in humanitarian funds to prevent the spread of diphtheria and assist the most affected communities in the states of Kano, Katsina, Lagos, and Osun. A statement on Monday said the EU funding will enable…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a businessman, Molokwu Nwachukwu at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos for concealing 36 parcels of cocaine in different parts of his check-in bags, hand luggage and two pairs of slippers,…
