Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, has said offering palliatives was not the lasting solution to the economic hardship in the country.

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has hailed the exemplary character of his predecessor, Senator Seriake Dickson, saying the former governor does not act like a political godfather.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State has congratulated Senator Douye Diri and his running mate, Senator Lawrence Ewhrujadkpo, on their victory in the November 11 governorship election in the state.

 Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa has applauded President Bola Tinubu for keeping to his pledge of non-interference in the off-cylce governorship election in Bayelsa.

GOVERNOR Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, yesterday, said the late immediate past Chief Judge of the state, Justice Kate Abiri, was his prayer partner, who always joined him to pray for progress of the state.

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has directed security agencies to clamp down on violators of the state’s anti-open grazing law.

THREE YEARS AFTER: How Diri is changing the narrative in Bayelsa — Kemenanabo

By Samuel Oyadongha YENAGOA—GOVERNOR Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, who doubled as the Chairman of the National Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the just concluded Osun State governorship election arrived Yenagoa, the state capital to a rousing welcome from thousands of party faithful for his role in the victory of Ademola […]

FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, weekend, called for an effective mortgage system to meet the housing needs of Nigerians.

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenogoa Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has decried the worsening insecurity in the country, saying Nigeria was now worse than it was in 2015, when the All Progressives Congress, APC, took over power in the country. He called on the Federal Government to redouble its effort at combating insecurity, particularly in […]

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has announced a monthly empowerment scheme for small-scale businesses across the eight local government areas of the state. Diri, who disclosed this, Wednesday, during an interactive session with secondary school students, women and beneficiaries of the state’s higher education loans scheme in Yenagoa, said the initiative was meant to […]

By Samuel Oyadongha & Emem Idio – Yenogoa Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has promised that his administration will construct more roads to link communities in the state. The governor spoke as his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde, inaugurated the 4.5km Igbedi community road in Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area, yesterday, as part of activities […]

By Emem Idio – Yenogoa A Peoples  Democratic Party, PDP, group in Bayelsa State, styled Bayelsa West Patriotic Front, BWPF, has called Governor Douye Diri of the state to remain committed and be resolute to the existing agreement on rotation in Bayelsa West senatorial district made up of Ekeremor and Sagbama local government areas. According […]

By Samuel Oyadongha – Yenogoa Governor  Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has directed his appointees nursing political ambition ahead of the 2023 elections to resign in order not to be distracted. Diri, who gave the directive at the State Executive Council meeting, Wednesday, explained that such ambition was legitimate but it should not be at […]

“The definition of host communities or oil-producing communities is also worrisome. Oil-producing communities should not be where pipelines are laid. If the issue of what an oil-producing community is not addressed, it is a time bomb that could explode.”