Vanguard Latest News Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 22/04/20
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Residents allegedly kill, dump bodies of three robbery suspects in Lagos canal
· Dying suspects blame action on hunger By Evelyn Usman Aggrieved residents allegedly killed three suspected members of a robbery gang who invaded Igando community, a Lagos suburb, Tuesday. The suspects according to residents were members of the ‘One Million Boys’ terror gang, who had earlier written a letter on their unprecedented visit, warning residentsRead More
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What to do to overcome hardship in Nigeria – Atiku
The global oil market continues to suffer from the vagaries of the corona virus pandemic, as prices continue to crash due to the sudden, massive and unexpected drop in worldwide demand for crude oil.
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COVID-19: Ex-CBN Director harps on social welfare to check poverty
Dr. Titus Okunrounmu, former Director of Budget at Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has advised the Federal Government to intensify the provision of social welfare for Nigerians so as to reverse the poverty rate in the country. Okunrounmu gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, onRead More
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Akwa Ibom urged to upscale genexpert machines for COVID-19 testing
By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, AMLSN, Akwa Ibom state branch has advised the state government to upscale existing genexpert (tuberculosis) testing machines in the state to enable it to begin testing of COVID-19 infection immediately. Chairman of the association Mrs Emilia Eleazar gave the advice yesterday whenRead More
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BREAKING: Result of suspected COVID-19 patient in Ughelli South is positive
Perez Brisibe – Ughelli The result of the suspected COVID-19 patient in Otu-Jeremi, headquarters of Ughelli South local government area of Delta State has shown that the patient is positive for the virus. A senior staff of the hospital who made the disclosure to Vanguard said the patient, aged 36, had visited the hospital inRead More
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Flashback: Speech presented by Major Gideon Orkar in April 22, 1990
Fellow Nigerian Citizens, on behalf of the patriotic and well-meaning peoples of the Middle Belt and the southern parts of this country, I , Major Gideon Orkar, wish to happily inform you of the successful ousting of the dictatorial, corrupt, drug baronish, evil man, deceitful, homosexually-centered, prodigalistic, un-patriotic administration of General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida.
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COVID-19: PTF lauds journalists, says efforts won’t go unrewarded
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has lauded journalists and media organisations over their efforts to curtail the Coronavirus pandemic, saying their efforts will not go unrewarded. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, said this while answering questions from newsmen at the daily briefing by the PTF on Tuesday inRead More
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ThrowBack 10 Years Ago: Rising hip-hop star, Dagrin dies
By John Abayomi Popular Nigerian hip-hop star Dagrin, born Olayitan Olanipekun Oladapo, is dead. The rising act who has been dubbed Nigeria’s 50Cents died from complications arising from injuries he sustained in a ghastly motor accident when he ran into a stationary truck around 3am at Mushin in Lagos. A sources say he died atRead More
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UK confident of hitting 100,000 COVID-19 daily tests target — Foreign Secretary
British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday the government was confident it would meet its target of carrying out 100,000 tests a day for the coronavirus by the end of the month. Official figures on Tuesday showed 18,206 tests had been carried out the previous day. READ ALSO: US senate passes additional $484bn COVID-19 reliefRead More
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US senate passes additional $484bn COVID-19 relief package
The United States on Tuesday passed an additional coronavirus relief package worth $484 billion (N181 trillion) to address emerging public health and economic challenges occasioned by the pandemic. Specifically, this will replenish a depleted loan package for small businesses and provide funds for hospitals and coronavirus (COVID-19) testing and treatment. The unanimous approval followed marathonRead More
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