Category: Sports

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…

NPFL: Bayelsa United unveil new head coach, Ladan Bosso as Bayelsa State Government commit to sports development The Bayelsa State Government has through the ministry of Sports Development and Bayelsa United Football Club unveiled Ladan Bosso as their new head coach. Also unveiled was Whyte Ogbonda as new head coach of the state owned female…

Prosperity Cup 2024: Bayelsa State Government Pledges Commitment to Sports Development   ***Prosperity Cup Women’s Draws Hold on Thursday*** Bayelsa State deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo says the state government will continue to show total commitment to the development of youths through sports. The deputy governor made this known during a courtesy visit by members…

Gov Diri Kicks Off Nigeria’s Biggest Grassroots Football Tournament in Yenagoa .  Krusaders FC Begins Title Defence in Style The Bayelsa State Governor’s Football Tournament christened the Prosperity Cup season six has kicked off in Yenagoa with over two hundred teams jostling for glory in 22 centers across the eight local Government Areas. Bayelsa State…

Gov Diri Opens Draws, Present Kits To Participants, As Minister Endorse Prosperity Cup. Senator Douye Diri has performed the official draws ceremony and presentation of kits to perticipants of the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament,known as the Prosperity Cup. While performing the official draws and presentation of kits to the participants at the main bowl of…

Joshua gets second-round KO win over Ngannou Anthony Joshua has won his fourth straight fight by securing a second-round knockout win over Cameroonian boxer, Francis Ngannou, in the main event of the “Knockout Chaos” card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. After securing consecutive victories in 2023 with wins over Jermaine Franklin in April and Robert Helenius…

Wadata Barau of Bauchi State, on Saturday, emerged winner of the male category of the fourth edition of the Senator Douye Diri (SDD) Bayelsa Marathon. One hundred and thirty-five athletes participated in the elite, teens (male and female students) and leisure runners categories of the 21km and 5km races respectively. Twenty-four-year-old Barau, a 400-level student…

3rd edition of Senator Douye Diri National Scrabble Competition Championship has ended in Yenagoa with the state governor Senator Douye Diri calling on multinationals and International Oil Companies to invest in sports development. The 2 days event which started from 8th ended on the 9th July at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall, Government House, Yenagoa…

After two consecutive wins in the Bayelsa State Governor’s Football Tournament christened the Prosperity Cup the Nigeria Union of Journalists Bayelsa State Council on Thursday bowed out of the competition with a 3-1 loss to Dream Academy School. The NUJ Bayelsa team conceded the first goal in the tournament on 27 minute from a gifted error…