Vanguard Latest News Wednesday 16th December 2020
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 16/12/20
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Breaking: Adefisoye officially dumps SDP for APC
Federal legislator representing Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency and Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Army, Hon. Tajudeen Adefisoye has officially dumped the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the All Progressive Congress (APC).
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Disconnection of SIM Cards: Nigerians lament over N20 charges to confirm NIN status
Following the directives given to all network operators in the country by the Federal government to disconnect every SIM card not synchronized with valid National Identity Number (NIN) by December 30th, there was panic as most Nigerians were charged N20 while confirming their NIN status using the USSD code (*346#) The directive to disconnect SIM cardsRead More
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Gunmen kidnap Catholic priest in Imo
By Chidi Nkwopara – Owerri Unidentified gunmen reportedly kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Valentine Oluchukwu Ezeagu, who was on his way to his Aguata, Anambra State, ancestral home, for his father’s burial. Vanguard also gathered that the priest was kidnapped at Umulolo, Arondizuogu, Ideato North local council area of Imo State, on the Okigwe-UgaRead More
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Police Brutality: Akwa Ibom panel strikes out petition against ex-Speaker
By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo The Judicial Panel investigating incidences of police brutality, human rights violation and related extra judicial killings in Akwa Ibom State has struck out the petition filed against former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Onofiok Luke. Chairman of the Panel, Justice Ifiok Ukana struck out the petition yesterdayRead More
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Osinbajo presides over 28th virtual FEC as Buhari joins from Daura
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently presiding over the 28th virtual Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. But President Muhammadu Buhari, who on Friday last week traveled to his Daura country home, Katsina State is attending the council meeting virtually. The meeting started withRead More
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Strike: Honourary doctorate recipient pleads for ASUU’s ceasefire
By Dennis Agbo An honourary doctorate degree recipient from Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, AE-FUNAI, Ebonyi state, Dr. Anayo Onwuegbu has appealed to lecturers who are members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to sheathe their sword and resume academic activities for the sake of security of the country. Onwuegbu said that forRead More
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Panic as gas pipeline bursts along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway
By Bose Adelaja There was panic Wednesday, along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway after a gas pipeline got burst during the ongoing road construction in the area. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred at about 9.50 am in front of Punch newspaper in the process of road expansion by Julius Berger Construction Company. As at 10 am, vehicular andRead More
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CSR: Total selects 13 children for training, capacity building under ADIU
By Udeme Akpan Total E&P Nigeria Limited, an International Oil Company, IOC, has selected 13 children for training and capacity building, under its Total Access to Disability Mobility Initiative, ADIU. The company said the Total ADI is a diversity and corporate social responsibility, CSR, initiative of Total E&P Nigeria Limited, designed with the goal ofRead More
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Kudos, knocks as Seyi Makinde calls for restructuring before 2023
Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday stressed that the need for the restructuring of Nigeria is more important than the ethnicity or zone of the President in 2023. Gov Makinde made the statement at the handover ceremony of 33 vehicles and 396 motorcycles to the Oyo State Security Agency, otherwise known as OperationRead More
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Coronavirus: DR Congo approves ‘MANACOVID’ as anti-covid drug
The Luozi pharmaceutical research centre (CRPL), on Tuesday approved the “MANACOVID” drug to treat the coronavirus (COVID-19) in DR Congo. A statement issued in Kinshasa said the results were observed by three teams of doctors on a total of 300 cases that tested positive to COVID-19. All these cases proved negative with the disappearance ofRead More
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