Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged his Rivers State counterpart, Siminalayi Fubara, to work for peace in order for his vision to develop the state to be actualised. It was Fubara’s first official visit to the state since he assumed office on May 29, 2023. Governor Diri stated this on Wednesday when Governor…
“There are a lot of projects that Southern Ijaw needs. Southern Ijaw is one of the golden eggs that produces Nigeria. Southern Ijaw produces a lot of crude oil in this country. Southern Ijaw is educationally backward. Southern Ijaw in terms of tourism, is backward. No hospital, nothing to talk about. Southern Ijaw is a place that if you want to bring resources to Nigeria, we have the land, we also have tourism that can attract resources to Nigeria:.
*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…
Former Nigerian president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has said that he owed no one apologies for supporting the re-election of Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, in the November 11, 2023 off-cycle governorship poll in the state. Dr. Jonathan also said it was the right thing to do as Governor Diri had the support of majority…
As we step into the year 2024, I assure you of my unwavering commitment to the overall development and well-being of every citizen of Bayelsa State. Our focus will remain on sustaining the achieved progress while embarking on new initiatives that will further elevate our state to greater heights.
Bishop Matthew Hassan-Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has stated that the ongoing killings in Plateau State, Nigeria, are not just a result of herder-farmer clashes but rather a deliberate attempt by the perpetrators to shape Nigeria according to their ideology. In a statement released on Saturday, the cleric called on the government to…
The Vice President Kashim Shettima has lamented that Northerners are only united by poverty, destitution and backwardness, calling on the region to embrace each other and fight the menace. He made the lamentation in Masaka, Nasarawa State, on Thursday, while commissioning the 5-km Masaka-Luvu road in Karu Local Government of the State. The vice-president also…
“You recall that I presented a budget proposal of N480,993,632,369 to the Assembly. But I observed an upward review to the tune of N489,443,632,374, which gives us a difference of N8,450,000,000 to provide more funding for the construction of an ultra-modern stadium, ultra-modern renal centre at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, the construction of an administrative block for the Primary Health Care Board and other critical overhead expenses.
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has commended the exemplary character of his predecessor, Senator Seriake Dickson, saying the former governor does not act like a political godfather. Governor Diri also said their relationship remains cordial and unbroken. The Bayelsa governor, who stated this at Toru-Orua, Senator Dickson’s hometown in Sagbama Local Government Area of…
“My miracle Governor Douye Diri is a Christian loving Governor, A Governor that I cherish. And I’ve always told anyone who cares to know that this is a Governor meant for this State, even before I went to give my testimony and Thanksgiving yesterday. I went to him and said my judgement was passed last Thursday. In 3 days time, I’m going to give Testimony. He said go and give Testimony. Your testimony to God is more important than me who is a Governor”
