Her Royal Majesty, Queen Dr. Dame Evangelist Josephine Diete-Spiff, Esq., JP, the Queen of Twon Brass Kingdom in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, who is married to His Majesty King Alfred Papapereye Diete-Spiff, OFR, CFR, DF. JP. She is titled the Twon Ibe Opuyingibo 1 of Twon Brass Kingdom.

She is a distinguished legal practitioner, management professional, educator, corporate leader, humanitarian, and Christian evangelist, with a divine calling with evidence in healing and deliverance ministry. A leader of the Queens of the Niger Delta Initiative.

She holds degrees including an L.L.B. from Rivers State University, Nigeria; an MBA from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom; and a DBA in Entrepreneurship from Walden University, United States. She serves as an Independent Director of University Press PLC, Nigeria, Managing Partner at Miracle Leadership Development Services, USA, and manages corporate, philanthropy, and educational initiatives.

Founder of the Her Majesty Dr. Josephine Alfred Diete-Spiff Foundation and President of the Queens of the Niger Delta Initiative, focusing on youth mentorship, women’s empowerment, catering for the elderly, and service to humanity.

She is an ordained Christian evangelist and a Knight of the Anglican Communion, holding the title of JP (Justice of the Peace) from the government of Rivers State.

Queen Dr. Josephine Diete-Spiff’s advocacy focuses on transformative empowerment, educational advancement, and social protection for women and girls in the United States and across Nigeria, particularly in the oil-rich yet marginalized Niger Delta region.

The Royal Queens of the Niger Delta Initiative (RQNDI) has her as its President and has metamorphosed into a movement mobilizing female traditional rulers from all nine States of the Niger Delta to build peace in their domains.

Using the mantra “An Enlightened Queen is an Enlightened Community,” she supports queens in harnessing their royal influence to champion peace, health, and economic independence for women across their kingdoms.

Her Majesty actively lobbies traditional councils, regional governments, and parastatal entities to build safer, more inclusive spaces for women within political and civic structures. She maintains a firm grip on Educational & Leadership Development for Girls, believing that accessibility is the first step to closing the gender gap; she aggressively fights for girl-child education.

Through the HRM Dr. Josephine Alfred Diete-Spiff Foundation, she distributes textbooks and academic materials to remote communities to keep girls in school. She gives shelter, food, and clothing to the less advantaged.

Author & Speaker:

She has written books and made presentations focused on business, youth, and raising young girls, specifically aimed at helping them gain agency, develop critical thinking, and make strategic life and career choices.

Her Majesty used sports as a shield against harmful practices by introducing the Her Majesty Dr Josephine Diete-Spiff Female Soccer Championship Cup, an innovative youth football tournament for girls, with its inaugural edition held in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

The initiative uses competitive sports to help teenage girls discover leadership skills, build confidence, and keep their focus away from anti-social vices, teenage pregnancy, and local violence.

Direct Welfare and Safety for Vulnerable Women:

She helps widows, the physically challenged, and the aged by establishing vocational self-reliance programs specifically aimed at their economic sustainability.

On Gender-Based Violence, she runs ongoing campaigns across the Niger Delta to change traditional mindsets that limit girls and to push for strict implementation of policies that protect women from domestic and sexual violence.

For her relentless work, she was honored nationally with the “Hero of Gender Advocacy Award” and recognized by the Bayelsa Media Network as a “Symbol of Hope for the Girl Child.”

Queen Dr. Josephine Diete-Spiff has an extensive, multidisciplinary academic background across the arts, law, business administration, and early childhood leadership education.

Born into a family of educators, she has pursued higher education, earning multiple degrees from top Nigerian and international institutions.

Doctorate and Undergraduate Education:

She holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Theatre Arts from the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT). During her time there, she was a prominent student leader and served as the President of the Students’ Union.

In legal education, she holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. Hons) from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) in Port Harcourt, which she completed in 2006, a second degree.

She is a Barrister-at-Law (B.L.) who attended the Nigerian Law School in Bwari, Abuja, and was officially called to the Nigerian Bar in 2007.

She earned her Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 2012; a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) focused on Entrepreneurship; and a postdoctoral certificate in early childhood administration, management, and leadership from Walden University, United States, in 2015 and 2020, respectively.

Among her awards are the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree and an Honorary Award from Ashland University, Ohio, USA. She is a certified Microfinance Banker conferred by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and a licensed Management Consultant.

Corporate Leadership and Boardroom Roles:

Queen Dr. Josephine Diete-Spiff draws on her multidisciplinary background in business administration, law, and corporate governance to advance financial self-reliance, entrepreneurship, and professional excellence across the Niger Delta and beyond.

At University Press PLC, she serves as an Independent, Non-Executive Director for this publicly listed publishing company. Chaired board-level committees, driving strategic growth, corporate compliance, and publishing standards.

She is a trustee of the Ijaw National Congress, United States (INC-USA), and a board member of Rescue Us Million Incorporated, United States, where she provides strategic counsel and advisory services on the organization’s operations.

In the area of Financial Inclusion, as an erstwhile managing director of a microfinance bank, she implemented microfinance strategies to help rural women and small-scale traders access micro-loans without traditional collateral.

On Economic Training, Her Majesty organized community financial literacy workshops to teach rural cooperative societies bookkeeping and capital management.

Her Proprietorship and Educational Enterprise:

At Titare Star Royal Academy, formerly Bereton College and Academy, she has managed and served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Strategy for the institution, a private educational facility in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, since 1993.

Here, she integrated her early childhood certification from Walden University into the school’s operational framework. Queen Josephine Diete-Spiff also used the educational enterprise to provide direct, sustainable employment to hundreds of educators and administrative staff.

She also served as a director and legal company secretary at BZB Group of Companies, which offers marine services, equipment leasing, international transactions, and advisory services.

She is a commissioned Notary Public in the United States and a general lines agent, helping families with health and wealth solutions.

As a Queen:

Queen Dr. Josephine Diete-Spiff maintains a masterful balance among deep-rooted traditional responsibilities, her modern corporate ventures, and her literary contributions. Born to an accomplished writer and publisher, she has a deep affinity for literature, culture, and authorship.

While fulfilling her duties as the Queen of Twon Brass Kingdom and the Twon Ibe Opuyingibo 1, she actively demystifies rigid or limiting traditional concepts. As an ordained Anglican evangelist, she established the Network of Prayers for the Women in the kingdom, bringing faith directly into local governance.

Practicing Modern Matriarchy, she openly advocates for the visibility of the royal institution by wearing her crown in both formal settings and public spaces to attract reverence, networking channels, and international investments back to her local communities.

She blends her local traditional influence with modern educational systems by founding, offering scholarships, and managing corporate learning centers like the Titare Star Royal Academy, using Western methodologies to empower rural children.

Queen Josephine has authored several strategic, development-oriented books and materials aimed at dismantling systemic patriarchal biases.

Her books and presentations largely focus on developmental methodologies for young women. They offer blueprint strategies to help girls navigate historically patriarchal societies, secure corporate leadership roles, and gain critical socioeconomic agency.

Drawing on her Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) thesis on entrepreneurship, she created and published materials used in Queens of the Niger Delta training seminars. These resources break down microfinance and small-scale business planning for rural women.

Her literary work frequently appears in educational handouts and resource books distributed free of charge by the HRM Dr. Josephine Alfred Diete-Spiff Foundation to combat adolescent vulnerability and promote literacy.

Her Honours:

Queen Dr. Josephine Diete-Spiff has received multiple local, state, regional, and international accolades recognizing her dedication to gender advocacy and humanitarianism.

She is a recipient of the Bayelsa Media Network Awards (BMNA) as the “Symbol of Hope for the Girl Child, Women, and the Elderly”; Hero of Gender Award by Standtall Africa Initiative (STAi); and Humanitarian Award for Selfless Service– Rotary Foundation International.

Award of Honor as an Investor in Education – Celebrity Int. Education Festival; Golden Advocate Award for an immense contribution toward the progress of the Nigerian Child – African Children Emergency Foundation (ACEF); Pillar of Education Award by Gesi Publications, Bayelsa State; and Award of Honor as the most outstanding Queen/Female Humanitarian – Ijaw Women of Substance Worldwide, to mention a few.

These awards are for her extensive structural transformations, philanthropic gestures, and educational contributions to humanity.

She, as a Justice of the Peace (JP), is appointed as a legal and peaceful arbiter in Nigeria’s civil justice system.

She is married to His Eminence, His Excellency, King Alfred Papapreye Diete-Spiff (Seriyai II), an iconic and historic figure in Nigerian political and military history.

King Alfred and his beautiful wife Queen Josephine Diete-Spiff

Queen Dr. Josephine Diete-Spiff, JP, Esq., is blessed with lovely Children.

King Alfred and his beautiful wife Queen Josephine Diete-Spiff