Vanguard Latest News Friday 15th November 2019
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 15/11/19
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Xenophobia: Burna Boy keeps mum as SA artistes protest against his inclusion in upcoming concerts
Multiple award-winning Afrobeat hit maker, Burna Boy yesterday kept mum as some South African artistes under the aegis of Tshwane Collective wrote a petition to the country’s Minister of Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, kicking against his inclusion in two concerts scheduled for November 23 and 24.
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How Toyota Night with MD boosted traffic to Abuja Motor show
DESPITE the tough times bedevilling the nation’s automotive industry, Toyota Nigeria Limited, TNL, has kept to its tradition of wooing visitors to the Abuja Int’l Motor show.
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CPAN says 2019 JAMB marred by biometric, browser failure
The Computer-Based Test Centres Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (CPAN), has alleged that the 2019 UTME was marred by both biometric and browser failures.
The President of CPAN, Mr Maxwell Akwuruoha, made this known at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday.
Akwuruoha claimed that contrary to claims by the board that the examination was a success, the 2019 examination was marred by both biometric and browser failures from JAMB with most candidates denied the opportunity to write the test.
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What I miss not being in a relationship — Toke Makinwa
Media personality, Toke Makinwa has revealed she’s single. She took to her Instagram stories late Tuesdays night, to reveal some things she misses by not being in a relationship.
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2 injured in Tejuosho Lagos fire — LASEMA
Two persons were injured when fire gutted a storey building behind Tejuosho Market in Yaba, Lagos on Thursday, reports the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
The Director General of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said that the fire, caused by power surge, was put out by rescue officials and Lagos State Fire Service.
He said that the Tejuosho fire started from one of the rooms before escalating to other parts of the building.
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Euro 2020: Turkey qualify with draw against Iceland, France also secure spot
Turkey qualified for the Euro 2020 finals with a goalless draw in a Group H against Iceland on Thursday, with the result also ensuring France a place in the championships.
They join Belgium, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain and Ukraine as the teams who have already qualified for the tournament that will be staged across 12 European countries from 12 June to 12 July 2020.
Turkey lead Group H with 20 points although France can overtake them at the top if they beat Moldova later on Thursday.
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Data, veritable tool to achieving SDGs — Presidential aide
Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) says data is a veritable tool to achieving the SDGs.
Orelope-Adefulire said this at the High-level Dialogue on “Data Bond and Responsibility Framework for SDGs” in Abuja on Thursday.
She explained that data was very important to nation planning, pointing out that without data, there won’t be any planning.
“Whoever fails to plan will plan to fail.
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Jega says improving integrity of elections critical to democratic growth
Prof. Attahiru Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says that improving the integrity of elections is key to democratic development of any nation,
Jega said this in Ibadan on Thursday while delivering a lecture to mark the 71st Foundation Day and Convocation of the University of Ibadan.
The former INEC boss spoke on the topic: “Towards Credible Electoral Process and Sustainable Political Systems in Nigeria: What Role for Universities?”, said Nigeria could achieve greater integrity in its electoral process through the collaboration of stakeholders.
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Flawed family values
IBRAHIM Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, recently bemoaned the fact (during a Lagos press conference) that mothers of cyber fraudsters, known as “Yahoo Boys”, have organised themselves into an association and go out of their way to justify their sons’ criminal activities…on the grounds that such activities generate funds that support families that may not even have a responsible or surviving father figure.
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Contending with fire disasters
WITHIN the past one month Nigeria has been reeling from a whirlwind of fire outbreaks with attendant losses of human lives and property.
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