Profile visitors and non-indigenes or face the law
Bayelsa State Government has urged traditional rulers to open registers to profile visitors and non-indigenes engaged in business and other socio-economic activities in their areas as those who fail to do this may likely face sanctions. Speaking during the second round of local government meetings with traditional rulers across the state in his office in […]
Bayelsa govt to declare holiday in honour of team victories
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has revealed the state’s decision to declare a public holiday in honour of Bayelsa United and their women counterpart, Bayelsa Queens following their emergence as Champions of the 2021 AITEO Cup competitions. He made this known during a visit to the players and officials of the teams at their camp […]
Iceland cult members kill army officer in Bayelsa
Gunmen abduct mother of Bayelsa SSG
Nigerian idol: Diri appoints Kingdom as Bayelsa Youth Ambassador
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, has appointed Kingdom Kroseide, winner of the recently concluded Nigerian Idol, as Youth Ambassador of the state. Governor Diri, who made this known on Friday when he received Kingdom and his team at the Government House, Yenagoa, added that the winner was also granted an educational scholarship. He disclosed […]
Shell spills crude in Bayelsa
Bayelsa #EndSARS panel awards N21bn to police extra-judicial killing victims
Court orders FG to pay $951m to Bayelsa State
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the Federal Government to pay the sum of $951 million being the 13% derivative sum due as arrears of revenue, payable to the Bayelsa State government. The plaintiff, Bayelsa state government had filed a suit through Ken Njemanze (SAN), urging the court to compel the Attorney […]
Diri rewards Bayelsa athletes with N195m
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has rewarded star athletes that made the state proud at the National Sports Festival which held in April at Edo State. Bayelsa state finished third place on the final medals table behind Delta and Edo, who won first and second positions respectively. Governor Diri announced a total package of […]
Bayelsa Airport ready for operations, sign MoU with United Nigeria Airlines
The Bayelsa State Government has announced that its Airport will commence commercial flight operations in July as the state had earlier received approval in April from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to commence commercial flight operations. This followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the state government and United Nigeria Airlines […]
Cassava, starch factory set for production in Bayelsa
Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri has enjoined the citizens of the state to go back to the farms as he is set to commission a 60-metric tons cassava, starch factory at Ebedebiri in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. Governor Diri, who was led an inspection of the factory by the state’s Commissioner […]
Diri applauds security agencies, donates vehicles
Governor of Bayelsa state, Douye Diri has called on citizens of the state to be security conscious, while commending security agencies for safeguarding lives and properties. He made this call on Thursday while donating 14 operational vehicles to the various security agencies in the state. The governor in a press statement through his Chief Press […]