Ifeanyi Okowa.
30 May 2023
Chief Sheriff Oborevwori was, yesterday, in Asaba, sworn in as the fifth civilian Governor of Delta State. He commended his predecessor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, for his fiscal discipline, other achievements and vowed to complete ongoing projects across the state.
27 May 2023
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, yesterday, congratulated Ijaw national leader, Chief Edwin Clark, on his 96th birth anniversary. The governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, lauded the elder statesman for his commitment to the growth and development of the Nigeria and the Niger Delta. He said…
23 May 2023
The outgoing Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa on Monday signed nine bills transmitted by the Delta State House of Assembly into law.
22 May 2023
Residents in Asaba, Delta State have raised the alarm over danger posed by manholes and open gutters, which have resulted in seven deaths in the first quarter of the year.
19 May 2023
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa's convoy was reportedly involved in an accident, injuring journalists in a bus conveying them from Warri to Asaba.
18 May 2023
Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa's convoy reportedly involved in an accident, injuring mostly journalists in bus conveying them from Warri to Asaba.
17 May 2023
The Governor of Nigeria's oil-rich state of Delta, Ifeanyi Okowa, has presented a N71 billion 2023 supplementary budget to the State House of Assembly for approval on Tuesday.
10 May 2023
It certainly wasn’t a walk in the park when one decides to return to school some 40 years after graduating as a medical doctor, and at 63, to study Music, this time. Even though Okubor said it was interesting, given his background as the son of a teacher and at some point music teacher on a small scale. But that thing was there.
28 Apr 2023
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has condoled with the family of renowned historian, Prof. Obaro Ikime, who died on Tuesday. The late professor, who hailed from Erowha, in Isoko South Council of Delta State, reportedly died in Ibadan. He was 86.
26 Apr 2023
Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has licensed Delta State as a special economic zone. Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa who spoke at the presentation of license by NEPZA said Delta Economic Zones would attract over $22 billion investment. "As part of our efforts to position businesses in Delta State to benefit from the African…
26 Apr 2023
Barely 33 days to swearing in of Sheriff Obevwori as Governor of Delta State, the Okpe Union, United Kingdom (UK), has extolled the outgoing governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, for supporting their kinsman to succeed him.
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