Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has suspended the Paramount Ruler of Swali Community, a suburb of the state capital, Yenagoa, HRH Wilcox Seiyefa Job, with immediate effect. This was announced in a special government communiqué by the State Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, alongside her counterpart in the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Thompson Amule, …

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has called for calm over moves by the Federal Government to create new local government councils across the country. Bayelsa State was created in 1996 with just eight local government councils — falling short of the constitutionally required ten — and there have been calls over the years to address the deficit. Recently, …

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has sent the names of 14 commissioner-nominees to the House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. This was contained in a letter by the governor titled, ‘Forwarding of Commissioner Nominees’. The document was addressed to the Speaker of the House. In the letter dated 5th April 2024, Diri wrote: “Under the provisions of Section 192 …

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has been sworn in for his second term in office. Both Diri and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, took their oath of office, administered by the state Chief Judge, Justice Matilda Ayemieye, on Wednesday at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa, the state capital. Dignitaries that graced the occasion included Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima; …

A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Yekini Nabena has said that the party would shock the incumbent governor, Senator Duoye Diri, and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party on election day. Last Friday, APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje inaugurated the national campaign team with a task to mobilise, study all the guidelines …

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has said that coastal communities in his state are in danger of being submerged by the Atlantic Ocean and called for the Federal Government’s assistance on the matter. Diri raised the alarm on Wednesday when he visited the Odioama community in the Brass Local Government Area to assess the level of devastation from ocean …

A Non-Governmental Organisation, the Diaspora 4 Diri (D4D) has thrown its weight behind the re-election of Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, saying he is the best man for the job. Chief Executive Officer of African Tide Association (ATA), Dr Rosalyn Dressman said that the cardinal focus of the D4D was to campaign massively for Diri’s second tenure by raising …