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December 21, Top National News You Need To Know

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Brazil football legend, Pele, has congratulated Barcelona’s Lionel Messi for matching his goalscoring record at a single club. Barcelona manager, Ronald Koeman, has blamed a lack of concentration for their 2-2 draw with Valencia

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Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has said he cannot question the fight and energy of his players after a 2-1 defeat to Everton on Saturday, but admits he “understood” his position might become untenable if results fail to improve. The Gunners slumped to their eighth defeat in 14 Premier League games this season at Goodison Park.

 

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to instruct the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Isa Pantami, and Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission, Mr Aliyu Abubakar to stop the push for registration of Nigerians for National Identity Number and withdraw the threat to block SIM cards.

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An Igbo socio-cultural youth organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, has described the recent abduction of 344 pupils from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State, as stage-managed. It said the incident was business as usual for Northern leaders.

 

Barcelona manager, Ronald Koeman, has blamed a lack of concentration for their 2-2 draw with Valencia on Saturday. The visitors took the lead through Mouctar Diakhaby’s header, before Lionel Messi levelled just before the break. Barca went in front thanks to an acrobatic finish from Ronald Araujo in the 52nd minute.

 

Brazil football legend, Pele, has congratulated Barcelona’s Lionel Messi for matching his goalscoring record at a single club. Messi netted his 643rd for the Catalans as they drew 2-2 with Valencia on Saturday. That figure matches Pele’s record with Santos in official competition, although the Brazilian scored many more in friendlies and tours.

 

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The police command in Katsina on Sunday confirmed the abduction of another set of 80 students from an Islamiya school in the state on Saturday night. The police, however, said all the 80 students and another four victims have been rescued by security operatives. It was learnt that the 80 students were returning from an Islamic occasion when they ran into the bandits, who had earlier kidnapped the four victims and rustled some cows.

 

Former Commonwealth Secretary-General and elder statesman, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former governors, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife and Peter Obi among others are to meet over the zoning of Anambra 2021 governorship election. The meeting is being summoned by the 91-year old first Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi.

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