Diri Renders Scorecard At Fifth Anniversary Celebration
“All of these projects run into billions of naira. Of course, the one that will make all of us happier and affects everyone is electricity.”
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Senator Douye Diri Appoints Dr. Wisdom Ebiye Sawyer as New Head of Civil Service in Bayelsa State
The appointment of Sawyer, a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, followed the retirement of Barr. (Mrs.) Biobelemoye Charles-Onyema on August 31, 2025.
Bayelsa Electricity: Power From IPP Won’t Be Free – Gov Diri
“As you know, to maintain these equipment and the gas to fire them, even though it is on our soil, we will spend money to procure it from the company. So it is not free. For there to be constant electricity everybody must pay for it. It is pay as you consume.”
Nigeria’s 16th President Outlines Plans for a Better Society
Nigeria has a new President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who was sworn in on May 29, 2023, as the 16th president of the country. In his inaugural address, President Tinubu spoke about the Nigerian ideal and his commitment to building a better society for all Nigerians. He acknowledged the challenges the country has faced but expressed…
Alagoa’s Impact On Ijaw Nation, Nigeria Remarkable, Diri Eulogises Foremost Historian At 90
,“Sir, on behalf of the good people of Bayelsa State, we celebrate you on attaining this age. God has blessed you and we pray for more years in good health”.
Injustice, Lack of Equity, Fairness Responsible for Nigeria’s Faltering Democracy — Diri
“It is ironical that at the end of every month, all our states go to Abuja to share oil money. I do not think that is what democracy is all about. For instance, Southern Ijaw, an oil-rich local government area in my state that brings so much money to Nigeria, had no road access for more than 60 years until I invited former President Obasanjo, who graciously came to inaugurate a project there.
Bayelsa Gov Greets Muslims at Eid-el-Fitri
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the end of the month-long fasting and the celebration of Eid-el-Fitri was a period to reflect on the lessons of sacrifice, tolerance and love that the feast epitomises. Governor Diri stated this while felicitating with Muslim faithful in the state and across Nigeria on the Ramadan…
Police Arrest Omoyele Sowore Outside Federal High Court in Abuja
Sowore, publisher of SaharaReporters and convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, has been a long-time critic of government policies. He has faced multiple arrests and legal battles since 2019 over his activism, anti-corruption campaigns, and calls for good governance in Nigeria.
Resolutions Reached At The End Of An Emergency Stakeholders Meeting Of Renewed Hope APC, Rivers State
The Renewed Hope APC Rivers State, under the Able leadership of Hon. Chief Tony Okocha KSC JP DSSRS held an Emergency Stakeholders meeting in Port Harcourt, on the June 21, 2023, to deliberate on issues of great concern. At the end of the well attended Expansive Stakeholders meeting, the underlisted resolutions were unanimously reached: Nobody…
Mammoth Crowd As Diri Ends Yenagoa Campaigns
“Now, we have multiple roads in Yenagoa. We have many concrete and street roads that were earth roads. Today, people can drive to their houses without parking vehicles on the roadside as we used to do when we had only the Mbiama-Yenagoa road.”
