Vanguard Latest News Friday 13th March 2020
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 13/03/20
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Champions League, Premier League swept aside as coronavirus ravages sport
The collapse of sports events worldwide over the rapidly spreading new coronavirus gathered pace Friday with the English Premier League and European football’s showpiece Champions League swept aside by the pandemic. England’s cricket tour of Sri Lanka also fell victim to the virus while suspension of the Premier League until April 4 came shortly afterRead More
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First coronavirus cases reported in Kenya, Ghana, Gabon
Kenya, Ghana, and Gabon, on Friday, reported their first confirmed cases of infection with the new coronavirus. In East Africa, Kenya reported one case on Friday, while in West Africa, Ghana reported two cases just as Gabon said it had logged one case. This, however, raised the total number of African countries affected by theRead More
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Obaseki reactivates natural water collection points in Benin
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration is reviving the natural water collection points and transforming the points into green lands as part of measures to check the incidence of flooding in the state. The governor said this after inspecting ongoing construction work along Ugbor-Amagba Road in Oredo Local Government Area.Read More
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E2%80%95health-official/ US State of Ohio likely has 100,000 coronavirus cases ?Health official
The US state of Ohio likely has more than 100,000 people carrying the new coronavirus, the state health department director said. Speaking at a press conference Thursday with state governor Mike DeWine to announce measures to slow the spread of the pandemic, director Amy Acton said Ohio had community spread of the virus. “We knowRead More
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6 die as harsh weather persists in Egypt
Six people have died in accidents related to the worst weather to hit Egypt in years, local media reported on Friday. Heavy rains and dust storms lashed several parts of the country for the second straight day on Friday, forcing people to stay indoors and prompting authorities to close some motorways. At least two peopleRead More
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Greece’s first woman president vows to defend borders, rights, warns on virus
Greece’s first woman president began her term on Friday with a pledge to protect the country’s borders and defend human rights, whilst warning Greeks to follow health rules as the country grapples with over 100 coronavirus cases. Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a 63-year-old former senior judge, said she would “walk together” with Greeks to create a “prosperous”Read More
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E2%80%95minister/ Human factors cause of 95% road accidents ?Minister
Prince Clem Agba, Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, says 95 per cent of road accidents are caused by human factors. He said this during the Close-out workshop, organised by the National Road Safety Advisory Council on Thursday in Abuja, for the presentation of the Nigeria Road Safety Strategy (NRSS) 2, document. “The documentRead More
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Open Defecation: Not our responsibility to build toilets — FG
Says 47m Nigeria currently into practice As African Water Ministers move to provide direction By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja With barely five years ahead as a target to end Open Defecation, ODF, in Nigeria, the Federal Government has made it clear that it is not its responsibility to build toilets. This was disclosed by theRead More
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Give me Falconets, Swiss-based Nigerian coach tells NFF
A Switzerland-based Nigerian coach, Adeyemi Adedeji Anthony has made himself available to the Nigeria Football Federation saying he is ready to coach either the women under-17 or under-20 teams. Adedeji who is a UEFA B licensed coach submitted that with his 11 years experience of coaching youth teams in Europe, he could be a valuableRead More
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South Korea sees more virus patients recover than new infections
South Korea — once grappling with the largest coronavirus outbreak outside China — saw its newly recovered patients exceed fresh infections for the first time on Friday, as it reported the lowest number of new cases for three weeks. The country confirmed 110 new infections, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said,Read More
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