The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has advocated for the establishment of a Health Development Bank of Nigeria to tackle the perennial challenges facing the nation’s health sector The non governmental organisation (NGO) made the call on Thursday at an advocacy engagement…
-By Magnus Emuji / Chukwudi Asoya: The immediate past Special Assistant (SA) to former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Teachers Professional Development Centre , Dr. Anthony Onwuka has described the appointment of Chief Patrick Ukah as the Director-General of the Delta State Capital…
-By Albert Ograka: Delta State Government has commented members of the Delta Online Publishers Forum, (DOPF) for their consistent and unwavering support of the M.O.R.E agenda of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration. Executive Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Comrade Felix Ofou, expressed…
A dark cloud enveloped the residence of the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme, FCA, on October 30, 2022 when the news filtered in that Ezinne Gold Obinnaya Egege, Sir Onyeme’s mother-in-law, had passed on. Yours sincerely with other close…
The Governor of Delta State, Rt.Hon.Sheriff F.O Oborevwori has formally approved the appointment of the following persons as members of the Delta State Advisory and Peace Building Council. Prof. Sam Oyovbaire -Chairman Chief Dr. Chris Agbobu H.E Chief BSC Elue Chief Nkem…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has secured the conviction of a well-known socialite in Benin City and high-profile trafficker, Felicia Osaigbovo, also known as Mama Masha. Mama Masha was sentenced to 12 years in prison and…
Over a hundred technical experts including government officials, policy makers, donor representatives, and researchers from Education, Agriculture, Gender and Social Protection sectors, from West Africa and beyond on Tuesday kick-started a meeting in Dakar, Senegal to share knowledge and best practices on…
The Federal Government has promised harnessing the potential of an aging population, assuring of its commitment to improve the quality of life and well being of Nigerians. The assurance was given on Tuesday by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,…
…Says media blackmail does not take the place of law The state chairman of Revenue task force, Mr. Malachi Monye has called on Deltans with claims of extortion to report to the appropriate quarters instead of running to the media to blackmail…
-From MICHAEL J. EKOKORUWE: Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State at the weekend, celebrated Pa. Chief Samson Amadhe on the occasion of his 114th birthday celebration at Uzere, Isoko South local government area of Delta State. The Governor urged Deltans to emulate…
-BY DENNIS OTU: The Principal Medical Officer of the Ubulu -Uku General Hospital, in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, Dr Adigwe Kingsley has commended the State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori for providing the hospital with medical equipment, saying…
-By Fortune Abang: Nigeria’s strategic partnership with China has continued to attract tangible development since inception of the formal establishment of Nigeria-China diplomatic relations on Feb. 10, 1971.Over the years, both countries worked closely together, particularly in celebration of their respective independence…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has continued to raised the bar on disaster preparedness and mitigation through continous human capacity development of staff and stakeholders. The concerted effort by NEMA is aimed at bolstering inter-agency collaboration and enhance the capacity of…
A suspected drug kingpin wanted for alleged attempts to ship illicit drug consignments to the United Kingdom tops the list of arrests made by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA through interdiction operations that led to the seizure of…
Heads of drug law enforcement agencies in Africa have called for the setting up of specialized courts to try drug cases and other organized crimes across the continent. This was part of recommendations adopted at the end of the weeklong 31st Meeting…
The federal government has commenced important step towards drafting the nation’s Circular Economy Roadmap Framework to guide Nigeria’s transition to a more circular economy in the short, medium and long terms (2023-2050). Speaking during the Stakeholders Validation Workshop of Nigeria Circular Economy…
The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) has announced the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) as the best Federal Ministries, Departments & Agencies (MDA) in the Use of Environmental Sustainable Technology Implementation in the country. In a letter ref….
The Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association will hold its Annual General Meeting and National Convention in line with its Constitution on 20th and 21st October 2023. This was amongst the decisions reached in a well attended NEC meeting of the Association held…
The federal government is committed to investing in the harmonization of the country’s data through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has reiterated. The Minister who said that his ministry committed to success of the…
-By CHUKWUDI ASOYA/MAGNUS EMUJI: The imediate past Senior Special Assistant (SSA,) in the administration of the former Governor of Delta State in the office of the Secretary to the State Government, Amb. Sir Felix Ideh, has lauded Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori for…
-By Austen Akhagbeme: Dr Azemhe Azena, a popular Governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in Edo State, has expressed sympathy and concern over the death of about ten persons and many others who sustained various degrees of injury in a road…
Upon the dawning of the age of commercial crude oil discovery and exploration in Nigeria and particularly Bayelsa State as the pace setter, the people of oil producing communities like Azamgbene, which hosts the lucrative Atala oil field and Bayelsa State as…
Over four tons of illicit and controlled drugs including consignments of nitrous oxide popularly known as laughing gas, skunk, codeine syrup, methamphetamine and tramadol have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, during interdiction operations in the…
-By Austen Akhagbeme: Like a bolt out of the blue, the Election petition tribunal in Kano gave a big blow, with their Judgment, to the sitting Governor and the Kwakwassiyar grassroots movement led by the embattled former Governor Rabiu Kwakwaso who until…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspected oil thieves alongside two alleged armored cable thieves at separate locations in the Federal Capital Territory territory (FCT), Abuja. The FCT Commandant of the NSCDC,Olusola Odumosu,on Thursday during parade of…
The General Officer Commanding 6 Division, Nigerian Army / Land Component Commander, South South, Operation DELTA SAFE, Major General Jamal Abdussalam has affirmed that the National Identification Number (NIN) is a critical national project that must be supported to succeed. According to…
The United Nations has appealed to Nigerian government to commit specific percent of national budgets and development funds to interventions that address gender disparity in the country. Addressing the media at the end of his visit to Nigeria, the UN Women Regional…
The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has revealed that over 4,000 inmates are still locked up in various correctional facilities across the country for their inability to pay fines. The Minister made this declaration while hosting the European Union Ambassador to…
Over 50 percent Nigerian girls are not attending school at the basic education level, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised the alarm. The alarm was raised by the Education Manager at the UNICEF, Jutaro Sakamoto, during an Education Conference organised…
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Mr. Ibrahim Idris has charged implementing Ministries, Department and Agencies of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) to ensure proper supervision and monitoring of projects to achieve delivery of their mandate to…
Interior Minister, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said every institution, commercial and social recreation centre should have certified fire and safety personnel. The Minister said the personnel must go through drills from the National Fire Academy, Sheda, Abuja even as he suggested the…
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has held bilateral discussion with United States Assistant Secretary of State., Hon. Molly Phee on the sidelines of the ongoing 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) A statement from the minister’s spokesman, Alkasim AbdulKadir on…
The National Human Rights Commission has identified economic and political vulnerabilities such as poverty, inequalities, conflict and human insecurity as the major triggers to irregular migration, trafficking and smuggling of migrants. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu, who stated…
The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has demanded for justice from the management of Egyptair over the death of a Nigerian, Ms Remilekun Toyosi Meshioye, who died aboard the airline’s plane on Sept. 4, 2023. The demand for…
The Director General National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Mustapha Habib Ahmed has unveiled the Agency’s Service Charter in line with SERVICOM to entrench efficiency and accountability in delivery of its mandates. The DG NEMA was joined by the National Coordinator of SERVICOM,…
The Neo Black Movement (NBM) of Africa, a global humanitarian organization, has put smiles on the faces of many orphans from two orphanage homes in Asaba and its environs. The orphanage homes visited by members of the NBM of Africa, Asaba branch,…
The sector commander Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) RS 5.2 Delta state CC. Udeme Bassey Eshiet has urged drivers/ road users to be conscious of their driving as we entered the EMBER months. The commander stated this at the 2023 EMBER months…
-From SUNNY A. DAVID: The Stakeholders in Fegge, Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State have decried the sudden transfer of the former Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Fegge Police Station, CSP Rabiu Garba. In the statement issued by the stakeholders,…
-By CHUKWUDI ASOYA: Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, has been commended for appointing Chief Patrick Ukah as the Director-General of the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency (DSCTDA). The immediate past Special Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Intelligence Gathering, Hon….
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has congratulated immediate past Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, on his birth anniversary. Governor Oborevwori in a statement by his Chief Press…
