By Our Reporter Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, turned the sod of the new Olympic-standard 25,000-capacity Bayelsa stadium project at Igbogene, Yenagoa. The former Nigerian leader performed the groundbreaking ceremony on a day the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, restated his appeal to the federal government, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC),…
Director General of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football tournament, the Bayelsa Governor’s Tournament, tagged the Prosperity Cup, Mr. Ono Akpe has attributed the success recorded in the tournament to governor Diri’s unwavering passion to grassroots sports development. This year’s spectacle is expected to kick off this month across the eight local government areas in the state…
Bayelsa State Government says it will bid for the hosting of the National Sports Festival in 2028 when the new stadium sited at Igbogene in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state is completed by the government. Commissioner for sports development, Dr. Daniel Igali gave the hint during a visit to the site to ascertain…
By Our Reporter Director General of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football spectacle, the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament, tagged, ‘Prosperity cup’ Mr. Ono Akpe has given thumbs up to the winners of Nembe constituency one Football championship. Mr. Akpe was at Nembe over the weekend to witness the final between Ward three and Ward nine that saw…
By Our Reporter The commissioner for Sports Development, Bayelsa State, honourable Daniel Igali, has eulogised the importance of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) to the development of sports across the country. Daniel Igali made the assertion during the Bayelsa 2024 SWAN WEEK awards night to conclude the week-long events that featured Road-walk, football…
Rabiu Abdullahi’s 79th minute goal gave host Bayelsa United a 1-0 victory over visitors Ikorodu City of Lagos in a matchday sixteen encounter of the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL decided at the Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenagoa. Technical adviser of Bayelsa United, Ladan Bosso stuck with same team that defeated Niger Tornadoes in a matchday…
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Bayelsa chapter has advocated for mass participation in Sports as the Bayelsa 2024 SWAN Week officially commenced in Yenagoa. Speaking during a 4km road walk to kick-start the week-long event, the Director General to the Bayelsa State Government on New Media, Dr Kola Oredipe, said that the walk aimed…
Foreign Scouts from Finland, Lithuania, Malta, Turkey and Norway have hailed the Bayelsa State Government for its steadfast commitment to the discovery and development of budding football talents across the State. The scouts made the commendation, while exchanging views with sports writers at the end of the 6th Governor Douye Diri international scouting program in…
The Ministry of Sports Development, Bayelsa State ably led by honourable Daniel Igali, has endorsed and pledged support for the Bayelsa 2024 SWAN WEEK which will see Media Organizations in the state actively engage in sporting activities. Honourable Daniel Igali made the commitment when the Local Organizing and Planning Committee paid him a courtesy visit…
The Commissioner for Sports Development, Bayelsa State, Honourable Daniel Igali, has commended the resounding victory of Bayelsa United over Niger Tornadoes. Igali while speaking to journalists on Wednesday after the game, lauded the approach of Bayelsa United to the game which enabled them to convincingly beat Niger Tornadoes 4-1 in Yenagoa to return to winning…