BY GLORIA OKOLUGBO The Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa came alive last night as distinguished personalities from across Nigeria gathered for the CEOs Network Africa Award Night, a grand event dedicated to celebrating excellence in leadership, innovation, and transformative contributions to…
President Bola Tinubu cancelled all his official events in Lagos today, including his attendance at the 2024 Lagos Boat Regatta in honour of the stampede victims in Abuja and Okija, Anambra State. A statement issued on his X (twitter) of Bayo Onanuga,…
Senator Ned Nwoko representing Delta North in the National Assembly has been scheduled to receive a prestigious award to be presented by Vice President of the Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima. The award is in recognition of his outstanding records within 18 months…
The European Union has allocated €1 million in emergency humanitarian funding to Nigeria to support the country’s response to the ongoing floods and cholera epidemic. According to a statement by EU on Friday, this funding will help humanitarian partners on the ground…
Selected Commanders and officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, have undergone series of trainings in Advance Passenger Information System (API) and Passenger Targeting/ Intelligence Gathering as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen NDLEA’s operational efficiency at the country’s major airports.According…
BY SUNNY A. DAVID The implementation of a tax reform project has yielded impressive results in Anambra State, with November 2024’s internally generated revenue (IGR) reaching N5.2 billion, a significant leap from N2.2 billion earlier in the year. Senior Special Assistant to…
The First Lady of Delta State, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, on Wednesday, hosted an end-of-year banquet for the wives of traditional rulers and 250 market women from the 25 Local Government Areas of the State. The event, held under the auspices of her…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has congratulated HRM. Dr Emmanuel Sideso, OON, Abe I, Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, on his 81st birth anniversary, on December 19, 2024. Oborevwori’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has been conferred with the 2024 Integrity Man of the Year Award. The award was presented to the Governor at the 2024 Integrity Group Leadership Summit and Awards held in Asaba on Wednesday. Represented by…
By Michael J. Ekokoruwe The traditional ruler of Olomoro Kingdom, HRM. Isaiah Isike Edhekere 1, the Odiologbo of Olomoro, has commended the Chief Of Staff to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Hon. Johnson Erijo and the chairman of Isoko South local government area, Hon….
The First Lady of Nigeria, Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday, through the Social Investment Programme of the Renewed Hope Initiative, disbursed the sum of Fifty Million Naira (₦50,000,000) to 250 elderly men and women from the 25 Local Government Areas…
*** Says They Have Made Major Arrests, Seizures The Executive Director of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, ( TSSNL), High Chief Kestin Pondi in oil rich city of Warri, Delta State, weekend acknowledged fallen heroes of the company and stakeholders in the…
In a landmark moment for the Tour Africa Lottery, Senator Ned Nwoko, Chairman of Project Tourism Africa and a prominent advocate for pan-African tourism and development, warmly welcomed the winners of the inaugural Visit Rwanda campaign at his residence in Abuja. The…
Leaders and other stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta Central Senatorial District have passed a vote of confidence on Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. The motion for the vote of confidence was sequel to a motion moved by former member of…
Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, was a distinguished guest at the 2024 Otu- Oka-Iwu Week, a major event that gathers political leaders, traditional rulers, and cultural figures to discuss crucial issues impacting the Igbo people. The theme of this…
BY AUSTIN OYIBODE In the 10th National Assembly, the name Senator Ned Nwoko rings a loud bell. For the first time in the history of Nigeria’s senate, a committee was created due to the ingenuity of a first time opposition senator. That…
…As COAS hails RGS’s gesture, assures more efforts to combat crime. Rivers State Governor, Sir (Dr.) Siminalayi Fubara has restated the commitment of his administration to support security agencies in the State to function effectively in the discharge of the duties of…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has been commended for his numerous legacy infrastructural projects already manifesting across the state. The State Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Comrade Reuben Izeze, gave the commendation during the inspection of Edo Road,…
Ezinne Catherine Onyeme, wife of the Deputy Governor of Delta State, on Friday, attended this year’s Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols of Maris Schools, Amachai, Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State. Wife of the deputy governor took the…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has named Senator Prince Chinedu Munir Nwoko, popularly known as Ned Nwoko, the recipient of its prestigious 2024 Human Rights Man of the Year Award. The award, which will be conferred on December 10,…
BY EMMANUEL ENEBELI Malaria, a persistent public health challenge, has long been a significant burden on Nigeria’s social and economic fabric. In Delta State, its effects have been particularly devastating, disrupting livelihoods and community well-being. Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North in…
The National Youth Wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in connection with the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Youth Development, paid a solidarity visit to Senator Ned Munir Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District,…
BY AUSTIN OYIBODE Reverend Joseph Ugochukwu White, a bible scholar and an indigene of Aniocha North, has said that Senator Ned Nwoko is a visionary leader who has made significant contributions to the development of Delta state. Revd Ugochukwu, who is a…
CHIEF BASHORUN OTHER POLITICAL BIGWIGS ACROSS DELTA STATE STORM IRRI KINGDOM TODAY FOR PRESENTION OF STAFF OF OFFICE TO HIS HRM Simon WJUTOME ODHOMO IGBOGIDI 1, THE ODIOLOGBO OF IRRI KINGDOM REPORTED BYSKY VISION The Immediate Past Managing Director & Chief Executive…
In recognition of his consistency and indefatigable interventions to socio-economic development across Nigeria and Africa, Senator Prince Ned Munir Nwoko has been conferred with the highly coveted Social Impact of the Decade award at the Megastar Man of the Decade Awards (Africa)….
A group under the aegis of Movement for the Emancipation of Anioma Nation (MEAN) has passed vote of confidence on Senator Ned Nwoko representing Delta North in the National Assembly. The confidence vote was passed during a rally the group held in…
BU SUNNY A. DAVID Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu has expressed hope that President Bola Tinubu will secure the release of detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking at the memorial for her late husband in Owerri on Tuesday, she suggested that President Tinubu recognizes…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated Alhassan Yahaya, the newly-elected President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ. Yahaya, who works with the Gombe Media Corporation, is the first NUJ President of North-East extraction, and was elected at the…
Leaders of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta South Senatorial District have described as a mere ruse, the accusations of N1.3 trillion financial misappropriation against immediate past Governor of the state, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa. The PDP leaders made the assertion when…
The remarks attributed to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State regarding his interactions with Senator Ned Nwoko on the Okpai Independent Power Plant (IPP), as shared by the government house press unit and his media aide, Ossai Ovie Success, titled “2025 Budget:…
The Executive Assistant EA to the Delta state Governor on Media and former Delta NUJ Chairman,Comrade Norbert Chiazor said the victory of Alhassan Yahya as National President, Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ confirmed the triumph of positive history inspired by humility and…
Members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta South Senatorial District have resolved to adopt several strategies to unite the party ahead of 2027 Governorship election in the state. Rising from a meeting held at the official residence of the Speaker of…
The Delta South Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Emmanuel Amgbaduba, will on Sunday, December 1, 2024 organise a thanksgiving service to appreciate God for his election as Chairman of the party in Delta South Senatorial District. In a statement…
The Board and Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) express heartfelt appreciation to Nigerians for their support and excitement over the safe and successful restart of the 60,000 barrels-per-day Old Port Harcourt Refinery. This achievement marks a significant…
The Ovie of Idjerhe Kingdom, His Majesty, King Monday Arthur Whiskey, Udurhie I, has called on President Bola Tinubu to confer a National Honour on High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo, Chairman of Tantita Security Services Limited. The monarch made the call,…
A gathering of more than 25 state Judiciaries and key stakeholders in the field convened in Ilorin at the weekend, pinpointing inadequate interagency collaboration within the nation’s judicial framework as the primary cause for the sluggish pace of justice administration in the…
By Harrison Akamule. The remains of the mother of the Chairman, Delta State Arts Council, Elder Pius Labo, late Martha Labo, aged 75, will be laid to rest on Friday, November 29, at St. Micheals Catholic Church cemetery, Ogriagbene, Bomadi Local Government…
By Kenneth Orusi Chairman, Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriation, Senator Ned Nwoko, has said that the Asaba/Oko-Amakom/Oko-Obiokpu/Oko-Anala Road project which transversed Oko communities in Oshimili south local government area of Delta state, has been covered in the 2025 budget. Senator Nwoko…
The Governor of Delta State His Excellency Rt. Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has graciously approved the Year 2024 Bursary Award to Students of Delta State origin in Public and Private Universities, Polytechnics, Monotechnics, Colleges of Education, Schools of Nursing Science and other tertiary…
The Senate has passed the first reading of a bill sponsored by Senator Ned Munir Nwoko (Delta North) seeking to mandate social media platforms, data controllers, and data processors operating in Nigeria to establish physical offices within the country. The Bill titled…
