Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Tuesday praised President Bola Tinubu for his administration’s commitment to the second phase of the Nembe-Brass road project. Diri gave the commendation during a courtesy visit by the project’s contractors, A.I.L Infrastructure Limited, in Yenagoa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the …
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BAYELSA State Governor, Douye Diri, has dismissed reports of a congress held in Calabar. He said the national leadership rejected it and would set a new date. Diri made this known on Monday during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) State Executive Council (SEC) meeting at the party’s secretariat in Yenagoa. …
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GOVERNOR Douye Diri, of Bayelsa, has approved the payment of N300,000 each to students from the state in all the law school campuses in Nigeria. Diri said this at a meeting with representatives of the Bayelsa State Law Graduates Forum on Saturday in Yenagoa. The governor was represented at the …
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Gov. Douye Diri, of Bayelsa, has approved N80,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state’s civil service with effect from November 1. Diri also approved an increase in the monthly pension of retired workers as well as N7 billion to reduce outstanding gratuity liabilities. This is …
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THE Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the re-election of the Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The five-member panel of the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision dismissed the appeal of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Timipre Sylva, challenging the November 11, 2023 …
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By Amgbare Prince, Yenagoa MINISTER of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh has lauded Governor Douye Diri for investing in sports development in the state and Nigeria. Sen. Enoh gave the commendation during the final of the sixth edition of the Governor Douye Diri football tournament christened Prosperity cup at the …
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THE Court of Appeal, in Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed the re-election victory of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa in the Nov. 11, 2023 governorship poll. The three-member panel of justices led by Justice James Abundaga, in a unanimous judgement, held that the appeal filed by the appellants; Mr Timipre Sylva …
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THE Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed the re-election victory of Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa in the Nov. 11, 2023 governorship poll. The three-member panel of justices led by Justice James Abundaga, in a unanimous judgment, held that the appeal filed by the appellants; Mr Timipre Sylva …
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Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa says International Oil Companies (lOCs), particularly Shell Petroleum Development Company, have been responsible for the environmental degradation in the state. Diri disclosed this at the Annual Convention and Fund Raising of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) of the Americas, held in Houston, Texas, U.S., on …
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THE Federal High Court in Abuja has thrown out a case aiming to disqualify Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. The court judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, ruled that the case lacked substance, as the plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence to support the allegations of …
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