Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has awarded a N40million research grant to Prof. Dimie Ogoina, a recipient of the Time Magazine “2023 100 Most Influential Persons in the World.” Senator Diri made the pronouncement on Monday when Prof. Ogoina, accompanied by members of the central planning committee for celebrating the recipient, paid him…
*Tasks Judiciary On Independence Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has sworn in Justice Matilda Abrakasa Ayemieye as the fourth substantive Chief Judge of the state after serving in acting capacity for about six months. Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri (left) and the new Chief Judge of the state, Justice Matilda Ayemieye, during her…
*NDLEA Decorates Bayelsa Gov As Frontline Ambassador Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has implored politicians in the state not to destroy the future of youths in the state by introducing them to drug use during election seasons. Governor Diri also stated that there was a relationship between hard drugs and crime. The governor spoke…
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has restated the call for oil companies operating in the state and corporate bodies to invest in sports development. L-R: President, Nigeria Scrabble Federation, Chief Olobatoke Aka, Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Masters category winner, Enoch Nwali, and Chairman, Bayelsa State Scrabble Association, Daniel Alabrah He made…
Bayelsa State Government has formally handed over three fishermen who lost their way on the Gulf of Guinea to the Sao Tome and Principe Head of Mission in Nigeria. Speaking in Government House, Yenagoa, during the formal handover on Thursday night, Governor Diri lauded the local fishermen in Okpoama community in Brass Local Government of…
Former World and African champions are among top Nigerian players that will slug it out at the third edition of the Governor Douye Diri National Scrabble Championship. The two-day event hosted by the Bayelsa State Scrabble Association (BYSA) in Yenagoa, the state capital, is slated for July 8 and 9 at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial…
By Daniel Alabrah As constant as the Northern Star, the Puritan remains single-mindedly focused on only the Bayelsa Agenda… Governor of Bayelsa State His Excellency Sen. Douye Diri Two days before his 61st birthday on June 4 two years ago, my phone rang about 3pm. It was His Excellency on the line. Without hesitation, I…
