BUSINESS

Bayelsa Enters Commercial Aviation as Gov Diri Becomes Pioneer Airlines’ First Passenger

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2026

Bayelsa State formally stepped into Nigeria’s commercial aviation space on Monday as the governor of the state, Douye Diri boarded the inaugural operational flight of Pioneer Airlines, becoming the airline’s symbolic “Passenger 1A.” The historic non-scheduled flight marked the official

NEWS

Tinubu Moves to Cushion Economic Impact of Middle East Crisis, Reaffirms Commitment to Nigerians’ Welfare

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed key economic officials to develop measures to mitigate the impact of the ongoing Middle East crisis on Nigerians, pledging that his administration will continue working to improve citizens’ living conditions. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a statement said Tinubu gave the […]

NEWS

Bayelsa Deepens Angola Partnership, Moves to Activate MoU with Namibe Province

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2026

Bayelsa State has stepped up efforts to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties with Angola, as it moves to implement a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Namibe Province during the renewed Nigeria–Angola Bilateral Commission. The partnership, which began with an exploratory visit to the Angolan coastal province of Namibe, has now entered an implementation

NEWS

Diri warns traditional rulers against allocating forest lands to herdsmen

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2026

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has cautioned traditional rulers in the state against granting land to herdsmen within forest areas, stressing that violators will face appropriate sanctions. The governor gave the warning during the flag-off of the 2025/2026 dry farming season at the state-owned rice farm in Otuasega community, Ogbia Local Government Area. He

Politics

Governor Douye Diri Defects to APC

Daily Dispatch October 9, 2025

The Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has set the date to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), a report in The Sun said. The award winning newspaper said its investigations confirmed the date for Diri’s defection, which had been on the cards for months. According to The Sun, October […]