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January 12, Top National News You Need To Know

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The past 24 hours have recorded interesting events both on local, state, national and international scene. Below are top news

 

The draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup have been conducted on Monday night. The pick of the bunch is Manchester United hosting fierce rivals Liverpool. Holders Arsenal will face the winner between Southampton and Shrewsbury. Chelsea welcome Luton Town and Manchester City are away to Cheltenham.

 

The Federal Government says it would review the January 18 date fixed for resumption of schools across the country. Minister of Education Adamu Adamu disclosed this on Monday while answering questions during a press briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja.

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Pope Francis’ personal doctor, Fabrizio Soccorsi, has died as a result of “complications due to Covid,” the Vatican’s newspaper L’Osservatore Romano announced on Saturday. Pope Francis chose Soccorsi as a personal doctor in 2015, the news outlet said. He was 78 years old when he died.

 

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has again said Nigeria’s Armed Forces have “checkmated” terrorism. DHQ spokesman John Enenche, in an interview with newsmen on Monday, said although there are pockets of attacks once in a while, the activities of insurgents, particularly in the north-east, have been checked significantly since 2015.

 

Democrats in the United States House of Representatives on Monday introduced a resolution containing a single article of impeachment against President Donald Trump charging him with “incitement of insurrection” for his role in the attack on the US Capitol last week. The resolution noted that Trump addressed a rally shortly before his supporters mounted the attack and says he made statements that “encouraged and foreseeably resulted in” the lawless actions at the Capitol.

 

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In the Nigerian digital space, different days birth different trends. Today, the hashtag, Stingy Men Association is trending and popular Nigerian celebrity, Don Jazzy, has joined the bandwagon. The Sweet Boy Association, originated by popular singer Falz, trended in 2018 to celebrate handsome men, however, the Stingy Men Association is a sharp contrast.

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