August 17, Top National News You Need To Know

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The past 24 hours has been filled with much happenings both on local, state, national and international scene. below are top trending news.

 

Sevilla have advanced to the Europa League final after beating Premier League side Manchester United on Sunday. Sevilla are the most decorated club in Europa League/UEFA Cup history with a record five titles, and will hope to advance to the final and claim their sixth crown. However, Premier League giants Manchester United stand in their way, with the Red Devils eager to cap their season off with some silverware.

 

A section of the popular Igbudu Market in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State has been razed down by fire. The section housing several stores at the Hausa Quarters end of the market was affected by the fire which was said to have started around 3 pm. According to eyewitnesses, two buildings had been already flatten by the raging fire before the coming of the firefighters.

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Kaisha has been evicted from the ongoing BBNaija Lockdown House. Anaedoonline.ng had reported earlier that four Big Brother Naija housemates, Neo, Trikyytee, Wathoni and Kaisha were nominated for possible eviction this week. This online news platform understands that the four housemates that were put up for BBNaija eviction were the housemates with the least votes from the voting public from the votes collated by the organizers of the reality television show.

 

Top Barcelona officials are expected to hold an emergency board meeting on Monday following the club’s humiliating 8-2 Champions League quarter-final defeat by Bayern Munich, local media reported on Sunday.“The president (Josep Maria Bartomeu) has called an imminent emergency meeting of the executive committee, which will be held at the start of next week, possibly Monday,” wrote sports daily Mundo Deportivo, following a similar report from radio station RAC1.

 

Tragedy was on Sunday averted at the Niger bridge, Onitsha, Anambra state following an accident involving two articulated vehicles. According to the First Information Report of the Federal Road Safety Corps Anambra State Command released to journalists in Awka about 9am today by the Ag. Sector Public Education Officer RC Kamal Musa, has it that a crash involving two heavy duty trucks occurred on the Niger Bridge in Onitsha, but no life was lost in the mishap.

 

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The First Information Report (FIR) of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Anambra State Command released to journalists in Awka about 9am today by the Ag. Sector Public Education Officer, RC Kamal Musa, has it that a crash involving two heavy duty trucks occurred on the Niger Bridge but no life was lost in the mishap. The FIR of the FRSC recorded that the Sector Commander CC Andrew Ayodele Kumapayi had consistently campaigned againtst all forms of dangerous driving including over-speeding and wrongful over-taking especially on delicate routes like the Niger Bridge Onitsha.

 

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Manchester City midfield maestro Kevin De Bruyne has been named the English Premier League (EPL) Player of the 2019/2020 Season. Anaedoonline.ng reports that the Belgian playmaker beat Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mane and Trent Alexander-Arnold, Southampton striker Danny Ings, Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope and Leicester’s Golden Boot winner Jamie Vardy to the award.

 

At about 8: 30 pm on Saturday, August 15, a 42-year-old man identified as Izuchukwu Achusim, drowned at one The Lotus Garden hotel in Onitsha, Anambra state. The spokesperson of the state police command, Mohammed Haruna, confirming the sad incident said the deceased, a resident of number 35 Guesthouse street in Fegge, visited the hotel to swim with his girlfriend.

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For providing maximum security in Nnewi, different law enforcement officials have been honoured for their contributions and service in fighting crime and ensuring peace in Nnewi. The brief award ceremony which held yesterday, Saturday, August 16th, 2020, at the Palace of the Traditional Ruler of Nnewi, His Royal Highness, Igwe Kenneth Orizu (III), was sponsored by the Chief Executive Officer of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company, Chief Dr. Innocent Chukwuma (OFR).

 

In a shocking twitter thread, a South African man has recounted his encounter with a ghost whom he had a baby with and dated for 4 years. He detailed how he got to know about his partner’s death when he visited her family to pay her bride price.

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