Onoriode Kelvin Akpe, is the Director General of the Bayelsa Governor’s Cup, otherwise known as Prosperity Cup. His involvement in grassroots football talent hunting and development over the last nine years, has yielded tremendous results. Akpe has been the brain behind Bayelsa State Governor’s cup Tournament, where several young talents discovered are already playing professional football in different leagues across Nigeria, Africa, Europe and other parts of the world. In this interview with selected journalists, including Daily Newshub correspondent, the talent hunter bares his mind on the achievements so far, the talents discovered, other plans and issues of public interest.…
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Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa The Commissioner for Sports Development, Bayelsa State, Dr. Daniel Igali, on Friday, restated the state government’s commitment to the development of Para Sports in the country. The World and Olympic champion made the assertion in Yenagoa, at the opening of a technical seminar with the theme: “Upgrade the capacity of technical officials of Para Athletics,” organised by the Para-Athletics Federation of Nigeria in partnership with Bayelsa State Para Athletics Association. According to Igali para sports has brought glory and honour to Bayelsa State at major events, hence the sustainability. Champion Igali commended the Para Athletics Federation for…
Agency Report The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps says 17 persons died in 16 road crashes during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration in the state. Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Anthony Uga, gave the figure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Ota, Ogun. Uga said that 45 persons also sustained various degrees of injuries from the crashes. The sector commander said that most of the accidents were caused by excessive speed, dangerous driving, night travel and tyre bursts, among others. “We are appealing to motorists to adhere to traffic rules and regulations…
. How to check your result Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Friday, released the results of candidates of the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The supplementary UTME was conducted between Friday, June 21st and Saturday, June 22nd, 2024. JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, while directing candidates on how to check their results, said, “To check their supplementary UTME results, candidates are to send UTMERESULT to either 55019 or 66019 through the same phone number they had used to generate their profile codes at the start of registration.” Benjamin said the supplementary examination was organised by the Board for 28,835…
Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja The Edo All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party campaign strategies starkly contrast each other in their approaches to sell their gubernatorial candidates to the voters. The ruling PDP seized an early advantage from the start of its campaign by presenting its gubernatorial candidate, Barrister Asue Ighodalo, as the quintessential candidate for the job. The catchphrase ‘man wey sabi”, invented by the PDP Campaign Council has gained currency among the public. In preparation for the full-fledged launch of its campaign, the opposition APC had to devise a counter-phrase to that of the ruling PDP. Announcing the commencement…
Friends and associates of Ibrahim Ezekiel Sini, a Superintendent of Police, who declined a bribe of N150 million from a Lagos businessman and founder of Platform Capital, Akintoye Akindele, are set to honour him on Friday in Abuja. One of the organisers of the event, Chukwudi Asudeogu, said Sini’s conduct remains exemplary and should inspire others and Nigerians to note that the Nigeria Police Force have men of integrity and good conduct. “This honour is aimed at not only appreciating the laudable conduct of Superintendent Ibrahim Sini, but to demonstrate that society appreciates individuals of integrity and good conduct. “We…
Former Social Democratic party aspirant for Abeokuta South Constituency 1 in Ogun State House of Assembly in the 2023 elections, Hon. Ayo Sowunmi, has debunked the rumour making the round that he left the treasury of the 1998 set of Rev. Kuti Memorial High School empty during his tenure as the president of Unique Set. An ex-president of the Unique set between 2020 and 2021, Comrade Moruf Fashina, had accused Sowunmi of leaving an empty treasury of N500 cash behind for his tenure at the expiration of his time as the president of the set in 2019, claiming he personally…
Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa As part of the efforts to fasten the development of the Niger Delta Region, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Basin Development Authority, Prince Ebitimi Amgbare, has paid a courtesy visit to the Senators representing the two catchment areas of the Authority in Delta State. The Senators represent 18 LGAs of the catchment areas of the Authority’s mandate . Distinguished Senators Ede Dafinone, representing Delta Central Senatorial District and Senator Joel Onowakpo Thomas, representing Delta South Senatorial District . Prince Amgbare, during the visit which took place in Abuja, solicits support of…
Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa As part of the efforts to fasten the development of the Niger Delta Region, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Basin Development Authority, Prince Ebitimi Amgbare, has paid a courtesy visit to the Senators representing the two catchment areas of the Authority in Delta State. The Senators represent 18 LGAs of the catchment areas of the Authority’s mandate . Distinguished Senators Ede Dafinone, representing Delta Central Senatorial District and Senator Joel Onowakpo Thomas, representing Delta South Senatorial District . Prince Amgbare, during the visit which took place in Abuja, solicits support of…
Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base in Brass, Bayelsa, has destroyed 10 illegal refinery sites, a speed boat and a total of 100,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil, in Nembe Local Government Area of the state. The Commanding Officer, Forward Operating Base (FORMOSO), Capt. Ifeanyichukwu Mabeokwu, stated this in an interview with newsmen on Thursday, during the destruction exercise. Mabeokwu, said that on the aspiration of the Nigerian Navy, in decimating illegal refining site and crude oil theft in the Niger Delta. “My team and I are here to carry out deactivation operation in this illegally…