Diri – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:00:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Diri – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Bayelsa Gov Diri Dumps PDP for APC, Receives High-Profile Reception in Yenagoa https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-gov-diri-dumps-pdp-for-apc-receives-high-profile-reception-in-yenagoa/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-gov-diri-dumps-pdp-for-apc-receives-high-profile-reception-in-yenagoa/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:00:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=470896 Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in what marks a significant political shift in the South-South state. Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday led a powerful APC delegation to Yenagoa for Diri’s reception. Also in attendance were Senate President Godswill Akpabio; [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-gov-diri-dumps-pdp-for-apc-receives-high-profile-reception-in-yenagoa/feed/ 0 APC to Close Case Against Governor Diri’s Election Victory in Bayelsa State https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-to-close-case-against-governor-diris-election-victory-in-bayelsa-state/ https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-to-close-case-against-governor-diris-election-victory-in-bayelsa-state/#respond Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:30:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=371539 The All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to conclude its case challenging the victory of Governor Duoye Diri in the November 11, 2023, governorship election in Bayelsa State. The party, along with its gubernatorial candidate, Timipre Sylva, presented additional witnesses on Thursday to support their claims that Diri did not win the majority of lawful [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-to-close-case-against-governor-diris-election-victory-in-bayelsa-state/feed/ 0 My victory collective will of Bayelsans – Diri https://www.theinfostride.com/my-victory-collective-will-of-bayelsans-diri/ https://www.theinfostride.com/my-victory-collective-will-of-bayelsans-diri/#respond Mon, 13 Nov 2023 13:00:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=360406 The assurance was given by Douye Diri that he would continue to serve as governor for all of Bayelsa State’s residents, regardless of whatever political party they support. He made the statement during a speech not too long after the Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Kuta Farouq, proclaimed him the victor [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/my-victory-collective-will-of-bayelsans-diri/feed/ 0 Bayelsa Poll: Court hears a new suit to halt Governor Diri’s governorship bid https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-poll-court-hears-a-new-suit-to-halt-governor-diris-governorship-bid/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-poll-court-hears-a-new-suit-to-halt-governor-diris-governorship-bid/#respond Sat, 04 Nov 2023 07:00:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=359380 A new suit that seeks the disqualification of Governor Douye Diri and his Deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has begun at a Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja. The election for governor of Bayelsa is less than nine days away, and this new suit seeks to have both of them removed from office. The case is currently [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-poll-court-hears-a-new-suit-to-halt-governor-diris-governorship-bid/feed/ 0 Bayelsa Election: Sylva having sleepless nights – Governor Diri slams APC candidate https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-election-sylva-having-sleepless-nights-governor-diri-slams-apc-candidate/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-election-sylva-having-sleepless-nights-governor-diri-slams-apc-candidate/#respond Sat, 28 Oct 2023 05:00:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=358553 After the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) delisted Timipre Sylva as a candidate for governorship on November 11, Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri made fun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governorship. Sylva was running for the election on November 11. According to Diri, Sylva was having restless nights, which will likely continue [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-election-sylva-having-sleepless-nights-governor-diri-slams-apc-candidate/feed/ 0 Bayelsa guber poll: Diri deserves a second term – Delta governor https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-guber-poll-diri-deserves-a-second-term-delta-governor/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-guber-poll-diri-deserves-a-second-term-delta-governor/#respond Sun, 08 Oct 2023 04:30:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=356439 Sheriff Oborevwori, governor of Delta State, has declared that Duoye Diri, governor of Bayelsa State, should be reelected because of the progress made in his first four years in office. In Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, Oborevwori spoke on Saturday at the opening of the Etegwe roundabout and the Agilobi road, Agudama Epie. He [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-guber-poll-diri-deserves-a-second-term-delta-governor/feed/ 0 Bayelsa guber: Nembe has rejected your lies, blackmails – APC’s Sylva tells Diri https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-guber-nembe-has-rejected-your-lies-blackmails-apcs-sylva-tells-diri/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-guber-nembe-has-rejected-your-lies-blackmails-apcs-sylva-tells-diri/#respond Sat, 07 Oct 2023 04:30:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=356341 With the entire community having rejected all the lies he told them on Thursday during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign in the area, Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor of Bayelsa State, has told state governor Douye Diri to let the people of Nembe breathe. According to a statement released [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-guber-nembe-has-rejected-your-lies-blackmails-apcs-sylva-tells-diri/feed/ 0 You’ll be deposed If you back violence – Diri warns monarchs https://www.theinfostride.com/youll-be-deposed-if-you-back-violence-diri-warns-monarchs/ https://www.theinfostride.com/youll-be-deposed-if-you-back-violence-diri-warns-monarchs/#respond Tue, 03 Oct 2023 12:01:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=356069 Senator Douye Diri, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor of Bayelsa State, has threatened to remove any traditional ruler who permits election violence in his territory on November 11. During a visit to Okpoama, in the Brass Local Government Area of the state, on Saturday, he delivered the warning while leading the governorship [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/youll-be-deposed-if-you-back-violence-diri-warns-monarchs/feed/ 0 Bayelsa guber poll: Diri hired spies to monitor my movement, Sylva alleges https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-guber-poll-diri-hired-spies-to-monitor-my-movement-sylva-alleges/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-guber-poll-diri-hired-spies-to-monitor-my-movement-sylva-alleges/#respond Sun, 17 Sep 2023 09:57:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=354918 Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor in Bayelsa State, claims that Senator Douye Diri, the state governor, has hired spies to track his every step. Sylva, through his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Julius Bokoru, released a statement to the media on Sunday, in which he claimed that credible intelligence indicated [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-guber-poll-diri-hired-spies-to-monitor-my-movement-sylva-alleges/feed/ 0 Bayelsa guber poll: Leave RCCG, Adeboye out of politics, group warns Diri https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-guber-poll-leave-rccg-adeboye-out-of-politics-group-warns-diri/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-guber-poll-leave-rccg-adeboye-out-of-politics-group-warns-diri/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:10:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=354625 Before the next November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State, a group called New Generation Leaders, NGL, has advised Governor Douye Diri and his Chief of Staff Peter Akpe against bringing the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, and its Founder, Pa Enoch Adeboye, into politics. Comrade Precious Charles Odede, the NGL Coordinator for the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-guber-poll-leave-rccg-adeboye-out-of-politics-group-warns-diri/feed/ 0 Bayelsa: Gov Diri emerges PDP governorship candidate for second tenure https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-gov-diri-emerges-pdp-governorship-candidate-for-second-tenure/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-gov-diri-emerges-pdp-governorship-candidate-for-second-tenure/#respond Fri, 14 Apr 2023 20:00:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=345278 Governor Douye Diri on Wednesday emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary to contest the Bayelsa State governorship election on November 11, 2023. Diri, who was the sole aspirant for the primary, scored 305 “yes” votes from the delegates to emerge as the party candidate. The primary election conducted today had the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-gov-diri-emerges-pdp-governorship-candidate-for-second-tenure/feed/ 0 2023 election: PDP will emerge stronger, victorious despite crisis – Gov Diri https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-pdp-will-emerge-stronger-victorious-despite-crisis-gov-diri/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-pdp-will-emerge-stronger-victorious-despite-crisis-gov-diri/#respond Sun, 25 Sep 2022 19:00:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=333097 Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed optimism that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would surmount its current challenges and emerge victorious at all levels in the 2023 general elections. Governor Diri stated this at an interdenominational church service organized by the state government to mark Nigeria’s 62nd independence and the 26th anniversary of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-pdp-will-emerge-stronger-victorious-despite-crisis-gov-diri/feed/ 0 I Am Still The PDP National Chairman – Ayu https://www.theinfostride.com/i-am-still-the-pdp-national-chairman-ayu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-am-still-the-pdp-national-chairman-ayu/#respond Wed, 29 Jun 2022 13:00:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=327557 The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu has refuted a report that he was suspended over misappropriation. Ayu, who described the report as mischievous disclosed that he took a well-deserved, two-week leave on the 21st of June, 2022. PDP National Chairman in a statement by Special Adviser on Communication, Simon Imobo-Tswam, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-am-still-the-pdp-national-chairman-ayu/feed/ 0 2023: Gov Diri Inaugurates PDP Reconciliation Committee, Reinstates Appointees https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-gov-diri-inaugurates-pdp-reconciliation-committee-reinstates-appointees/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-gov-diri-inaugurates-pdp-reconciliation-committee-reinstates-appointees/#respond Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:00:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=327118 Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has inaugurated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation Committee in the state, as part of efforts to reconcile aggrieved members after the party’s recent House of Assembly and National Assembly primaries. Senator Diri, who mandated the committee to ensure all aggrieved persons are reached and all aggrieved issues addressed, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-gov-diri-inaugurates-pdp-reconciliation-committee-reinstates-appointees/feed/ 0 Defectors Can Return To PDP, They Are Forgiven — Governor Diri https://www.theinfostride.com/defectors-can-return-to-pdp-they-are-forgiven-governor-diri/ https://www.theinfostride.com/defectors-can-return-to-pdp-they-are-forgiven-governor-diri/#respond Wed, 18 Aug 2021 20:00:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304204 Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the door is still open to those who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to the All Progressives Party (APC), during the last gubernatorial elections in the state, noting that they have been forgiven. Governor Diri, who disclosed that so many have returned back to PDP [...]

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