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August 6, Top National News You Need To Know

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The past 24 hours have recorded many events and happenings that has generated talking points. Starting from the arrest of the publisher of Crossriver Watch, Agba Jalingo and 18 others participating in the #RevolutionNow protest in Ikeja, Lagos, to the former National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, berating the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki for allegedly insulting the Oba of Benin by standing before Oba Ewuare of Benin wearing a cap. below are other trending news.

 

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night through its official page said a total of 457 new cases of COVID-19 was recorded across the nation.According to NCDC, 44,890 confirmed cases have been recorded, 32,165 persons have been discharged discharged , while 927 deaths.

 

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Kano State has directed its members to sell petrol at N150 per litre. The directive was contained in a statement by the IPMAN Chairman of Kano chapter, Bashir Danmallam. Danmallam said the directive follows the new price modulation announced by the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC).

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Joseph Anthony, A pastor of Living Faith Church, in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, has been accused of raping an 11-year-old girl(names withheld), in the home of a fellow pastor, exclaimed that although he was ‘tempted to touch’, he never raped the girl. During the parading of suspected armed robbers at the Imo Police headquarters, Owerri, and Pastor Anthony was among them.

 

Following the call by an elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassi, for Igbo presidency in 2023, the former national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, has declared that Ndigbo would join Nnamdi Kanu, to seek Biafra secession from Nigeria if South-East does not produce the president of the country in 2023.

 

Lionel Messi has paid tribute to Iker Casillas after the Spaniard retired from football at the age of 39. The Real Madrid legend announced his decision on Tuesday, calling time on a career that saw him claim a total of 24 trophies  including five La Liga titles, four Champions Leagues, two European Championships and one World Cup.

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The publisher of Crossriver Watch, Agba Jalingo and 18 others participating in the #RevolutionNow protest in Ikeja, Lagos has been arrested by men of the Nigerian Police Force. Witnesses say they were protesting at Ikeja under bridge in Lagos when the Police swooped in and effected a mass arrest after firing teargas canisters.

 

The Nigeria Football Fed­eration (NFF) will inaugurated a six-man Caretaker Committee for the Anam­bra State Football Associ­ation (ASFA) today, follow­ing the expiration of the tenure of the Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah-led executive team. However, the move has been criticized by a former second vice-president of the NFF, Victor Baribote, who described the move as lack of respect for the NFF statute.

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Nigerian referees hope of breaking the World Cup jinx continues as FIFA did not name any of them for the 2022 World Cup in Qa­tar. The world football governing body while naming Africans for the tourna­ment on Monday did not consider any Nigerian ref­eree worthy for the World Cup.

 

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The former National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has berated the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki for allegedly insulting the Oba of Benin by standing before Oba Ewuare of Benin wearing a cap. Speaking on Skype from his Auchi country home on the morning programme of Arise TV monitored in Lagos, Comrade Oshiomhole condemned Obaseki’s action as another demonstration of disrespect not only for the esteemed Benin palace, but also Edo tradition.

 

It looks like BBNaija housemate, Prince is fed up with Nengi switching between him and Ozo. During a late night discussion with Laycon and Trickytee, Prince said that he will tell Nengi to stay away from him if she continue the act by next week. Prince further disclosed that he can’t put up with such act because it doesn’t make sense.

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