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Oct32026 by Our EditorNo Comments

Abacha’s Creation Of Bayelsa Freed Ijaw People From Oppression, Says Gov Diri State Honours Late Head Of State, Jonathan, Ex-MILADS, Boro, Dickson, Others Former President Dedicates Award To Alamieyeseigha

News Feature

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday night paid tribute to former Nigerian Head of State, the late General Sani Abacha, expressing gratitude on behalf of the Ijaw nation for the creation of Bayelsa on October 1, 1996. Governor Diri said Gen. Abacha deserved continuous commendation for the gesture as he freed the Ijaw people from oppression and injustice. The Bayelsa governor spoke at the Dinner and Awards Night of the Bayelsa at 30 anniversary celebrations tagged “Celebrating Legacies” at the Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall, Government House, Yenagoa. The well-attended grand finale of the four-day celebrations attracted dignitaries from all walks of life, including former President Goodluck Jonathan, his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan, Abach...

Oct12026 by Regent YoumorNo Comments

Diri Eulogises Bayelsa Founding Fathers, Says State Has Made Progress At 30 *’Roads, Power, Jobs Remain Priorities’

News Feature, Press Release

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has paid tributes to its founding fathers, stating that the homogenous Ijaw state created by the former Head of State, late Gen. Sani Abacha, on October 1, 1996, has recorded significant progress in 30 years. Governor Diri, however, said that much remains to be done to fully realise the aspirations of the founding fathers. Diri stated this in a live broadcast to mark the 30th anniversary of the state and Nigeria’s 66th independence anniversary on Thursday. He said the twin anniversary provided an opportunity to honour those who laid the foundations of the state and reflect on what the present generation would leave behind. According to him, Bayelsa’s creation was the product of years of advocacy, petitions, protests, prayers and sa...

Aug262026 by Regent YoumorNo Comments

Tinubu, Jonathan, Diri, Dickson, Others Hail Walson-Jack *She’s A Remarkable Public Servant, Says President As HOSF Exits

News Feature

President Bola Tinubu, former President Goodluck Jonathan, Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, and his predecessor, Senator Seriake Dickson, among others, yesterday poured encomiums on the outgoing Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack. They spoke at the presentation of two books, “I Planted: A Memoir of Purposeful Service,” and “Beyond the Mandate: A Memoir on Leadership, Legacy and Labour of Public Service,” authored by Walson-Jack at the Abuja Continental Hotel on Tuesday. President Tinubu, who was represented by the Minster of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr. Kingsley Udeh, described the exiting HOSF as a remarkable and distinguished public servant that repositioned the federal bureaucracy, making it more effective and efficient. ...

Jan172023 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Diri Swears In Ayemieye As Bayelsa Acting CJ

Law, News Feature

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has sworn in Justice Matilda Abrakasa Ayemieye as the Acting Chief Judge of the state. Justice Ayemieye took the oath in acting capacity on Monday inside the Executive Council Chambers in Government House, Yenagoa. Ayemieye steps in following last week’s retirement of Justice Kate Abiri, who served as Chief Judge of the state for 15 years. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, Governor Diri charged the new Acting Chief Judge to maintain the cordial relationship between the executive and judicial arms of government in the state. Diri said Ayemieye was eminently qualified for the position and tasked her to carry her colleagues along in the scheme of things in order to move the state judiciary to greater...

Jul272022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Projects By Bayelsa Councils Result Of Autonomy, Says Diri *Directs LGs To Build Skills Centre

Education, News Feature

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the projects executed by local government councils in the state were as a result of the financial autonomy they enjoy under his administration. Senator Diri stated this on Tuesday during the commencement of inauguration of projects in seven of the eight councils in the state. Speaking while inaugurating a one-storey office complex at the Yenagoa local government secretariat, the governor also said that the prudent management of funds under the strict supervision of his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made the execution of meaningful projects possible across the wards and communities in the eight councils. He stressed that his administration does not tamper with allocations accruing to the councils but has rather been as...