Nigeria, October 04, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – By Albert OGRAKA Blank NEWS Online can report that detectives from the British National Crime Agency (NCA) have teamed up with Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to ensure a successful probe…
Nigeria, October 03, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Nigeria’s former minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has reportedly been arrested in London, her family has said. She is believed to be one of five people the UK National Crime Agency said it…
Nigeria, September 27, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Henry Ebireri on Wednesday stressed the need for media professionals to be thorough and be armed with correct facts and figures…
Nigeria, September 25, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – By Albert OGRAKA The Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Patrick Ukah has enjoined staff of the Ministry to acquaint themselves with the SMART agenda of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa led administration to enable them educate…
Nigeria, September 20, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – As Nigerians comisserate with the Awolowo family over the exit of their Matriarch, Madam Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, the immediate past Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has extended his condolences to the…
Nigeria, September 17, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Chief Press Secretary to the Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Mr. Henry Ebireri has reached out to top leaders of the state, urging them to support Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. “His Excellency, Dr. Ifeanyi…
Nigeria, September 10, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The Delta State House of Assembly has approved the request of the State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa to apply for the sum of N20.9 Billion bailout loan from the Federal Government through the Central…
Nigeria, September 07, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has urged multi national companies exploring oil in the state to employ people in their host communities to foster sustainable cooperation and conducive environment. Okowa’s statement is coming…
Nigeria, September 06, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has expressed deep shock over the death of the immediate past Secretary of the Delta State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ), Comrade Gomo Oyibokuku…
Nigeria, September 02, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The Delta State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta state has affirmed that LP and Ogboru’s star witness is hostile to the petitioners. The petition filed by the Labour Party (LP) and its…
Nigeria, September 01, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – CHAIRMAN, Delta State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Chief Ifeanyi Obi has commended security operatives for their prompt response which ensured that the crises that rocked Ika South branches…
Nigeria, September 01, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged a gang-up against former Governor Chibuike Amaechi by some powerful forces in the State desperate to ensure that he does not get…
Nigeria, August 28, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Considering the critical nature of the new composition of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission [DESOPADEC] as well as the unsavoury postulations of some Deltans on the newly amended law establishing the Commission,…
Nigeria, August 26, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa has forwarded the names of eight more nominees as Commissioners in the State Executive Council, to the Delta State House of Assembly for approval. This new list,…
Nigeria, August 26, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has advocated for the removal of primary education from Local Government Councils so as to end the perennial non- payment of salaries and ensure effective service delivery…
Nigeria, August 17, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Trial at the Delta State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, may have suffered setbacks due to the inability of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and its gubernatorial candidate, Olorogun Otega Emerhor, to provide details…
Nigeria, August 17, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The Assistant Secretary of the Delta State Council of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Comrade Tony Igwebuike has called on dismissed members of the union to desist from engaging in actions capable…
Nigeria, August 04, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – CHAIRMAN of Delta State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Chief Ifeanyi Obi has advised members of the union to desist from actions capable of causing breach of the peace….
Libreville, August 04, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – From Sunday Ikuesan, Gabon Correspondent A Nigerian diplomat attached to the Embassy of Nigeria in Gabon is dead. The Delta State born James Oguntoye ALA was until his death the accountant of Nigerian Embassy…
Nigeria, August 03, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – A three-man panel of the Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, chaired by Justice Nasiru Gunmi, at its resumed sitting on Monday, August 03, 2015, in Asaba, threw out another set of five motions…
Nigeria, July 31, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Delta State Governor, Senator DR Ifeanyi Okowa has asserted that unwarranted criticism will not distract his administration from its focus on providing prosperity for all Deltans. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr…
Nigeria, July 30, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Athur Okowa is set to embark on massive road construction so as to speed up the delivery of prosperity for all Deltans. “Without good roads, it will be impossible…
Nigeria, July 29, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has warned against rumour mongering as the nation experiences another phase of democratic government. Speaking at an inter-denominational thanksgiving service to mark the 90th birthday of the…
Nigeria, July 26, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has frowned at myriad of claims alleging the dissolution of the Delta State Oil Producing Communities Development Commission (DESOPADEC), saying the claims were false. Addressing a press…
Nigeria, July 26, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Mr. Abdulwaheed Odusile has been elected as the new National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) at the union’s election held on Saturday night during its 5th triennial delegates’ conference in Abuja….
Nigeria, July 21, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The Chief of Staff to the Government of Delta state and former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tam Brisibe, has described Rotary International as a breeding ground for leadership development. Brisibe, who…
Nigeria, July 13, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – A new Nigeria is happening and it will require the commitment of all Nigerians, according to Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo during an interactive session he held with Nigerians based in Addis Ababa last…
Nigeria, July 11, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Labour Party (LP) governorship aspirant in the just concluded governorship election in Delta State, Chief Great Ogboru, Friday, July 10, made a dramatic u-turn during proceedings at the state governorship election petition…
Nigeria, July 10, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal chairman, Mr. Nasiru Gunmi has turned down an ex-party motion brought by Labour Party (LP) governorship aspirant, Chief Great Ogboru, seeking to inspect documents from Independent National Electoral…
Nigeria, July 09, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approved the creation of social media unit to be domiciled in the governor’s office, considering its role in governance. A statement by the Governor’s spokesman, Imam Imam, said the…
Nigeria, July 09, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – DELTA State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has allayed fears over the completion of the multi-billion naira Asaba-Ughelli dual carriage way project. This is just as the State Government has commenced repairs and maintenance works…
Nigeria, July 08, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has called for synergy between the National Assembly and the Presidency to check insurgency. The Governor made the call on Monday, July, 20115 when the Speaker, House…
July 04, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has assured that his administration has zero tolerance for corruption in the management of government business. While swearing in the first set of twelve new Commissioners and five…
Friday, July 03, (Blank NEWS Online) – “Be Creators Of Labor By Engaging In Entrepreneurial Schemes” Say Ogidi Gbegbaje The Permanent Secretary Directorate of Government House and Protocol Mr. Edwin Ogidi-Gbebaje has charged youths to be creators of labor by availing themselves…
July 03, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa has appointed Mr Kingsley Ikem Azuh as his Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties. Azuh’s appointment has been lauded by many Deltans, including the Director of Information…
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION P. M. B. 5022 ASABA DELTA STATE NIGERIA Date: 2nd July, 2015 GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT It is hereby announced for the information of the general public particularly Deltans that His Excellency, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, Governor of Delta…
July 01, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) president, Chief Solomon Ogba is in the running for one of the nine individual IAAF Council member seats when elections come up on the first day of the 50th IAAF…
June 29, (Blank NEWS Online) – The Delta State Government has rolled out six entrepreneurship schemes with an assurance from the State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, that 6,000 direct jobs would be created in the next six months as a result. The…
June 29, (Blank NEWS Online) – In this concise interview with Delta state Deputy Governor, Barrister Kingsley Otuaro, Blank NEWS Online unveils the determination of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s administration to give prominence to youth development in agriculture in the oil rich state….
June 26, (Blank NEWS Online) – Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has explained why the 2014/2015 Civil Services recruitment exercises in the state was suspended. In his maiden address to the State House of Assembly on Thursday, the Governor explained…
