It was pomp and pageantry enmeshed in culture at the ancient Ubulu-Uku Kingdom, when the Prime Minister (Onishe), Chief Emma Ejiofor marked his eight year on the stool. The event which took place at the Onishe’s palace in Ubulu-Uku and witnessed a…
FUNERAL CEREMONY OF PRFESSOR CHINUA ACHEBE HELD AT ST. PHILIPS ANGLICAN CHURCH, OGIDI, ANAMBRA STATE ON MAY 23, 2013. Photos by Henry Unini
The Ovie of Umiagwa-Abraka Kingdom, HRM Air Vice Marshal L. O. Ararile (Avwaeke I) on Friday, March 29, 2013 conferred a Honorary Chieftaincy title of Ivie of Abraka kingdom on Chief Engr. Christabel Obiuwevbi as a result of her outstanding contribution to…
Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has assured that the state will accord the late Prof. Chinua Achebe a befitting burial in line with his stature as a global citizen and a foremost ambassador of Africa and Nigeria. Obi said this in…
The Kalabari are Ijaw-speaking people comprising three Local Government Areas of Asari-Toru, Akuku-Toru and Degema with Buguma as its traditional capital in Rivers State. They live on 23 islands in the Niger Delta of Southern Nigeria. Their traditional economy is based on…
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has decried the injustice being suffered by the people of the Niger Delta region. Speaking at Silverbird ‘Man of the Year 2012’ award held Thursday night in Lagos, where two Deltans bagged awards, Governor Uduaghan said…
As the Good Governance Team embarks on tour of Delta state, the Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, on Thursday, lauded the Delta State Government for the use of local content in infrastructural development in the state. The Minister of Information, while…
FORMER General Secretary of Nigerian Baptist Conference, Rev. Ademola Ishola, on Wednesday in Warri, gave Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta state and his wife, Roli Nere, a pat on the back for coming back to God after 25 years of marriage to…
The details of the proposed Delta State 2013 budget which formed part of a press briefing by Mr. Kenneth Okpara, Commissioner for Economic Planning on Thursday, January, 2013 was made available to Blank NEWS Online by the Commissioner, through his Special Assistant, Omamuyovwi Edewor….
