{"id":146636,"date":"2025-01-18T15:14:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T14:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/former-first-lady-of-delta-state-edna-ibru-dies-in-london"},"modified":"2025-01-24T19:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T18:45:15","slug":"former-first-lady-of-delta-state-edna-ibru-dies-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/former-first-lady-of-delta-state-edna-ibru-dies-in-london","title":{"rendered":"Former First Lady of Delta State, Edna Ibru dies in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former First Lady of Delta State, Edna Ibru, nee Park, has died in London, UK.<\/p>\n<p>Edna was the wife of Chief Felix Ibru, who was the first civilian governor of Delta State.<\/p>\n<p>Her death was confirmed in a statement released by her son, Paul.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur amazing mother passed into glory on Wednesday 15, January, 2025 after a brief illness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil her death, she was full of life and we never expected her to leave us so soon but we cannot question the will of God in her precious life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was a lover of people, a mediator, a mother to many, outrageously humorous, deeply caring, down to earth, full of stories all of the time, and we will miss her very dearly,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>Ibru won the Miss Nigeria beauty pageant in 1964 and became the first Nigerian\/African to represent Nigeria at Miss Universe.<\/p>\n<p>Her burial arrangement would be confirmed by the family at a later date.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A former First Lady of Delta State, Edna Ibru, nee Park, has died in London, UK. Edna was the wife of Chief Felix Ibru, who was the first civilian governor of Delta State. 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