Tag: Gov. Douye Diri
Bayelsa Gov. Diri takes oath of office for second term
He took the oaths of office and allegiance which were administered by the State Chief Judge, Justice Matilda Ayemieye at…
Diri coasting home to victory, leads Sylva with 64,402 votes with 2 LGs left
The governor polled 35,501 votes from Samgbama LG to win the council. Sylva scored 6,608 votes to come second while…
Breaking: Diri takes massive lead over Sylva in three LGs
However, in the three local governments, the governor has so far scored 74,677 votes, while Sylva got 36,202 votes. Eradiri…
Diri wins own polling unit by landslide
Diri polled 218 of the 219 votes cast at his polling unit, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Labour…
Bayelsa disburses N200,000 each to indigenous small business owners
Bayelsa has so far disbursed N 336 million under the scheme to 1,680 beneficiaries drawn from all the eight council…
Gov. Diri rewards Bayelsa Queens
The governor said that their performance had made the state and the country proud and justified the resources spent on…
Gov. Diri distances self from leaked sex tape in South Africa
Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri, has distanced himself from the leaked sex tape of the Speaker of the Free State…
Bayelsa Assembly approves Diri’s N30bn loan request
The 24-member House unanimously approved the loan request to be sourced through commercial banks or capital market through bond.
Diri pledges implementation of SDGs, seeks Niger Delta clean up
Diri gave the assurance when he visited the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed at the UN headquarters in New…
Diri swears in wife as High Court judge
The other judges sworn in by the Bayelsa Governor are former Registrar of the Bayelsa State High Court, James Lookie,…
Diri redeems pledge to Nembe oil spill victims
The Nov. 5 spill at Aiteo's Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 lasted for 32 days before it was plugged on…
Gov. Diri thanks security agents for rescuing expatriate
The governor said the immediate rescue of the expatriate, an employee of PAACHE Construction Ltd., showed resilience and professionalism on…
Why Abacha would remain hero, great man in Bayelsa – Diri
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri on Monday said late Nigerian dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha remained a great man and hero…
Federal projects: Bayelsa receives N27bn refund from FG
The Bayelsa Government, on Sunday, said that it received N27 billion and not N38 billion approved as refund by the…
Okowa to inaugurate projects, invites Diri to commission roads
Delta State Government on Thursday announced that it would on Feb. 2, 2021, inaugurate completed road and school projects in…
Purported plan to impeach Diri: Bayelsa Assembly breaks silence
The Bayelsa House of Assembly says there are no plans to impeach Gov. Douye Diri, describing the speculations as a…
Diri signs N329.29bn 2021 budget into law
Gov. Douye Diri, of Bayelsa, has assented to the 2021 state Appropriation Bill of N329.29 billion passed into law by…
Electronic voting to curb thuggery, cultism – Jonathan, Diri
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa have called for the immediate adoption of electronic voting system…
Bayelsa governor harps on Ijaw unity
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has reemphasised the need for Ijaw people to embrace unity and speak with one voice…