President Mohammadu Buhari and APC leader Ahmed Tinubu have rekindled hope with assurances that Nigeria is being rescued from wreckage. Buhari, who is in Lagos for a two-day official visit, restated his commitment to implement people-oriented programmes. “Our goal is to bring…
*Pledges Free Education, Free Health Care Services, Improved Electricity A foremost governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and sponsor of “One Man One Vote” campaign, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh has embarked on a consultation tour of Delta state…
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the United Nations (UN) of his commitment to conducting credible, free and fair elections in 2019. Buhari gave the assurance when the UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed met him in Abuja, according to a note by the…
Dr Cairo Ojougboh, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Ali Modu Sheriff’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview, he speaks on diverse political issues and insecurity challenges…
**Plans To Investigate Alleged Officials’ Corrupt Practices Delta state governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has denied that Mr. D.O Nwachukwu, founder of Nwachukwu Auctioneering Services, currently handling the ongoing auction of unserviceable assets in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state,…
Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, has filed an appeal against his conviction on Wednesday at London’s Court of Appeal. Ibori who was jailed and spent years in UK prison after pleading guilty to laundering a stolen fortune in Britain, is…
The leading opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the abduction and release of the students of Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, by Boko Haram as stage-managed. The essence of the alleged stage-managed abduction, the party said,…
*Delta State Government should synergize with security agencies to halt Fulani herdsmen menace. *Condemns security agents’ molestation of NUJ members performing legitimate duties. *Commends Delta Government for re-awarding failed projects in Asaba capital territory. *Appreciates Government’s linking of Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS)…
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, the African Development Bank, rated Aaa/AAA/AAA (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch), priced a new US $2.0-billion 3-year Global Benchmark bond due 22 March 2021. This bond issue represents the Bank’s first public market deal of 2018. It…
Abidjan/– The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has commended the Government of Japan for its strong support of the Bank and its multi-billion economic transformation partnership with Africa. Adesina identified the private sector, energy and infrastructure development as key…
Our attention has been drawn to a post making the rounds that our principal, the immediate past Secretary to the Delta State Government, Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay, has rejected an offer to be Deputy Governor ahead of the 2019 general election. First, the…
*Buhari Approves N5 Bn Take-Off Grant *Delta Govt Gives 1000KVA Generators The Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta, is set to admit students into the institution for the 2017/2018 academic year, and start lectures in April. A total of 196 students have so…
The Federal Government is making progress on the establishment of modular refineries with the arrival of one set of package shipment. The Niger Delta Inter-Ministerial Committee, chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, informed members at its presentation meeting in Abuja that the…
In a bid to keep its prisons free of Nigerians, the United Kingdom is paying to improve the capacity of Nigerian prisons. The UK has agreed to pay up to £700,000 ($967,954) to build a new 112-bed wing at Kirikiri maximum security…
Former commissioner and erstwhile Executive Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressive Congress (APC).Erstwhile Executive Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and former commissioner during Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan’s tenure, Dr. Tony Nwaka, has dumped…
“The mill with a capacity to process 16 metric tons of paddy rice per hour, when completed, will in a year process paddy rice worth N14 billion bought directly from the famers in Jigawa at market rate.” Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online)/ —…
Nigeria’s lower chamber at the National Assembly has described members of the Federal Executive Council and Ministers appointed by Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as unfit to occupy their ministerial positions. TThe declaration followed the non-appearance of the…
***CP Muhammad Mustafa Vows To Prosecute Defaulters The Delta State Police Command has constituted a task force to commence the mopping up of various categories of weapons in the state with effect from 1st March, 2018. The state Commissioner of Police, Muhammad…
“Timothy and Daniel Elombah are journalists and not terrorists who should be free to continue their journalism without legal harassment or fear of going to jail. At least four bloggers have been prosecuted under the Cybercrime Act since 2015.” –CPJ Lomé (Blank…
Following the inconsistency in the manner President Muhammadu Buhari is addressed at different functions, the Presidency has issued a statement on how he should henceforth be addressed. The statement was issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha,…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has signed the 2018 Appropriation Bill of N1.046 trillion into law. Briefing newsmen shortly after the signing, Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akinyemi Ashade, said that Appropriation Bill, tagged ‘Budget of Development and Progress,’ would focus on…
*** SAY THEY ARE IN SUPPORT OF NIGERIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY, OKERENKOKO The people of Ugborodo Community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State have told President Muhammadu Buhari that the recent visit of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli to…
LAGOS, Nigeria: “The overall goal is to improve on and increase the capacity of the youth in building Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)’ GE (NYSE: GE) (www.GE.com), the world’s premier Digital Industrial Company has announced a partnership with the National Youth…
By OSHALOTO Joseph Tade— Blank NEWS Online/Nigeria: Upfront, I sympathize with parents and loved ones of the kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirls. As a Yorùbá man, our sadness over a lost child is deeper than losing them to death. Hence the adage “ọmọ ẹni…
Delta state government has enjoined youths to always exhaust every available means of dialogue, reconciliation and arbitrations before taking actions that may be inimical to societal development. The Commissioner in the Directorate of Youth Development, Chief Oghenekaro Ilolo, who also expressed state…
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa is scheduled to commission one of the earlier abandoned multi-purpose Skill Acquisition Centres, located in Umutu Community, Ukwuani Local Government Area. The project which was allegedly awarded during the tenure of the second democratically elected governor…
– As Govt Signs Joint Venture Agreement On Multi-Billion Naira Agro-Industrial In its commitment to developing and harnessing the agricultural potentials in Delta State, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has gone into partnership with private investors to establish a multi-billion naira agro-industrial park in…
Former First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan appears to be tired of fighting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in court and has asked for out-of-court settlement. In a January 30, 2018 letter, titled “Proposal for out-of-Court Settlement of all cases related to…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –By Albert OGRAKA: As Nigerians, especially Christians continue to ponder on the way out of the present rising spate of insecurity in the country, women across Delta state, led by the First Lady, Dame Edith Okowa, were all…
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the policy proposed by Federal Government in response to the frequent clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the country is not meant to colonize any part of the country. Buhari regretted that the well-thought out…
The people of Ugborodo Community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State have begged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently stop Governor Ifeanyi Okowa from alleged plans to send military personnel into their Community. In an open letter to the…
By Albert OGRAKA — The plot by Delta state governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa to drop some alleged non performing Commissioners and members of the State Executive Council has finally been hatched. The governor’s plan was first published by Blank NEWS Online…
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) NATIONAL WORKING COMMITTEE (NWC) AND IT’S GOVERNORS’ FORUM The Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) and it’s Governors’ Forum met in Asaba, Delta State on Sunday,…
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has said the All Progressive Congress (APC) failure to provide good governance is a yardstick for Nigerians to vote for candidates of the PDP in the 2019 general elections. Prince Secondus…
As the European Union continues its rescue operations in the Mediterranean, as well as its fight against traffickers who put migrants in danger, more deaths are still being recorded in the Mediterranean sea among migrants who seek greener pastures in Europe. Record…
*** SAYS MILITARY SHOULD NOT JOIN FORCES WITH THOSE AGAINST MARITIME UNIVERSITY, OKERENKOKO THE Niger Delta Indigenous Movement for Radical Change (NDIMRC), has condemned the siege on the home town of ex-militant Leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo) by military men less…
Delta state polity have been heated up, owing to the plot by the state governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa to drop some alleged non performing Commissioners and members of the State Executive Council. Although the seeming overhaul has been trending in the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Committee on restructuring has recommended state police, amendment to Land Use Act, merger of some states and states’ control of minerals. Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-rufai, unveiled some of the recommendations when he submitted the committee´s…
Nigeria’s former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal, has been arrested by the EFCC for alleged fraud. Mr Samin Amaddin, Acting Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, confirmed that Babachir who was sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari,…
Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and the Orodje of Okpe Kingdom have been commended for keying into the establishment of Sapele Industrial City (SICITY) project and ensuring the successful signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by the Host Communities….
