Bayelsa State
4 Jan
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has urged his Rivers counterpart, Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, to take measures that would help to restore peace in Rivers to ensure speedy development. Diri gave the advice on Thursday when Fubara, accompanied by top government functionaries, visited him in his country home in Sampou, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area. The News…
4 Jan
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has said that he owes no one apologies for supporting the re-election of Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, in the November 11, 2023 off-cycle governorship poll in the state.
4 Jan
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has said there is still hope that the revoked licence for OML 46 (also known as Atala Oilfield), belonging to Bayelsa State, will be returned to the state.
29 Dec
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, yesterday, signed the 2024 appropriation bill of N489,443,632,374 into law.
17 Dec
Nigerians beyond Bayelsa State and the Ijaw Nation have continued to applaud the maturity and leadership of former Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, now a Senator, in managing the transitions in the State
2 Dec
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the appointment of Tariye Gbadegesin as Chief Executive Officer of Climate Investment Funds (CIF), a global organisation, will inspire many from her home state of Bayelsa, Nigeria as well as Africa.
30 Nov
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, yesterday, presented the 2024 budget proposal of N480.99 billion to the state Assembly for consideration and passage.
28 Nov
Bayelsa State operations of Tantita Security Services has described as unfounded, allegations in a recent publication by the Caretaker Council Chairman of Southern Ijaw Council, Lucky Okodeh
24 Nov
The off-season gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State in early November has produced another example of that state’s characteristically controversial and much-discussed electoral results.
16 Nov
The governorship election in Bayelsa State was won largely on the character, and to some extent, performances of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Governor Douye Diri and Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
16 Nov
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has called for legislation to check vote-buying towards safeguarding the country’s electoral system.
11 Nov
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Bayelsa State, has denied allegations that it replaced trained ad-hoc staff with unknown individuals for the November 11 governorship election.