Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has condemned the Okuama attack, during which 17 soldiers were killed in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Diri, in a reaction to the incident, called for concerted efforts and support from…
THE EAGLEONLINE The Bayelsa State Government and International Finance and Development Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to invest in five different high impact and key infrastructural projects in different parts of Bayelsa State. The USA-based IFDC is mobilising…
PREMIUM TIMES The Bayelsa House of Assembly on Wednesday approved a request by Governor Douye Diri to obtain another loan of N30 billion. The request was contained in a letter forwarded to the legislative arm by Mr Diri which was…
THE GUARDIAN Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has revealed that his administration is working on a short and long term development plan of between 10 and 30 years for the state. He disclosed this at the weekend during the state’s…
THE GUARDIAN Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa, has lauded the partnership between the state government and the Nigerian Airforce, saying it contributed to the prevailing peace in the state. Diri gave this commendation in his office in Yenagoa, when he…
PREMIUM TIMES Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Tuesday proposed that 10 per cent of derived oil revenue be provided in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) for the host communities. Mr Diri, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,…
NIGERIAN TRIBUNE The government of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, on Wednesday, met with a delegation from the American Embassy Political and Economic Affairs Bureau to discuss modalities to establish a security partnership that would ensure sustainable peace in the state.…
THE GUARDIAN Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has been urged to leave politics behind and face the onerous task of providing good governance to the people who elected him into the office. The advice was contained in a congratulatory…
THIS DAY The Bayelsa Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday nullified the election that produced candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Duoye Diri, as Governor. The panel held that the election was unlawful due to the exclusion…
DAILY TRUST As the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri marks four months in office today, some stakeholders and citizens of the state have expressed worries over the governor’s inability to form his cabinet for smooth governance in the state.…