Organizers of the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament, popularly known as the Prosperity Cup, have signed a major sports development contract with Spanish football giants, FC Barcelona, ahead of the tournament’s 8th edition. ‎ ‎The historic partnership is set to bring international expertise to Nigeria’s largest grassroots football competition, with a …

Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Douye Diri has welcomed 2026 Batch A, Stream 1 NYSC corps members, to the State, cautioning the corps members against acts with negative consequences and bad life styles. ‎ ‎The Corps members are made up of 681 Female and 555 Male ‎ ‎Gov. Diri, represented …

Dr. Samuel Kolawole Oredipe, has become the new chairman of the Bayelsa State Athletics Association. He takes over from Mr. Godwin Oghogho, whose tenure has since elapsed. ‎ ‎The new chairman, Dr. Oredipe, a former middle distances runner, is the immediate past Vice-Chairman of the athletics association in the State …

Ahead of the 2026 edition of the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament, officials of Spanish football giants, FC Barcelona have confirmed their willingness to participate in the tournament, also known as the Prosperity Cup. ‎ ‎The confirmation is contained in a letter addressed to the Director General of the tournament, Mr …

Amos Odhe   ‎The Bayelsa State chapter of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for sending yuletide palliatives to Bayelsans. ‎The State Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Chief Timipa Tiwei Orunimighe, confirmed that the group received thousands of bags of rice from the President …

The Chairman, Bayelsa State Athletics Association, Dr. Kolawole Oredipe has charged the track and field athletes in the state on improved performance ahead of the new season, assuring that they will continue to get the needed support to excel. ‎ ‎In his maiden address to the athletes during their training …

Osun State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has emerged winner of multiple honours at the Annual Global Awards 2025 (South-West Region), clinching the title of Best Governor across five critical sectors of governance. ‎ ‎Governor Adeleke was adjudged the overall winner in the categories of Infrastructure, Agriculture, …

The impeachment move by the Rivers State House of Assembly against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy Prof. Ngozi Odu over allegation of gross misconduct has continued to attract strong condemnation. ‎ ‎The latest is coming from an elderstatesman, Chief Christopher Okonkwo, who held the view that the action of …

Managing Director of the Niger Delta Basin Development Authority (NDBDA) Rivers State, Prince Ebitimi Amgbare has  stated that Africa football has greatly improved, judging from the high level of play exhibited among the players at the just concluded 2025 Africa Nations Cup held in Morocco. ‎ ‎Making this remarks while …

By: Young Erhiurhoro     Against the rumour making the rounds that Unenurhie community and Uwheru kingdom, both in Ughelli North LGA of Delta State are in crisis over land boundary dispute, President-General of Unenurhie Community, Mr. Williams Ilayah has described the report as malicious and purportedly fabricated by mischief …