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…
An American based businessman, Chief Steve Ike Osogbue, remanded at the Federal Prisons, Kwale, on the order of a Chief Magistrate, Mrs. A.N. Okonkwo Okanume, sitting at Ashaka Magisterial Division was on Monday, January 13, 2014 granted bail at Kwale High Court….
True to the expectation of Deltans, Nigerians and the International Community, the Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH), Oghara has recorded what is still considered a rare feat in the medical field in Nigeria with the successful kidney transplant. Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan,…
THE Grand President of Benin Grand Commandery of Knight of Saint John International (KSJI), Brig. Gen. Joseph Ojobu has urged members of the Order to be prepared at all times to defend the church and to make heaven. Brig. Gen. Ojobu made…
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has justified the significance in merit and hardwork by reiterating that there will be no automatic promotion for teachers in government owned schools. The governor insisted that promotion would henceforth be based on merit, stressing that…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has re-affirmed his faith and commitment to the $16 billion Gas City Project in the state, insisting that the project was on course and would not be stalled by activities of fifth columnists. Uduaghan, in a…
After nearly six months of legislative impasse and following an Abuja Federal High Court ruling which nullified a resolution by the National Assembly to usurp the functions of the Rivers state legislature since July 2013, members of the state House of Assembly…
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 78,000 times in 2013. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has commissioned 100 Toyota Hiace Buses and 30 Innoson High Capacity Buses with a pledge to continue to boost the Delta State Mass Transport programme. Governor Uduaghan who made this pledge on Monday, December 23, 2013…
As the Christians all over the world celebrate Christmas, Nigeria‘s President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and Delta state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan have enjoined Nigerians to strengthen their resolve to remain united for the well-being of the country. In a Christmas message…
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has presented a N391.51 (three hundred and ninety one billion, five hundred and ten million naira) budget proposal for the 2014 fiscal year to the state Legislature with an assurance that his administration will finish strong….
Delta State Goveronor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has joined other world leaders in reacting to the death of former South African President, Nelson Mandela, as he also urged world leaders to engage in actions that will only encourage peaceful coexistence. The Governor, who…
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of oil and gas rich Delta State, has urged the International community aid Nigeria to grow its economy in the on-going campaign against crude oil theft. Uduaghan, who is also chairman of the National Economic Council on Crude Oil…
After commencing commercial flight operations on July 13, 2011, Asaba Airport has handled 6,331 flights and 192,651 passengers at the end of October 2013. A statement issued by Mr. Pius Mordi, Special Assistant to the Delta state Commissioner for Information, Chike Ogeah…
Chief Engr. Christabel Oke Obiuwevbi, an Executive Assistant to Deputy Governor, Delta State was recently honoured by His Majesty, Richard Oghenevwogaga Ebelle Okorefe 1, Ovie Of Agbarha-Otor Kingdom in Ughelli North LGA, Delta State as the AVWEROTOMA of Agbarha-Otor for her contributions…
Traveling it is said, is a form of education. The truism of this saying became real to me when I was made to be part of the Delta State’s sponsored Journalists Training Programme in the United Kingdom, precisely at the world renowned…
Former Acting Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mr Joyce Nkemakolam has revealed that the N240 million approved budget for operational vehicles was deliberately inflated to N643 million by the Ministry of Aviation. This revelation came on the heels of series…
NIGERIA civil war veteran and renowned author, Brig.General Godwin Alabi Isama (rtd), has laid out a four-element pathway to sustainable development of the Nigerian nation. Isama, at the launch of the ‘Memoirs Of A journalist In Government Media’ authored by the Chairman,…
South-South and South-East Governors have urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off their on-going industrial action in the interest of the Nigerian students and the nation. The Governors made the call Sunday, September 29, 2013 at the end…
Delta State government has revealed plans to airlift pilgrims from the Asaba International Airport, located in the state capital, to the holy lands overseas. Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State said his administration would collaborate with the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC)…
Delta State government has once again re-affirmed its pledge to support the economically poor and underprivileged families in the state and enhance its poverty alleviation programme by setting up a special scheme which will avail such families of monthly financial assistance and…
The once peaceful scenario of Asaba, the Delta state capital, may soon turn into a hot-bed of crisis if urgent security measures are not put in place to curb an alleged impending invasion by thugs on the orders of embattled Director General…
