Vanguard Latest News Sunday 27th December 2020
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 27/12/20
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Igbo group writes Buhari,seeks review of recent police promotions
Backs Ohanaeze Ndigbo, rejects promotion of only one officer from S/East Alleges Nigeria unfair to region in recruitment, appointments, projects location, others By Joseph Erunke A South East professional group has bemoaned recent promotions made by the Police Service Commission (PSC),alleging that the zone was again, treated unfavorably. The group under the aegis of ConferenceRead More
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Agric expert says food crisis looms in 2021 only if…
Encourages youths to embrace agriculture By Adeola Badru The founder of FarmKonnect Ltd, a foremost multi-dimensional agric firm in Nigeria, Mr. Oluwole Azeez, has warned that 2021 might pose a serious threat to food production in Nigeria as a result of COVID-19 which has adversely affected farmers. He, however, proffered that the only way toRead More
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COVID-19 safety violation: Lagos shuts 12 facilities, sets to prosecute offenders
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Safety Commission at weekend, sealed over 12 facilities for breaching COVID-19 safety protocols. The affected facilities include: DNA Night Club, Buzz Bar, Silverfox, Cocoon, Westend Nightclub, Rumours, Lekki Waterside, Landmark Event Centre, The Wave Beach Club, among others Recall that Lagos State Governor, MrRead More
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Insecurity: Disclose security votes spending for 2021, SERAP urges Buhari,govs
By Olasunkanmi Akoni In view of security challenges in Nigeria, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and 36 state governors to disclose details of proposed ‘security votes’ spending in 2021 budget. SERAP maintained that In the wake of the abduction of over 300 students from the Government Science SecondaryRead More
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Lampard unimpressed by ‘lazy’ Chelsea after Arsenal defeat
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard let rip at his players following their 3-1 Premier League defeat at struggling London rivals Arsenal on Saturday, saying their “lazy” performance had cost them the chance of going second in the Premier League. A penalty from Alexandre Lacazette and goals from Granit Xhaka and Bukayo Saka helped a youthful ArsenalRead More
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Guterres urges peaceful, credible elections in Central African Republic
On the eve of general elections in Central African Republic (CAR), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on all stakeholders to ensure that the polls are held in a peaceful, inclusive and credible manner. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Guterres urged all actors “to refrain from any action, including violence, hate speechRead More
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Man on the run after allegedly stealing neighbour’s items worth N1.4m
Detectives are on the hunt for a man, Somto Okolie, who allegedly stole items such as laptop, iPhones, AirPods, etc worth over 1.4 million naira from his neighbour’s room. The theft happened in the early hours of 25th December 2020 at 124 Ilaje road, Bariga area of Lagos state while the neighbour was deeply asleep.Read More
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Explainer: What is the Sahel and why is it so important?
Africa’s semi-arid Sahel region is a crucible of climate change, population movement and jihadist attacks. Here is a brief explainer on the region ahead of key elections in Niger on Sunday: – What is it? – In purely geographical terms the Sahel, or Sahil in Arabic, meaning coast or shore, is a vast region thatRead More
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Okowa condoles with Kwankwaso over father’s death
Delta State Governor Dr.Ifeanyi Okowa, has commiserated with former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso, over the death of his father, Alhaji Musa Sale-Kwankwaso. The deceased reportedly passed on in the early hours of Friday at 93 years. READ ALSOLampard unimpressed by ‘lazy’ Chelsea after Arsenal defeat In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, OlisaRead More
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Covid-19 cases top 80 million worldwide
More than 80 million confirmed cases of coronavirus have been detected worldwide since the pandemic began a year ago and 1.76 million deaths, according to an AFP tally based on official figures at 0800 GMT Sunday. In total, 80,145,185 cases and 1,756,060 deaths have been recorded. Last week, an average of 580,000 new cases wereRead More
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