Diri appoints gospel musician, Asu Ekiye, Ijaw language ambassador
Diri said the appointment was in recognition of his effort to preserve Ijaw language through his music and that this was in line with his administration's vision to ensure the language does not go extinct.
Tribunal Ruling: ‘No cause for alarm’, Kieribo tells Bayelsa Youths
Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) stalwart in Bayelsa State and Majority Leader of the Nigerian Youth Parliament (3rd Assembly), Hon. Kieribo Wisdom has called on Bayelsans, especially the youths not to be troubled by the recent tribunal ruling nullifying the election of Governor Douye Diri.
Tribunal Ruling: Bayelsa lawmakers visit Diri
Members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly on Monday paid a solidarity visit to Governor Douye Diri following the controversial ruling of the state’s election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja.
Diri reacts to Bayelsa Tribunal Ruling, instructs lawyers to appeal
By Samuel Oyadongha YENAGOA – BAYELSA State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said he will appeal the ruling of the state election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja and has consequently instructed his lawyers to file the necessary papers. Diri spoke shortly after the tribunal ruled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) wrongly excluded the […]
I’ve instructed my lawyers to appeal tribunal ruling – Gov Diri
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said he will appeal Monday’s ruling of the state election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja and has consequently instructed his lawyers to file the necessary papers.
Bayelsa Election Tribunal Ruling: Ex Gov Dickson urges calm
The immediate past Governor òf Bayelsa State, Chief Henry Seriake Dickson, has urged Bayelsans not to be perturbed by the judgment of the Election Petition Tribunal which annulled the state Governorship election on Monday.
Unity crucial to Bayelsa’s development, Diri tells Reps caucus
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has stressed the need for Bayelsans regardless of party differences to put the interest of the state ahead of other considerations.
Gov Diri lauds Buhari over new police headquarters in Yenagoa
…seeks review of revenue allocation formula The Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the police high command for establishing the Zone 16 Police Headquarters in Yenagoa, the state capital. He said it will boost his administration’s stance on zero tolerance to crime. Senator Diri stated this during the courtesy […]
Supreme Court Victory: Gov Diri denounces Alaibe’s congratulatory message
…Says It’s Insulting, half-hearted Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has denounced as half-hearted the congratulatory message of Chief Ndutimi Alaibe following last Tuesday’s Supreme Court’s dismissal of his appeal. Expressing dissatisfaction with the action of Chief Alaibe, who was an aspirant in the September 3, 2019 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary that he […]
Okowa felicitates with Gov Diri over Supreme Court victory
Governor of Delta, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated his Bayelsa counterpart, Sen. Douye Diri, on his victory at the Supreme Court.
Sylva, Wabote illustrious Bayelsa sons – Gov Diri
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has described the Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, and the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Wabote, as illustrious sons of the state. Governor Diri, who was reacting to a recent online publication, which tended to cast aspersion on Chief Sylva […]
