When his debut album”Weekend Love” first hit the airwaves in 1983, it wasn’t just another record, it was a sensation. Released under the banner of Supremedisk Records, and masterfully produced by the legendary Jake Sollo of blessed memory, the album “Weekend Love” carried the warmth, rhythm, and soul that defined a generation. Behind its rise…
By Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq For decades, the people of Oko Kingdom knew what it meant to live with distance, not the kind measured in kilometres, but the kind measured in hardship. Distance between farms and markets, distance between effort and reward, distance between promise and development. Every rainy season, the earth itself seemed to…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has received locally sourced gold refined to London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Good Delivery standards into Nigeria’s foreign reserves, bringing the Bank’s total gold holdings to $3.5 billion. The milestone represents an important step in the CBN’s reserve diversification strategy. The gold was aggregated by the Solid Minerals Development…
By Fred Oghenesivbe Esq. Today, March 3, history beckons in Delta State. At the iconic Cenotaph in Asaba, the Delta State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) convenes its first State Congress following the seismic political realignment that reshaped the state’s power structure, the historic collapse of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) framework in…
The Delta State Government has commended the State Commissioner of Police, Aina Adesola, and his team for intercepting 1,520 packs of illicit drugs, including Tramadol and Swinol tablets, along the Asaba–Agbor Expressway. The drugs were reportedly concealed beneath company machines in a J5 bus before being discovered by operatives during a strategic operation. In a…
The Delta State Government has called on all candidates of Delta State origin who successfully submitted online applications for the ongoing nationwide recruitment of 50,000 Police Constables to participate in the physical and credential screening exercise. In a statement issued on Saturday, Dr. Barr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, Director General of the Delta State Bureau for…
Staff of the Delta State Contributory Health Commission (DSCHC) have organised a dinner ceremony in honour of Comrade Martins Bolum, a pioneer staff member and Director of Administration and Human Resources, following his retirement from active service.The event, attended by staff members, their spouses and invited labour leaders, was convened to celebrate Bolum’s foundational role…
Residents of Delta State have been urged to take full advantage of the quality healthcare services provided under the state’s Contributory Health Scheme, as the government intensifies efforts to strengthen service delivery across the health sector. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme made the call while receiving the Director-General of the DeltaStateGovernment (DSCHC), ,…
The Delta State Government has urged eligible students of Delta State origin to apply for the 2026/2027 Entrance Examination into the Nigerian Air Force Military Schools, Comprehensive and Secondary Schools located across the country. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Director-General of the Delta State Bureau for Orientation and Communications, Dr. Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe,…
…As 2026 Admission Portal Opens The Delta State Government has called on eligible youths across the state to take advantage of the ongoing application process for admission into the 78 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA). In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Director General of the Delta State Bureau for Orientation and…
