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…
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
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…
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,…
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…
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…
…grants children of the four deceased scholarships to first-degree level … automatic employment for wives His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State today attended the funeral of the four (4) Bayelsa Queens Football Club supporters who died in a fatal auto crash along the Kwale-Asaba highway in Delta State. Making his tribute at…
The government of Bayelsa State and construction giants, Julius Berger, have assured that there was no cause for concern over a crack on a portion of the Berger flyover in Yenagoa, the state capital. The flyover was constructed about 10 years ago during Senator Seriake Dickson administration. This followed concerns raised on the social media…
The Ijaw Nation is in mourning following the tragic death of prominent Ijaw musician, Chief Barrister Smooth’s band members, a promising female highlife musician, Ikesima Brown, and five other members of their popular band in a fatal road accident along the Abuja-Lokoja Highway on Sunday. Chief Barrister Smooth The news of the accident has left…
