Tag Archives: Douye Diri

Diri Receives Rescued Expatriates, Assures Foreigners of Safety

Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, received 10 expatriates that were rescued by security agencies in the state from the den of kidnappers. The foreign sailors were kidnapped on November 25 from their vessel along the Pennington River in neighbouring Delta State and brought into Bayelsa. The governor’s …

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COVID-19’s 2nd Wave: Bayelsa Gov Charges Ministries on Enlightenment

… Tasks Security Agencies on ‘Peaceful Yuletide’ Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has charged people of the state to take the COVID-19 protocols seriously, stressing that the second wave of the ravaging pandemic is real. Speaking through his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, at the 16th State Executive Council meeting …

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Governor’s Cup DG, Others Bag Rhythm FM Awards

The director general of Nigeria’s biggest football competition, ‘The Bayelsa Governor’s Cup (or Prosperity Cup),’ Ono Akpe, says his passion to support youths made him key into sports development. Ono Akpe, who was speaking after receiving an award, at the End of Year Dinner and Awards, organised by Rhythm FM Sports Crew, …

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Senatorial Bye-Election: Diri Condoles with IGP, Commends INEC

Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed deep condolences with the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, over the loss of some policemen that drowned while escorting voting materials for last Saturday’s senatorial bye-election in the state. The boat conveying the policemen reportedly capsized on its way to …

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Bayelsa Bemoans Drop in Federal Allocation

The Bayelsa State government on Monday lamented the decline in revenues accruing from the federation account while announcing its income and expenditure profile for the months of August, September and October 2020. Presenting a breakdown of the figures in Yenagoa, the commissioner for Finance, Mr. Maxwell Ebibai, disclosed that the …

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Supreme Court Ruling: Litigants Not My Enemies ~ Diri

Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has again extended a hand of fellowship  to those that filed petitions in court against his election. Governor Diri in his reaction to Wednesday’s ruling of the Supreme Court, which dismissed the last batch of cases against him and his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, …

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