Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, was on Saturday honoured as the Most Outstanding Friend of Ibadan (MOFI) by the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII). The elaborate ceremony held at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium (formerly Liberty Stadium) in Ibadan, Oyo State, was the culmination of the 2025 Ibadan Cultural Festival, which promotes unity […]
The 14th edition of the Online Essay Contest for Bayelsa Undergraduates is billed for today, Thursday 21st, December 2023. This is powered by the Office of the Director, New Media to the Governor of Bayelsa State. The topic for this edition is, “THE ARTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS: OPPORTUNITIES FOR BAYELSA YOUTH.” The “One-Day Task” […]
…..as Govt imposes dusk-to- dawn curfew on Nembe-Bassambiri ….calls on police IG to withdraw SWAT team Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, today held an expanded emergency state security council meeting. The meeting held in Government House, Yenagoa had in attendance, all service commanders in the state, leadership of the Ijaw National […]
The Bayelsa State Government has marked another edition of its Women and Youths Empowerment programme in the State. The programme which is the 10th of its kind took place at the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development in Yenagoa. A total of 210 Small-scale business owners were empowered with the sum of N200,000,00 […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday, received the state cultural troupe after its victorious outing at the just concluded 31st National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) 2020. It would be recalled that the Bayelsa State Council for Arts and Culture emerged overall winners of the festival held in Jos, Plateau State. While […]
… congratulates them, assures of continued partnership His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State, has received the new executive of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Bayelsa State Council led by the chairman, Comrade Tonye Yemoleigha. Governor Diri in company of the Chief of Staff, Dr. Peter Akpe, Commissioner for Information, Orientation and […]
As part of the second anniversary of the Governor Douye Diri administration, Bayelsa State, on Friday, showcased some of its agricultural endowments. Various farm produce and processed food were displayed at an event tagged: “Made in Bayelsa Agric Product Exhibition” held at the Peace Park in Yenagoa. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chief […]
Media practitioners have been charged to be resourceful, to enable them compete favourably with their counterparts within and outside the Country. The Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Hon Ayiba Duba gave the charge when the leadership of Bayelsa Media Award (BMA) paid him a courtesy call in his office, Yenagoa. Hon. Duba stated that […]
Food is believed to be a function of existence, as it is the main source of defense, essence of existence and wellbeing, especially to human beings who are adjudged to be at the peak of the food chain. According to World Hunger Facts, about 821 million people are chronically undernourished, hence, the World Food Day […]
…thanks them for supporting government’s policies and programmes “This is my maiden meeting with the traditional rulers council headed by the king of Ekpetiama as chairman. I count it a privilege to meet with my fathers, elders and leaders in our various kingdoms. As custodians of our various traditions and culture, you are indeed the […]
Muslims in Bayelsa State, on Monday, gave thumbs up to Governor Douye Diri for his administration’s show of love during the Ramadan period. Speaking on behalf of the Muslim community, chairman of the state chapter of the Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Yakubu Otobo, who led other leaders to celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr at the governor’s […]
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said that his administration’s major priority is to connect every local government headquarters in the largely riverine state by road. Senator Diri stated this on Thursday when he received a group, Friends of Senator Douye Diri (FSDD), at his country home In Sampou, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area. […]
….commends the air force for crime fighting His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State, today, received the new Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Mobility Command of the Nigeria Air Force,Yenagoa, Air Vice Marshal Iboro Harry Etukudo in Government House, Yenagoa. Governor Diri who Stated that there has been a cordial working relationship between the […]
Bayelsa State Commissioner for Community Development, Hon Alfred Belmote Watson, has described the efforts of Governor Douye Diri’s implementation of the Assured prosperity agenda as a mark of the government’s drive to boost community development and change the city from its mono status to multiple cities and towns as seen in many parts across the […]