September 9, Top National News You Need To Know

The past 24 hours has recorded interesting events both on sports, education, politics, entertainment and economy. Below are top trending news.

New Barcelona coach, Ronald Koeman, on Monday told captain, Lionel Messi, how happy he is that his star player will be staying at the club beyond this summer. Messi finally returned to the club’s pre-season training for the first time ahead of the 2020/21 season on Monday.

 

The Police in Kaduna State, said it had returned N3,991,650 to the family of one, Mustapha Sanusi, who died in a road accident at Unguwan Danisa, Soba Local Government Area of the state. The Soba Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Pam Mosses, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Soba, Kaduna.

 

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says United States President, Donald Trump, once called him into his office at the White House and asked him, “Why are you killing Christians?” Buhari said though he was pained by the allegation, he took his time to explain to his US counterpart that the killings of Christians in Nigeria “has got nothing to do with ethnicity or religion.”

 

Some leaders of Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, have berated a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, over his call for the review of the country’s revenue allocation formula. The Afenifere leaders, Chief Ayo Adebanjo; and the National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, in separate interviews on Saturday, said the APC chief must do beyond talking.

 

Laycon, one of the housemates of the ongoing BBNaija Lockdown House, has described Erica’s disqualification from Big Brother Naija season five as the worse day of his life. Anaedoonline.ng reports that Erica was disqualified on Sunday for gross misconduct after getting a third strike. Biggie told Erica that she could have said what she needed to say and walked away without worsening the situation.

Ahead of today’s commencement of 1st Session of the 9th Synod of Anglican Diocese of Nnewi, the Bishop of Nnewi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Ndubuisi Obi has expressed satisfaction over the level of preparation towards a successful synod at Cathedral Church of St. Mary’s Uruagu, Nnewi.

 

A bungalow built and furnished for Miss Ada Aniwetalu in Umuazu, Nteje community, Oyi LGA of Anambra state, by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province, His Grace, Archbishop Valerian Okeke was yesterday handed over to the girl.

 

Kwara State Governor, wife’s Mrs Olufolake Abdulrazaq, has given an apartment to Risikat, the blue-eyed lady, who re-married her estranged husband, Abdulwasiu Omodada, at a Nikkah held in Ilorin on Saturday. This was made known by Yinka Adeniyi, the Press Secretary to the governor’s wife, Olufolake, has said thorough her non-governmental organisation, the Ajike Support Group, secured a two-bedroom apartment for the couple within the Ilorin metropolis.

 

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has opened the online application for recruitment into the Federal Teachers’ Scheme (FTS), is not fake. Dr Ossom Ossom, Public Relations Officer of the commission, confirmed this on Monday in Abuja. Speaking on the process of the application, Dr Ossom noted that the requirements for application are, Bachelor’s degree in Education or Bachelor’s degree with a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE).

 

The 14 political parties participating in the governorship elections in Edo state scheduled for September 19 would sign a peace accord in the coming days, the Independent National Electoral Commission said on Monday. The commission expressed optimism that with all such efforts, the election would be held peacefully.