… Assures them of Security, Welfare in Bayelsa By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State governor, Sen. Douye Diri gas warned NYSC members deployed to the state against cases of induced rejection, truancy, absenteeism and redundancy at places of primary assignment especially in government establishments. According to Gov. Diri, Corps …
Read More »Bayelsa 2023: Sylva’s Undoing, partly Self-Inflicted
By Ehichioya Ezomon Because of the deck stacked against him – or more aptly, due to the deck he stacked against himself – it’s illusory to project the November 11, 2023, governorship in Bayelsa State as a walkover for former Governor Timipre Sylva. From the get go, Mr Sylva faced …
Read More »Emulate Tinubu, Congratulate Diri over Election Victory, Assembly Ex-Whip urges Sylva
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Former Chief Whip of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Dr. Jonathan Robinson Obuebite, has urged the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva and other opposition candidates in last Saturday’s governorship poll to emulate President Bola Tinubu by congratulating the winner, Senator …
Read More »Diri Represents Peace leadership ~ Bayelsa PFN
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Bayelsa State has described Governor Douye Diri as a peace developer, filled with divine grace and cultural intelligence, just as the body congratulated the governor on his victory at the November 11 gubernatorial election. Speaking with newsmen in Yenagoa …
Read More »Handball Team Felicitates Gov Diri on his Re-Election
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Handball Team has facilitated with Governor Douye Diri on his election for a second term. The team’s secretary, Mr. Dimie Okara, who spoke with newsmen in Yenagoa before the team’s departure for Lagos for the second phase of the Ardova Handball Premier League on …
Read More »Bayelsa Poll: Diri Says I’ll Be Governor for All as APC Rejects Result
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State erupted in jubilation on Monday as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Governor Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the off-cycle governorship election in the state. This was even as the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who …
Read More »Bayelsa: Diri Wins Re-Election with 175,196 Votes
By Emma Ovundah The incumbent governor of Bayelsa State, and governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Douye Diri has been declared winner of the just concluded November 11 governorship election in the state. Returning Officer for the Bayelsa State governorship election, Prof. Kuta Farouk, made the declaration …
Read More »Jonathan Asks Kinsmen to ‘Vote Massively for Diri’
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Former President Goodluck Jonathan has asked his kinsmen, in Ogbia Local Government Area, to reciprocate the good developmental gestures of Governor Douye Diri in the area by massively voting for him in Saturday’s governorship poll. Speaking at his country home in Otuoke on Wednesday when Governor …
Read More »Bayelsa Guber Election: Diri, Sylva Fight Dirty at Peace Accord Signing
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Saturday’s governorship election in the state, Senator Douye Diri, and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva, have continued to trade accusations over alleged plans to perpetrate violence and stockpiling of …
Read More »Bayelsa Guber: Diri Deserves Eight Years ~ Jonathan
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that for the stability of Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Diri should be encouraged to complete a second term in office. Speaking at his Yenagoa residence on Tuesday when members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Bayelsa National Governorship Campaign Council, …
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