Vanguard Latest News Thursday 4th February 2021
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 04/02/21
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NSCDC: CSOs urge Buhari to recall Gana, fault attempts to malign him
By Omeiza Ajayi A coalition of anti-corruption groups in the country, the Global Alliance against Graft GAG has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to allow Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu to serve out his term as Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC. The coalition in a statement jointly signed by its President, FavourRead More
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CNG national officials picked in Kaduna
…their whereabouts unknown By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Board of Trustees, BOT, Chairman of the Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, Nastura Ashir Shariff and the National Coordinator, Balarabe Rufai have been picked by unidentified persons in Kaduna on Thursday. Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, Spokesperson of CNG told journalists that reasons for their arrest were not yet known asRead More
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Court dismisses suit seeking EFCC to probe ex-Gov Yari for N900bn fraud
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed suit seeking an order compelling the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate former Governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari, for alleged misappropriation of N900 billion. Justice Okon Abang, in a judgment, dismissed the suit for lacking in merit. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) observes thatRead More
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COVID-19: Coy invents “cold bike” for vaccines transportation, distribution
A company, Food Doctors Nigeria Limited (FDNL), says it has invented a “cold bike” to aide safe transportation and distribution of vaccines in Nigeria. The Team Lead of FDNL, Mr Awesu Joseph, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Joseph, a food safety consultant, said theRead More
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Aregbesola/Oyetola rift: Osun APC scribe accuses Oyetola’s men of blocking his chieftaincy conferment
By Shina Abubakar The rift between Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State and his predecessor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola seems to be degenerating as a loyalist of the Minister of Interior, who is also Caretaker Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State; Alhaji Rasak Salinsile accused Oyetola’s men of pressuring the Oluwo ofRead More
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Defection: Court fixes March 9 to hear PDP’s suit against Dogara
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, slated March 9 to hear a suit the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, filed to declare the seat of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, vacant following his defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Justice Okon Abang okayed the matterRead More
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Confirmed COVID-19 infections in Lagos stand at 50, 310- Commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the state now stand at 50, 310. Abayomi made the disclosure on Thursday through his verified Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi, while giving the state’s COVID-19 update for Feb. 2. He said that 2,723 tests were conducted on the reportedRead More
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Jigawa court sentences 27-year-old to life imprisonment for raping teenager
By Aliyu Dangida – Dutse A State High Court sitting in Dutse, Jigawa State has sentenced a 27-year-man, Suleiman Ahmed, to life imprisonment, after convicting him of rape. The court also sentenced another person it found guilty of the same crime to 21 years in jail as it equally discharged and acquitted another suspect. InRead More
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It’s practically impossible to steal crude oil offshore – DPR
… Clarifies process for crude oil accounting By Michael Eboh The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), yesterday, disclosed that majority of the crude oil theft recorded in the country’s petroleum industry occur in the inland terminals, noting that it is practically impossible to steal crude oil from the offshore terminals. In a statement issued byRead More
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Breaking: Maina’s son, Faisal, flees to U.S – EFCC tells court
Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), has fled to the United States of America (USA), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said. The EFCC’s Counsel, Mohammed Abubakar, on Thursday, told Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Abubakar said from the information atRead More
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