The past 24 hours has had many talking points both from international, national and local scene. starting from The internal crisis rocking the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, taking another turn, to Casillas Spain’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Iker Casillas announcing his retirement. Below are top trending news.
The downstream subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, the Petroleum Products Marketing Company, PPMC, has fixed the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, at N138.62 per litre. The ex-depot price is the price at which depot owners sell the commodity to retail outlets. In recent times, the ex-depot price per litre of petrol is normally around N15 lower than the pump price, as the marketers would add cost of transporting the commodity from the depots to their retail outlets, in addition to other costs, such as marketers margin among others.
Manchester City have confirmed the signing of Ferran Torres from Valencia. The 20-year-old winger has signed a five-year deal with the former Premier League champions and becomes thir first major summer arrival.“I am so happy to be joining City,” Torres told the club website. “Every player wants to be involved in attacking teams and Manchester City are one of the most attacking in world football.
The internal crisis rocking the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has taken a twist, as the Acting National Treasurer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Smart Iheoma, has berated the party’s National Chairman, Victor Oye. He accused Oye of alleged impunity, which he said thwarted the chances of APGA under his watch during the 2019 general elections in the country.
Fulham beat Brentford 2-1 in the Championship play-off final to secure an immediate return to the Premier League thanks to two extra-time goals from Joe Bryan. The left-back caught Brentford goalkeeper David Raya off guard from 40 yards in the 105th minute of the game at Wembley, with the Spaniard expecting a cross and then unable to scamper back and save Bryan’s skidding low effort.
Babagana Monguno, the national security adviser has disclosed that President Buhari has initiated plans to overhaul the nation’s security apparatus. Monguno disclosed this on Tuesday August 4, after a security meeting at the state house. The NSA revealed that Buhari told the service chiefs that Nigerians have lost confidence in the security sector and he is determined to restore that confidence.
Casillas Spain’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Iker Casillas announced his retirement on Tuesday, after being sidelined for more than a year with a heart problem. Casillas, 39, also won the European Championship twice with his country in a trophy-laden career which included more than 700 games for Real Madrid.
Former Barcelona winger Emmanuel Amuneke has said the record-breaking transfer of Victor Osimhen from Lille to Napoli will inspire more top transfers to the benefit of Nigeria. Osimhen, 21, has joined Napoli on a five-year contract with an option for another year in a deal worth up to 80 million euros ($94.4 million), making him the most expensive African player ever.
Manchester United have reportedly agreed terms on a five-year deal worth £340,000-a-week with Jadon Sancho. The England international and Borussia Dortmund forward is on the verge of joining United with the two clubs in advanced talks over a deal worth £108million. According to BILD, Sancho has now put pen to paper on personal terms and all that needs to be determined before the deal can go through is the structure of the transfer.
Some Anambra State task force officials have been nabbed while allegedly sexually molesting a girl they accused of flouting the law on wearing of face mask. The task force officials were accused of taking advantage of the girl in their vehicle at Nkpor community of the state. The incident which attracted the attention of some residents of the community, led to the destruction of some parts of their vehicle.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 304 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of COVID-19 infection to 44,433. The NCDC made this known via its verified Twitter handle on Tuesday.
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