The ECOWAS Court of Justice has commenced a workshop aimed at reviewing its risk management strategies and developing a comprehensive risk register for 2024 under the theme “Risks Register Training and Preparation of the 2024 Risks Register.” According to a statement, the…
–By Michael J. Ekokoruwe: The president of Isoko Christian Association Nigeria, Apostle Dr. Thomson Oki, yesterday urged christians of Isoko South and North to pray towards the successful completion of the National secretariat of the Christian Association of Nigeria (C.A.N) building. Apostle…
The Director General of the Delta State PDP Campaign Organization in the 3024 general elections, Rt. Hon. Funkekeme Solomon, has lauded the judiciary for protecting the sanctity of voters in Delta State, saying that in dismissing the petition of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has smashed a party organised for illicit substance abuse at a lounge in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, arresting the organisers who were found in possession of drugs. A statement on Sunday by…
A public procurement advocacy group, Network for the Actualization of Social Growth and Viable Development (NEFGAD) has decried that 70 percent of procurement proceedings are being initiated and concluded in the bedrooms of privileged few in the country, even as itcommended the…
-By Ezebunwo Ichemati: A lot has been reported from the media parley our leader, former Governor Nyesom Wike, granted yesterday, where he alleged a lot of things about his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, happenings in the politics of Rivers State, and the…
-By Austen Akhagbeme: A 38-year-old man named Kenneth Ifeloa, arrived in Benin-city today on a five-day journey on foot from Auchi, Etsako-West local government area of Edo state, to show support for the governorship aspirations of Dr Azemhe Azena, a foremost Labour…
A call has been made for the lifting of the sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Niger following the coup d’etat that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. The Head of State in ECOWAS had last July imposed…
-BY SUNNY A. DAVID: Over 20 suspects of sex workerarrested in Onitsha, Anambra State by Operatives of the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade. Sadly, some of the suspected sex workers confessed to Blank NEWS Online why they choose prostitution. One…
The ECOWAS Court of Justice will on December 7, 2023 deliver its ruling on interim measures in a case between the State of Niger and seven others, and the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS and two others. The…
-From SUNNY A. DAVID: Prof. Charles Soludo, Governor of Anambra State has stated that he has not borrowed a kobo despite the approval by the State 7th Assembly to do so. The Governor made the declaration while presenting the 2024 draft budget…
Delta State Government, Tuesday, said it would prosecute anybody who constructs speed breakers on roads in the state without approval from the state Ministry of Works. The Commissioner for Works in charge of Rural and Riverine Roads, Mr. Charles Aniagwu disclosed this…
Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) on Tuesday November 21, 2023 inducted seven new members into the forum The induction ceremony was held at the Ministry of Information conference hall with seven new members joining the forum as news publishers. In his opening…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Monday, identified harsh and hostile operating environment, poor basic infrastructure, insecurity and policy flip flops as disincentive to both local and foreign investments in Nigeria. Governor Oborevwori also remarked that the nation’s tax to GDP…
The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr Ogbonnaya Orji has called for the creation of special squadron to ward off threat and insecurity at various mining sites in Nigeria and elsewhere in West Africa. In his keynote…
Hon. Justice Edward Amoako Asante, President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, has expressed his commitment to the implementation of the recommendations emanating from the Judges’ Retreat which took place from 15 – 19 November, 2023 at Global Village Suites in Nasarawa,…
Nigeria has called all other members of Economic Community Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to rally behind her to find solution to biodiversity and climate change to ward off environmental disaster that is not only threatening the region but the entire…
:By Austen Akhagbeme; A foremost Governorship aspirant of the Labour Party ( LP) in Edo State, Dr. Azemhe Azena has called for help from concerned citizens and the government to address the growing rate of suicide, especially among men in Nigeria. The…
The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has acknowledged that with the support of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to end violence against women and girls, Lagos State had made significant progress in creating a society where every woman and…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has congratulated former President of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan as he clocks 66 years. In a congratulatory message by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, Oborevwori lauded the former Nigerian leader for his indubitable…
Director General of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Dr Joseph Ochogwu has said that leadership failure is one of the root causes of the dwindling economic fortune of Nigeria. Ochogwu, gave the verdict on Friday during the conferment of…
The Federal Government has decried that about 25 percent of people living in the country still defecate openly, insisting that this has led to high rate of diarrhea that is the second highest killer of children in Nigeria. Nigeria is populated by…
-From OSAs , Benin-City The management of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has offered scholarship to two daughters of late Augustine Izekor, and a huge financial compensations to the widow and family to enable them give a befitting burial to the late…
The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah Shawesh has expressed pessimism over the success of the intervention of the Arab League/Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) mediation delegation in the ongoing Gaza war, insisting that the Western countries support for Israel may ultimately nullify…
The Nigerian government has revealed that 18 of the 177 passengers who were turned back by Saudi authorities on landing in Jeddah were outrightly banned from Saudi Arabia for various offences committed in the past. The government however said the reason for…
In a pivotal moment for international education, the newly released 2023 Open Doors Report on International Education Exchange underscores the United States as the preferred destination for global students. Of particular significance is the remarkable 22.2 percent increase in Nigerian student enrollment…
-From Michael Ekokoruwe: The president general of Oleh Community Development Union, Comr. Chief Believe Alakri, has dissolved and constituted new members for Oleh Youth wing and town planning committee of the union. The statement signed by Comrade Chief Believe Alakri stated that,…
Staff members of the United Nations in Nigeria on Monday joined their counterparts across all duty stations in the world to observe a minute of silence in memory of the UN staff who tragically lost their lives in the ongoing Israeli-Hamas war…
A three-day judicial retreat of the ECOWAS Court of Justice on the theme Case Management before ECOWAS Court of Justice: Relationship between the Registry Department, the Chambers of the Honourable Judges and the Legal Research Departments, opened on 13th of November, 2023…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an alleged notorious drug dealer, 45-year-old Godwin Emuneyin, who is physically challenged and accused of using his wheelchair as cover to deal in illicit substances such as methamphetamine and cannabis in…
The Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) has unveiled a stellar lineup of key discussants for its highly anticipated 4th Annual Lecture; titled, “Fiscal Policy and Taxation: Balancing Revenue Generation and Economic Growth”. The event which is scheduled for Wednesday, November 22, 2023,…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated his Bayelsa counterpart, Senator Douye Diri on his re-election in Saturday’s Governorship election in the State. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba, on Monday, Oborevwori described…
The traditional ruler of Ubulu-Unor kingdom, in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, Obi Henry Kikachukwu, has said the exposure and educational background of some present day traditional rulers have added significant value to traditional institution. Obi Kikachukwu, while interacting…
Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdallah Abu Shawesh, has asked Israel to stop promoting the narrative that it was in Gaza to free Palestine and the rest of the world from Hamas terrorism, insisting that at no time had Palestine asked to be…
The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly has expressed willingness to partner and support the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in the task of ridding Nigeria of drug menace. The Senate Committee on Drugs and Narcotics while commending the leadership of…
All relevant institutional and statutory agencies have been asked to adequately respond to and mitigate the adverse effects of climate change on agriculture and food production in order to ensure food security in the country. Speaking at the First Regional Workshop on…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, Borno’s Deputy Governor, Umar Usman Kadafur, Senators, House of Representatives members and other top Government officials on Monday afternoon attended the ‘Janaza’ (funeral prayers) of late Hajiya Fatsuma Kyari, Mother-in-Law to Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum. Late…
From SUNNY A. DAVID: One person was suspected dead, vehicles numbering about 30 and several houses in Iyiowa Odoekpe Layout in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State were damaged by hoodlums believed to be youths of Odoekpe Community. Mostly targeted were…
–From SUNNY A. DAVID: The Transition Committee Chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area, Hon. Pascal Aniegbuna has commiserated with the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo over the loss of his father, Pa Simeon Nwankwo Soludo (Akukananwa) at the ripped age of…
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has adjourned the hearing in the case between the State of Niger, six Nigerien organisations, and a Nigerien national, and the Conference of Heads of State and Government, the Mediation and Security Council and the ECOWAS Commission….
