While commiserating with the Wigwe family, the family of his late wife as well as the management and staff of Access Bank Plc, the Bayelsa governor said his state, Rivers, the South-South and indeed Nigeria lost an illustrious son.
The Chief Executive Officer of Stino Construction & Development Company Limited, Arc. Augustine Otuoke, has sent a congratulatory message to His Excellency, Sen. Douye Diri, the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, on his landslide victory at the polls and upcoming swearing-in as the 6th Executive Governor of Bayelsa State on February 14, 2024. In their…
*Says Police Subpoena Futile Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the November 11, 2023 governorship election in the state has been won and lost and cannot be changed through subterranean moves of his main rival in the poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Senator Diri winner of the election and…
*Governor Appreciates God For Electoral Victory Bayelsa State residents are upbeat as events marking the second tenure Inauguration of Governor Douye Diri kicked off on Sunday with a thanksgiving service. Thousands of beautiful dressed Bayelsans thronged the state’s Ecumenical Centre at Igbogene in appreciation to God for the governor’s victory in the November 11, 2023…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, was on Saturday conferred with the chieftaincy title of Izon-Ibe-Sibeowei 1 of Tuomo Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. Conferring the title, which means “the man that carries the whole of Ijaw nation,” the Ebenana-Owei of Tuomo Kingdom, HRM Justice Francis Tabai, said after due…
Wadata Barau of Bauchi State, on Saturday, emerged winner of the male category of the fourth edition of the Senator Douye Diri (SDD) Bayelsa Marathon. One hundred and thirty-five athletes participated in the elite, teens (male and female students) and leisure runners categories of the 21km and 5km races respectively. Twenty-four-year-old Barau, a 400-level student…
The Niger State Governor Mohammed Umar Bago has declared a temporarily ban on the sale and distribution of food items and other farm produce from his State to other parts of Nigeria. The governor made the declaration on Thursday in view of the growing hunger experienced in Niger State and the country at large, occasioned…
In a show of unity and solidarity, Governor Sen. Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has shown his unwavering support for the Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles. In a bid to boost morale and encourage national pride, the Governor has launched the initiative Greater Bayelsa Come Together for Super Eagles Victory. With the upcoming…
King Charles III, who has been diagnosed with cancer, has made his first public statement after his 45-minute meeting with his estranged son Prince Harry at Clarence House, which is said to have been highly emotional and tense for both father and son. Royal family’s social media accounts shared the King’s meaningful statement on Thursday,…
match between Nigeria and South Africa.
“As soon as a penalty kick was awarded against Nigeria during the AFCON match with South Africa on Wednesday’s semi-final clash in Bouake, Ivory Coast, he slumped,” a source privy to the incident told LEADERSHIP on Thursday.
