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Gov Diri Sues For Peace At Okolede Festival As Oforji, Ingobere, Others Harp On Unity And Cultural Revival

Amos Okioma, THEWILL -
June 14 (THEWILL) — Governor Douye Diri has enjoined the people of Bayelsa State to renew efforts to revive the positive aspects of their traditions and culture to prevent them from going into extinction. Governor Diri, represented by the Deputy...
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Bayelsa APC Reps Candidate Obuebite Felicitates Gov Diri On Birthday

Amos Okioma, THEWILL -
June 4 (THEWILL) — The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Nembe/Brass Federal Constituency for the 2027 election in Bayelsa State, Hon. Jonathan R. Obuebite, Ph.D has felicitated with the state governor, Sen. Douye Diri, on...
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Boro Day: Governor Diri Harps On Ijaw Unity, Cooperation

Amos Okioma, THEWILL -
May 18, (THEWILL) — Earlier in his welcome address, the Commissioner for Ijaw National Affairs, Chief Godspower Oporomor, highlighted the importance of Boro Day, noting that the celebration will continue to provide Ijaw people an opportunity to honour the...
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How Herbert Wigwe’s Passing Almost Stopped Bayelsa Power Project – Gov Diri

Amos Okioma, THEWILL -
May 18, (THEWILL) —The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Sunday, recounted the state’s journey to its gas-powered electricity project and how the demise of the Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Dr Herbert Wigwe, in...
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British MP, Report Slam Oil Firms, Allege Environmental Genocide In Bayelsa

David Owei, THEWILL -
May 16, (THEWILL) - Oil pollution in Bayelsa State was in the international focus on Tuesday, as the report of the state’s Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC), was launched at the House of Lords in London. The 211-page report...
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Bayelsa/ITF Training Programme: Gov Diri Charges Graduands To Add Value

David Owei, THEWILL -
December 09, (THEWILL) - A total of one hundred persons have graduated from the Diri Industrial Skills and Entrepreneurship Training Scheme (DIETS) and the National Industrial Skills Development Programme (NISDP). Speaking during the graduation ceremony in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State Governor,...
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Diri Pays Tribute To Adokeme, Late UNIPORT Alumni President

David Owei, THEWILL -
September 15, (THEWILL) -  Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri described the late national president of the University of Port Harcourt Alumni Association, Chief Christopher Adokeme, as a man of many parts that positively impacted various facets of life. Governor Diri...
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Governor Diri Orders Investigation Over The Death Of A Youth

Philip Eke, THEWILL -
BEVERLY HILLS, March 20, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State’s Governor Douye Diri has ordered investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of a youth on Thursday, in Ovom community, Yenagoa Local Government Area (LGA). THEWILL gathered from residents of the area that...
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Governor Diri Inaugurates Anti-Grazing Committee In Bayelsa

Philip Eke, THEWILL -
BEVERLY HILLS, March 20, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State’s Governor Douye Diri has inaugurated a 23-man committee to implement the state’s anti-open grazing law christened “Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Law, 2021.” He assented to the law on March 10 shortly...
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Ikire Killings: Police, Residents Trade Blame As Two Die, Officers Injured In Osun

The violence erupted on Monday at the Naira and Kobo area of Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area, along the Ibadan-Ife Expressway, amid an alleged struggle for control of the motor park. While the Osun State Police Command described the incident as an armed attack on its patrol team by suspected political thugs, residents and political actors in the community have accused the police, particularly the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), of involvement in the shooting.
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