NAIJ.com digest: Top 10 news that broke this Friday

The NAIJ.com team has gathered the most important news that hit the headlines on Friday, August 5. Find all the stories you might have missed below.

1. Obasanjo shocks Nigerians, storms venue of PDP convention committee inauguration (photo)

Ex Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo sighted at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja on Friday, August 5. Photo: NAN

Ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo has reportedly stormed the Yar’Adua centre venue of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention committee inauguration.

2. BREAKING: Etebo’s double brace helps Nigeria defeat Japan in nine goal thriller

D Feirense star Oghenekaro Etebo stole the show as Nigeria U-23 defeated Japan 5 – 4 in their first game at the Rio Olympics game in Brazil.

3. Breaking: WAEC releases 2016 May/June results

Approximately 53% of students who sat for the 2016 May/June West African Senior Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have passed.

4. Bird turns to woman, read what happened when anointing oil was poured on her

An alleged witch is said to have crashed-landed in a house near the Tema Community 9 cemetery on Thursday, July 4 in Ghana.

5. BREAKING: Air Force resumes air strikes against vandals, militants

Men of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have resumed the aerial bombing of hideouts of the vandals in the Ogun state axis of Arepo, Punch is reporting.

6. Finally! Fayose’s camp reacts to Aisha Buhari’s trip to USA 

The aide of the Governor Ayodele Fayose of the Ekiti state, Lere Olayinka has at last reacted to the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha to the United States.

7. Just in: Former Nigerian player reportedly dead

We are shocked to hear of the sad demise of fmr Junior Int’l Peter Ogaba. Ogaba was part of the Eaglets at Canada 87 http://pic.twitter.com/z7LxmrnM2F

— The NFF (@thenff) August 5, 2016

Peter Ogaba, the youngest Nigerian player at the FIFA U-20 world tournament hosted by Saudi Arabia in 1989 is dead.

8. ‘Please save me’ Dogara begs President Buhari over budget padding scandal 

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara will reportedly meet with President Muhammadu Buhari over the ongoing budget padding scandal.

9. SAD! 30-year-old former beauty queen is dead (photos)

hakira Martin who was crowned Miss Jamaica Universe in 2011 has died on Wednesday, August 3, at the Memorial Hospital West, Pembroke Pines, USA.

10. Rio 2016: Nigeria suffers epic embarassment at Olympics

Nigeria’s Dream Team VI failed to respond as a wrong anthem was played as they filed out for the preliminary pleasantries against Japan, in their opening Group B fixture of the Olympic Games.

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