Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has absolved the people of Niger Delta region of trouble-makers tag. Defending the people of the region, when the Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe paid him a courtesy visit at Governor’s Office…
Following the controversies that greeted the recent widely reported indebtedness of Fiogret Limited to Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), the management of Fiogret has decided to put the records straight and to clear all doubts. In a statement made available to…
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has called for proper reconciliation between members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), especially in the South South geo-political zone of Nigeria. Speaking at the South-South Special Zonal Executive Committee Meeting in Port Harcourt on Sunday,…
The Comptroller General of Nigerian Prison Service, Mr. Zakari Ibrahim, has charge officers and men of the Nigerian Prison not to be deterred by what befell their colleagues at the Warri Prison, saying that it was part of the hazards of the…
The much talked about reconstruction of a second Niger Bridge would start very soon, just as the Minister of Works,Arc. Mike Onolememen and Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State have met to resolve grey issues ahead of the take-off of the project…
Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected the 266th pope, making him the leader of the 1.2 billion-strong Roman Catholic Church and the first Latin American and first Jesuit to lead Catholic Church taking name pope Francis. The choice of Bergoglio,…
Thomson Reuters has signed a three-year deal with the ECB to roll out Thomson Reuters Eikon desktops across the ECB and 18 participating national central banks. Thomson Reuters, named one of Ethisphere’s 2013 “World’s Most Ethical Companies” for fifth successive year and…
The Delta state House of Assembly, at its sitting on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, suspended one of its members, Hon. Rufus Edoja Akpodiete, representing Ughelli North II for violating Section 24 of the Legislative Privileges Act. Hon. Rufus Edoja Akpodiete, whose indefinite…
“it is a cruel shock and annoying twist of fate. He died. His colleagues survived. The nation is left to mourn. We can only take solace in the belief that God knows best”. Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State could not hold…
The Federal High Court, sitting in Asaba, has sacked the Hon. Alphonsus Ojo, member representing Ukwuani constituency at the Delta state House of Assembly, directing that the seat be henceforth declared vacant, pending a fresh election. Recall that Hon. Ojo who was…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has expressed unflinching support for the ongoing National Good Governance Tour of projects and programmes of all tiers of government across the country. He made his position known in Asaba when the delegation of the National…
Delta state government has restated that it is poised to showcase the development efforts of Governor Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan’s administration as the Good Governance team led by the Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku undertakes a tour of the state. The Federal…
A Special Thanksgiving Service has been held in memory of late Mrs. Cecilia Uduaghan, mother of Delta State Governor Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan. The event which took place at Saint Benedict Catholic Church Ubiaja recently in Edo State was to mark the 10th…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has warned Cattle rearers whose cattle destroy farm crops to desist from such acts or face dire consequences, noting that the ugly incident if not checked could cause hostility between the communities and the cattle rearers….
Kaduna State governor, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, has withdrawn the N176.4 billion 2013 budget proposal earlier submitted to the state assembly by the late Governor Patrick Yakowa who died in a helicopter crash in the Niger Delta on December 15, few days after…
Saint Valentine is a widely recognized third century Roman saint commemorated on February 14 each year and associated with a tradition of courtly love, since the High Middle Ages. Although he died in 269 AD, Saint Valentine’s Day is still observed and…
Former Principal Secretary to the late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua and ex-finance commissioner to former Governor James Ibori of Delta state, Mr. David Edevbie, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos, asking it to either compel the Economic…
THE Chief of Staff Government House, Dr Festus Okubor has said Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s administration would work towards The Pointer newspapers relocating from their current location on Nnebisi Road to its permanent site on DBS road, Asaba. Dr Okubor dropped the hint…
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has advocated a national dialogue among Nigerians as a way forward for peace, unity and progress in the country. The Governor who stated this Wednesday, February 13, 2013 when members of the national working committee of…
Excitement radiated among the people of Isoko North local government area of Delta state when the Secretary to the Delta state government, Comrade Ovuozorie Macaulay led a delegation of Federal and state legislators, political appointees and other party leaders on a thank…
Blank NEWS Online encounters Prof. Somayina Gabriel Nwoko (OON), retired professor of Agric-Economics at the University of Ibadan. His testament on FLAG REVOLUTION is insightful and suggestive of new perspectives. 1. WHAT THE FLAG MEANS: Our national flag was hosted on 1st…
The Delta State House of Assembly has, according to bookmakers’ predictions, increased the size of the state budget proposal of N398.31billion for the 2013 fiscal year with a whooping N74 billion. Although, analysts have argued that the increase, as was envisaged, results…
Delta State governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has reaffirmed that the payment of the mandatory 13% derivation fund to oil producing and host communities is a constitutional matter, saying he would not be compelled or intimidated to act contrary to the constitution by…
A self styled “Delta leaders” group, under the aegis of The People’s Movement, while reflecting on the recent state of affairs in Delta State, has given Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan a pass mark in democratic practice and service delivery. A statement made available…
Watch Out!!! as Blank NEWS Online issues a vivid and detailed report of how officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently stormed Delta state, following petitions alleging massive fraud and misappropriation of public funds by the state government in…
Delta state Director of Information and former Acting General Manager of Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS), Asaba, Sir. Ngozi Austin Mowah is among the newly appointment eight Permanent Secretaries in the State Civil Service, approved by the state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan. According…
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has signed into law a Bill establishing the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) with a caution that the State was yet to get off the hook of flooding. Dr Uduaghan said that it was in recognition…
Delta state Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has taken swipe at the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), urging it to further build on its dwindling image which is presently at stake and put the profession in the forefront of the nation’s polity. Uduaghan made the…
The Hilltop flotilla of De Norsemen Club of Nigeria has congratulated the Transition Committee Chairman of Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta state, Hon. Innocent Esewezie (Zeze) on his appointment by the state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan. While pledging total support…
Delta State Commissioner for Education (Basic and Secondary), Prof. Patrick Muoboghare has urged parents to encourage their children to read their books. The Commissioner made the call at the weekend through the Chief Inspector of Education (C.I.E.) in Ndokwa West Local Government…
Deltans have been urged to expect more infrastructural development in this fiscal year. The member representing Ndokwa West constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Azuka Azaka gave the assurance while speaking at donation of 100 seats and desks by…
DELTA State Commissioner for Energy, Hon. Charles Emetulu has said electricity generation is the responsibility of the Federal Government but that the state government was assisting to boost the supply. According to Emetulu, the Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan-led administration in the state has…
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 37,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would…
In a bid to avoid impending air mishaps, the Delta state government has ordered the immediate relocation of the state refuse dump site in Asaba, the state capital, due to its nearness to the Asaba International Airport as well as posing flight…
A 42 years old father of three children has been arrested by the Kogi state police command, for allegedly killing and burying his 4-month old son in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government in Kogi State. The surprising incident was reported to have…
Delta state Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has said that he was prepared to step on the toes of highly placed personalities, if need be, in his administration’s poise to check the menace of kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes in the…
Alhaji Mukhtar Ramalan Yero has been sworn in as the new Governor of Kaduna State, following the death of the Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa in an air crash on Saturday. Yero was sworn in on Sunday in accordance with the 1999 Constitution….
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed shock and sadness over the helicopter crash in Bayelsa State which killed the Governor of Kaduna State, Patrick Yakowa; former National Security Adviser (NSA), Gen. Owoye Azazi (rtd); their aides, Dauda Tsoho and Warrant Officer Mohammed…
The Special Adviser to Delta State Governor on Inter-Party Relations and former governorship candidate, Hon. Taju Sumonu Isichei has joined the league of prominent Deltans who have promised to support the maiden edition of the Delta Children Christmas Party scheduled to hold…
Delta state government is to close down all illegal health facilities in the state while housing units allocated to individuals but not yet occupied would also be revoked immediately. The State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan said this during the Dashboard Implementation Workshop,…
