The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved an Agro-Cargo section for the Asaba International Airport to cater for the export of agricultural produce and businesses. Delta state Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan who disclosed this Tuesday night, during a Radio/Television Phone-in-Programme at the Delta Broadcasting…
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…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under the leadership of Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has described the judgment of the suit challenging Prince Oyinlola’s status as the PDP’s National Secretary as a “miscarriage of Justice”. The factional PDP in a statement signed by…
Professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Benin, Prof. Augustine Alenezela Orhue said, ignorance among couple is major challenges of infertility in Nigeria. Prof. Orhue disclosed this yesterday at an interactive session with journalists in Benin City. He said that…
The governor of oil and gas rich Delta state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan says he believes that the Special Task Force headed by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, would help resolve issues surrounding oil theft in the Nigeria. He noted…
Since inception of democracy in 1999, Ndokwa Nation has suffered poor representation through leadership. This was contained in a statement issued to Blank NEWS Online by Hon. Comrade Ifeanyi Nwador Anyim, National Conscience Party (NCP) House of Representatives canditate, Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency…
As Delta state government restates its commitment to clinch medals for Nigeria on the world stage, the Governor of the oil and gas wealthy state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has vowed to strengthen sports development through the provision of more sports facilities for…
Chike Ogeah Esq., Delta State Commissioner for Information, in this Exclusive Interview with Albert Ograka, Editor-In-Chief of Blank NEWS Online, unearths the strategies of effective governance in Delta state. He is blunt on the efforts and strides of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan-led administration…
As preparation hots up for the forthcoming 2016 Olympics, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of oil and gas wealthy Delta State has announced a three-year financial grant of $360,000 to Delta-born Africa’s fastest woman, Blessing Okagabare to support her preparation for the Olympics. The…
As the Delta state Mid-Term Reports of the members of the state executive council progresses, more facts have been unveiled on the unprecedented development strides of the Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan administration. The Delta State Commissioner for Special Infrastructure, Barr. Orezi Esievo, during…
Senior Civil Servants in Delta State Civil Service has been charged to be shining examples to their subordinates especially in their attitude to work. The Permanent Secretary, Directorate of Government House and Protocol, Mr. Tony Obuh who gave the charge today, Thursday,…
Delta state government has condemned the recent unprovoked and physical attack on the state Commissioner for Education (Basic and Secondary), Professor Patrick Muoboghare, by hoodlums in the state. The attack on the Commissioner has been greeted with wide condemnation from Deltans at…
In his determination to entrench lasting peace in his kingdom, Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has intervened in the internal crisis between the Itsekiri monarch, Ogiame Atuwatse II (Olu of Warri) and his people. The Governor who hails from the Itsekiri…
The PDP under the leadership of Alhaji Abubakar Baraje has said it has asked its lawyers to press a contempt charge against Alhaji Bamanga Tukur for flouting the orders of a Lagos High Court which asked both sides to maintain the status…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has urged newly inaugurated board members in the state that their primary responsibility is to contribute their quota to empower the people and develop their various wards, local government and the state. Uduaghan, who announced that…
THE emergence of Chief Godwill Obielum as the Governor of Delta State in 2015 would be a blessing to the state, politicians in Oshimili South local government area have said. At a meeting held at Umuagu quarters, Asaba, the politicians observed that…
CHAIRMAN of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Delta State Council, Comrade (Chief) Ifeanyi Obi has pledged unalloyed support to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan administration, urging Deltans to rally round him in his to successful governance. Comrade Obi who was speaking…
In recent times the crime wave in Delta have been alarming ; series of criminal activities ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping, dispute between oil and gas bearing communities and international/indigenous oil and gas company in Delta state, today the crime reduction has…
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 Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has called for the reduction in high cost of governance in the country through the immediate diversification of the economy and control of the number of political appointments. This is just as the state Commissioner overseeing…
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has called for the immediate diversification of the nation’s economy, just as he charged the media to educate Nigerians on the Nigeria Beyond Oil Initiative and its immense benefits. The governor who stated this on Thursday,…
The on-going rift between the management and staff of the Delta state owned construction outfit, Direct Labour Agency (DLA) seems to be nearing an end, following the intervention of various leadership of Labour in the state, in a bid to halt the…
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…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has said that the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) was determined to check the challenge of oil theft in the country, claiming that the measures taken by the Forum to support the Federal Government was paying off….
The Delta State Commissioner for Information, Chike Ogeah Esq, has commiserated with the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN over the passing of his father, Pa Ibrahim Ademola Fashola. Ogeah recalled love, care and words of wisdom Pa Fashola showered…
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Godwill Obielum has donated relief materials worth millions of naira to be distributed among indigenes of the seven Itsekiri communities in Delta state, who were recently displaced as a result of an attack on their…
-By Our Crime Correspondent: The Nigeria Police in Lagos State have disclosed the names of homosexual suspects who are on the police radar as Patrick Kentebe 30, Jubril Lawal 25, Ekene Sunday 32, Femi Amos 40, Lanre Okifo 29 and James Edet…
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has expressed sadness at the passing away of Alhaji Ademola Fashola, father of Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) of Lagos State. Dr Uduaghan in a condolence message signed by Felix Ofou, his press secretary and directed…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and his economic team had once again shown commitment to reduce dependence on oil and gas which was perceived to be the economic bedrock of the state, even as he successfully organized a 2-day “Corporate Nigeria…
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has stated that payment of taxes by individuals and organisations was a civic duty and not a form of punishment by government. Uduaghan who said this while inaugurating the reconstituted Delta Board of Internal Revenue (DBIR)…
The Delta state Government has recorded tremendous successes in the reduction of mortality, morbidity and HIV/Aids prevalence in the State through the provision of quality, accessible and affordable health care services to Deltans and other residents, even as the state government has…
AHEAD of the 2015 general elections, a political pressure group, Proper Inheritance Political Associates (PIPA) from Warri North, Warri South and Warri South-West has endorsed Chief Godwill Obielum to be the next Governor of Delta State. PIPA in a statement signed by…
Prominent Urhobo Leaders have called on Chief Ede Dafinone to contest the Delta Central senatorial bye-election in a bid to make a formidable replacement as a result of the vacuum created by the unfortunate and sudden demise of Senator Akpor Pius Ewherido,…
The Delta state Commissioner for Transport, Hon. Benson Rolland Igbakpa has reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to its policies to provide cheap and affordable transportation for Deltans, with overall infrastructure development to enhance the movement of goods and people. Igbakpa, who said…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta state and his counterparts from Kano and Ekiti states, Rabiu Kwankwaso and Kayode Fayemi respectively, were among recipients of the year 2012 Zik Prize for Good Governance Award. The…
ELDER statesman, Chief Edwin Clark and Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has called on Nigerians to engage in actions that would deepen the unity and peace of the country. Speaking at the finals of the 1st Chief (Dr.) E.K Clark National…
All men of goodwill who look forward to a more progressive and equitable world appreciate the tremendous good Transparency International, TI does with its periodic verdict on nations and institutions across the globe. Sometimes I just wonder what our world would look…
The Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan-led administration in the oil rich Delta has been scored high, following his unsurpassed achievements in wealth creation, massive roads and infrastructure development across the state. The score-card was unveiled at the ongoing mid-term reports by members of the…
Following the recent theft of three thunder arrestors belonging to the near-moribund state owned Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS), Asaba, by yet to be identified persons within the Delta state civil service, the state government has constituted a board of inquiry to identify…
AHEAD of the 2015 gubernatorial elections in Delta State, Chief Godwill Obielum has been urged to contest for the position of governor as he has the intelligence, charisma and boldness to lead Deltans after Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s meritorious governance of the oil-rich…
