Douye Diri
26 Sep 2023
United States (US) Consulate General in Nigeria has said it has been monitoring activities in Bayelsa State ahead of the November 11 governorship election, expecting that it will be peaceful and credible.
18 Sep 2023
Some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa, including the party’s Youth Leader, Nunieh Odede, have dumped the party.
15 Sep 2023
The last is yet to be heard of the lingering leadership crisis rocking Opu-Nembe Community, in Nembe Local Council of Bayelsa State, as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylva...
13 Sep 2023
Former legislators in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly have endorsed Governor Douye Diri’s bid for a second term in office. The ex-lawmakers, under the aegis of Bayelsa Former Legislators Forum, passed a vote of confidence on Diri during ...
1 Sep 2023
The near absence of democracy at the local councils has not only crippled development at the grassroots but questions the democratic credentials of several state governors, who prefer to appoint loyalists as administrators and caretaker committees...
27 Aug 2023
Scores of protesters on Saturday protested against the visit of Governor Douye Diri to Opu-Nembe community, Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa...
11 Aug 2023
Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has said that the state will not condone activities of illegal uniformed groups before and during the November 11 governorship election in the state, warning such groups to steer away from the state or be ready to face the law.
10 Aug 2023
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has said coastal communities in the state are in danger of being submerged by the Atlantic Ocean. Diri raised the alarm on Tuesday, when he visited Odioama community in Brass Council to assess the level of devastation from ocean encroachment.
4 Aug 2023
The governorship ambition of immediate past Minister of State, Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, has hit setback, as one of his loyalists and a former member of the House of Representatives, Israel Sunny-Goli, yesterday, dumped him for the incumbent governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri.
20 Jul 2023
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State unveiled 106 vehicles to enhance the intra-city transport system in Yenagoa, the state capital, and its surrounding areas on Thursday. The new transport scheme, according to Governor Diri, will help cushion the effect of the removal of petrol subsidies and alleviate the sufferings of residents of the state. Diri…
17 Jul 2023
As the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State draws near, there has been increased tempo of underground political activities by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Senator Douye Diri, and that of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva.
6 Jul 2023
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, yesterday, inaugurated two projects executed by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC), which were funded by the German government.
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