Civil Servants in Delta State have again been warned to steer clear of partisan politics or face serious consequences. The Secretary to the State Government, Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay, who gave the warning today while playing host to the leadership of the Nigerian…
A multi-million naira water project been executed by Agip oil Company has collapsed at Umusadege-Ogbe Community in Ndokwa West local government area of Delta State leaving in its wake destruction of property of people living around the area. Conducting journalists round the…
Delta State government is to pilot the Feed Africa Programme (FAP) as former President Olusegun Obasanjo launches a scheme to battle mal-nutrition and ensure food security in the African continent. Speaking at the formal launch of FAP, Monday in Abeokuta, Obasanjo said…
The Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan has been commended for his visionary leadership since inception as the governor of the state. A Peoples Democratic Party Chieftain in the State and member, Uduaghan Solidarity Front in Oshimili South Local Government Area,…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has today, Friday, February 02, 2012 asserted that Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was duly elected as Governor of Delta State in the April 2011 gubernatorial poll. The apex court, had in a…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has enjoined communities in the state to focus on farming and boost agricultural production not only to become self-sufficient but to sell and increase their earning power. Besides, he said that it was part of the…
THE Odua of Umusadege-Ogbe community in Ndokwa West local government area of Delta State, Odua Ben Nmor has urged communities to engage in self-help projects rather than waiting for government for all development projects. According to the Odua, who spoke on Friday…
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has described the death of the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Delta North, Hon. Ben Obuh as “shocking and devastating”. In his condolences, the Governor said that the death of Obuh was not just…
Vice-Chancellor of Novena University, Ogume, Delta State, Prof. J.M.O. Eze has said graduates of Nigerian Universities can be job employers on graduation rather than job seekers if they are well equipped for such academic venture. Speaking at the 7th matriculation ceremony of…
It is a well-known fact that happiness and prosperity are strongly tied to sound health. This is because a person that is not healthy cannot be said to be happy and an unhealthy person can likewise not be said to be prosperous…
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, now 25, a Nigerian student who confessed to trying to blow up a US passenger plane headed for Detroit with explosives concealed in his underwear has been jailed for life. The bomb had allegedly caused a fire but failed…
Delta state government has cleared the air on the N20billion bond allegedly secured from the capital market by former Acting Governor of the state, Hon. Sam Obi, saying that the fund was not a bond but a loan. The disclosure was made…
Nigeria’s politics is mostly described as a dirty game and also life threatening, considering the incidents that occurred years ago in the likes of the late Kudirat Abiola who was murdered in cold blood and the principal suspect linked to the assassination…
Delta state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has cautioned members of the state Executive Council against disloyalty to the Government as such acts would no longer be tolerated by his administration. The governor, who gave the warning at the Catholic Eccumenical Centre Issele-Uku…
Delta state governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has banned the use of GSM phones by pupils of public primary and secondary schools in Delta State. Uduaghan, who said that the use of mobile phones by pupils was “unacceptable to the Government”, announced the…
The Delta State Commissioner for Information, Chike Ogeah Esq., has restated Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan administration’s commitment towards ensuring good governance in the state. Ogeah, who stated this when a Non-Political Group known as Delta State Unity Group paid him a courtesy visit…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has loathed the way and manner the Delta state government under the administration of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan is running the affairs of the Delta state University (DELSU), Abraka and its campuses. The state government is…
Delta state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has enjoined Nigerians, especially Muslims, to observe the birth of Prophet Mohammed with sober reflections and to promote the welfare of all citizens by ensuring the protection of lives and property in the State. Uduaghan stated…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered that the winner of December 3rd 2011 Kogi state governorship election, Captain Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) be sworn in immediately. The Supreme Court had on Friday, in its judgement sacked…
The peace and security agenda of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan may suffer set-back if urgent steps are not taken to address the prevalent conduct of Mid-Western Oil Company and assuage the grievances of Utagba-Ogbe host community in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of…
“As a responsible Government, we will not fold our hands and watch enemies of democracy, for that is what these mindless killers are, perpetrate unprecedented evil in our land.” –Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. These words could…
Delta state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has appealed to church leaders in the state to ensure that their followers do not engage in the acts of retaliation in the face of current security challenges posed by Boko Haram’s insurgency against the Nigerian…
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has warned management of the state-owned Delta Transport Service, operators of Delta Line and others operating government procured vehicles to desist from charging arbitrary fares or risk heavy sanctions. The governor gave the warning during an…
Exposed: Top 10 “Cabal” Marketers The top ten marketers who received 80% (about N1.6 trillion) of the subsidy paid between January 2007 and June 2010, representing an annual average cost of N460 billion to the federation – i.e. FG and 36 state…
Dear Compatriots, “This is the second time in two weeks I will address you on the deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector. In the last seven days, the nation has witnessed a disruption of economic activities. Although, the economic imperatives for the…
Blank NEWS Online can report that the Delta state government is yet to implement the new National Minimum Wage policy for workers in the state civil service. Commissioner for Economic Planning, Kenneth Okpara, said the delay in implementation is due to the…
As part of plans to ease the sundry effects of the recent fuel subsidy removal by the federal government and subsequent hike in petrol pump price, Delta state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has officially commissioned and released 100 18-seater Toyota Hiace commuter…
Following the recent mass exodus of Northern Muslims from Delta State due to Boko Haram’s quit notice to Christians living in the North and recall of all Muslims living outside, the state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has assured the Hausa/Fulani Communities in…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin has dismissed the appeal filed by Chief Great Ogboru of the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) and sustained the declaration of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Various contractors handling major road, drainage projects in Delta state, especially in Asaba, the state capital have ignored the January 3 deadline issued by Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan to them to return to site. Governor Uduaghan had on Tuesday revealed that contractors handling…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has lamented the impact of the recent Bonga oil spill on some communities in state and across the Niger Delta region, calling on Shell to give full disclosure of the impact and extent of damage of…
Leaders of the Okpe nation have stated that they have no intention to articulate any means of conflict and crisis with the Itsekiri, or to engage them in any battle. However, they accused Itsekiri leaders of designing evil scheme to instigate crises…
As part of its New Year gift to Nigerians, the Federal Government on Sunday, January 1, 2012 formally removed fuel subsidy. This move by the federal government may have put to rest agitations over the controversial economic issue. Making the official pronouncement…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN, GCFR, ON THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN CERTAIN PARTS OF NIGERIA TO RESTORE PUBLIC ORDER, PEACE AND SECURITY, December 31, 2011 Fellow Nigerians, it has become necessary to address you on recent events in…
Rejoinder: “Scientific Perspective Of Sapele” Our attention has been drawn to a publication in the Vanguard newspaper of Thursday, December 8, 2011, page 43 captioned ‘Scientific Perspective of Sapele’ said to be written by one Prof. Jennifer Alao who claimed that her…
Oghara, hometown of former governor of Delta state, Chief James Ibori, may be witnessing some ruckus as the choice of Chief William Ibori, elder brother of the former governor as spokesman (Unugbrogodo) of Ogharefe community in Ethiope west local government area of…
As the Supreme Court delivers judgement on the April 16, 2011 Presidential election which has been in contention at the Tribunal and Courts since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as duly elected President of the Federal…
An explosion, suspected to be bomb has rocked Sapele in Delta state, making it the second of such explosion. The last incident affected a mosque in the area during prayers. The bomb was allegedly thrown into an Islamic school, located on the…
The United States says it is determined to help Nigeria in bringing perpetrators of terrorism to justice. The US said this due to the Christmas Day bombings in Suleja, Niger state and Jos, Plateau state which killed more than 40 persons and…
The Boko Haram Islamist sect has claimed responsibility for the Christmas Day explosions in Suleja, Niger state and Jos in Plateau state respectively. A spokesman for the Boko Haram Islamist sect, Abul Qaqa disclosed that “We are responsible for all the attacks…
