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Jackson Wins Rose Bowl Golf Tourney In PH
A handicap nine player with the Port Harcourt club, Mr Tunde Jackson, on Saturday won this year’s edition of the NNPC Golf tournament also known as Rose Bowl.
Jackson won with a net score of 69. He carted home a giant trophy and complete golf kits
Another member of the club and handicap 13 player, Mr Iwarimie Diri came second with a net score of 72 while Mr Jeff Onuoha finished third with a net score of 73.
Diri and Onuoha were given trophies and other assorted prizes.
In the women category, Mrs Princess Joy Lule won the event with a net score of 79. She also carted home a giant trophy and golf kits.
Mrs A. P Wifa came second with a net score of 80 while Mrs Kate Unaeze came third with a net score of 81.
First military Governor of old Rivers state and traditional ruler of Twon Brass in Bayelsa state, Chief Alfred Diette-Spiff won the veteran’s men category with a net score of 71 while Chief Ben Iloabachie came second with a net score of 79.
The overall winner, Tunde Jackson later described his victory was a dream come true.
“ Well, first of all like I said earlier, I thank God and I thank my wife. Like I said earlier, I have been looking forward to winning this tournament for the past five years and today God made it possible with a good weather.
“And, like I advised the GED (Group Executive Director) now, of NNPC, I told him he should seek corporate membership for NNPC staff.
“Golf is life. People should come and play golf. All we need to tell the corporate sponsors that we have lost, we have a lot of them. I can’t start mentioning their names, we used to have Crushed Rocks, Eagle Cement, lots of companies.
“All we need to do is to appeal to them, reach out to them , send letters to them and say see, NNPC came, there was no problem. Corporate sponsorship, we need them for the club to grow,’’ he said.
Jackson appealed to Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers to sponsor golf tournament in his capacity as a golfer.
Group Executive Director, Refineries and Petro-Chemicals, NNPC, Mr Tony Ogbuigwe, who represented the Group Managing Director of the company, Mr Andy Yakubu, said the company sponsored the tournament as part of its corporate social responsibility.
He said the company used the game to bring sports to the hub of the oil and gas industry.
“We are sponsoring it because we believe it is a contribution into bringing the society together.
“You know, Rivers state, the Niger Delta has suffered so much in recent times, with the militancy, thank God which is behind us now, so many businesses moved away from the state.
“We believe that by sponsoring this tournament and bringing people together again, it helps to raise the profile of Port Harcourt in particular, so that the town will really function as the real oil capital of Nigeria’’ he said.
He said that the company would make the sponsorship an annual affair and that this year’s event had signaled the return of the Rose Bowl tournament.
Port Harcourt the capital city of Rivers State will be at the centre stage in Nigeria as Port Harcourt Arsenal Community will hold her maiden edition of Football Fans Fiesta (FFF).
The Fiesta scheduled to hold on the 13th December, 2025, at Eddiz wine bar GRA, promises to be all football fans carnival in the State , as there will be a lot of fanfares.
The Coordinator of Port Harcourt Arsenal Community (PHAC), Ugochukwu Oputa has said that the forthcoming Football Fans Fiesta was basically to promote peace, unity and love among football fans in irrespective of the cub.
He stated that sports is a catalyst to bring peace, love and Unity in any given society, hence the occasion was initiated.
Oputa said this in an interview with sports journalists in Port Harcourt yesterday, saying that arrangements are on top gear for a successful programme.
” This event is for all football fans irrespective of your club. It is basically to promote peace, love and Unity among fans.
“It is like stating the obvious that football is the catalyst of peace and unity in the world. So the Port Harcourt Arsenal Community want to use this avenue to bring people together and foster friendship.
“There is no gate fee, but it is expected to put on jersey of your club as to make the event look unique” Oputa said.
The Coordinator used the forum to advice football fans in the world to love one another, and equally urged fans that will attend the occasion to be of good conduct and behaviour.
Tonye Orabere
Consistent with its project execution routine, Dunamis-Icon Limited, Project Consultants of the Niger Delta Games, has concluded the first phase of physical inspection and evaluation of facilities for the event, 24 hours after the presentation of the hosting right to Edo State was performed.
The project management team was guided round select facilty locations in Benin City by Desmond Amadin Enabulele, Executive Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission, and the team leader, Sir Itiako Ikpokpo expressed satisfaction with the sports infrastructure assets of the host.
“Edo is a ready-made choice based on all the factors that are necessary to host this kind of big event. We are expecting over 3000 athletes coaches, alongside journalists and technical officials, with an approximate number of people outside spectators in the range of 5000. So, we need facilities that work for the games itself”, Ikpokpo explained.
He commended the Edo State Government for the good state of facilities at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, and promised that the state will be assisted with the renovation of some of the facilities as may be necessary to ensure good competition experience for the athletes.
“I have been to the iconic Ogbe Stadium and must commend the Edo State Government for maintaining the facilities there. We are also considering taking some events to the University of Benin, so that people in that part of the city can also feel and enjoy the fun. Where need be, we will also see how to assist the state and the University of Benin to add value to some of the sporting facilities”.
Dunamis Icon Limited is the franchise rights owner to the games conceived and designed to provide a platform for unity and integration, and identifying and grooming talented youths from the region into national and international stars.
The NDDC as the flagship interventionist agency for the nine states that make up the region, is the prime sponsor of the games as part of their strategic focus on youth engagement and human capital development.
The inspection tour began at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, after a brief meeting with Enabulele and the Sports Commission team at his office.
Areas inspected include the stadium’s main bowl, the tartan track, the state box, the VIP lounges and other key areas like the ceremonial room, the media studio and other indoor facilities.
Other facility locations assessed are the Wire Road Sports Centre being listed to host basketball and volleyball games, the University of Benin Sports Complex, and the Etete Sports Centre.
In the entourage of Dunamis-Icon were the Project Director, Mr Fred Edoreh; Director of Facilities and Equipment, Dr Emmanuel Ochuko Igbigbisie; the head of Communications, Harry Iwuala; Head of Transport and Logistics, Israel Umueri Afoke. Others are Theresa Ineke, Head of Secretariat, Godwin Enakhena, the Head of Scouting, Mr. Edi Lawani, the Head of Culture Affairs and Entertainment and Elder Siegha Porbeni of the Technical Department.
The Edo Sports Commission Chairman was also supported by Hon. Frank Ilaboya and Mrs Sabina Chikere, Executive Directors, with Mr Baldwin Bazuaye (MON) also in the company.
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