Vanguard Latest News Wednesday 12th February 2020
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 12/02/20
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Worries over MWC event as Nokia joins exodus over threat of Coronavirus
Nokia said it’s cancelling its participation in the wireless industry’s biggest annual gathering in response to the threat of the coronavirus, joining a long line of peers who have already withdrawn. Nokia took the decision “after a full assessment of the risks related to a fast-moving situation”, the Espoo, Finland-based telecommunications networks maker said onRead More
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Osinbajo presides over FEC, members honour victims of Boko Haram attack
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 33rd Ordinary Session of Presidents and Governments of the African Union. The President is, however, expected back in the country today. The meeting wasRead More
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Pope voices ‘outrage’ over Amazon exploitation
Pope Francis on Wednesday pleaded for social justice and environmental respect for the Amazon basin, but failed to recommend the controversial idea of married priests. In a highly anticipated text, Francis exhorted the faithful to “feel outrage” over exploitation of the indigenous and destruction of land devastated by illegal mining and deforestation. Notably absent inRead More
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Haftar forces block U.N. flights in and out of Libya: U.N. mission
Forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar have blocked flights carrying United Nations staff to and from Libya, hampering humanitarian and mediation efforts, the U.N. mission said on Wednesday. Haftar’s eastern-based Libya National Army (LNA) has on several occasions in recent weeks refused to grant permission for the regular U.N. flights to land, the U.N. mission inRead More
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Jihadist attack leaves two civilians dead in eastern Burkina Faso
A jihadist attack on a gendarme base in eastern Burkina Faso left two civilians dead along with nine assailants, the police said Wednesday. The attack took place in Tanwalbougou on Monday, it said in a statement, praising “the determination and professionalism” of the gendarmes in repelling the attack. The two civilians who were killed, alongRead More
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Nissan files $90m suit against Ghosn
Japanese car giant Nissan on Wednesday filed a civil lawsuit to reclaim some 10 billion yen ($90 million) from former chairman Carlos Ghosn for what it called “years of his misconduct and fraudulent activity”. The 65-year-old faces multiple charges of financial misconduct in Japan but fled to Lebanon before he could face trial. He deniesRead More
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Cross River advises pregnant women to patronise govt. health facilities
The Cross River Government has advised pregnant women in the state to go to government health facilities for childbirth instead of giving birth at home. It also discouraged them from patronising the Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) because of the complications that sometimes occur due to such practice. Dr. Janet Ekpenyong, Director General, Cross River PrimaryRead More
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Health workers shut down Imo specialist hospital over salary cut
The Medical and Health Workers of Imo Specialist Hospital has embarked on industrial action to protest against the alleged 30 per cent cut in their salary. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the workers, numbering at least 300, have sustained the protest for about 11 days, to press home their demand for the reversalRead More
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E2%80%95lawyer/ French academic held in Iran ends hunger strike ?Lawyer
French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, jailed in Iran since June, ended a six-week hunger strike on Wednesday, according to her lawyer. “Adelkhah responded to a written request from civil and political activists and ended her hunger strike at midday (0830 GMT) today,” lawyer Said Dehghan told AFP. Dehghan expressed relief that Adelkhah had ended the hungerRead More
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Full transcript of Father Kukah address
For A Tormented Nation and A Besieged Faith is the title of a homily by Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah at Good Shepherd Seminary, Kaduna, on Tuesday, during the funeral mass of a seminarian, Michael Nnamdi, who was murdered by kidnappers. It is reproduced here in full.
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