Douye Diri
5 Jan
Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, yesterday, led some prominent leaders of the state to visit his Bayelsa State counterpart, Douye Diri, at his country home in Sampou, Kolokuma/ Opokuma Local Council, where they agreed to work together...
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.
3 Jan
Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, yesterday led some prominent leaders of the state to visit his Bayelsa State counterpart, Senator Douye Diri, where they agreed to work together to settle issues concerning property jointly owned by both states that are pending in the courts. Fubara said he visited with some prominent leaders of the…
30 Dec
The Bayelsa State Council of the Nigerian Legion has applauded Governor Douye Diri’s approach to their welfare since the inception of his administration.
29 Dec
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, yesterday, signed the 2024 appropriation bill of N489,443,632,374 into law.
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.
29 Nov
The Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri on Wednesday presented a Budget proposal of ₦480,993,632,369.00 (Four Hundred and Eighty Billion plus) for the year 2024 to the State House of Assembly. Diri while announcing this in a statement on X said the Bayelsa State Government has christened it a "Budget of Sustainable and Shared Prosperity." "This appropriation…
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.
21 Nov
Chief Executive Officer of Sportsville Communication Services Ltd, Frank Ilaboya, has congratulated Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, on his re-election for another four years, saying his win is a victory for sports development.
18 Nov
The Independent National Electoral Commission has issued Certificates of Return to Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri; Imo Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma and Kogi State Governor-elect, Usman Ododo, who won the November 11 governorship election in the various states.
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).