Category: Sports

New Champion Emerges in Gov Diri National Scrabble Championship. …Gov Diri Reaffirms Administration’s Commitment to Hosting 2028 National Sports Festival. By Chris Mark  Adebola Samuel of Ogun State has emerged winner of the Masters category in the 5th Governor Douye Diri National Scrabble Championship in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. The two-day tournament, which featured…

WAFCON: Tinubu Confers National Honour on Super Falcons, Gifts them Cash, Housing President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on all 24 players and the 11-member technical team of Nigeria’s senior women’s national football team, the Super Falcons, following their historic victory at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. At the…

PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES SUPER FALCONS ON WAFCON VICTORY President Bola Tinubu congratulates the Super Falcons of Nigeria on their victory at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, securing their record 10th continental title. President Tinubu says, “The Super Falcons’ spectacular performance tonight in Rabat, coming from behind to beat a spirited Moroccan side playing…

Eternal Grace Ministry Wins Prosperity Cup for Record-Breaking Second Time ……. As Afini FC Crowned Women’s Champions Eternal Grace Ministries Football Club of Yenagoa has emerged champions of the 2025 Bayelsa Governor’s Cup 7th edition tagged Prosperity Cup after defeating Advanced Dreams FA on Penalties. The match which was played at the Main bowl of…

Bayelsa Agog as Gov Diri Leads Gusau, Dikko, Olapade and other Dignitaries to Prosperity Cup Final. The crème de la crème of Nigeria football and stakeholders in the sports sector will converge on Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital for the final of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football spectacle, the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament tagged the Prosperity…

NSF: Ogun Swimmer sets new festival benchmarks Kolade Otunla, representing Ogun, may have shattered the National Sports Festival record in the men’s 100m backstroke event. Otunla’s impressive time of 1:02.41 seconds not only secured the gold medal but also broke the previous record set by Ebarakumo Dino of Rivers in 2018, which stood at 1:04.61…

Nwali Retains Crown in Gov Diri National Scrabble championship. Enoch Nwali of Ebonyi State has retained his crown in the masters category in the 4th edition of Governor Douye Diri National Scrabble championship in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. Nwali recorded 13 wins at the Chief Harold Dappa Biriye conference hall with a plus 1229…

Bayelsa United Emerge Champions of Gov. Diri Pre Season Tournament ***Gov Diri Pledges more Support for Sports Development**   Bayelsa United have emerged champions of the governor Douye Diri pre season Football tournament. The prosperity boys beat Bendel Insurance 7-6 on penalties to clinch the trophy and the prize money. The Yenagoa based side piped…

GOV DOUYE DIRI PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT: ORGANIZERS HOLD DRAWS….. ……AS BAYELSA UNITED TACKLES SUNSHINE STARS; KRUSADERS SELECTED FACES BENDEL INSURANCE The stage is set for the commencement of the maiden Governor Douye Diri Pre-season Football Tournament which will kick off on Monday, August 12th, 2024 at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa, following the…

Prosperity Cup 2024: Ogboinbiri FC Outclassed Nembe City FC to Lift Trophy.    ***Sports Minister Hails Gov Diri’s Passion for Sports Development*** Ogboinbiri FC of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area have emerged champions of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football spectacle, the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament tagged the “Prosperity Cup”. The oil rich Ogboinbiri side humbled Nembe…