Uber today announced expansion of its operations in Nigeria extending to Owerri, Imo state and Akure, in Ondo state. The new cities now make Uber’s presence felt in 11 Nigerian cities among the 18 cities across West Africa. The ride hailing company said these expansions signal more access to earning opportunities for drivers and affordable,…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said that the major challenge of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state ahead of the November 11 governorship election is that it picked an unsellable candidate that has been rejected by his party members and the people. Governor Diri made the statement during a meeting with…
*Says Statesman’s Consistency An Inspiration Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has congratulated elder statesman and Ijaw national leader, Pa Edwin Clark, who turned 97 on Saturday. Governor Diri in a congratulatory message said for decades, the former Federal Commissioner for Information and Senator had remained a consistently frank voice on issues bordering on…
Former Attorney General Bill Barr revealed in an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that he would vote for former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden in the 2024 election. Barr, who had previously stated that Trump should not be near the Oval Office, expressed his belief that Biden is unfit for office and that…
“I am reaching out regarding the crisis in Plateau State. Almost every other state has already sent buses to evacuate their students from UNIJOS, but Bayelsa students remain stranded. We urgently need the state’s intervention to bring them home safely before the situation worsens.”
Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has led hundreds of Jewish Israelis into Jerusalem’s most contested holy site, with many defying the Israeli government’s long-standing ban on Jewish prayer there. BBC reported that the visit by Itamar Ben-Gvir to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as Temple Mount, has been condemned as provocative…
“By the 2006 census figures, Bayelsa had a population of 1,704,515. That figure was not correct. But we are hopeful that the next exercise will give a more reliable and acceptable figure”.
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has admonished Christians and privileged individuals to reach out to those who do not have to enable them to celebrate Christmas. Senator Diri gave the admonition during the state’s 2024 Christmas Carol of Nine Lessons at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall in Yenagoa. The governor also urged his…
The emergency rule, which suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Dr. Ngozi Odu, and members of the House of Assembly, is due to end on September 18, when the governor is expected to return to office.
As part of my itinerary, I will also on Thursday be delivering a keynote address at the High Level Roundtable on the Gulf of Guinea. This is an event that is significant to Bayelsa State’s growth and economic advancement as our state, which borders the Atlantic Ocean on three flanks, makes deliberate inroad into tapping the enormous resources in our maritime domain.
