The Technical Adivser of Warri Wolves, Paul Aigbogun has advised the League Management Company to pay more attention to officiating if they want football to grow in the country. Aigbogun who is not used to complaints said he has to speak out…
Delta state Commissioner for Information, Chike Ogeah Esq, has described as a threat of people’s freedom to free speech and association, the recent contemptuous statements attributed to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, where the state governor was alleged to have claimed that the “People’s…
The Delta state Ministry of Higher Education has reacted to alleged statements published by an online portal, following the recent demonstration by some students of University of Lagos, which accused the state Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Hope Eghagha of fraudulent actions…
DELTA POLICE PRESS RELEASES: Murder of Delta lawyers: Police declare 5 suspected kidnappers wanted DELTA State Police Command has declared five suspected kidnappers/armed robbers wanted over the alleged murder of two lawyers, Egwuono Dafiogho and Samuel Ekwughanju, on March 27, in Ozoro,…
The mastermind and other arrested gang members who abducted Ebikeme Clark, son of Nigeria’s elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, have explained why they abducted their victim. The kingpin of the kidnap gang, David Emevor, a native of Kiagbodo, who plotted the abduction,…
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has said it was better to bear the temporary pains associated with growth and development than to continuously live in deplorable condition. Addressing traders at Slaughter Market, Refinery Road, Ekpan, the Governor observed that developmental projects,…
Abia Governor, Chief Theodore Orji says the youth empowerment programme of his government has helped to reduce crime, unemployment and youth restiveness in the state. He stated this at the Government house, Umuahia while receiving from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of…
The Delta State Government on Wednesday took pre-emptive measures aimed at curtailing the menace of cattle rearers ravaging parts of the country by constituting a high-powered security committee to control the movement of cattle in the state. Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan disclosed this…
The Delta state government has denied in strong terms the billowing allegation issued by a militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), that Ebikeme, son of Ijaw national leader, Chief Edwin Clark had colluded with the Delta State…
DELTA State Police Command on Monday, April 07, 2014, paraded the suspected kidnappers of Chief E. K. Clark’s son, Mr. Ebikeme Clark at the state Police Headquarters in Asaba, the state capital, saying that a mouth-watering reward awaits any public-spirited person with…
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…
Blank NEWS Online can disclose that the Delta state Police Command has uncovered and busted an alleged baby making factory and human trafficking syndicate in Asaba, the state capital. According to Blank NEWS Online dependable sources that a habitual human trafficker one…
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…
WILFUL SUMMARY DISMISSAL OF A CLEAR CUT CASE OF KIDNAPPING IN A CALCULATED ATTEMPT TO FRUSTRATE THE COMMAND’S EFFORTS AT TACKLING INCIDENTS OF KIDNAPPING: On 7/3/2014; a case of kidnapping of one Grace Obi ‘f’ aged 33yrs was reported at Area Commander’s…
THE Niger Delta Indigenous Movement for Radical Change (NDIMRC) has taken a swipe at the accusers of the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke over alleged spending of public funds on the hiring of a private jet for her personal use and…
THE GRUESOME MURDER OF BARRISTERS DAFIOGHO EGWUONO AND SAMUEL EKWAGHANJU IN A LONELY OIL COMPANY SERVICE ROAD AT OZORO Delta State Police Command deeply regrets the gruesome murder of Barristers Dafiogho Egwuono and Samuel Ekwaghanju on Thursday 27th March, 2014, at about…
Delta state Commissioner for Information, Chike Ogeah Esq has assured the new Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Onwusanyan of unhindered media access and cooperation in his new assignment to pilot the affairs of the legislature. Ogeah who was…
Blank NEWS Online can reveal that 26 employees of the Delta State House of Assembly Service Commission (DSHAC) have been dismissed for parading fake certificate. The Chairman of the Commission, Barr. (Mrs) Josephine Ada Kachikwu who disclosed this in a statement made…
Delta State Government has debunked allegations by Nigeria’s leading anti-corruption campaigner and former member of the House of Representatives, Otunba Dino Melaye, that it mismanaged N9 Billion Excess Crude funds released to the state in December 2012. Reacting to a purported press…
AS the political activities towards the 2015 general elections increases, the Governor of Delta State, Delta State Governor Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has admonished members of the Delta State House of Assembly to strike a balance between their political activities and their legislative…
The Governor of oil and gas wealthy Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan has re-emphasised that with the deepening of the privatization of state enterprises and investment in the development of critical infrastructure, Nigeria stands out as the best destination for investments…
An Opel saloon car was stolen at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church, Sapele Road, Benin City on Sunday morning, February 23, 2014. The owner of the car, Wilfred Igunbor, a veteran journalist and worked with Daily Times is a parishioner of…
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…
Following last Saturday’s 15th February 2014 tragic death of my beloved cousin, Mr. John Ndubuka, a section of the online media has been appropriated by mischief makers to prosecute a mindless hatchet job of casting aspersions on my humble self; with innuendos,…
The families of Uhunmwangho and Omorogieva, both of Uhunmwode Loal Government Area of Edo State has announced arrangement for the Burial Ceremony of their mother, grand mother and great-grand mother, Late Madam Jennet Omorowa Omorogieva (A.K.A. Iye-Sunny Nogie). Mr. Sunny Omorogieva, a…
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, February 18, 2014/ –– African energy leaders see global climate framework uncertainty, high energy prices, and commodity prices as the critical issues driving Africa’s energy agenda this year, according to the 2014 World Energy Issues Monitor, released by World Energy…
The continued fight to eliminate polio gets an additional $36 million boost from Rotary in support of polio immunization activities and research to be carried out by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which aims to end the disabling viral disease worldwide by…
Delta State Government has broken another medical feat as the State University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH), Oghara has been equipped with sophisticated equipment to take care of infants during the first month after birth. A neonatal unit, according to medical experts, is intensive…
Wednesday [12-02-14] In a bid for the people of Southern Nigeria to take a common position on the forthcoming National conference, the 4th General Conference of the Southern Nigeria People’s Assembly (SNPA) has held in Asaba, the Delta state capita, with a…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has disclosed that the State Independent Power Plant (IPP) would be commissioned by the end of the year, 2014. He said that the Delta IPP, when commissioned by the end of the year would be privatised…
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ndokwa West local government area has secured a court order restraining the state party chairman and the party in the state from removing the party executive in the area from office, pending the determination of the…
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has expressed outrage at the brutal killing of Mr Toyin Obadina, who until his death was the Assistant Editor of Newswatch newspaper. The governor, in a statement by Felix Ofou, his Press Secretary, described the death…
GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has on Monday January 23, 2014 sworn-in a new head for the State’s Civil Service (HOS), Mr. Paul Evuarherhe, with a charge on Civil Servants and Public Office holders to be dedicated to their duties and…
The activities of the Delta State Flood Relief Committee will be concluded in March this year, after it began issuing cheques to owners of commercial farms. The committee, set up in October 2012 to superintend the utilization of the N500 million grant…
2014: Jonathan’s Ministerial Nominees: 1. General Mohammed Aliyu Gusau rtd. (Zamfara) 2. Senator Musiliu Obanikoro (Lagos) 3. Boni Haruna (Adamawa) 4. Hon. Mohammed Wakil (Borno) 5. Alhaji Abduljelili Oyewale Adesiyan (Osun State) 6. Ambassador Aminu Wali (Kano) 7. Hadjia Jamilia Salik (Kano)…
Blank NEWS Online reports that Governor of Nigeria’s oil rich Delta state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has in Dublin, Ireland, stoutly defended the law forbidding gay marriage in Nigeria, likening it to pedophilia, a psychiatric disorder, in which an adult has sexual interest…
Blank NEWS Online can report that the intra-communal crisis in Ugborodo, host Community to the on-going $16 billion (N2.56 trillion) Africa’s largest gas project has received some concerns and measure of positive outlook, as the Secretary to Delta State Government (SSG), Comrade…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has inaugurated a task force on Ground Rent Collection with a charge to deltans to pay their taxes promptly so as to sustain the improved economic growth in the state. Governor Uduaghan who stated this on…
With the successful kidney transplant accomplished at the Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH), Oghara, on Tuesday, January 13, 2014, the stage is now set for the state to become Nigeria’s medical tourism destination. The kidney transplant, the first of its kind…
