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How Gov. Diri Is Telling Bayelsà Story Through Transformative Development

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By Osaro Okhomina     In the last few months, the prosperity government of Gov. Douye Diri has opened new chapters in the history of the state with the commissioning of legacy projects across the three Senatorial districts of the state. The first chapter of these transformative stories was launched by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during his recent visit to the state. The immediate past Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, undertook the second series. The history cut across different sectors as health, power generation and inauguration of multiple…

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Diri Praises Engr Wills For Documenting State History

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By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa   Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has commended Engr. Numoipre Wills for documenting his experience in a book for generations to read. Diri identified knowledge, history and intellectual capital as veritable tools for promoting sustainable development and effective governance. He said in an era where history was being distorted, fragmented or misinterpreted, the importance of deliberate documentation cannot be overemphasized. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Deputy Governor, Mr. Doubara Atasi noted that the Governor Diri stated this at…

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Gov Douye Diri Loses Support As Eradiri Declares Support For APC

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Elizabeth Vincent, Yenagoa   Former governorship candidate of the Labour Party at the 2023 off cycle election in Bayelsa State, Engr. Udengs Eradiri, has criticized Governor Douye Diri’s administration, describing it as a fluke and lacking genuine leadership capacity. Speaking during an interactive session at the Correspondents’ Forum, organized by the federated correspondents chapel (FCC) of the Nigeria union of journalists (NUJ), Eradiri stated that the Diri led government has no clear direction or strategy. “People are being killed in broad daylight in this town and the government seems unbothered,instead…

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Embrace Investigating Reporting Gov Diri Urges Journalists

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  …..Learn from Dele Giwa to standards   Elizabeth Vincent, Yenagoa   Journalists in Bayelsa State and across Nigeria have been urged to reaffirm their crucial role in society by returning to the core values of embracing investigative journalism.   This call was made by the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, during the inaugural Bayelsa Media Summit held at the State Banquet Hall in Yenagoa, the state capital.   Eghwrudjakpor who represented the state Governor Douye Diri at the event, lamented the decline in investigative journalism, contrasting…

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