Tag Archives: Douye Diri

… Inducts Gov Diri into Hall of Fame The United Nations Rescue Services, a non-governmental body affiliated to the United Nation Economic and Social Council, is to embark on different developmental projects worth $3.5 billion in Bayelsa State. The convener/global chairman of the UN Rescue Services, Ambassador Steve Midalah, disclosed this on …

The Bayelsa State Government has allocated 595 hectares of land for the proposed Brass fertilizer company in Odioma Kingdom in Brass Local Government Area of the state. This was as the government also hinted that the bush clearing at the site of the said project has commenced in earnest. The …

Bayelsa State Government is to declare a public holiday in honour of Bayelsa Queens and Bayelsa United following their emergence as champions of the Men and Women’s competitions of the 2021 AITEO Cup. Governor Douye Diri made this known when he visited players and officials of Bayelsa Queens and Bayelsa …

Five buildings and other property in Obogoro Town in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have been submerged into the Ikoli River following a landslide arising from coastal erosion. The incident which took place late Saturday night to the early hours of Sunday displaced several persons with scores of …

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has cautioned his appointees against early politicking ahead of the 2023 elections, adding that he would not hesitate to sack any of them found wanting. Speaking before commencement of the weekly state Executive Council meeting in Government House on Wednesday, Governor Diri frowned at  …

The Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Adamu, has commended the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, for embarking on projects that are changing the face of his state and positively impacting on the people. The royal father, who gave the commendation on Sunday in his palace in Bauchi when Governor …

South Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Kim Young-Chae, on Thursday, said Bayelsa State has the potential to be as developed as his country.  Speaking at the Government House, Yenagoa, as guest of the state government, Ambassador Young-Chae said his visit was a follow-up to his recent meeting with Governor Douye Diri …

… Diri Names Him Youth Ambassador Winner of the Season Six, Nigerian Idol, Kingdom Kroseide, has been granted scholarship by the Bayelsa State Government. Governor Douye Diri made the pronouncement on Friday when he received Kingdom and his team at the Government House, Yenagoa.  He said the government would henceforth …

The Bayelsa State Government has inaugurated a five-man committee to draft a blue-print for the Bayelsa Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. The commissioner for Environment, Mr. lselema Gbaranbiri, inaugurated the committee on Thursday, July 8, 2021 in his office at the New Secretariat Complex, Ovom, in Yenagoa, the state capital. Gbaranbiri …

The mediatory meeting at the instance of the Bayelsa State Government, between the governing council of the Niger Delta University, NDU, and students’ representatives on Wednesday has restored normalcy to the state owned university. It will be recalled that until Wednesday, students of the university had been protesting against the …