Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has been declared the champion of free and qualitative education by the State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party while reacting to the movement, on Thursday, of pupils into the…
Ahead of the February general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Delta state, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, has assured Deltans of his commitment to consolidate on the development strides of past administrations in the state. Okowa, at an…
The Norsemen Club International, Delta North Chapter has vowed to mobilize support for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and Delta state governorship flag-bearer, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, for the February 2015 elections. It also endorsed the…
As Nigeria gears up for the general elections that begin on February 14, 2015, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the decentralization of the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from local government to ward levels. In effect, registered voters…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State will flag off campaigns for the 2015 general elections on Tuesday, January 13 with the presentation of flags to its flag bearers in gubernatorial, House of Representatives and House of Assembly elections. A statement…
AS Nigeria remembers its fallen heroes, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has called for actions which will deepen the peace and unity of the country. Uduaghan made the call yesterday at an inter-denominational thanksgiving service as part of activities for the…
The Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police warned motorists of the dangers associated with transporting gas cylinders in private or unlicensed vehicles that are not labeled with warning signs. Random gas transport poses a serious threat to other road users…
The governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, has approved the payment of weigh-in allowance for staff of parastatals in the Ministry of Information, including the Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS) and The Pointer newspaper. The approval effectively meets the key demand…
As Christians all over the world celebrate Christmas, Delta state Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan and the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Peter Onwusanya have respectively called for further entrenchment of sustainable peace as a unifying factor for national growth, especially ahead of…
The people of Igbodo kingdom in Ika North-East Local Govt Area has reaffirmed their commitments to sustained growth and development of the Igbodo community. To this end, a program tagged ”Igbodo Mass Return Home” is to be held in the community from…
The Director General of the Defenders of Democracy Group (DDG), Comrade Ejoor Umukoro, has called on the three tires of government at the national, state and local levels to urgently engage youths in positive development programmes to avert insurgency and other social…
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has decried accusations leveled on President Goodluck Jonathan of being partisan in the issue of Delta Gas City project, Ogidigben, saying, the President means well for Nigerians. He also, strongly condemned the recent kidnap of fourteen…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has affirmed that President Goodluck Jonathan has done a lot in the implementation of his transformational agenda for Nigeria. He insisted that the President was working quietly to develop the country, despite the contrary perception of…
Delta State governor and chairman of the NDDC Advisory Council of Governors, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has commended communities that have been supportive of contractors executing projects in the State, saying that their cooperation was aiding the successful completion of projects. The Governor…
Nigeria’s anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has disclosed that the Director General of the Delta State Direct Labour Agency (DLA), Emmanuel Odafe Igbini, is being investigated by the Commission in a case of abuse of office and money…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has produced the first digital N100 paper note, which will be officially issued into circulation on December 19. The new N100, Commemorative Centenary banknote which also has features for the visually impaired was official unveiling by…
The Delta Coalition for Obuh, political pressure group, made up of seasoned politicians in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, on Thursday described Sir Tony Chuks Obuh as the best person to replace Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan at Delta State Government…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared his intention to run for the second term in the February 2015 presidential elections. The event held at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Address by His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan,…
Following the resignation of some Delta state Commissioers over political interest, the state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has said that the injection of new commissioners into the State Executive council was aimed at ensuring the success of his administration as it winds…
THE people of Ndokwa West local government area of Delta State have described Hon. Azuka Azaka as an effective representative of the people in the state House of Assembly. Speaking when a team of journalists who were invited to Ndemili and some…
THE Executive Director, FENOG Nigeria Limited (FNL), Mr. Matthew Tonlagha has appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to prevail on Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to urgently go ahead and award its multi-billion Dollars Trans Niger Pipeline Looplines Project (TNPL). He said FENOG…
The successful conduct and outcome of last Saturday’s local government election in Delta State has justified government’s painstaking planning that preceded the election, Chike Ogeah, Commissioner for Information, has said. Noting that some politicians had misconstrued the seeming delay in holding the…
Former Zambian Vice-President, Guy Scott has been appointed the country’s interim president following the death of the incumbent Michael Sata. Scott becomes Africa’s first white president since the end of the South African apartheid regime in 1994 Guy Scott has been appointed…
The Mega rally for the public declaration of trailblazing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial aspirant, Sir Tony Chuks Obuh has been rescheduled for Friday, November 07, 2014. Blank NEWS Online findings revealed that the rally’s earlier date of Thursday October 30, may…
Donations from individuals, groups, party men and communities, amounting to about N98 million have been made available to Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan to pick up the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination form today, (October 30, 2014) as the ruling party’s candidate in…
In strict compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) frontline gubernatorial aspirant, Sir Tony Chuks Obuh will on Thursday October 30, formally declare his intention to run for the office of Governor of Delta State in…
Family members of late Mr. Ifeayi Obi, the Senior Driver of Delta State Commissioner on the board of the NDDC, Chief Tom Amioku, who was shot during last Saturday’s local polls in Delta State, have cried out for justice over the circumstances…
Delta state Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has approved the appointment of the former Permanent Secretary, Government House Annex, Warri, Mr. Oyambevwe Patrick Origho as the new Head of Service of Delta State. An official statement titled “Government Special Announcement”, signed by Mr….
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has inaugurated a three-man Judicial Commission of Inquiry to proffer lasting solutions to the Ibabu/Iselegu communal crisis. Inaugurating the commission, in Asaba on Monday, October 27, 2014, Governor Uduaghan charged communities in the state to always…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has challenged the newly elected chairmen of local government councils to be prudent in the management of funds and desist from engaging in discriminatory actions. Uduaghan gave the charge on Monday, October 27, 2014 while administering…
The Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC) had on Saturday October 25, 2014 conducted the local government elections in the 25 local government areas of the State. Blank NEWS Online can report that despite some hitches, delays and security situation which were…
The Chief Press Secretary to Abia State Governor, Mr. Charles Ajunwa, has refuted a media report that the governor’s son, Chinedu Orji, was mounting pressure on the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in the state to pave way for…
Nigeria’s oil and gas wealthy Delta state is now set to access the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) N220 billion naira micro, small and medium enterprises funds for the benefit of the people of the state. The state is also partnering with…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared that Nigeria is free of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) after six weeks (42 days) with no new cases. Speaking in the capital Abuja, Rui Gama Vaz (WHO representative) said that it was a “spectacular…
Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III has commended Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan for promoting inter-ethnic and religious harmony in the country. Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III who is in Asaba to chair…
Breastfeeding mothers have been told to be committed to exclusive breastfeeding practice for the benefit of their babies, themselves and the entire society. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Joseph Otumara, gave the charge in a statement to mark the 2014 World…
Frontline, popular and most acceptable governorship aspirant in Delta State, Sir Tony Obuh, has strengthened his zeal to contest in the 2015 governorship election by collecting the expression of interest and nomination forms at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Secretariat, Wadata House…
Blank NEWS Online can disclose that the cordial relationship among the legislature, executive and judiciary as well as maintenance of separation of powers in Delta state has remained exemplary. This stride was further put to test on Tuesday, October 14, 2014, when…
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has bemoaned the unfortunate and dastardly killing of Ms Frances Oneya, daughter of former Military Administrator of Kano and Benue States, General Dominic Oneya (rtd.) The late Ms Oneya was shot dead last Friday in Effurun by suspected armed…
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mrs. Farida Waziri has commended Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan for running a transparent administration. Speaking at the maiden edition of The Sun Women Leadership Summit in Asaba, Waziri gave the Dr….
