FC Barcelona, Partners Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament To Train Coaches. The Spanish football giants, Barcelona FC and organisers of the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament also known as the Prosperity Cup has entered into agreement ahead of the season 8 edition of the Prosperity Cup. This was made known by the Director General of the Prosperity…
Nigeria Defeat Egypt To Win Bronze Medal At AFCON Nigeria’s Super Eagles this Saturday evening, January 17, 2026, beat the Mohammed Salah-led Pharaohs of Egypt in the third-place match of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to win their ninth bronze medal in the competition. Both teams failed to find the net, though Nigeria…
Osomkime Kick-Starts Second Edition Of Unity Soccer Tournament Across Yenagoa LGA By Chris Mark High Chief Blankson Osomkime, patron of the Osomkime Blankson Unity Soccer Tournament, announced the expansion of this year’s competition to cover the entire Yenagoa Local Government Area, after the inaugural edition was confined to Constituency One. In an interview with newsmen…
NUJ Indoor Games Commence in Yenagoa. The indoor games organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Bayelsa State Council, as part of activities marking its 2025 Press Week began on Tuesday in Yenagoa, the state capital, amidst fanfare among media practitioners. The annual Press Week with the theme “Media, Social Justice and…
On this day, exactly two years ago, Leo Messi was crowned Ballon d’Or winner for the 8th time.
Ryan Gravenberch could return for Liverpool in Saturday’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa. The midfielder has been sidelined since sustaining a twisted ankle in the game against Manchester United on October 19. Arne Slot was asked about any possible returning players for the visit of Villa and explained Gravenberch has ‘the best chance’ of…
Jay-Jay Okocha for NFF President: The Right Man at the Right Time Introduction: A Nation in Need of Footballing Redemption Nigerian football is at a crossroads. Once a powerhouse of African football, the country has seen its domestic league crumble, its national teams underperform, and its footballing identity eroded by mismanagement, corruption, and short-sighted leadership….
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…
