The past 24 hours have had interesting happenings both on international, national, state and local levels. Starting from the arrival of Seventy-one young Nigerian girls trafficked to Lebanon, to the retirement of Manchester City legend Vincent Kompany. Below are top trending news.
The Nigerian Football Federation is poised to appoint a new Technical Director for the federation this week, with the announcement of the head coach for the Super Falcons coming thereafter, Anaedoonline.ng has reliably gathered.
Vincent Kompany, The Manchester City legend, finally retires from football. Kompany 34, took the job as player-manager of the Belgian giants last summer. The former centre-back Kompany won four Premier League titles at Man City – two of which were under Guardiola. Kompany also won four League Cups and two FA Cups during his time at the Etihad where he became a legend.
Benue students have taken to the streets to protest killings in the state by suspected herdsmen. They asked the Meyitti Allah Vigilante Group to leave the State. The placard-bearing protesters blocked major streets leading to traffic grid lock in Makurdi, capital of Benue. They were heading to Government House Makurdi as at the time of filing this report.
A coalition of Igbo youth groups and Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC) have endorsed two politicians from the southeast for the presidency in 2023. The groups in a statement after their joint meeting in Abakiliki, the Ebonyi state capital on Saturday, August 15, recommended the minister of science and technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, and the Ebonyi state governor, David Umahi as the best Igbo candidates to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, The Nation reported.
The Bayelsa State governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of Duoye Diri, governor of Bayelsa state. This was after The Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP) had asked the tribunal to cancel the election because it was not included in the election which held on November 16, 2019.
Seventy-one young Nigerian girls trafficked to Lebanon and seen in a video that had gone viral where they were crying for help had been rescued and arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, early Monday. Mr Bitrus Samuel, the Head of NEMA Abuja Operation Office, disclosed this to Newsmen. He said that the girls were the second batch of the more than 150 Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Lebanon in search of greener pastures.
Nigerian billionaire, Arthur Eze has slammed Obiano as the faceoff between the two continues. Anambra oil magnate, Prince Arthur Eze, has tackled Anambra state Governor, Willie Obiano over his latest suspension of monarchs who followed him to see President Muhammadu Buhari.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted Manchester United face a busy few weeks in the transfer market after losing a third semi-final this season as Sevilla reached the Europa League final by coming from behind to win 2-1 in Cologne. United were made to pay for their profligacy in front of goal after Bruno Fernandes’s early penalty put them in front.
The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa has called for gender equality and an end to all forms of gender-based violence. Coach Oscar Emetuei, National Deputy President of NICASA, made the call in a telephone interview with reporters on the outcome of the monthly virtual conference of NICASA’s Women’s wing. The conference titled, “Gender equality; towards a just and equal world” was organised to mark this year’s women’s month in that country.
John Obi Mikel seems very much ready to return to play again in England as he arrived Stoke City for medical screening ahead of a move to the Championship club. Mikel was pictured arriving at the club around 11:15 am on Monday.
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