Vanguard Latest News Monday 19th October 2020
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 19/10/20
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#EndSars protesters shut down Jakande estate
#EndSars protesters on Monday, shut down Jakande Estate, Oke-afa, and Isolo in Lagos. The protesters shut the road as early as 9: am and said that the protest would last for five days. Mr Bolaji Banjo, an activist in the estate, said that youths in the estate are lending their voices in the ongoing protest.Read More
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Twitter raps Trump COVID-19 adviser as U.S. cases rise
Twitter has yesterday removed a “misleading” tweet downplaying the efficacy of masks posted by a top corona virus adviser to President Donald Trump, while U.S. cases surged before the November 3 election. As the Trump administration fends off accusations that its mixed messaging on wearing masks hampered the fight against the corona virus, Dr. ScottRead More
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IPOB, YOV accuse FG of concluding plans to deploy military to quell #ENDSARS protests
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu, Nnewi The Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, and the Yoruba One Voice, YOV, yesterday, alleged that the Nigerian Federal Government has concluded plans to deploy the armed forces under the guise of “Operation Crocodile Smile” with the sole aim to quell the popular #ENDSARS protests across the country. A joint statement byRead More
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#ENDSARS protesters locked down Ekiti
Students chased home, commuters stranded, commercial activities paralyzed By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado Ekiti The nationwide antiSARS protest assumed a dangerous dimension on Monday in Ekiti State as youths take over all the major towns in the state, aside from Ado Ekiti’s capital city. All the strategic roads in Ado-Ekiti, Ikere other major townsRead More
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Alibaba pays $3.6bn to take over China hypermarket giant SunArt
China’s e-commerce behemoth Alibaba has bought a controlling $3.6 billion stake in SunArt which runs hundreds of hypermarkets on the mainland for French shopping giant Auchan. The move to take a 72 per cent holding in SunArt tightens Alibaba’s grip on China’s vast e-commerce sector as it looks to soak up the new customers pushedRead More
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Defection Plan: Ebonyi Assembly gives PDP 7 days ultimatum to zone Presidential slot to South East
By Peter Okutu Abakaliki-Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Monday gave the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 7 days ultimatum to zone the 2023 presidential slot to the southeast zone of the country. Addressing Newsmen in Abakaliki, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru made itRead More
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Abeokuta traffic advisory as #EndSARS mega protest hits streets
In view of the ABEOKUTA MEGA PROTEST 2.0 (TOTAL LOCKDOWN), scheduled to hold on Monday, 19th October 2020, at the NNPC MEGA STATION axis, by 0600hrs-1800hrs, motorists going towards Okemosan, Kobape, Siun and Sagamu Interchange are implored to please follow the alternative routes below: TRACE in Ogun State has released a guide on how toRead More
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Guardiola challenges Aguero to earn new Man City deal
Pep Guardiola says Sergio Aguero must earn a new contract at Manchester City even though he is the club’s all-time record goalscorer. Aguero, who returned from a four-month spell out with injury in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Arsenal, has entered the last 12 months of his existing deal. The Argentine has scored 254 goals forRead More
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#EndSARS protesters shut Alausa Secretariat
Turn back workers By Olasunkanmi Akoni #EndSARS protesters in the early hours on Monday, stormed Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, and shut the premises preventing workers from entering. The protesters blocked all the entrances into the secretariat, turning back motorists and pedestrians from going in and coming out of the premises. The Rapid Response Squad,Read More
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China rails at US after sanctions threat as Iran arms embargo ends
China on Monday accused the United States (US) of “peddling arms” and “interfering” in other countries’ affairs after Washington threatened sanctions against any nation taking advantage of the end of a UN ban to sell weapons to Iran. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned against anyone supplying arms to the Islamic republic after TehranRead More
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