Politics news and analysis from Nigeria and around the world—covering elections, governance, parties, and public policy updates from EMTV News.
Politics news and analysis from Nigeria and around the world—covering elections, governance, parties, and public policy updates from EMTV News.
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”
*Swears In Two Judges Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has again made a case for the practice of true federalism and restructuring of Nigeria in order to determine the real viability of states. Governor Diri spoke on Wednesday during the 124th state executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, against the backdrop of a…
The lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District, Sen. Ned Nwoko, (PDP -Delta) has canvassed for the various social media platforms (YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter etc) to have offices in Nigeria. Nwoko made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. He said that his call was premeditated…
“The exchange rate needs to be stabilised and we have to address the fundamental question, why is there no money coming in? Why is the NNPCL not able to bring in dollars? Am sorry this is the question that cost me my job and I will continue asking this question until NNPCL fixes it up or until I die. Where are the dollars? We need to shine a light on the NNPCL. The finance minister cannot tell you because he doesn’t have a monitoring system that reports to him. The finance minister can’t tell you how many barrels of petrol we produce and export. It is only the NNPCL that can give those figures. The finance ministry needs to know how much oil we produce daily, how much we sell, and where the money is going”.
Dr. Amaegberi also shared insights into the positive impact of the scheme on students’ academic pursuits and how it has contributed to the overall development of the state.
*Says Bayelsa APC bad losers The attention of the Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to a malicious publication to the effect that the State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, and our party were engaging in a clandestine plot to frame up corruption allegations against the defeated All Progressives Congress…
“Projections indicate that a one-meter rise in sea levels in Nigeria could compel up to 80 per cent of the delta’s population to seek higher ground just as flooded 18,000 km2 of land results in damages valued at US$9 billion, and necessitate the relocation of up to 3.7 million people. These alarming consequences of climate change are not limited to the Nigerian Niger Delta region but are shared by coastal deltas worldwide”
*Infrastructure, Education, Health, Environment Top Appropriation Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, presented the 2024 budget of N480.99 billion to the State House of Assembly for consideration and passage. Presenting the appropriation bill christened: “Budget of Sustainable and Shared Prosperity,” Governor Diri recalled that in October 2023, the assembly approved the 2024-2026…
The National Chairman of the APC, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has stated that the party has conceded victory to the opposition in Bayelsa State. He made the statement during a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governors elected on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. Dr. Ganduje praised the party’s…
