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 Nigerian Navy has denied and disproved claims of its alleged invasion of the oil-rich Ugborodo community in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State. Although it recognised that there was fracas in the area between the Arotun and Madagho communities…
The alleged bombing of a High Court in Ahoada, Rivers State in the morning of Monday January 6th, has infuriated public concern, following myriad of accusations and counter accusations from political interest groups in the oil-rich state, currently embroiled in class feud….
Delta state government has reiterated its awareness that enemies of progress are out to thwart the realisation of the $16 Billion Gas City Project in Ogidigben, Delta state. An urgent press statement made available to Blank NEWS Online by the Secretary to…
Sporadic shooting in oil rich Ugborodo Community in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State have allegedly left more than three persons dead and others reported missing amidst various degrees of injuries sustained during a daylight raid by officers of the…
FORMER Governorship candidate of Mega Peoples Progressives Party (MPPP), Alaowei Afro Biukeme has vented his anger on President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, saying they have failed the people. Speaking to newsmen in Warri, Delta State, the former…
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has canvassed support for grassroots sports competitions as part of measures to enhance of sports development in the country. He asserted that grassroots sports have taken root in Delta State with different competitions taking place to…
As part of his administration’s plan to finish strong on its policy objectives and fully implement its three-point development agenda, Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has vowed to execute and complete more developmental projects this new year, for the people of…
TEXT OF A NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO THE NATION FROM PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN Dear Compatriots, I greet and felicitate with you all as we enter the year 2014 which promises to be a momentous one for our country for several reasons,…
Prince Tonye Princewill, Prince of the Kalabari Kingdom and a potential candidate in the 2015 gubernatorial election in Rivers State, has called for peace, reconciliation and sober reflection as we enter a decisive 2014. This should be the spirit of the Christmas…
Oil and gas wealthy Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has enunciated on the policy objective of the Delta Beyond Oil initiative, saying that nationally acclaimed policy was borne out of the need to save the state from over dependence on its…
The naming of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, Governor of Delta State as The Sun man of the Year has been described as an apt reward for the audacity of vision by Chike C. Ogeah, Delta State Commissioner for Information. In its story announcing…
Blank NEWS Online unfolds a blow-up account of the recent travails of embattled Director General of Delta state owned construction intervention outfit, Direct Labour Agency (DLA), Mr. Emmanuel Edafe Igbini in the hands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over…
THE annual cultural celebration of Ugiliamai community, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, “Asamala Day” takes place today, December 26th, 2013. A statement signed the Chairman of Ugiliamai Development Committee, Comrade Emmanuel Okeleke and Secretary, Nerack Okonye stated that this…
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…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 dragged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before an Abuja Federal High Court over alleged electoral fraud in the bye-election for the Delta Central Senatorial…
DESPITE the large number of commuters at motor parks in the state as a result of Christmas celebration, the Chairman of the Delta State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Comrade Ifeanyi Obi has said there will not…
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….
The Niger Delta Indigenous Movement for Radical Change (NDIMRC) has lambasted former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his call on President Jonathan to forget about 2015, saying only God can stop the re-election bid of the President. Recall that the former President had…
The media have been awash with reactions to a recent letter written by former Nigeria‘s president Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo to incumbent President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. Just as Nigerians are still engrossed in the discourse of the missive and it’s implications, daughter of…
Nigeria‘s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has commended the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for calling-off the over five months old strike, occasioned by the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement with the Federal Government. He also called for the convening of…
The President of the Students Union Government (SUG) of the Delta State University, Abraka, Comrade Joshua Agbaroli has called on the Academic Union of Universities (ASUU) to call of strike in the interest of education in the country. The SUG President said…
The governor of oil and gas wealthy Delta state, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, has been named “2013 Man Of The Year” by the Nigerian Pilot Newspapers. A statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information, Chike C. Ogeah Esq., and made available to…
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that the six “rebel” members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, acting at the behest of Education Minister, Nyesom Wike, want to illegally and unconstitutionally impeach Governor Chibuike Amaechi….
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has said that constructive criticisms by newspapers’ columnists and media organizations in the country were useful tools for re-appraisal for positive change by public office holders. The Governor who stated this at the public presentation of…
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says it received with shock the news of yesterday’s judgment of the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, presided over by Justice Ahmed Mohammed, which declared as unconstitutional, the taking over of the…
Umusadege Community in Ndokwa West local government area of Delta state, has protested against the non release of the white paper by the Delta State government to show that peace has returned to the embattled community. The protesters who were in Government…
Delta state Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Dr. Kingsley Emu,has boasted that the oil and gas rich state would soon become the major fish basket of Nigeria, following the recent ban on fish importation. He told a surprised media audience, on Tuesday,…
The Civil Society Network on Climate Change in Nigeria has protested against alleged high-handedness, racial discrimination and unsavoury diplomatic passe by the Consulate of the Embassy of Poland, Abuja, Nigeria. In a strong worded petition jointly signed by 18 participating members of…
A sociocultural group under the aegis of Delta Youths for Good Governance (DYGG) said Nigeria can do better if well diversified from relying solely on oil driven economy. Comrade Avinyeze Peter, president of the group stated this in a communiqué jointly signed…
Following the retirement of Praveen Bhasin, Managing Partner, Horwath Dafinone, from the practice of accounting after thirty four years of meritorious service in the firm, a new managing partner has emerged. Praveen joined the practice on 2nd October, 1979 as a newly…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has revealed that the 36 state governors endorsed the payment of one percent of excess crude fund for use by the Nigerian Police. Governor Uduaghan who disclosed this at the weekend in Asaba when he played…
GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has observed that the activities of Boko Haram and the industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have impacted on Jonathan’s presidency. According to him, the activities of Boko Haram and the industrial…
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 of oil and gas wealthy Delta state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has admonished communities in the state, especially those that play host to major infrastructure projects, to shun acts that are inimical to sustainable development. Uduaghan, who said this today, December 03,…
The importance of electricity for the betterment of human life and comfort of citizens and social well being of a people will remain perpetually significant. And the Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan administration in Delta state would seem to have clearly understood the crucial…
The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Willie Obiano, has won the Anambra governorship election after polling a total of 180,178 votes to beat his other 22 contenders from different political parties. Obiano’s closest rival, Comrade Tony Nwoye of…
