Rivers crisis: court grants interlocutory injunction restraining Amaewhule-led Assembly from sitting, acting as lawmakers The state High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has issued an interlocutory injunction barring the lawmakers led by Speaker, Martins Amaewhule from further sitting and parading…
…Directs completion of 300 meters to boundary with Imo …Works on Zonal hospital Omoku to commence next week. …As former governor, Dr. Odili commissions road Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has stated that his administration will not make unfulfilled promises to…
…Says Apache Aluminum of America to build aluminum plant in Ogoni …Israeli company to manage Songhai farms, others …To eliminate double taxation Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has said his administration is committed to making Rivers State the best place in…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Thursday charged parents on child protection, insisting that parents should go all out to protect their wards from all adversaries especially pedophiles. Speaking in Kwali local government area of the…
The government of Thailand has commended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for mounting a vigorous fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria, a development that has impacted positively on the image of the country in the international…
In a significant move to bolster women, peace, and security in Nigeria, the Nigerian Police Force, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Nigerian Security & Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and other key Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) have…
A delegation, to be led by a representative of the Nigerian Embassy in the UK, Amb. Christian Okeke, leaders of the Nigerian Students Union in UK, will visit the Management of Teesside University to intervene on the allegations of unfair and unjust…
The Nigerian government has condemned the ongoing onslaught of Israel on Gaza, insisting that the fundamental human rights, including and especially that to life, of the vulnerable civilian population of Gaza must be preserved at all cost. Nigeria, in a statement signed…
Communique issued at the end of the Congress of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, held on the 29th day of May, 2024, at the NUJ Press Centre, Maryam Babangida Way, Asaba Arising from the Congress, presided over by…
By Austen Akhagbeme In Nigeria, indolence in public service by some elected and appointed public servants is gradually becoming a favourite pastime; the reason we seem to be running in cyclical disorder since the advent of majoritarian rule in Nigeria in 1999….
THE Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF), has congratulated the Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori on his first year anniversary as Executive Governor of Delta State. In a Press statement signed by its Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Enebeli and Secretary, Mr. Onitsha…
By Harrison Akamule Ward Coordinators for Palliative Distribution in Bomadi Local Government Area have been advised to be transparent in the distribution of the palliative items and also improve on what they did during the first phase. These statements were made by…
The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project has been hailed as a beacon of hope for Nigeria’s agriculture sector and landscape restoration particularly in semi-arid regions like Nasarawa State. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the joint World Bank/FAO/FGN Hybrid Implementation…
From Afokobah Celestine The Special Adviser to the Delta State Governor on Infrastructure, Chief Nath Igbadi, has commended the Delta State Governor Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori for completing Isheagu/Ewulu Phase I road construction under his one year in office as Delta State…
BY MICHAEL EKOKORUWE Oleh Community Development Union (OCDU) at the weekend, elected new president general, Chief Believe Unuafe and other executive members to pilot affairs of the community for one tenure of three years at Oleh Civic center, Isoko South local government…
By Tina Ayigbe The praise and worship day, following a thanksgiving service held at Living Faith Church, Asaba, on Sunday, aims to glorify God for the achievements of the past year. Scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., the event will feature performances…
By Austen Akhagbeme One thing no one has been able to take away from the renown Nobel Laureate and nonagenarian, Wole Soyinka, is his whimsical ability to stir the hornet’s nest anytime he wants to. Kongi has always been that way, right…
Delta State Government, Thursday, banned the use of commercial motorcycle, otherwise known as “Okada” as a means of transportation within the state capital territory. The State Government also banned, forthwith, scrap metaI scavenging, otherwise known as ‘iron condemn’, in the state capital,…
By Austen Akhagbeme Just exactly four years and a month plus ago, HRH Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the 14th Fulani Emir of Kano who ruled for five years, six months and twenty-six days on the throne of his forebears, was deposed in controversial…
By Shedrack Udu,PGD. London born Nigeria international and a 2022 signing from German side RB Leipzig scored a sensational hattrick as Atalanta ended a 61 year trophy drought to end Bayer Leverkusen 51 games unbeaten season in the Europa League final on…
By Joseph Obaro Ikupa The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday inaugurated its chapter in Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro. The inauguration, which took place at the University’s new auditorium, followed the resolution of a well attended Congress…
The Human Rights Advocate and Societal Justice (HRSJ) has lauded the leadership quality of the Commandant General (CG), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Audi in the security outfit. The group gave the commendation in a statement signed by its…
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said that the move by the Nigeria’s Senate to give capital punishment to drug trafficking offenders may add little or nothing to reducing the crime. Country Representative, UNODC, Oliver Stolpe, gave the verdict…
Nwazormor’s Grace Foundation, a renowned Foundation based in Issele-Mkpitime has granted over fifty skilled Youths from Aniocha North Local Government Area in Delta State with the sum of N500, 000 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) each. The grant is to enable the beneficiaries,…
BY SUNNY A. DAVID The wife of the Anambra State Governor, Mrs. Nonye Soludo, has encouraged parents and families with children suffering from cleft deformities to take advantage of the free treatment available in the State. The Governor’s wife who made the…
BY SUNNY A. DAVID The member representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Afam Victor Ogene has strongly criticized Governor Soludo’s plan to appoint the 8th set of Local Government Area (LGA) Chairmen in just two years, describing it…
BY SUNNY A. DAVID In a move to strengthen his administration and enhance the governance of Onitsha Kingdom, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe, the revered Obi of Onitsha has made two strategic appointments to his cabinet. The new members bring a wealth…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared a couple, Kazeem Omogoriola Owoalade (alias Abdul Qassim Adisa Balogun) and Rashidat Ayinke Owoalade (alias Bolarinwa Rashidat Ayinke) wanted over involvement in running a drug cartel. According to a statement on Sunday by…
The Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has uncovered and dismantled an illegally constructed refining site with over 100,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Adobi settlement in Etche Local Government, Rivers State. The Commander…
Bola Aganaba, a man of exceptional character, dedication, and commitment to excellence, celebrates his 60th birthday. With a decade-long career as a civil engineer and pastor, he has not only left an indelible mark on Nigeria’s infrastructure development but also touched countless…
•As Dickson Inaugurates 15.24km Emohua-Kalabari Road •Directs Project Extension To Abonnema •Advises Youths Against Economic Sabotage Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that there is a greater and assuring resolve of his administration to follow his course lawfully to the…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the private tourism sector and other stakeholders have unveiled strategic initiatives aimed at boosting tourism across the region. The strategies are contained in a communique issued following a 3-day high level strategic dialogue between…
Governors from the Northwest states have approached the United Nations for humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation of their geopolitical zone. Many states in the Northwest have been adversely affected by banditry and terrorism in recent years, causing untold hardship on the people of…
AS part of his effort to address the shortage of manpower in the vital health sector, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Friday, flagged off the establishment of College of Health Technology in Ovrode, Isoko North Local Government Area of the state….
BY SUNNY A. DAVID In a landmark judgment, three former Police officers have been held accountable for their actions after a fatal arrest gone wrong. Juliet Ekwueme, Ugochukwu Obiakor, and Raphael Chike have been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the…
By Chuks Asoya This years World Communications Day has been marked with a call on Christians especially media practitioners to be careful using Artificial intelligence (AI) in their reportage. The call was made by His Holiness, Pope Francis in his 2024 message…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Wednesday, said investments in the state were safe and secure as Delta remains a prime destination of choice for investors across the country. Governor Oborevwori stated this in his remarks at the inauguration of AHL…
Protocol officers have been charged to be courteous, professional and employ emotional intelligence while conducting state functions.The Senior Policy Adviser to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Rt. Hon. Funkekeme Solomon, gave the charge while interacting with Protocol Officers in the relaunch of the SERVICOM…
The rejuvenation of the SERVICOM Initiative Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Governor of Delta State, was taken to Delta State University, Abraka on Wednesday with a call for a paradigm shift in attitude in the provision of services to the public and students….
