Senator Douye Diri

February 10, (THEWILL) - The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the state is enjoying steady growth due to the continuity policy of his administration. Gov Diri stated that continuing projects of previous administrations had not only...

January 24, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has described the visit of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to the Ijaw House as historic. The PDP candidate met with Ijaw...

January 20, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged women in the state to form cooperative societies to take charge of the local economy. To this end, the Governor said his administration will provide soft loans for...

January 16, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has sworn in Justice Matilda Abrakasa Ayemieye, as the Acting Chief Judge of the state. Justice Ayemieye took the oath in acting capacity on Monday, inside the Executive Council Chambers...

January 10, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said that the estimated 250,000 out-of-school children in the state were alarming. He has, therefore, charged parents, traditional rulers and community leaders, to join hands with the government to...

December 12, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, saluted the swift response of President Muhammadu Buhari to the request of the state government, for the establishment of a Federal Medical University in the state. He said...

December 04, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the focus of his administration is to open up the riverine state by linking rural communities by roads. Governor Diri, speaking at a Yenagoa-based radio station on Saturday,...

November 24, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has asked oil firms in the state to steer clear of politics, saying it breeds conflicts. Speaking in Government House, Yenagoa, on Thursday, when he received representatives of...

November 22, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday, disclosed that the 13% oil derivation funds accruing to the state are being prudently spent, predominantly on infrastructure development. He stated this when he received Maj. Gen. Barry...

November 12, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has dismissed as "mere distraction", the controversial claim of his involvement in the alleged leakage of a video, in which a South African female legislator, Zanele Sifuba, was naked. According...