Governor Douye Diri

An elated Governor Douye Diri has doled out N14 million to the state-owned football club, Bayelsa United, for the victory over visiting AS Ashanti Golden Boys of Guinea in the preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup. The match…

The Bayelsa State Government, on Friday, expressed disappointed with the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) for choosing to allocate funds to Rivers State based on disputed on oil wells between the two states,…

Isaac Ombe, Yenagoa Fleeing residents of  erosion-ravaged riverine Obogoro community, in Yenagoa Local Government Area, of Bayelsa State have appealed  to the state and Federal Government to come to their rescue as several buildings were…

Isaac Ombe, Yenagoa Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has urged political appointees in the state to quit service rather than use their offices to curry political favours. He told his Executive Council members to resign their…

By Isaac Ombe, Yenagoa  As Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa state visits Bauchi state twice in Six months, the paramount ruler in the state, Alhaji Rilwanu Adamu, commends his developmental strides in the oil rich state. Governor Diri…

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Bassambiri and Ogbolomabiri areas of Nembe Local Government Area of the state. Governor Diri said the curfew, which took effect from Wednesday, was in a bid to…

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has said the Ijaw Nation would continue to agitate for the realisation of the ideals of equity, justice and freedom that the late Major Jasper Adaka Boro fought and died for. Governor Diri stated this,…

Open grazing of livestock is now prohibited in Bayelsa State. The prohibition came into force on Wednesday after Governor Douye Diri signed into law the Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Law 2021 at the Executive…

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has strongly condemned an attempt to cause ethnic disharmony in the state through the Brass Fertiliser and Petrochemical Company project. Governor Diri, who was reacting to a trending post on…

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has says his administration has done creditably one year after assuming office regardless of the numerous challenges it faced. Governor Diri, who said this, on Wednesday evening, during an interactive…