Tag Archives: Moses Cleopas

$951m Payment: Diri Urges FG to Implement Court Judgement

Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has appealed to the Federal Government to implement Monday’s Abuja Federal High Court judgement ordering the payment of $951 million as shortfall in oil derivation revenue due to the state. Governor Diri made the appeal in his first public reaction to the judgement on …

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Bayelsa Monarch Honours Lawmaker, Others with Chieftaincy Titles

The Ekowe Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was agog penultimate Saturday as the community’s civic centre was filled to the rafters as the people came in their numbers to celebrate the epochal and historic conferment of chieftaincy titles on four “messianic leaders” by His Royal Highness …

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‘PDP Will Win Bayelsa Senatorial Bye-Elections’

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed optimism that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would win the suspended Bayelsa Central and West senatorial bye-elections whenever they are conducted. Governor Diri stated this on Monday night while addressing PDP faithful shortly after the conduct of the …

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Diri Tasks PDP Stalwarts on Loyalty, Unity

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  Ahead of the local government congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) slated for March 21, the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has called on the leaders to adopt strategies to prevent anti-party activities. Governor Diri gave the charge during a meeting with members of the PDP …

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Constituents, Others Eulogize Southern Ijaw Lawmaker

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Constituents and other stakeholders at the reception held after the inauguration of the 6th Assembly, of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, have used the occasion to advise and eulogize the member representing Southern Ijaw Constituency 111, Hon Moses Marlon, as well as set agenda for …

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