6yrs anniversary: PANDEF hails Gov Diri
The National Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Ambassador Godknows Igali, has congratulated Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on his sixth anniversary in office.
Court orders Bayelsa govt to reinstate 800 sacked tertiary institutions workers
By Emem Idio, Yenogoa A National Industrial Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has ordered the immediate reinstatement of employees under the Niger Delta University, NDU, Amassoma and Isaac Jasper College of Education, Sagbama, who were dismissed from service in 2018. The sacked workers, who were relieved of their duties were alleged to be redundant […]
I didn’t know I’ll be governor — Diri
By Samuel Oyadongha Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Sunday said he never knew he would one day become a governor while supporting the aspiration of others. Senator Diri, who joined other worshippers to offer praises to God for witnessing the first Sunday of the year made the remark at St. Peter’s Anglican Church […]
Bayelsa Gov Poll: Supreme Court affirms Diri’s election
…as appellants withdraw cases By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, dismissed six appeals that sought to nullify the election of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State. The apex court, in a unanimous judgement by a seven-man panel of Justices led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, upheld the election of governor Diri and his Deputy, […]
VIDEO: Why Appeal Court affirms Bayelsa Gov., Douye Diri’s election
The Court of Appeal Court sitting in Abuja on Friday affirmed the election of Gov. Duoye Diri of Bayelsa and set aside the judgment of the Bayelsa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which nullified Diri’s election.
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 […]
My husband’s coming as governor is divine, says Diri’s wife
By Samuel Oyado YENAGOA: WIFE of Bayelsa State Governor, Mrs Gloria Diri, has described as divine timing of God the emergence of her husband, Senator Douye Diri, as governor of the state. Mrs Diri spoke at the Special Praise Service in honour of the governor’s 61st birthday at the King of Glory Chapel, Government House, […]
