Governor Douye Diri

January 06, (THEWILL) — The members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, under the leadership of Governor Douye Diri, on Tuesday, endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. At a special stakeholders meeting of the party...

December 21, (THEWILL) — Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has commiserated with the government and people of Bayelsa State following the passing of the Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Governor Fubara, leading a high-powered delegation, paid a condolence visit...

December 09, (THEWILL) — Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has welcomed the 2025 Batch C orientation course of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deployed to the state, declaring that their deployment was divinely providential. Diri, represented by...

November 22, (THEWILL) — The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has been described as a leader with an innovative and creative mind for human capital and infrastructural development of the state. Paramount Ruler of Ogboinbiri Community in Southern...

November 06, (THEWILL) — Chief Blankson Ozomkime, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, has commended Governor Douye Diri for defecting to the party. Ozomkime described the Governor's decision as bold, strategic and selfless,...

November 03, (THEWILL) — Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), ending weeks of speculation and confirming earlier reports of his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Diri’s defection was officially sealed...

November 03, (THEWILL) — Ahead of his formal reception into the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, November 3, the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said his decision to quit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...

October 31, (THEWILL) — Chief Samuel Ogbuku (PhD), the Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has dissociated himself from a recent report in the Media attributing his rumoured arrest to the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye...

October 20, (THEWILL) — Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the United Nations to institutionalise the protection of the world’s deltas, including Nigeria’s Niger Delta, through a convention. The Bayelsa governor stated this against the backdrop...

October 19, (THEWILL) — ‎Ten female teams will jostle for glory in the 1st Governor Douye Diri Female Pre-season Football Tournament in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, from the 18th to 25th of October 2025. ‎ ‎The 10 teams comprising eight...