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The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Bayelsa chapter has advocated for mass participation in Sports as the Bayelsa 2024 SWAN Week officially commenced in Yenagoa.  Speaking during a 4km road walk to kick-start the week-long event, the Director General to the Bayelsa State Government on New Media, Dr Kola Oredipe, said that the walk aimed to promote physical health and fitness, burn calories, tone muscles, shape the body, and reduce stress. Dr Kola, while emphasizing the importance of sporting activities, called for young people to choose sports as a career, which is now a pathway to alleviate poverty and generate wealth. "It's a good thing for sports writers and journalists to create time beyond what we do in our news rooms and studios to engage in sporting activities." "Today there are two things to take from this walk, we walk for healthy living, and we also walk to promote sporting activities. We are encouraging young peop...

Foreign Scouts from Finland, Lithuania, Malta, Turkey and Norway have hailed the Bayelsa State Government for its steadfast commitment to the discovery and development of budding football talents across the State. The scouts made the commendation, while exchanging views with sports writers at the end of the 6th Governor Douye Diri international scouting program in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. Leader of the international scouts, Azodo Hillary, said the international scouting exercise was yielding positive results with the encouraging number of players who are on the verge of traveling out the country for greener pastures, stating that Bayelsa is blessed with abundant talents that are capable of representing the nation. According to him, the number of players jetting out for trials with European teams testifies to the credibility of the exercise over the years, pointing out that the players have received their invitations along with their Visas ...

GRASOF FELICITATES WITH ITS PATRON, SENATOR OHUABUNWA OVER RECOGNITION  One of Nigeria's foremost grassroot sports organisers, the Grassroot Sports Federation, GRASOF, has congratulated Senator Dr. Mao Ohuabunwa, following his recent award of excellence by the Anglican Communion Head Quarters. Senator Ohuabunwa received the award from the Most Rev'D Henry C. Ndukuba, the Prilate Anglican Communion , All Nigeria at the 35th year Anniversary celebration of the Anglican Church Head Quarters, Abuja. President of the Grassroot Sports Federation, Hon. John Ekpeyoung in a statement released said Senator Dr Mao Ohuabunwa, who was a Special Guest of Honour at the event has distinguished himself over the years as an role model, an icon, and a beacon of hope to several organizations across the country. Hon. John Ekpeyoung notes that as a Patron of GRASOF, his contributions to the development of sports and other sectors was indelible, little wonder he is being honor...