Douye Diri – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:01:52 +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 Douye Diri – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Tinubu Hails Diri’s Defection to APC as Symbol of Progress and Unity https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-hails-diris-defection-to-apc-as-symbol-of-progress-and-unity/ https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-hails-diris-defection-to-apc-as-symbol-of-progress-and-unity/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:00:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=471058 President Bola Tinubu has described the defection of Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a significant symbol of progress and national unity. Speaking through Vice President Kashim Shettima during the governor’s official reception into the APC in Yenagoa, Tinubu commended Diri’s leadership style [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-hails-diris-defection-to-apc-as-symbol-of-progress-and-unity/feed/ 0 Diri Dismisses Calabar Congress, Affirms PDP’s Strength in Bayelsa https://www.theinfostride.com/diri-dismisses-calabar-congress-affirms-pdps-strength-in-bayelsa/ https://www.theinfostride.com/diri-dismisses-calabar-congress-affirms-pdps-strength-in-bayelsa/#respond Mon, 03 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=404406 Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has dismissed reports of a congress held in Calabar, stating that the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rejected it and would set a new date. Diri made this known on Monday during the PDP State Executive Council (SEC) meeting at the party’s secretariat in Yenagoa. PDP Remains [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/diri-dismisses-calabar-congress-affirms-pdps-strength-in-bayelsa/feed/ 0 Supreme Court Affirms Douye Diri’s Victory as Bayelsa Governor https://www.theinfostride.com/supreme-court-affirms-douye-diris-victory-as-bayelsa-governor/ https://www.theinfostride.com/supreme-court-affirms-douye-diris-victory-as-bayelsa-governor/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:00:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=387697 The Supreme Court has confirmed the re-election of Senator Douye Diri as the legitimate Governor of Bayelsa State, dismissing an appeal brought by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Timipre Sylva. The judgment, delivered on Friday, marked the culmination of a protracted legal battle that had gripped the political landscape of Bayelsa. In [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/supreme-court-affirms-douye-diris-victory-as-bayelsa-governor/feed/ 0 Bayelsa APC Elders Slam Governor Douye Diri Over Accusations Against Timipre Sylva https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-apc-elders-slam-governor-douye-diri-over-accusations-against-timipre-sylva/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-apc-elders-slam-governor-douye-diri-over-accusations-against-timipre-sylva/#respond Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:00:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=385954 Elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State have criticized Governor Douye Diri for accusing former Petroleum Minister (State), Chief Timipre Sylva, of sponsoring the hardship protest in the state. The APC elders pointed out that Sylva had recently urged Nigerian youths to support President Bola Tinubu and give him more time to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-apc-elders-slam-governor-douye-diri-over-accusations-against-timipre-sylva/feed/ 0 Court of Appeal Upholds Governor Douye Diri’s Re-Election https://www.theinfostride.com/court-of-appeal-upholds-governor-douye-diris-re-election/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-of-appeal-upholds-governor-douye-diris-re-election/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:00:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=383725 The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Thursday affirmed the decision of the Bayelsa Governorship Election Tribunal, which upheld the November 11, 2023, re-election of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State. A three-man panel of the appellate court, in a unanimous judgment, dismissed an appeal seeking to overturn the Tribunal’s decision. The Justice [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-of-appeal-upholds-governor-douye-diris-re-election/feed/ 0 Court of Appeal Upholds Election of Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri https://www.theinfostride.com/court-of-appeal-upholds-election-of-bayelsa-state-governor-douye-diri/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-of-appeal-upholds-election-of-bayelsa-state-governor-douye-diri/#respond Sat, 13 Jul 2024 10:00:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=383302 The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the election of Governor Douye Diri, who was elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa State. InfoStride News recalls that the court had on Tuesday reserved judgment in the petition filed by the Labour Party [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-of-appeal-upholds-election-of-bayelsa-state-governor-douye-diri/feed/ 0 Governor Diri Rejects Call to Be Atiku’s Running Mate in 2027 https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-diri-rejects-call-to-be-atikus-running-mate-in-2027/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-diri-rejects-call-to-be-atikus-running-mate-in-2027/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:00:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=382302 Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has dismissed calls for him to join former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as his running mate in the 2027 presidential election. The call was made by a group known as Diri Angels (DA), which urged Atiku to consider Governor Diri as his Vice-Presidential candidate. DA’s statement, signed by Secretary [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-diri-rejects-call-to-be-atikus-running-mate-in-2027/feed/ 0 Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri Criticizes APC for Electoral Fraud Following Tribunal Dismissal https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-governor-douye-diri-criticizes-apc-for-electoral-fraud-following-tribunal-dismissal/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-governor-douye-diri-criticizes-apc-for-electoral-fraud-following-tribunal-dismissal/#respond Wed, 29 May 2024 19:30:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=379438 Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has criticized the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, for alleged electoral fraud in the November 11, 2023, governorship election. Governor Diri’s comments came after the election petition tribunal dismissed the APC and Sylva’s petition challenging his victory, citing a lack of merit. Governor Diri [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-governor-douye-diri-criticizes-apc-for-electoral-fraud-following-tribunal-dismissal/feed/ 0 Governor Diri Hails Tribunal Victory, Pledges Better Service in Second Term https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-diri-hails-tribunal-victory-pledges-better-service-in-second-term/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-diri-hails-tribunal-victory-pledges-better-service-in-second-term/#respond Mon, 27 May 2024 12:00:24 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=379089 Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has declared that his victory at the tribunal will enable him to serve the state even better in his second term. On Monday, the tribunal sitting in Abuja affirmed Diri’s re-election in the November 11, 2023 election, dismissing the petition filed by Chief Timipre Sylva and the All Progressives [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-diri-hails-tribunal-victory-pledges-better-service-in-second-term/feed/ 0 Bayelsa Governorship Election Tribunal Sets Date for Final Arguments https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-governorship-election-tribunal-sets-date-for-final-arguments/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-governorship-election-tribunal-sets-date-for-final-arguments/#respond Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:00:46 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=373063 The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has scheduled April 22 for parties to present their final briefs of argument in the case filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, challenging the outcome of the November 11, 2023 gubernatorial poll in the state. The tribunal, led by Justice Adekunle [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-governorship-election-tribunal-sets-date-for-final-arguments/feed/ 0 I won’t joke with security, welfare of Corps members in Bayelsa – Governor Diri https://www.theinfostride.com/i-wont-joke-with-security-welfare-of-corps-members-in-bayelsa-governor-diri/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-wont-joke-with-security-welfare-of-corps-members-in-bayelsa-governor-diri/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 04:00:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=359745 The governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has sworn not to give the security and wellbeing of Corps members in the state any lip service or play around with them in any way. This information was provided by Governor Diri while he presided over the swearing-in ceremony for the 2023 Batch C, Stream I of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-wont-joke-with-security-welfare-of-corps-members-in-bayelsa-governor-diri/feed/ 0 LP guber candidate tackles Diri over N30bn for completion of N10.2km road in Bayelsa https://www.theinfostride.com/lp-guber-candidate-tackles-diri-over-n30bn-for-completion-of-n10-2km-road-in-bayelsa/ https://www.theinfostride.com/lp-guber-candidate-tackles-diri-over-n30bn-for-completion-of-n10-2km-road-in-bayelsa/#respond Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:44:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=355643 Udengs Eradiri, the LP candidate for governor in Bayelsa State, has questioned state governor Douye Diri’s assertions that he spent N30 billion to finish the 10.2km phase two portion of the Glory Drive dual carriageway. Former governor Henry Seriake Dickson had nearly finished the road, but Eradiri couldn’t understand why it was still costing an [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/lp-guber-candidate-tackles-diri-over-n30bn-for-completion-of-n10-2km-road-in-bayelsa/feed/ 0 2023: PVC is your AK- 47 – Diri tells Bayelsa youths to shun violence https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-pvc-is-your-ak-47-diri-tells-bayelsa-youths-to-shun-violence/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-pvc-is-your-ak-47-diri-tells-bayelsa-youths-to-shun-violence/#respond Fri, 20 Jan 2023 19:30:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=340138 Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged youths to shun electoral violence and use their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, to elect credible leaders with the capacity to deliver on sustainable development, peace and economic prosperity. He maintained that the PVC is their AK-47, and they do not need any gun or machete to intimidate [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-pvc-is-your-ak-47-diri-tells-bayelsa-youths-to-shun-violence/feed/ 0 PDP crisis will be over soon – Gov Diri https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-crisis-will-be-over-soon-gov-diri/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-crisis-will-be-over-soon-gov-diri/#respond Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:31:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=333971 Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has said the feud within the fold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would soon become a thing of the past before the general elections. Diri stated this at the weekend during the PDP South-South Zonal Stakeholders meeting at the Ibom Hall in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State ahead of the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-crisis-will-be-over-soon-gov-diri/feed/ 0 2023 Election: Group Raises Alarm Over Alleged Plot To Destabilise PDP In Bayelsa https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-group-raises-alarm-over-alleged-plot-to-destabilise-pdp-in-bayelsa/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-group-raises-alarm-over-alleged-plot-to-destabilise-pdp-in-bayelsa/#respond Sun, 17 Apr 2022 15:00:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=323103 A Social-Political Group in the Niger Delta, Apostles of Good Governance (AGG), has raised an alarm over alleged plots by some desperate politicians within the incumbent Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, to destabilise and control the structure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the state. The group alleged that the accused persons were [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-group-raises-alarm-over-alleged-plot-to-destabilise-pdp-in-bayelsa/feed/ 0 Governor Diri Reacts To Calls To Dump PDP For APC https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-diri-reacts-to-calls-to-dump-pdp-for-apc/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-diri-reacts-to-calls-to-dump-pdp-for-apc/#respond Sun, 04 Jul 2021 19:00:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=299538 Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has assured the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of his loyalty, stressing that he will not dump the party. Douye Diri, who declared total commitment to the PDP on Sunday, was reacting to a call by a former Deputy Governor of the state, Peremobowei Ebebi to dump the party. Ebebi [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-diri-reacts-to-calls-to-dump-pdp-for-apc/feed/ 0 Ex-Bayelsa Commissioner Urges Jonathan’s Kinsmen To Support Governor Diri https://www.theinfostride.com/ex-bayelsa-commissioner-urges-jonathans-kinsmen-to-support-governor-diri/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ex-bayelsa-commissioner-urges-jonathans-kinsmen-to-support-governor-diri/#respond Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:30:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=298779 A former Commissioner for Information in Bayelsa State, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, has called on the kinsmen of former President Goodluck Jonathan, to support the incumbent Governor of the state, Senator Douye Diri. Iworiso-Markson, who also hails from Ogbia Local Government with Jonathan, spoke at the weekend in Yenagoa, the state capital, during his birthday celebration. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ex-bayelsa-commissioner-urges-jonathans-kinsmen-to-support-governor-diri/feed/ 0 Dickson Denies Rift With Successor, Governor Diri https://www.theinfostride.com/dickson-denies-rift-with-successor-governor-diri/ https://www.theinfostride.com/dickson-denies-rift-with-successor-governor-diri/#respond Sat, 06 Mar 2021 21:00:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=286641 Former Governor of Bayelsa, Senator Seriake Dickson says he has no rift with his predecessor, Governor Douye Diri, who took over from him on February 14, 2020. Dickson said his noticeable absence from government functions was deliberate and in consonance with his values and principles of non interference. In a statement issued on Thursday, Dickson, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/dickson-denies-rift-with-successor-governor-diri/feed/ 0 Diri Tasks PDP Leadership To Intervene In Bauchi/Benue Governors’ Conflict https://www.theinfostride.com/diri-tasks-pdp-leadership-to-intervene-in-bauchi-benue-governors-conflict/ https://www.theinfostride.com/diri-tasks-pdp-leadership-to-intervene-in-bauchi-benue-governors-conflict/#respond Thu, 25 Feb 2021 21:00:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=285852 Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri on Thursday called on the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to immediately intervene in the ongoing conflict between Governor Samuel Ortom and Governor Bala Mohammed. Senator Diri stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to his Bauchi State counterpart at the Government House, Bauchi, declaring that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/diri-tasks-pdp-leadership-to-intervene-in-bauchi-benue-governors-conflict/feed/ 0 Okowa Congratulates Governor Diri On 1st Anniversary https://www.theinfostride.com/okowa-congratulates-governor-diri-on-1st-anniversary/ https://www.theinfostride.com/okowa-congratulates-governor-diri-on-1st-anniversary/#respond Sun, 14 Feb 2021 15:00:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=284712 Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Sunday congratulated his Bayelsa counterpart, Sen. Douye Diri, on the first anniversary of his administration. Okowa, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, thanked God for the success of the first year of the “prosperity” administration in Bayelsa. He said that Bayelsa had [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/okowa-congratulates-governor-diri-on-1st-anniversary/feed/ 0 I Wholly Support Electronic Voting ― Diri https://www.theinfostride.com/i-wholly-support-electronic-voting-%e2%80%95-diri/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-wholly-support-electronic-voting-%e2%80%95-diri/#respond Mon, 08 Feb 2021 20:30:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=284221 Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed for electronic voting as a solution to Nigeria’s electoral challenges. Speaking at a grand in his honour in Sampou Community in Kolokuma Local Government Area, the governor noted that though electronic voting might not solve all of the nation’s electoral problems, it would significantly reduce the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-wholly-support-electronic-voting-%e2%80%95-diri/feed/ 0 Supreme Court Confirms Diri’s Election As Governor Of Bayelsa https://www.theinfostride.com/supreme-court-confirms-diris-election-as-governor-of-bayelsa/ https://www.theinfostride.com/supreme-court-confirms-diris-election-as-governor-of-bayelsa/#respond Wed, 18 Nov 2020 18:31:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=274897 The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed Douye Diri as the duly elected governor of Bayelsa. A seven-member panel of the apex court led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta in a unanimous judgement, dismissed the six appeals filed against the governor and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Justice Ngwuta predicated the dismissal of the appeals on the withdrawal [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/supreme-court-confirms-diris-election-as-governor-of-bayelsa/feed/ 0 I’m Against Misallocation Of Projects In Bayelsa State Next Year – Douye Diri https://www.theinfostride.com/im-against-misallocation-of-projects-in-bayelsa-state-next-year-douye-diri/ https://www.theinfostride.com/im-against-misallocation-of-projects-in-bayelsa-state-next-year-douye-diri/#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:36:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=269296 Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has come out to say that his government is ready to embrace the bottom-up budgeting process in the preparation of the 2021 state budget. He recently revealed that this process will help to get rid of any proliferation of misplaced projects, misallocation of projects, and duplication of projects. According [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/im-against-misallocation-of-projects-in-bayelsa-state-next-year-douye-diri/feed/ 0 Douye Diri Has To Work Hard To Earn The Support Of Bayelsans – Edwin Clark https://www.theinfostride.com/douye-diri-has-to-work-hard-to-earn-the-support-of-bayelsans-and-ijaws-edwin-clark/ Mon, 02 Mar 2020 23:25:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=249943 Ex Federal Commissioner for Information and for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has begged politicians in Bayelsa State to forget war and embrace peace in the overall interest of the state. He urged the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri who was returned as the duly elected Governor of Bayelsa State to collaborate [...]

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