Delta State has been assured of support by stakeholders including United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), and Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC) in its strive for investment components of its Delta Beyond Oil policy which seeks to…
Embattled Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, has been impeached following approval of the report of the seven-man panel that investigated him and his deputy, Bala Ngilari. The impeachment became successful after an endorsement of the panel report that indicted the governor…
The Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) of the Delta State Biometric Payroll System has uncovered 17 staff from the Women Development Committee (WDC) and Youth Development Committee scheme (YDC) who were collecting salaries from both agencies. A statement signed by the Delta…
Reprieve came the way of the 148 Local Government Chairmen and councilors sacked in 2006 by the government of Abia State, then led by Orji Uzor Kalu, as the Supreme Court last Friday in a unanimous decision by a seven-man panel, faulted…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) MD Abubakar, has appreciated the Delta State Commissioner of Police (CP) Ikechukwu Aduba, saying he has left indelible marks in the various Commands and formations where he served. The IGP also lauded Aduba for the recent…
The Permanent Secretary Government House and Protocol Mr. Tony Obuh has stated that the computer literacy was necessary to function in today’s Information Technology world. The Permanent Secretary who stated this yesterday [4-7-14] at the closing ceremony of a 5-day In-House Computer…
In furtherance of the formal swearing-in of the 17 LGA Transition Committee Chairmen in Umuahia on 1 Jul 2014 by the Abia State Governor Theodore Orji, the Governor has subsequently approved the following people as Deputy Transition Committee Chairmen in their respective…
In a bid to curtail the excesses of political detractors who are head-bent on destroying the reputation of Senator Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, ahead of the 2015 Delta governorship elections, a N20 Billion libel suit (A/151/2014) has been filed against one Mr. John…
Following the declaration of an indefinite nationwide industrial strike action by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) today, Tuesday, June 01, 2014, the Delta state branch of the NMA has followed suit, as all public health institutions in Delta state have been partially…
Fifteen students sponsored by the Delta State Government for a training in Footwear Design and Technology yesterday graduated from the prestigious Moda Pelle Academy, Milano, Italy after two weeks of intensive training. The state had also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with…
A new twist to the alleged shooting of a hotelier by suspected political hoodlums in Boji-Boji-Agbor, Ika South Local Council of Delta State over an alleged burning down of a campaign billboard has emerged. The victim, Mr. Sunny Okonye, has clarified his…
Delta State Governor DR. Emmanuel Uduaghan has assured Nigerians that the 2015 general elections would be free, fair and devoid of violence. Governor Uduaghan who gave this assurance on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 in Asaba when he received the United States Ambassador…
A youth leader and an All Peoples Congress (APC) member in Ikpide-Irri, Isoko South local government area of Delta state, has allegedly been ostracised by his community for challenging a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator at the National Assembly for failure to…
The peoples General, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru has lauded the victory of the new governor-elect of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose as well as the incumbent, Dr. Kayode Fayemi for playing the game of politics according to desirable rules. Ogboru, in a statement…
While the Delta state government is battling to quell the communal crisis that has bedevilled Ibabu and Iselegu Communities in Ndokwa West and Ndokwa East Local Government Areas of the state, the member representing Ndokwa/Ukwuani in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ossai…
In its determination to further boost bee keeping, fishery and oil palm production in Nigeria’s oil and gas wealthy Delta State, the Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan led government has reached an agreement with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) to provide technical…
Doubts on whether the 486 arrested suspects in Abia state were either innocent Nigerians or members of the Boko Haram terrorist group have been put to rest as the Nigerian Defence Headquarters has disclosed that one of the most wanted terror kingpins…
Delta state Commissioner for Information, Chike Ogeah Esq., has expressed condolences on behalf of media practitioners in Delta state to the Akunyili family, saying that the late Dora Akunyili contributed immensely to the socio-economic development of Nigeria. A statement titled, “Akunyili: We…
The Abia State government has described the report written by one Willy Eya of The Sun newspaper linking the Abia First Family to the purported governorship ambition of the former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Ihejirika (retd.), as deceitful and malicious. A…
Pharmacists have advocated equal treatment of both health and medical professionals as a panacea for lasting peace in the health sector. They said collaboration among health and medical professionals is key to permanent peace and stability in the sector, describing the practice…
Protesters today, June 12, 2014 stopped the operations of workers at the Rubber Estates Nigeria Ltd (RENL), Utagba-Uno, alleging insensitivity of the company to the plight of the host community. The protesters which included the oldest men and women, titled chiefs and…
The British Government has expressed readiness to invest in Delta State and assist the state to develop its potentials to grow the economy. British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Peter Carter who disclosed this in Asaba yesterday during a visit to…
Kalu’s lamentations will never end. His message read by a very disillusive aide at a retreat in Port Harcourt recently says much about the torments Kalu is passing through. He is in deep melancholy in spite of his stolen riches. We are…
Dreams of greatness are usually inviting but getting there is not a picnic. So, most desperadoes embark on all forms of shenanigans including dancing naked in the marketplace, just to illusively satisfy the daydreaming. Reagan Ufomba is of that stock. His obsession…
The Immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has emerged the new Emir of Kano, succeeding late Ado Bayero. Governor Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso, had promised to unveil the new Emir on Sunday when the Kano Kingmakers…
The Speaker of the Delta state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Peter Onwusanya, has named Mr. Patrick Nwanze as the Chief Press Secretary (CPS). Until his appointment, on official secondment, Mr. Nwanze is the Group News Editor of the Delta state owned…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has cautioned leaders in the country to stop the “blame game” but take full responsibility and play active roles in the battle against terrorism. Governor Uduaghan spoke on Thursday at the 2014 Democracy Day celebration which…
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has urged the people of Niger Delta to be vigilant against pipeline vandals and crude oil thieves as such persons portend danger to their environment. Besides, he said that the state Government was in support of…
Following the ruling of the Supreme Court on May 26, 2014, which threw out the case brought by Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru against incumbent Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, the Delta State Commissioner for Information, Barr, Chike Ogeah in his reaction says “the judgement…
These press statements made available to Blank NEWS Online were signed by the Delta state Commissioner of Police, IKECHUKWU ADUBA NPM, PSC (+) and the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP. CELESTINA KALU of the Delta state Police Command respectively. Delta…
Right Of Reply>> My attention has been drawn to a recent report from a social media Sahara reporters that I led a killer squad and attempted to murder one Mr. Sunny Okonye for destroying the billboard belonging to a serving Senator, Dr….
Right Of Reply> Uche Igwe, whoever he may be wrote in the Punch of Wednesday May 21, 2014, on his viewpoint column. It was sheer blackmail from first line to the last one. He pretended to know Abia. Reading in between the…
The Heads of State of Benin, Cameroon, Chad, France, Niger and Nigeria, as well as representatives of the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States, participated on 17 May 2014 in a Summit in Paris dedicated to security in Nigeria. This…
It was a solemn atmosphere at Micheal Okpara Auditorium, Umuahia, as scores of people, prayer intercessors and clergies from different denomination in Abia State gathered to seek God’s divine intervention for the release of the still missing Chibok abducted school children in…
In an attempt to create a free flow of information from the grassroots to the state government and an effective feedback system, Delta state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has commissioned complaints/information desks in the state local governments. The desks, according to the…
As a result of the recent controversy and bickering which trailed the naming of a road in Asaba, Delta state capital, after the state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, the state government has put the records straight in a bid to halt further…
President Goodluck Jonathan made history on Saturday when he performed the ground breaking ceremony for the first maritime university in Africa, the Nigeria Maritime University at Okorenkoko, Warri Soith West Local Government Area of Delta State. Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan…
As Nigeria continue to tread on the threshold of insecurity, wife of Delta state governor, Deaconess Roli Nere Uduaghan has advised Nigerians to turn away from sin and wholeheartedly embrace God, who is the author and finisher of all things. Deaconess Roli…
Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has condoled with the Oputa family on the sudden demise of legal icon and retired Supreme Court Justice, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa at the age of 96. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Charles…
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has eulogised the late former military administrator of Delta State, Colonel John David Dungs (rtd.) and late justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Chukwudifu Akunne Oputa who recently passed on. Uduaghan described Late Oputa…
