Vanguard Latest News Thursday 3rd December 2020
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 03/12/20
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NUT wants Ebonyi govt to prioritise education
The Ebonyi chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has urged the state government to prioritise development of the state’s educational sector. Mr Francis Elechi, Chairman, NUT Ebonyi said in Abakaliki on Thursday that prioritising the sector would enhance plans for better standards. Elechi described education as imperative to nation-building as improving the sectorRead More
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CSOs express sadness over killings of 43 rice farmers in Borno
Demand sack of Service Chiefs, new security approach By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As Borno State and Nigerians mourn slain 43 rice farmers by Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday, Civil Society Orgsanisations, CSOs, Thursday, expressed sadness and demanded for sack of Service Chiefs and new security approach to protect lives and property across the country.Read More
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Boxing icon, Pacquiao takes over as head of Philippine ruling party
Philippine boxing icon, Manny Pacquiao has taken over as head of the ruling political party in the country, it was announced on Thursday. Pacquiao, who is a senator in the Philippines, was sworn in as the national president of the political party of President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night, said Ron Munsayac, Executive Director ofRead More
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Police rescue 52-year-old man from suspected kidnappers in Kebbi
The Police Command in Kebbi has rescued a 52-year-old man from suspected kidnappers in Jega Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), DSP, Nafi’u Abubakar, stated this in a statement made available in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday. Abubakar said that on Dec. 2, around 3 am., a gang of suspectedRead More
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China sends 350 peacekeepers to South Sudan
A 350-member echelon of China’s seventh peacekeeping infantry battalion to Juba, South Sudan, on Thursday departed north China’s Tianjin on a one-year mission. They are the first batch of the 700-strong peacekeeping infantry battalion dispatched by China to the East African country. The team will be tasked with carrying out armed patrols, responding to conflictsRead More
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Rumble in Ojukwu’s family as son, Emeka, attacks Bianca over recent interview
By Victor Ajihromanus Chief Emeka Ojukwu Jnr., son of the late Igbo leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, yesterday, carpeted his father’s wife, Bianca, for allegedly ‘misleading’ the public with “falsehood” in an interview she granted to Sunday Sun last weekend. Ojukwu Jnr. also attacked the former Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain for deriding the Anambra StateRead More
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COVID-19: A’Ibom Govt cancels Christmas Carol
The Akwa Ibom Government has cancelled the hosting of this year’s annual Christmas Carol festival to curtail the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. The cancellation was made known in statement issued by the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Orman Esin, in Uyo on Thursday. Esin said this was due toRead More
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Insecurity: Gov Ayade launches Operation Akpakwu photos
Gov Ben Ayade, Thursday, launched Operation Akpakwu in Cross River State and donated over 100 vehicles including Hilux, saloon cars, power bikes as well as state of that arts communication gadget to combat crime in the state. See more photos below… ALSO READ: Pandemic to push more than 32m people to extreme poverty – UN VanguardRead More
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Chinese authorities rescue trafficked Cambodian woman after Facebook post
A Cambodian woman trafficked to China as a teenager has been rescued after calling for help on Facebook. The woman, who is 20 years old according to the Phnom Penh Post, has been found by Chinese authorities and will soon return home from Henan province, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Koy Kuong told dpa onRead More
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18 percent of Olympic tickets sold in Japan to be refunded
About 18 percent of tickets sold in Japan for next year’s coronavirus-postponed Olympics will be refunded, Tokyo 2020 organisers said Thursday, with over 3.6 million seats still reserved domestically for the Games. A three-week refund window for domestic tickets closed November 30, and organisers said about 810,000 of the 4.45 million tickets sold in JapanRead More
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