Tag: Ifeanyi Okowa
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JUST IN: Gov. Okowa clears air on identity of Delta COVID-19 index case
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has said the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) index case confirmed in the State by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has been in the State for weeks before the lockdown. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Governor Okowa stated this on Wednesday during a State broadcast, where he announced that the index case…
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COVID-19: ‘I am not Delta index case’ – House of Assembly member cries out
The member representing Ughelli North Constituency II in the Delta State House of Assembly, Prince Eric Oharisi has rebutted claims that he is the Coronavirus disease COVID-19) index case in the State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday confirmed an index case of COVID-19 in Delta, and rumours quickly…
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COVID-19 in Delta: Gov Okowa urges calm, says situation under control
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okoye has asked Deltans to remain calm, stressing that the situation is under control, following the confirmation of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday confirmed a case of COVID-19 in the Delta, bringing the total number of confirmed Coronavirus…
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COVID-19: Okowa lauds FG for halting int’l flights
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has commended the Federal Government for halting international flights into the country as part of measures to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic. He said the stoppage of international flights and closure of land borders would ill stem the spread of the dreaded disease in the country. Okowa told journalists after…
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Gov. Okowa reiterates need for true federalism, renews resource control agitations
Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday, reiterated the need for proper restructuring of the country where the federating units could truly operate on the basis of equity, fairness and justice. Okowa made the assertion while receiving leaders of South-South and Middle Belt Forum comprising Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Ohaneze Ndigbo, Afenifere and Middle…
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What Delta State is doing to contain COVID-19 pandemic
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has ordered the closure of government and private primary and secondary schools, including tertiary institutions in the State to contain the spread of the Coronavirus disease, COVID-19 pandemic. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Governor Okowa gave the order on Friday at a media briefing, where he said the closure is effective Thursday…
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How Gov. Okowa saved communities attacked by herdsmen from invasion by military
The Uwheru Development Union (UDU) has said if not for the intervention of Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, military men would have invaded the Uwheru kingdom, following attacks on the kingdom that claimed 10 lives and left many injured. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls on 13th, 14th and 15th February, 2020, the entire Uwheru kingdom was thrown…
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What Osinbajo, Lawan, Okowa said about Omo-Agege in Warri
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan and Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Sunday spoke glowingly of Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege. The trio was among notable Nigerians that attended the Thanksgiving Mass for Senator Omo-Agege at Mother of the Redeemer Catholic Church, Effurun, Delta State. Osinbajo, in a remark,…
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Okowa’s Spokesman, Olisa Ifeajika, loses mum
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika’s mother, Mrs Eunice Ifeajika, is dead. The information, which was confirmed by the CPS to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, said the deceased died on Tuesday at age 84 in Benin, Edo. He said that the burial arrangement would be announced by the…
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Herdsmen attack Uwheru, Delta communities; many feared dead
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has decried renewed attacks by suspected herdsmen on Avwon, Agadama, Ohoror and other communities of Uwheru Kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. According to reports from the communities, herdsmen accompanied by unidentified army personnel stormed the communities in an unprovoked attack that has become an annual routine,…