The national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has conferred the award of Torch Bearer of Press Freedom on Mr. Felix Ofou, Senior Special Assistant (Civil Society) to Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State. Ofou’s emergence as the award…
The Delta state Commissioner for Information, Chief Patrick Ukah will on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, be guest at the FRONTLINE, a talk show programme of the Delta Online Publishers’ Forum (DOPF), a CAC certified corporate body of seasoned professional journalists that have taken…
Delta State Governor, Senator DR Ifeanyi Okowa has been nominated as Vanguard Newspapers’ Governor Of The Year 2018 by The Board of Editors, Vanguard Media Limited for his sterling contributions to the infrastructural and human capital development of the state. Presenting the…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –By Albert OGRAKA: As part of efforts to bring succour to the less privileged, especially persons with sickle cell disorder, wife of the governor of Delta state and founder of 05 Initiative, Her Excellency, Dame Edith Okowa, has…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –By Albert OGRAKA: The Executive Director (Finance and Administration) at the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun (Hon.) Askia Ogieh, JP, KSJI, CNA, has been commended for funding numerous social media platforms to secure victory…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) – The Nigerian Senate has recommended death penalty for kidnappers and tasked state governments to enact laws to enable security agencies to prosecute kidnappers and other crime related offences in their jurisdictions. The Senate’s resolution followed the report…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) – -By Albert OGRAKA/Agbanashi Obinne On your first visit to his office, friendly aides direct you to an upper room reception where you fill a visitors form, indicating your purpose of visit. After assurances that “Honourable would soon…
Nigeria, October 09, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – By Albert OGRAKA The executive chairman of Aniocha North local government area of Delta state, Mr. Chuks Oseme has said despite recent dwindling resources accruing to the Council, his administration is focused in executing people…
Nigeria, August 18, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has signed the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) amendment bill into law. The assent of the Governor to the DESOPADEC amendment bill 2015 will…
His Excellency, the Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, warmly congratulates Mr Sam Amuka-Pemu, the publisher of Vanguard newspaper, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. According to a statement signed by Mr. Jackson Ekwugum, Communications Manager, Government House and…
The Immediate past of Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan will tomorrow (Saturday May 30) hold a special family Thanksgiving in Warri. The family thanksgiving which takes place at the First Baptist Church, Warri starting 1pm will enable the family thank…
The Deputy Chairman, Finance Committee of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organization, Dr. Ngozi Olejeme on Saturday reflected on the acts of courage and determination made by women in the fight for equality so far, praising President Goodluck Jonathan for elevating women in…
Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has been declared the champion of free and qualitative education by the State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party while reacting to the movement, on Thursday, of pupils into the…
The governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, has approved the payment of weigh-in allowance for staff of parastatals in the Ministry of Information, including the Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS) and The Pointer newspaper. The approval effectively meets the key demand…
The Delta Coalition for Obuh, political pressure group, made up of seasoned politicians in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, on Thursday described Sir Tony Chuks Obuh as the best person to replace Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan at Delta State Government…
True to widely held belief, Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan’s Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for the Delta South Senatorial district were submitted at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) State Headquarters Asaba, Thursday. Governor Uduaghan, whose forms were bought on…
In strict compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) frontline gubernatorial aspirant, Sir Tony Chuks Obuh will on Thursday October 30, formally declare his intention to run for the office of Governor of Delta State in…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared that Nigeria is free of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) after six weeks (42 days) with no new cases. Speaking in the capital Abuja, Rui Gama Vaz (WHO representative) said that it was a “spectacular…
Frontline, popular and most acceptable governorship aspirant in Delta State, Sir Tony Obuh, has strengthened his zeal to contest in the 2015 governorship election by collecting the expression of interest and nomination forms at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Secretariat, Wadata House…
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mrs. Farida Waziri has commended Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan for running a transparent administration. Speaking at the maiden edition of The Sun Women Leadership Summit in Asaba, Waziri gave the Dr….
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has congratulated the newly elected president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr. Amaju Pinnick describing it as a continuation of Delta’s supremacy in sports. According to him, the victory of Pinnick at the NFF polls…
Nigeria’s Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the construction of a new railway line between Lagos and Calabar. President Goodluck Jonathan who made the pronouncement on Tuesday, during the groundbreaking of the second cement line being constructed by the…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Abuja presented N500 million cheque to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State and N260 million to his Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Godswill Akpabio. The fund is the states’ share of the disbursement of the Central Bank…
What was initially thought as a missed opportunity has turned to be a huge blessing when Ese Brume picked up the gold medal in long jump after inconvenient timing had forced Blessing Okagbare to withdraw from the event where she was the…
The wife of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mrs Ekaete Unoma Akpabio, has appealed to parents and guardians to always accompany their children to school and church, as a way of creating a safe and secure environment for them. Mrs Akpabio made the…
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…
The governor of Nigeria’s oil wealthy Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan has unveiled a comprehensive package to creating befitting environment to ensure that private sector investments thrive in the state. Uduaghan’s zeal to lift the state beyond its frontiers include driving…
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…
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…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has advocated a national masterplan for the development of small and medium scale industries to stimulate economic growth and boost employment. Governor Uduaghan who made the call on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 in Asaba while inspecting…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State Chapter, has described the crowning of Port Harcourt as World Book Capital 2014 as yet another evidence of the visionary and focused leadership being provided by Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. According…
Blank NEWS Online can reveal that Aero Contractors, one of Nigeria’s leading airlines, begins scheduled flights at Asaba Airport today, Monday, April 7, 2014 with Lagos and Abuja as the initial routes. This brings to three the number of airlines operating flights…
In a bid to sustain the capacity building and empowerment policies of the Delta state government, wife of the Governor of Delta State, Deaconess Roli-Nere Uduaghan has flagged-off the presentation of farm inputs to rural women farmers in the 25 local government…
The Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has been urged not to relent in his giant strides towards ensuring that the state relies less on oil revenue. Chairman of the state Council of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Comrade…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has signed a 451 billion naira 2014 Appropriation Bill into law with an assurance that more money would be spent on capital projects this year for the benefits of Deltans. Dr. Uduaghan who stated today [17-03-14]…
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Nigeria’s oil and gas wealthy Delta state has re-assured prospective investors that the state is very safe for investment to thrive. The Governor who met with investment community in Lagos at the weekend stated that security challenges in…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan recently joined the people of Ibusa community in Oshimili North local government area of the state to honour one of their sons, Vice Admiral Dele Joseph Ezeoba [Rtd], the immediate past Chief Of Naval Staff, charging…
As the journey to the oil and gas rich Delta state governorship hots up, bookmakers’ predictions have pointed out that the candidature and emergence of the Chairman, Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund, Dr. Ngozi Olejeme as governor in the 2015 general election…
The Chairman, Delta State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Williams Akporeha has appealed to members of Congress in the state to shun acts capable of causing disunity and rancour among labour leaders in Delta State. Comrade Akporeha made this…
