The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, and his wife, Alanyingi have cast their ballots at Polling Unit 4, Dukuraku Central Open Space, Okpoama, Ward 4, Brass Local Government. Voting had earlier commenced…
Pastor shot dead, worshippers abducted as gunmen invade Ogun church (DailyTrust)*Ministerial List: Serving senators, ex-bank CEO, others make first batch (Tribune)
Pastor shot dead, worshippers abducted as gunmen invade Ogun church (DailyTrust) Gunmen invaded a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Ogun State, killed a pastor and abducted some worshippers. The incident occurred at Abule-Ori in Obafemi Owode Local Government…
Stay at home, Bayelsa Gov tells civil servants
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has directed all civil servants in the state, except those on essential duties, to stay at home for one week to mitigate the effects of flooding in communities. Diri, who gave the directive during…
Bayelsa Gov’t approves N450m for flood victims
As a measure to assuage the suffering of persons displaced by flood in Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Diri has approved the sum of N450 million for the relocation of victims across the state to higher grounds and for the provision…
Call off sympathy strike, Diri tells NDU lecturers
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has urged lecturers at the state-owned Niger Delta University (NDU) on Wilberforce Island to end their seven-month-long sympathy strike with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Diri insisted that the sympathy strike by lecturers…
Osun gov poll: Diri gets rousing welcome to Yenagoa
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, who doubled as the Chairman of the National Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the just concluded Osun State governorship election arrived Yenagoa, the state capital to a rousing welcome from…
INEC declares PDP candidate, Diri, winner of Bayelsa guber election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Douye Diri, winner of the Bayelsa governorship election. The Supreme Court, in an unexpected turn of event, sacked the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate,…