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13% Derivation: Okowa not against communities’ agitation – Spokesman

Mr Olisa Ifeajika, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, says the Governor is not in any way against the clamour by oil-bearing communities to be given funds

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Be humane in discharging your duties, Okowa charges Army

  Delta State governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, implored officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces to be humane in the discharge of their official responsibilities.  Governor

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Women empowerment key to bridging inequality gap – Okowa

Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that women empowerment needs to be tackled with concerted action to bridge widening inequality gap in Nigeria and African.  The governor stated

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Operation Delta Hawk will be operationalised December – Okowa

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Tuesday, expressed optimism that the state’s security outfit, Operation Delta Hawk, would commence operation before the 2020 Yuletide. The governor made this known at

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Okowa says unemployment, a national emergency

Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday said unemployment was a national emergency, and urged the Federal Government and stakeholders to provide skills and empowerment opportunities for youths as a

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Delta relaxes curfew to 8 p.m. – 6 a.m

The Delta State Government has announced a relaxation of the curfew imposed after the hijack of the peaceful #ENDSARS protests by suspected miscreants. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu,

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Okowa presents N378.48bn “Budget of Recovery’’ for 2021

Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, presented the Appropriation Bill of N378.48 billion for 2021 to the state’s House of Assembly for consideration. Christened “Budget of Recovery’’, the

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Police Brutality: Delta sets up Judicial Panel of Enquiry

Delta State Government has constituted an eight-member Judicial Panel of Enquiry to investigate allegations of police brutality and extra-judicial killings in the state. A statement signed by Secretary to State

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Delta earmarks N378 billion as budget estimate for 2021

The Delta State Executive Council, on Tuesday, approved a draft estimate of N378 billion as budget for 2021 which would be presented to the state House of Assembly next week

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#ENDSARS Protests: Okowa calls for calm

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called for calm in the state as the country continues to record protests by citizens, including Deltans, against the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery

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