Tag: Sen. Douye Diri
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Diri Restates Call On Oil Firms, Corporate Bodies To Invest In Sports As New Winner Emerges At Bayelsa Governor’s Scrabble Championship
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…
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Captain Karimu Lauds Diri, Ewhrudjakpo For Humility, Purposeful Leadership
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Captain Matthew Karimu, has given the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri and his Deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, a pat on the back for their humble and purposeful leadership style, saying the duo is making laudable impacts in the governance of the state. Bayelsa State Deputy Governor…
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Bayelsa’s Former Governor Acknowledges the Achievements of Incumbent Governor
During a recent radio show in Yenagoa, the candidate of the APC, former Governor Chief Timipre, failed to convince listeners of his platform and lacked tact. Chief Timipre Sylva and Governor Douye Diri However, one thing he did do was agree with the majority of Bayelsans that the current Governor, Sen. Douye Diri, has done…
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Bayelsa State Governor Launching “Prosperity 2.0” Campaign for Re-election
Bayelsa State Governor, Sen. Douye Diri’s New Media team has launched a campaign tagged “Prosperity 2.0” for his November 11, 2023 re-election bid. The Governor, together with his Deputy Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo and entire cabinet members, is committed to a greater Bayelsa State. Diri stated that his second term is for continuity and consolidation. The…
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Diri To Party Faithfuls: Stop dropping my name
The Executive Governor of Bayelsa State His Excellency Sen. Douye Diri says Bayelsa is strongly PDP and that he is firmly in charge. Sen. Diri disclosed this against the backdrop that some politicians are dropping his name for their selfish aims and warns them to desist from such acts, Watch the video: Kindly Share
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Bayelsa Hands Over Stranded Fishermen To Sao Tome And Principe
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…
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Top Scrabble Players Vie For Governor Diri Prize Ahead World Championship
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…
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2023 World Environment Day: Bayelsa To Establish Plastic Banks, Eco-laboratory
In its determined effort ensure the environment is habitable and sustainable, the Bayelsa State Government has concluded plans to kickstart the establishment of Plastic Banks and an Eco-laboratory projects. To this end, the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has directed the Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the Ministries of Land and Survey,…
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Teachers Threaten To Go On Strike Over Minimum Wage In Bayelsa
The Bayelsa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has threatened to embark on strike and shut down schools across the eight local government councils of the state if the N30,000 minimum wage is not implemented for primary school teachers. Bayelsa State Governor Sen. Douye Diri The teachers’ body in a statement on…
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Auditor-General Thankful to God and Gov. Douye Diri for Appointment
The newly appointed Auditor-General of Bayelsa State, Mr. Tarimotimi Dounana, expressed gratitude to God and Governor Douye Diri for the privilege and opportunity of his appointment. Speaking to Erevision MediaTV after the Thanksgiving reception in Ynagoa, Mr. Dounana thanked God for choosing him out of several other qualified professionals. “We have come to give thanks…