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Former SSA Describes Diri’s 365 Days in Office as Monumental

A former SSA on Inter-party and Political Matters, Miriki Ebikibina, has described Senator Douye Diri’s one year in office as “commendable, hopeful, challenging and successful, despite distractions from numerous court cases, flooding and the Covid 19 pandemic.” Miriki, in a press statement issued Saturday commended the governor for making good …

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Jonathan, Secondus, Enang’s Presence Boost Diri’s Supreme Court Thanksgiving

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, his wife, Dame Patience, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors of Bauchi, Akwa Ibom and Oyo states were among the galaxy of dignitaries that attended the special victory thanksgiving of the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, in Yenagoa on Saturday.  The event held at the 15,000-seater Ecumenical …

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Ndimele to Leave IAUE a ‘Mega University’

By Tunde Uchegbuo The vice chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Professor Ozo-mekuri Ndimele, has said that the institution would become a mega university before he leaves office this year.  Speaking recently at a forum with staff of the university, the vice chancellor unveiled plans for more …

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Bayelsa Gets New Autonomous Community along Border with Delta

Bayelsa State Government on Monday granted autonomy to a community along its boundary with Delta State, known as Kabokiri Community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The state Ministry of Local Government, Community Development and Chieftaincy Affairs has thus been directed to issue a certificate recognizing the rural …

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I Wholly Support Electronic Voting ~ Diri

… Sampou Community Honours Bayelsa Governor Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed support for electronic voting as a solution to Nigeria’s electoral challenges.  Speaking at a grand reception in his honour in Sampou Community, in Kolokuma Local Government Area, Governor Diri noted that although electronic voting might not …

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