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Three frontline Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirants in Bayelsa State have pledged that their administration would give priority consideration to sports development. The aspirants, Senator Douye Diri, Dr. Nimibofa Ayawei and Barr. Kemela Okara, who are all seeking the sole ticket of their party to contest the November 16 governorship election, made the promise when organisers of the Restoration Cup presented the tournament’s branded jerseys to them. The Tournament Director, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, who is also Special Adviser to the Bayelsa Governor on Public Affairs, quoted Senator Diri as saying that as a former Commissioner for Sports in the state, it is expected that sports would be prioritised when he becomes governor. PDP Governorship Aspirant, Sen. Douye Diri, (middle); flanked by the Director General of the Restoration Cup Football Tournament, Mr. Ono K. Akpe (right); and Restoration Cup Tournament Director, Hon. Daniel Alabrah, during the official presenta...

... AS DICKSON LAUNCHES CANCER FOUNDATION IN MEMORY OF LATE MOTHER ...FG PROMISES TO SUPPORT FOUNDATION Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, former Presidents Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, and former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar have advocated concerted action against the spread of cancer in the country. The nation’s leaders spoke on Thursday at the official launch of the Henry Seriake Dickson Foundation and ground breaking ceremony of the Goldcoast Dickson Cancer Centre at Toru Orua, Sagbama local government area of Bayelsa state. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media Relations, Fidelis Soriwei said, they all commended Governor Seriake Dickson for taking the initiative to fight cancer through emphasis on early detection and treatment and pledged to support the foundation. Represented by Minister designate, Dr. Chris Ngige, President Buhari described the establishment of the centre as a step in the right direction designed to prev...

Organisers of the third edition of the Governor Henry Seriake Dickson Football Tournament otherwise known as the Restoration  Cup have said that the competition will resume on Friday, August 9, 2019. The Tournament Director, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, who disclosed this in a press release issued on Monday, said the tournament was briefly put on hold due to some logistics challenges. Alabrah added that heavy rainfall also rendered some of the pitches unconducive for good football. "Apart from the pitch at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex, which is of international standard, most other pitches slated for matches got waterlogged due to the heavy rainfall this year. We had no choice than to suspend matches due to logistics and other challenges that we had to contend with," he said. Alabrah commended the centre coordinators, team sponsors and managers as well as the players for their understanding and patience. He explained further that matches will commence in all the other c...