Governor Douye Diri

August 15, (THEWILL) - The Bayelsa State Government has set up a six-member judicial panel of inquiry into the crisis in Nembe-Basambiri, Nembe Local Government Area of the State, which led to the death of three persons on February...

August 10, (HEWILL) - The Bayelsa State Government has pleaded more support for sports development, particularly wrestling in the state as the second Governor Diri National Wrestling Classics comes to a close in Yenagoa. Governor Douye Diri stated this on...

August 09, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said coastal communities in the State are in danger of being submerged by the Atlantic Ocean. Governor Diri raised the alarm on Tuesday, when he visited Odioama community...

August 07, (THEWILL) - Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has charged the leadership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) to maintain the high professional standard and integrity that the accounting body has been known for...

July 31, (THEWILL) - President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, has praised Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, for his “outstanding contributions” to the growth of grassroots football in Nigeria. The NFF boss urged other...

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has asked politicians in the state not to prepare for violence in the November 11 governorship election, saying the poll is about votes and not guns. Governor Diri also urged his opponents to contest...

July 19, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Chief Daniel Igali, says he is optimistic that Nigeria's biggest grassroots tournament christened, ‘The Prosperity Cup’, will soon become a breeding ground for future generation of...

July 15, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has warned those inciting trouble and beating the drums of war in Opu-Nembe community in Nembe Local Government Area of the State to desist forthwith or face the wrath...

July 10, (THEWILL) - Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has restated the call for oil companies, operating in the state and corporate bodies, to invest in sports development. He made the call at the closing ceremonies of the 3rd...

July 09, (THEWILL) - A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Captain Matthew Karimu, has lauded the State Governor, Senator Douye Diri and his Deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, for their humble and purposeful leadership...