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The House of Representatives at the National Assembly is urging the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to prioritize the completion of the Amassoma Community Shoreline Protection Project in Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency of Bayelsa State. The House has mandated the NDDC to re-mobilize the Contractor to site, engage competent Consultants to supervise the Project, and…
In a momentous occasion at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa, His Excellency, Sen. Douye Diri, was sworn in for his second term as the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State. In his address, Governor Diri expressed his gratitude to the people of Bayelsa for their support and outlined his administration’s commitment to unity, progress,…
*Former Presidents, Nigeria, Liberia VPs, Govs, Large Crowd At Inauguration Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration remains committed to the progress and economic advancement of the state as it embarks on its second term. To this end, Governor Diri said a five-year economic plan has been developed, which outlined the…
*Niger Gov Inaugurates 22km Ring Road Project Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration is considering immortalising the late Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, for his contribution to development of the state. Wigwe, his wife, son and a former Group Chairman of…
*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…
“You can see clearly that even areas we didnt get votes in 2019 elections, the Governor took development to those areas, Mr Governor gave appointments to persons from those areas, in areas where they showed hatred in the 2019 election, he took love to them.”
*Says Southern Ijaw People Resilient During Poll Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed appreciation to the legislature and judiciary in the state for their support in his first term, which ends on February 13. Senator Diri and his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, will take a fresh oath of office on February 14….
*Sponsored by Hon. Engr. Rodney Ambaiowei, Member representing Southern Ijaw, Federal Constituency. The House noted that Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency and several constituencies of the South-South Nigeria host Oil Installations, Facilities and companies in the Oil exploration, exploitation and production process in Nigeria. It noted that several Oil companies like FIRST E& P, Connoil, NEPL,…
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have announced they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). The military-led countries had already been suspended from the bloc, which has been urging them to return to democratic rule. The three governments said it was a “sovereign decision” to withdraw from Ecowas. They were also founding…
