•Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri, has directed that an autopsy be conducted to determine the cause of death of the state’s Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. The governor gave the directive yesterday while hosting former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Government House, Yenagoa, reports Sunday Van...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Bayelsa State, has said despite the resignation of Governor Douye Diri, the party structures in the state remain solid and unified. Governor Diri, who chaired the PDP zoning committee that allocated the party’s presidential ticket to the South, announced his exit from the PDP on Wednesday during an expand...
•Okonkwo and Diri A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress and Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to declare the seat of Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, vacant following his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party. It was earlier reported that Diri resigned from the PDP...
•Senator Seriake Dickson In the wake of the latest defection by the Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri’s to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Seriake Dickson representing PDP – Bayelsa West, has strongly criticised the move, reaffirming his commitment to the PDP, warning against the dangers of a one-party state. Speaking after plena...
•Superintendent of Police Sentome Obi and Governor Douye Diri The police in Bayelsa State have arrested the abductors of Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, a judge of the State High Court. Justice Omukoro was kidnapped on June 21 in Yenagoa and was held for 12 days before he was rescued through the joint effort of security agencies […]
There is growing political tension in Bayelsa State, ahead of the April 12 mega rally for appreciation of President Ahmed Tinubu and in support of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The organisers are also planning to inaugurate a political group: ‘The new Associates’, Bayelsa chapter, reports Daily Trust. However, G...
•Diri and Wike The organisers of the rally in support of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, have dared Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, vowing to go ahead with the rally that the number one citizen in Bayelsa kicked against. During a meeting with Bayelsa Elders and Security agencies, on Wednesday, […]
•Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has warned those planning a mega rally and inauguration of a group loyal to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, that such gathering is capable of causing crisis in the state. Diri, who also raised the alarm about a plot to […]
•Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State Bayelsa State Government has lifted a five-year employment embargo, approving the recruitment of 1,000 indigenes into the state civil service. The move, according to the government, is aimed at strengthening the workforce and reducing unemployment in the state, reports Vanguard. Bayelsa State Civil Service...
•Governor Douye Diri Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dame Didi Walson-Jack, yesterday, expressed delight over the construction of a new nine-storey civil servants secretariat by the Bayelsa State government. Mrs. Walson-Jack said when completed, the iconic structure would go down in her memory as an exciting legacy of Governor Dou...
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