Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has commended security agencies for the prevailing peace and security in the state, saying it is attributable to their commitment and collaborative efforts.
Senator Diri, who gave the commendation during the state's 6th Security Council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, noted that it was...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said his administration will expend N12.8 billion in 2021 for payment of pension and gratuities.
The governor, in a statement, reaffirmed his government’s commitment to the welfare of workers and pensioners in the state.
Obaseki noted that as part of the commitment to...
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has advised his appointees to join him in prayers for God's wisdom and direction to govern the state instead of spending money on congratulatory messages in the media or on celebration.
Governor Diri, who turns 62 on June 4, said in a statement issued...
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday night announced that a patient suspected to have contracted Coronavirus in the state had died.
His Chief Press Secretary, Olisa Ifeajika, said in a statement in Asaba that the governor disclosed that the case, which was the second, after the first confirmed...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has signed the state’s 2021 Appropriation Bill pegged at N164.7bn into law, after due passage by the Edo State House of Assembly.
Obaseki said the budget christened ‘Making Edo Great Again (MEGA) budget’ is anchored on robustly responding to the dislocations caused by...
Rivers State Government has imposed a total lockdown of Bonny Local Government Area and Onne Community in Eleme Local Government Areas with effect from Sunday, June 21, 2020 to check the spread of coronavirus in the State.
Consequently, all residents of Bonny Local Government and Onne community, except those on...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for increased partnership between the government, the military and other security agencies in the state to rid Edo forests of kidnappers and other criminal elements.
The governor made the call when he received the new Commander of the Nigerian Air Force...
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has charged the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor to reduce the level of insurgency in the country.
Citing terrorism as one of the biggest existential threat to the country, the governor said he will liaise with the Nigerian Governors Forum...
as Gov. Diri charges parents to join campaign against abuse
His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri , Governor of Bayelsa State says all hands must be on deck to stop cases of drug abuse among youths in the State.
The Governor was speaking during a one-day programme, "Unplugged drug prevention programme...
Intellectual icon and first African to graduate from the prestigious Harvard University in the United States, Ambassador Lawrence Baraebibai Ekpebu, will be given a state burial by his home State of Bayelsa.
Prof. Ekpebu, who also attended another Ivy League institution in the United States, Princeton University, hailed from Okoloba...
