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  By--- Alambo Datonye Fred  After nearly a week of action among the eight local government areas, the inaugural Bayelsa State Sports Festival will come to a fitting climax on Friday. Governor Douye Diri is expected to lead a cast of dignitaries to declare the showpiece tagged ‘Access Bank Prosperity Unity Games’ close at the ceremony billed for the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa from 4pm.  According to the order of programme released by the organizers, athletes are expected to arrive at the venue from 1pm while top government officials are expected to be seated from 2pm. Ijaw music crooner, Jah Wonder is among entertainers booked to thrill spectators at the event alongside ball juggler, Tonye Solomon, popularly known as ‘Deeboi’. Highpoints of the closing ceremony are Final of the Football event, Final of sprint relay events, presentation of medals and overall winning prizes to the top three local government areas. It will also feature raffle draws a...

By Hananeel Jackson   Bayelsa State  commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Dr Daniel Igali says he is impressed  with the performance of athletes at the ongoing Bayelsa State Sports Festival tagged Access Bank Prosperity Unity. Igali in an interview said the athletes from the various local government areas in the state have shown that team Bayelsa State's outstanding outing in the last sports festival in Asaba Delta State was not fluke. He noted that he was happy to see young athletes within the age range 12 to 17 years participate  in the showpiece that is prime and proper for coaches to groom for the future, stating that he is not concerned about the winning of medals but the commendable ages of the athletes. The commissioner asserted that the high spirit and love that exist among the athletes participating in the Prosperity Unity Games was a pointer for peace and security in Bayelsa, noting that in the last few days sports has engaged the min...

------- Thanks Bayelsa State Government For Hosting The State Sport Festival  By Francis Joseph Key stakeholders in Bayelsa State Sport has commended the level of Competitiveness and performance shown by Athletes in the ongoing first ever Bayelsa State Sport Festival tagged Access Bank Prosperity Unity Games while also thanking the Bayelsa State Government and Access Bank for organizing the event. The stakeholders gave their commendation while watching the ongoing sport festival at the various centers. The commissioner for Youth and Sports Development Hon. Daniel Igali commended the level of of competitiveness among various Local Government Areas in the state at the ongoing Bayelsa State Sport festival. According to the Igali, the level of performance by athletes who have not had this level of experience supercedes his expectation, stressing that he is impressed with the level of talent discovered so far. Former Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development in the stat...

Francis Joseph Brass, Ekeremor And Sagbama Local Government Areas in day two of the Bayelsa State Sport Festival tagged Access Bank Prosperity Unity Games clinched gold medals in their respective events. Brass Local Government Area where the biggest winners as they won two gold, one silver in canoeing in the ongoing event. The canoeing event which kicked off at the Ox-bow lake pavilion witnessed fine performances from athletes as Brass LGA dominated proceedings from 1000 metres mixed doubles, 500 meters men's doubles and 500 metres women's. Brass LGA displayed their aquatic prowess clinching gold in the 1000 metres mixed doubles with a time of 2:05:31 split, Yenagoa LGA came second with 2:06:76 split as  Kolokuma/Opokuma managed to settle for 3rd place finish. In the 500 metres men's doubles, Brass LGA came out with a record of 2:25:75 split, closely followed by Yenagoa LGA with 2:26:10 split while Kolokuma/Opokuma came third. Ekeremor LGA in the 500 metres wome...

By Hananeel Jackson Brass Local Government Area on Tuesday sent a clear statement of intent after winning two gold, one silver in canoeing on day two of the ongoing Bayelsa State Sports Festival tagged Access Bank Prosperity Unity Games. The canoeing event which kicked off at the Ox-bow lake pavilion witnessed five performances from athletes with Brass LGA dominating proceedings from 1000 metres mixed doubles, 500 meters men's doubles and 500 metres women's. Brass LGA displayed their aquatic prowess clinching gold in the 1000 metres mixed doubles with a time of 2:05:31 split, Yenagoa LGA came second with 2:06:76 split as  Kolokuma/Opokuma managed to settle for 3rd place while Ogbia LGA were found languishing in the race. In the 500 metres men's doubles, Brass LGA came out with a record of 2:25:75 split, closely followed by Yenagoa LGA with 2:26:10 split while Kolokuma/Opokuma came third. Ekeremor LGA in the 500 metres women's doubles ended Brass LGA dominanc...

By Hananeel Jackson Bayelsa State Governor Senator Douye Diri on Sunday declared open the maiden edition of the State Sports Festival tagged "Access Bank Prosperity Unity Games" amidst pomp and ceremony. Declaring the showpiece open Governor Diri, urged athletes to follow the symbol of unity that the State Sports Festival represents by abiding by the rules that governs the fiesta, stating that the festival is another landmark achievement of his administration in the area of sports development. The Governor explained that the National Sports Festival was one of the measures introduced in the aftermath of the civil war to renew the fabric of the nation's social cohesion and to promote the common destiny as a people, stressing that the architects of the Festival recognized the unifying power of sports in Bayelsa. While appreciating the sponsors Access Bank, the governor asserted that the only way to Prosperity was to have a sound health, and that the best medicin...

By- Alambo Datonye Fred The first edition of the Bayelsa State Sports Festival got underway with an opening ceremony held at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa on Sunday. Declaring the event tagged ‘Prosperity Unity Games’ open, Governor Douye Diri said the present administration would continue to accord priority to Sports to enable the people have healthy lives and create avenues for the youth to actualize their potential. The opening ceremony featured a colourful march past by athletes and officials from the 8 Local Government Areas of the State.    Governor Douye Diri explained that the idea behind conceiving the Bayelsa State Sports Festival was to foster unity among the people and positively channel the energy of the youth for productive ventures. Governor Diri expressed the hope that the competition would produce a new generation of sportsmen and women that would become national and global stars, urging the participants to exh...