Senator Douye Diri

November 12, (THEWILL) — Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said he will not compel his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, to join him in the All Progressives Congress (APC), which he formally joined on November 3. Governor Diri...

July 08, (THEWILL) — Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has commended the Alhaji Aliko Dangote Foundation for complementing the state's efforts at improving the welfare of the people, particularly the needy in society. Governor Diri gave the commendation on...

June 21, (THEWILL) – Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has offered automatic employment to first-class degree graduates of the University of Africa, Toru-Orua (UAT), in the Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. Senator Diri, who announced this...

May 18, (THEWILL) – The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, was on Saturday honoured as the Most Outstanding Friend of Ibadan (MOFI) by the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII). The elaborate ceremony, held at the Obafemi Awolowo...

April 17, (THEWILL) – Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has called for calm over moves by the federal government to create new local government councils in the country. The people of Kolo recently embarked on a protest over the...

April 16, (THEWILL) – Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has advised the management of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, that having acquired the assets of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), it should operate differently from the former...

February 18, (THEWILL) – The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has revealed that his administration has paid over N20 billion as arrears of gratuity to retired workers in the state since 2020. Senator Diri spoke on...

December 19, (THEWILL) – Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has made a conciliatory gesture to striking lecturers in the state-owned Niger Delta University (NDU), saying the government is willing to make concessions to improve their welfare. Governor Diri...

April 29, (THEWILL) - Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, swore in 14 new commissioners, newly-elected chairmen of the eight local government councils, their vice chairmen as well as the chairman of the Bayelsa State Board...

February 27, (THEWILL) - The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said that his administration is working towards cushioning the effects of the prevailing economic hardship in the country on workers in the state. Senator Diri stated this...