By Albert OGRAKA: Delta state has become the first state in Nigeria to implement and deploy the digital integrated learning solution for six trades in the state owned technical colleges and vocational education centres. The $120,000 World Bank assisted SEEFOR project with…
***PDP Accused Of Influencing APC National Officials The All Progressive Congress (APC) ward congress held on Saturday, May 6, 2018 in Delta state but amidst confrontations, mudslinging and blame on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for infringing on the activities of the…
“We have a very good chance of winning in 2019 and the best way to win is to make sure we stop corruption. The worst corruption is that of the electoral process.” –Dr. Cairo Ojougboh. By Albert OGRAKA (Editor): Frontline governorship candidate…
The Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), has condemned in strong terms the endless killings of Nigerians and destruction of houses in Benue State by suspected herdsmen. The National Coordinator of CEPEJ, Comrade Sheriff Mulade, while speaking to newsmen in Warri,…
The Delta State Government said it will not compel residents to key into the various water programmes and policies. The State Commissioner for Water Resources Development, Sir Fidelis Tilije, disclosed this Thursday while addressing journalists at the ongoing ministerial press briefing on…
-By Albert OGRAKA: Wife of Delta state governor, Dame (Mrs.) Edith Okowa has reiterated the commitment of the 05-Initiative and Restore Sight Africa to ensure that the ongoing Grassroots Medical Outreach gets to the 25 local government areas of the state. Twenty…
“The Nigerian Army 222 Battalion from Agbaro-Otor unit command came and brutalized them with four women sustaining various degrees of injury and the women leader Chief Mrs Igbevia Erube forcefully thrown to their hilux van and taken to unknown destination. The placards,…
***Parents, Guardians, Concerned Deltans Plot Protest Against Okowa, Onwusanya A Delta state legislator turned contractor representing Oshimili South Constituency at the Delta state House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Onwusanya may have got his fingers burnt out, following a grand exposure of…
*Hundreds Of Millions Lost *Houses, Markets Roof Blown Off, Many Injured The people of Alifekede Community, a border town between Delta and Edo state in Ika South local government area of Delta state, have been thrown into pitiable situation as a result…
A High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Jusice Ishaq Bello on Thursday granted Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta Central, an interim order restraining the Police, Department of Sate Service (DSS) and other law enforcement bodies from arresting him. Against the backdrop of…
The Delta State High Court sitting in kwale, Ndokwa West, has fixed May 10, 2018 to hear the appeal filed for a stay of execution filed by Deputy Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Friday Ossai Osanebi over its judgment on…
By Albert OGRAKA: The founder of 05-Initiative and wife of Delta state governor, Dame (Mrs.) Edith Okowa has formally flagged off the Grassroots Medical Outreach for the 25 local government areas of the state. This is coming against the backdrop of recent…
The Niger Delta Environmental Sustainability Movement, a nongovernmental organization, has appealed to the Federal Government to make reparations for the Borgu people of Niger State over the displacement they suffered 50 years ago. The movement, in a letter made available to journalists…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday announced his intention to re-contest for the post of the president in the 2019 general election. In a statement issued by his media aide, Mallam Garba Shehu, the president said his decision to contest was to heed…
The Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has declared his administration’s determination to continue to support and encourage individuals with genuine intention to bring development to the state. Dr Okowa made the declaration while performing the official ground breaking ceremony…
First batch of alleged looters, amount taken 1. PDP Chairman Uche Secondus -Allegation: On the 19th of Feb 2015, he took N200 million only from the office of the NSA. 2. Former PDP Financial Secretary -Allegation: On the 24th of Oct 2014,…
President Mohammadu Buhari and APC leader Ahmed Tinubu have rekindled hope with assurances that Nigeria is being rescued from wreckage. Buhari, who is in Lagos for a two-day official visit, restated his commitment to implement people-oriented programmes. “Our goal is to bring…
*Pledges Free Education, Free Health Care Services, Improved Electricity A foremost governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and sponsor of “One Man One Vote” campaign, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh has embarked on a consultation tour of Delta state…
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the United Nations (UN) of his commitment to conducting credible, free and fair elections in 2019. Buhari gave the assurance when the UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed met him in Abuja, according to a note by the…
Dr Cairo Ojougboh, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Ali Modu Sheriff’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview, he speaks on diverse political issues and insecurity challenges…
**Plans To Investigate Alleged Officials’ Corrupt Practices Delta state governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has denied that Mr. D.O Nwachukwu, founder of Nwachukwu Auctioneering Services, currently handling the ongoing auction of unserviceable assets in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state,…
Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, has filed an appeal against his conviction on Wednesday at London’s Court of Appeal. Ibori who was jailed and spent years in UK prison after pleading guilty to laundering a stolen fortune in Britain, is…
The leading opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the abduction and release of the students of Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, by Boko Haram as stage-managed. The essence of the alleged stage-managed abduction, the party said,…
*Delta State Government should synergize with security agencies to halt Fulani herdsmen menace. *Condemns security agents’ molestation of NUJ members performing legitimate duties. *Commends Delta Government for re-awarding failed projects in Asaba capital territory. *Appreciates Government’s linking of Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS)…
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, the African Development Bank, rated Aaa/AAA/AAA (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch), priced a new US $2.0-billion 3-year Global Benchmark bond due 22 March 2021. This bond issue represents the Bank’s first public market deal of 2018. It…
Abidjan/– The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has commended the Government of Japan for its strong support of the Bank and its multi-billion economic transformation partnership with Africa. Adesina identified the private sector, energy and infrastructure development as key…
Our attention has been drawn to a post making the rounds that our principal, the immediate past Secretary to the Delta State Government, Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay, has rejected an offer to be Deputy Governor ahead of the 2019 general election. First, the…
*Buhari Approves N5 Bn Take-Off Grant *Delta Govt Gives 1000KVA Generators The Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta, is set to admit students into the institution for the 2017/2018 academic year, and start lectures in April. A total of 196 students have so…
The Federal Government is making progress on the establishment of modular refineries with the arrival of one set of package shipment. The Niger Delta Inter-Ministerial Committee, chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, informed members at its presentation meeting in Abuja that the…
In a bid to keep its prisons free of Nigerians, the United Kingdom is paying to improve the capacity of Nigerian prisons. The UK has agreed to pay up to £700,000 ($967,954) to build a new 112-bed wing at Kirikiri maximum security…
Former commissioner and erstwhile Executive Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressive Congress (APC).Erstwhile Executive Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and former commissioner during Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan’s tenure, Dr. Tony Nwaka, has dumped…
“The mill with a capacity to process 16 metric tons of paddy rice per hour, when completed, will in a year process paddy rice worth N14 billion bought directly from the famers in Jigawa at market rate.” Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online)/ —…
Nigeria’s lower chamber at the National Assembly has described members of the Federal Executive Council and Ministers appointed by Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as unfit to occupy their ministerial positions. TThe declaration followed the non-appearance of the…
***CP Muhammad Mustafa Vows To Prosecute Defaulters The Delta State Police Command has constituted a task force to commence the mopping up of various categories of weapons in the state with effect from 1st March, 2018. The state Commissioner of Police, Muhammad…
“Timothy and Daniel Elombah are journalists and not terrorists who should be free to continue their journalism without legal harassment or fear of going to jail. At least four bloggers have been prosecuted under the Cybercrime Act since 2015.” –CPJ Lomé (Blank…
Following the inconsistency in the manner President Muhammadu Buhari is addressed at different functions, the Presidency has issued a statement on how he should henceforth be addressed. The statement was issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha,…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has signed the 2018 Appropriation Bill of N1.046 trillion into law. Briefing newsmen shortly after the signing, Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akinyemi Ashade, said that Appropriation Bill, tagged ‘Budget of Development and Progress,’ would focus on…
*** SAY THEY ARE IN SUPPORT OF NIGERIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY, OKERENKOKO The people of Ugborodo Community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State have told President Muhammadu Buhari that the recent visit of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli to…
LAGOS, Nigeria: “The overall goal is to improve on and increase the capacity of the youth in building Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)’ GE (NYSE: GE) (www.GE.com), the world’s premier Digital Industrial Company has announced a partnership with the National Youth…
By OSHALOTO Joseph Tade— Blank NEWS Online/Nigeria: Upfront, I sympathize with parents and loved ones of the kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirls. As a Yorùbá man, our sadness over a lost child is deeper than losing them to death. Hence the adage “ọmọ ẹni…
