The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has promoted 3,248 officials, including seven senior personnel to the position of Deputy Commander General and Assistant Commanders General. The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) personally decorated the three…
The Federal Government is planning big on revenue from evolving a policy on minimization of carbon emission in the country, issuing a strong warning to carbon emission reduction traders to adhere to all rules guiding the trade or face the wrath of…
Africans Rising for Unity, Justice, Peace and Dignity has welcomed the announcement by Senegalese President Macky Sall not to run for a third term. Africans Rising, a global Pan-African movement of people and organisations working for Unity, Justice, Peace and Dignity on…
Rwandan government has waived entry visas to Nigerians, other Africans and members of the Commonwealth in order to promote the ease of doing business and attract investors into the Central/Eastern African country. Speaking at the commemoration of Rwanda’s 29th anniversary celebration and…
–By Harrison Akamule: The new Chairman Okoloba Federated Community Chief Clement Koki, has promised to create a better living standard for all sons and daughters of Okoloba Federated Community. He begged for the total support of all to achieve the set goal…
Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has assured investors of a peaceful investment climate in the state. Oborevwori gave the assurance on Tuesday when he received on courtesy visit members of the Ndigbo Cultural Forum Asaba chapter at Government House,…
The Palestinian government has asked United Nations to implement international law to secure and save the lives of defenceless people, particularly the Palestinian people. A statement on Tuesday signed by the Ambassador of Palestine to Nigeria, Abdallah Abu Shawesh against the backdrop…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and the National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom have both recommitted to taking the battle against drug to the doorsteps of drug cartels as part of efforts to stamp out serious organized crimes in…
Médecins Sans Frontières also know as Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned of potential catastrophe due to escalating humanitarian needs in Northwest Nigeria in the coming months. The MSF in a statement on Tuesday said: “A malnutrition crisis is escalating in northwest…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum on Tuesday released 80 buses and pick up vans to commune farmers free of charge from their communities to farmlands in the state. The intervention is aimed at beating down the high cost of living caused…
A civil society group Network for the Actualisation of Social Growth and Viable Development (NEFGAD) has called for the immediate suspension of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede to allow for a seamless forensic investigation…
Chief Press Secretary to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, Sir Festus Ahon says the Governor is taking his time to pick suitable and competent hands to be appointed into the State Executive Council. Ahon, who was reacting to reports in a section…
The United Nations has condemned the burning of Holy Quran in front of a mosque in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden. A statement on Thursday read that: “The High-Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), Mr. Miguel Moratinos expresses his…
The British High Commissioner, Richard Montgomery, visited Enugu State between the 27th and 28th of June for high-level discussions with the state governor and key stakeholders in the state government, civil society, business and traditional leaders. During the two-day visit, the High…
By Austen Akhagbeme The fragrant dismissal of the EU’s report on the just concluded general elections in Nigeria by President Tinubu’s handlers, speaks volumes about what to expect in days to come. One of the many signs of a potentially aggressive and…
The Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association Worldwide held its general meeting on Thursday, June, 29th 2023. The meeting, which was attended by members from the United Kingdom, North America, East Africa and Nigeria, deliberated on the astronomical increase in tuition fees at…
Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has congratulated the Dein of Agbor, HRM Benjamin Ikenchukwu, Keagborekuzi 1, on his 46th birth anniversary. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba, Oborevwori said the Agbor monarch…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)has promoted 7, 000 officers across different ranks and departments in the service as approved by its Board. A statement from Acting Public Relations Officer of NIS, Kenneth Kure, disclosed that the promotion was contained in a letter…
Delta Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has felicitated with Muslims as they celebrate Eid-el-Kabir. He urged the Islamic faithful to emulate the Prophet Mohammed by imbibing the ideals of sacrifice exemplified by the Holy Prophet. In a Sallah message by his Chief…
The World Bank on Tuesday commended Delta State Government for its exemplary partnership in programme delivery. The Bank’s NG-CARES Task Leader, Professor Foluso Okumadewa gave the commendation when he led a delegation of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Program…
Growing illicit drug supply and increasingly agile trafficking networks are compounding intersecting global crises and challenging health services and law enforcement responses, according to the World Drug Report 2023 launched by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Monday. New…
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has felicitated with the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of UTM FLNG Limited, Mr Julius Rone, on his 49th birth anniversary on June 25. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in…
The Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has promised to work closely and in harmony with the legislature to defend the interest of the people of the state and provide democratic dividends, while equally promoting democracy in the state. The governor…
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Audi on Monday said the corps has zero tolerance for accidental discharge of riffle by any personnel, insisting that officers must be grounded in arms handling. Audi, made…
The decision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reopen the Seme border has been commended as in order since it could stimulate activities in Nigeria’s automotive industry with significant implications for the nation’s economy. The Head of Economics Department at Bingham University,…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori on Friday said his administration would ensure that only quality projects that meets specifications would be inaugurated for the use of the people. Oborevwori stated this while addressing journalists after inspection of some ongoing projects…
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State on Thursday, identified health system gaps and challenges, dearth of qualified personnel, low quality of care, inadequate utilization of available health facilities, and lack of access to essential medicines as factors fueling the high maternal and…
-From Editors’ Desk: Blank NEWS Online can authoritatively report that the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Correspondents Chapel Asaba, has formally blacklisted the immediate past Governor of Delta state, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, former Chief Press Secretary (CPS),Olisa Ifeajika and other aides,…
-By Austen Akhagbeme: One of the most corrupting things about the fight against corruption in our nation is the emergence of an unending circus of discoveries of vicious acts of corruption, and their perpetrators by every successive government, to showboat feigned intentionality…
The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gangandharan Balasubramanian, has advised Nigerians to embrace Yoga as it would go a long way to develop their minds and bodies. Balasubramanian, gave the advice on Saturday at the Yoga session organised by the High Commission…
Nigerians have been advised to accept freed ex-prison inmates back into the society without suspicion as they have been made to go through reformatory and rehabilitation programmes that have made them no longer dangerous. The advice was given by the Permanent Secretary,…
Immediate past Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, OON, has felicitated the Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori on the occasion of his 60th birthday anniversary. Elumelu in a statement on Monday June 19, 2023…
The Government of Italy has invested over $14 million in the last one year on risk disaster management and sustainable development in West Africa. The Ambassador of Italy to Nigeria, Mr Stefano De Leo said this at the inauguration of the ECOWAS…
The European Union on Thursday called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to create enabling environment for private sector to thrive in the country. The Head of European Union Delegation to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States, Samuela Isopi gave this…
-BY ONORIODE ETATSEMI: Four inmates in the Kwale Custodial Centre have regained their freedom from the prison by the Delta State Chief Judge, Honourable Justice Theresa Dai while additional four were granted bail. Speaking during the second quarter prison visit to Kwale…
The United Nation World Food Programme (WFP) is spending $2.5 billion in the next four years to assist Nigeria in combating hunger and malnutrition. This is was revealed in Abuja on Wednesday during a joint press conference by WFP and the Ministry…
Nigeria and India have taken a tough step to combat trafficking in illicit drugs between the two countries, with a historic signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA and the Narcotics Control Bureau of India…
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission is deploying 95 Election Observers to the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone holding on June 24. A statement on Wednesday said: “The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has congratulated the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor and his deputy, Rt. Hon. Arthur Akpowowo on their emergence as presiding officers of the 8th Delta Assembly. Oborevwori while congratulating…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a secret laboratory producing deadly illicit substance, methamphetamine, in a residential community located in Ikeja, Lagos state. According to a statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi…
