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‎NPFL Preview: Bayelsa United Aim To Extend Winning Run Against Niger Tornadoes‎

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‎ ‎Date: 07/09/2025 ‎ ‎Venue: Bako Katongora Stadium, Minna ‎ ‎Kick-off: 4pm ‎ ‎ ‎After back-to-back victories to start the new Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, Bayelsa United will travel to the Bako Kontagora Stadium, Minna, where they face Niger Tornadoes in a tough Matchday-three clash. ‎ ‎The Prosperity Boys, led by head coach Monday Odigie, will be aiming to extend their perfect start of the campaign and prove that their early-season form is no fluke having recorded a hard-fought on the road in the opening day against Shooting Stars FC before brushing aside Barau FC in Yenagoa.  ‎ ‎The Prosperity Boys have now shift attention to claiming another crucial result on the road against the Minna based side, Niger Tornadoes having lost one nil to Enyimba last weekend. ‎ ‎The confidence in the camp is high after the team’s impressive performance, with new signings gradually settling into the squad and making their presence felt.  ‎ ‎Skillful winger, Garb...

‎Prosperity Cup Organizers Extol Virtues of Bayelsa Deputy Governor at 60

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‎ ‎ The organizers of Nigeria's biggest grassroots football spectacle, the Bayelsa Governor's Football Tournament has felicitated the Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo on the occasion of his diamond jubilee. ‎ ‎Director General of the tournament, Mr. Ono Akpe in a statement on behalf of the Central Organizing Committee, COC describes the Deputy Governor as an exceptional administrator and a visionary leader who has continued to show commitment towards the stability and development of sports in the state. ‎ ‎According to him, the Deputy Governor is an astute administrator,  a dependable ally and deputy to Governor Douye Diri, who  has served his people with an outstanding record of performance in governance in the state, even as Commissioner for Works then, maintaining that the competition organizers are pleased to be associated with him, particularly his tremendous qualities and experience in steering the affairs of sports in the state. ‎ ‎The statement...

BAYELSA SWAN FELICITATES WITH DEPUTY GOVERNOR ON HIS 60TH BIRTHDAY

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The Bayelsa State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has extended warm felicitations to the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. In a statement jointly signed by the Chairman, Mrs. Timinepre Ohia, and Secretary, Mr. Patrick Ndubuisi, the association wished the Deputy Governor good health, happiness, and many more years of fruitful service to the state and humanity. The statement described Senator Ewhrudjakpo—fondly regarded as the Deputy Games Master General—as a man of many proverbs, a hardworking and visionary leader whose unwavering support for his principal, the governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has positively impacted sports development in Bayelsa State. Bayelsa SWAN commended the Deputy Governor for his continuous encouragement of sports growth as well as his consistent support to the association, noting that his contributions to Sports Writers in the state remain exe...