Tag: okowa
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Okowa congratulates ‘Delta illustrious son’, Pinnick on FIFA Council election
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr Amaju Pinnick, on his election into the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Executive Council. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Pinnick defeated Malawian FA President, Walter Nyamilandu, by 43 votes to eight during the CAF General Assembly held in Rabat, Morocco on…
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Okowa picks date for commissioning of Ovwor-Effurun-Otor Bridge
The Delta Government on Thursday disclosed that it would inaugurate the Ovwor-Olomu-Effurun-Otor Bridge in Ughelli South Local Government Area, on Tuesday, March 16. Mr Charles Aniagwu, the Commissioner for Information, made this disclosure to newsmen shortly after inspecting the project at Effurun-Otor. He said that the project would be inaugurated by Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, who…
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Okowa’s jinx breaker with Asaba Airport, By Chido Nwakanma
Asaba Airport stepped out of the shadows of neglect and scorn Tuesday, 23 February, to emerge as the second airport in Nigeria to operate as a concession with the promise of brighter days. First Investment Development Company (FIDC)-MENZIES Aviation (MA) Consortium won the brownfield contract to manage the airport for 30 years on terms that…
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Okowa speaks on conduct of Delta LG poll
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has expressed satisfaction over the peaceful conduct of the local government council elections of Saturday in the state. Okowa sated this in an interview with newsmen after casting his vote at DSIEC Ward 3; unit 3 at Eghoma Primary School, Owa-Alero in Ika North East Local Government Area of the…
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Okowa congratulates Obasanjo at 84
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Friday felicitated former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, as he clocked 84 years. The governor, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, said the octogenarian leader remained the conscience of the nation. Okowa said that the former president had continued to give patriotic…
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Okowa’s Conversion Of Tertiary Institutions Into Universities: Sagacity Or Accidental Masterstroke?, By Magnus Onyibe
By Magnus Onyibe. One of the iconic leaders that is often cited all over the world as an exemplar, is Lee Kuan Yew, who was the prime minister of Singapore that owes much of his fame to the legacy of a phenomenal, rapid and systematic development of the small island nation in a manner that…
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Wike, Ex-gov Uduaghan, Judges visit Okowa, pay tributes to late father
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Monday, described the late Pa Arthur Okowa, father of Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, as a man of great substance who left a marvelous legacy. Wike stated this when he led a delegation from Rivers on a condolence visit to Gov. Okowa at the Government House, Asaba. He said…
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PDP, Omo-Agege, Askia mourn Okowa’s father
Condolence messages have been pouring in for the late father of Delta State Governor, Chief Arthur Okowa. The governor’s party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commiserated with him over his father’s death. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja on Thursday. Ologbondiyan described Okowa’s death as a…
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Ibori Condoles Gov Okowa Over Father’s passing
Chief James Onanefe Ibori has condoled the Delta state Governor, His Excellency, Sen Ifeanyi Okowa, for the passing of his father, Sir Arthur Okowa, aged 89, on Thursday January 28 morning, In a statement signed by his Media Assistant, Tony Eluemunor, Chief Ibori poured encomiums on the late Sir Okowa whom he described as a…
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Gov Okowa visits scene of gas explosion in Agbor, Delta State
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa today visited the Osadebe Gas Plant, the scene of a gas explosion in Agbor, headquarters of Ika South local government area of Delta state. Okowa was accompanied to the scene by top government officials and top management of the Ika South Council. He also visited the Agbor Central Hospital Agbor where he…