Ex-International Super Eagles players, Victor Ikpeba, Bright Omokaro, Victor Agali, Edema Fuludu and Joseph Yobo are to be in action on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 in a curtain raiser to herald the international friendly between the Super Eagles and the Ugandan national…
-By Albert OGRAKA (Editor) The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), Delta state chapter, has inaugurated its newly constituted executive led by Comrade Patrick Idolor to oversee the affairs of its members and partner with relevant stakeholders and government agencies. The inauguration which…
Students of Delta State origin who applied for the 2017/2018 academic session Students’ Special Assistance Scheme will soon smile to their banks as the State Government has approved money to pay them. The state Commissioner for Information, Ogbueshi Patrick Ukah, disclosed this…
A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE DELTA ONLINE PUBLISHERS FORUM (DOPF) AT END OF ITS CONVENTION HELD IN ASABA ON 7TH NOVEMBER 2019. The Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF), a certified Corporate organization held its annual convention with the theme: The Role of…
Delta State Commissioner for Information, Ogbueshi Patrick Ukah, has approved the deployment of Mr. Celestine Ofuani to Function as the General Manager of the Delta State Printing and Publishing Company Limited (DPPCL), publishers of the Pointer Newspapers. The deployment is sequel to…
Grosvenor House’s award-winning Pan-Latin experience – Toro Toro – celebrates the future with a venue and menu revamp Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai’s most influential Pan-Latin Restaurant, Lounge and Bar – Toro Toro – unveils a refreshed approach and a glamourous refurb…
Colorado voters elected Jared Polis, making him the first openly gay man to win governor. Democrat Ayanna Pressley won her House race in Massachusetts’ 7th District, becoming the state’s first black woman elected to Congress. Democrats Rashida Tlaib in Michigan and Ilhan…
In line with global practices, the Delta State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has set machinery in motion to organize live debate for gubernatorial candidates of political parties participating in the forthcoming 2019 general elections in the state. The…
President Buhari has also extended his heartfelt condolences to the good people of Asaba and the Government of Delta State on the passage of foremost industrialist, businessman and elder statesman, Chief Sonny Iwedike Odogwu, (CFR), the Ide Ahaba, who died on Monday…
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed that the abductors of four Catholic priests who were kidnapped on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 by unknown gunmen around Umutu/Abraka in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State have started making contacts. As at…
-By Michael EKOKORUWE: Council chairmen and security agents from Delta South zone recently held security meeting to synergize and plan towards peaceful 2019 general election and the yutide season. The meeting was conveyed by Sir Itiako Ikpokpo, chairman Association of local government…
The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception to celebrate the Grand Opening of its RAKBANK Building that was attended by His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi. Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: The…
-By Michael EKOKORUWE: Oleh community in Delta state has reacted over the killing of Mr. Okporokpo Samuel, Heritage Energy Operational Limited line guard at well 3 location of Olomoro/Oleh flow station, Isoko South local government area of the state. Speaking on behalf…
450 International Experts Discuss Challenges and Opportunities For Development From Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:— The 4th International Conference on Future Mobility (ICFM) will be held in Abu Dhabi this Tuesday, featuring a world-class team of experts in the automotive…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has expressed his deep condolences to the Ekwugum family of Idumu Izomor Quarter in Owa-Oyibu, Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, over the death of their patriarch, Late Pa Ephraim Chukwuma Ekwugum who passed on at…
A US based Nigerian ICT Expert, Dr. Alex. O. Atawa Akpodiete, who arrived Nigeria weekend will deliver a paper today, Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Project Management Institute (PMI) Nigeria. Dr. Atawa-Akpodiete, who will deliver the keynote address on “Technology, Innovation and…
Rangers International FC of Enugu on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 defeated Kano Pillars in a penalty shootout after 90 minutes of play that ended 3-3 at the 22, 000 capacity Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba. The Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa,…
*Obi Is Prudent In Management of Resources *He Has Integrity, Fear of God, Believes In Rule of Law *His Critics Are Enemies of Nigeria The President of Christ the King College (CKC) Onitsha, Lagos branch, Barrister George Onwubuya has hailed the presidential…
***Patoranking, Others To Thrill Fans All is now set for the 2018 AITEO Football Finals between Rangers of Enugu and Kano Pillars of Kano on Wednesday (24/10/2018) inside the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba. A statement signed in Asaba today (22/10/2018) by the…
-By Albert OGRAKA: The Delta state government has expressed its desire to collaborate with formidable political pressure groups that are desirous of utilizing their genuine strategies towards the successful re-election of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in the 2019 governorship election in the state….
The first property from progressive new hotel brand, SALT, will open in Mauritius on 1 November 2018 Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Newly launched hotel brand, SALT, today announces its first property, the 59-key SALT of Palmar that will open on the east…
-BY Michael EKOKORUWE: The Isoko Association of North America through its President Chief Obaro Odu, has donated relief materials worth over a million naira to alleviate the plight of internally displace persons (IDP) at Emede and Ozoro camps in Isoko South and…
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has slammed former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose with money laundering charges, ahead of his formal arraignment early next week in court. The EFCC, which started following Fayose’s financial transactions more than…
…Approves Work On Five Roads …Approves Appointment Of Three Traditional Rulers The faces of some pensioners in Delta State will soon be filled with smiles as the state government has approved an increase in the pension payable to them. Those to benefit,…
DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa on Wednesday, October 17, 2018), presented a budget proposal of N367, 095,083,451 to the State House of Assembly for the 2019 fiscal year. According to the governor, capital expenditure in the projected budget will gulp…
-By Michael Ekokoruwe: Isoko women in their numbers staged a peaceful protests over alleged relocation of 100 level engineering students from Oleh campus in Isoko South local government area of Delta State to Abraka by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Victor Peretemode on…
An elderly man kidnapped by his nephew Mr. Evi Okumo, leader of suspected group of kidnappers from Ada – Irri in Isoko South local government area of Delta State, has died while in custody of the kidnappers at Olomoro, Isoko South local…
Delta state government have been commended for execution of people oriented projects in all the nook and crannies comprising the urban and rural communities within the state in concordance with the SMART agenda of the Senator Ifeanyi Okowa led administration. Cross…
-By Albert OGRAKA: True to her choice of rendering selfless services to the needy in Delta state, the wife of the state Governor and founder of the 05 initiative, Dame Edith Okowa has commissioned the commissioning of the 12th Sickle Cell Clinic…
-By Ekemezie Becky Across developing countries, including Nigeria, it has been empirically established that certain economic sectors and activities hold the greatest potentials for job and wealth creation. These include agriculture, agribusiness, agro-based industries, agricultural value chain services, vocational skills-based microenterprises, cottage enterprises,…
Doha, Qatar– QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, announced its results for the nine months ended 30 September 2018. For the nine months ended 30 September 2018, Net Profit reached QAR10.8 billion (USD3.0 billion),…
**HAILS ATIKU’S EMERGENCE AS PDP PRESIDENTIAL FLAG-BEARER **LAUDS GOV. OKOWA’S TRANSPARENCY -By Albert OGRAKA: A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta state, Bashorun (Hon.) Askia Ogieh JP, has expressed satisfaction in the way the Chairman, Planning Committee of the…
PDP SENATORIAL, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY RESULTS AT A GLANCE. WINNERS OF SENATORIAL PRIMARIES. 1. Delta North. Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi. 2. Delta Central Hon. Evelyn Oboro 3. Delta South Sen. James Manager. WINNERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRIMARIES. 1….
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has appealed to the Federal Government, organized private sector and individuals to urgently come to the rescue of victims of flooding in the state with relief materials. Governor Okowa, who cried out during a resent visit to…
The member representing Burutu 2, Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Kennedy Daubry, has emerged the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Burutu Federal Constituency for the 2019 general elections. Daubry, was declared winner and returned unopposed in the APC Burutu Federal…
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) ranked twelfth among 103 UAE institutions with Scopus affiliations, with a total of 403 Scopus documents published by the AURAK faculty and researchers. Scopus is the largest database…
As a result of the ravaging flood wrecking havoc in different parts of the country, about 22 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps have been set up in Delta State. 12 of the camps were created by the Delta State Government, while about…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon Sheriff Balogun has thrown his weight behind Governor of Lagos State, Akinwumi Ambode, saying he is the best option. Balogun, former Sole Administrator of Sururele Local Government Area, also dismissed the endorsement of…
… Chooses Otuaro As Running Mate …Ibori Urges Deltans To Rally Round Okowa DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has emerged as the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), promising that his second tenure would be better. Chairman of…
The Executive Director, Finance and Administration, DESOPADEC Bashorun Askia Ogieh JP on Friday 28th September, 2018 visited the Emede Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta state and donated relief materials worth millions of naira. The…
