The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has directed the relevant ministries to initiate a process for the immediate commencement and completion of all pending pojects in the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri. The Governor stated this when he received in audience, the final year Medical Students of the institution at his country […]
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has commended the Nigerian Police and the Bayelsa State Command for its effort in ensuring peace and security of the state. Governor Diri gave the commendation on Monday while decorating five newly promoted police officers in his office in Government House, Yenagoa. The officers promoted were Sylvester Eseimokumo […]
… calls for collaboration to ensure a peaceful election … as IGP assures neutrality in discharge of duties Bayelsa Governor, Senator Douye Diri today received in a courtesy call the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun In Govt. House, Yenagoa. The visit was to ensure a peaceful gubernatorial election on Saturday. Governor Diri in […]
*Also Inaugurates Civil Service Commission, State, LG Auditors-General Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has tasked new members of the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC) to conduct credible local government election that will be a reference point in Nigeria. The governor also urged the commission to exercise its independence. Governor Diri gave the charge […]
*Says State More Polluted Than Ogoniland *Diri Assures On Collaboration To Stem Oil Theft The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said there is still hope that the revoked licence for OML 46 (also known as Atala Oilfield), belonging to Bayelsa State, will be returned to the state. The Federal […]
*PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE As noted by World Health Organisation (WHO), malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by plasmodium falciparum, a parasite discovered to have infected chimpanzees and gorillas, transmitted to humans due to mosquito bites from infected female anopheles called Malaria Vector. The virus from an infected female anopheles multiplies in the liver […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged leadership of the Pan Niger Delta Development Forum (PANDEF) to focus on issues that border on the region’s development in its advocacy as a voice of the region. Senator Diri gave the admonition on Wednesday when a delegation of PANDEF led by its new chairman, Amb. Godknows […]
It was a delightful moment in the weekend when former President Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the State Governor Senator Douye Diri, the Ooni of Ife and other well meaning Nigerians attending the wedding of Shabby Akinola and Angel Adukeh in Opolo, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The Governor Senator Douye Diri was represented by the Deputy Governor […]
… meets Dr. Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General …seeks urgent Niger Delta clean up Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has visited the United Nations headquarters in New York, USA to meet with the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Dr. Amina Mohammed. The meeting centred on how to deepen the existing relationship between UN and Bayelsa State. […]
The Yenagoa Branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has applauded the Prosperity Government of Senator Douye Diri for carrying out massive development in the state for the benefit of the people. The Society of Engineers gave the accolades to the state Government when they paid a courtesy visit to the Commissioner for Works […]
… commiserates, donates cash gifts to them Bayelsa Governor, Senator Douye Diri has continued his tour of communities affected by this year’s flood. The governor today visited, Okodi, Ayama, Ayakoro, and Otuokpoti communities in Ogbia Local Government Area of the State to commiserate with them as a result of the ravaging flood that has affected […]
~Launches drug-free clubs in three schools. As part of the activities to create public awareness on drugs misuse and addiction by youths in the state, the Bayelsa State Drug Abuse, Addiction Prevention and Rehabilitation Committee (BADAPARC), made a visit to three schools in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area on Monday, May 12, 2025. The visit was […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has sought the partnership and support of South Korea in areas of agricultural, maritime and infrastructure development of the state.At a meeting with the South Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae, in Abuja on Friday, Governor Diri said given its maritime similarity with Bayelsa, the state also needed the […]
The Bayelsa State Government has commended MTN Foundation for meeting up to its social responsibilities by providing for its host communities. The commendation was made by the Commissioner for Health Prof Seiyefa Brisibe while inspecting infrastructural upgrade by MTN Foundation on the Akaba Primary Healthcare Centre in Yenagoa LocalGovernmentArea of the State. Prof Brisibe on […]