Vanguard Latest News Tuesday 24th December 2019
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 24/12/19
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Nepal detains 122 Chinese for suspected cyber crime and bank fraud
Police in Nepal have detained 122 Chinese men and women in its biggest crackdown on crime by foreigners entering the country on tourist visas, officials said on Tuesday. The chief of police in the capital Kathmandu said the suspects were rounded up in raids on Monday following information that they were engaged in suspicious activities.Read More
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Oyo APC sues for peace as Christians celebrate Xmas
As Christians all over the country celebrate Christmas, the All Progressives Congress, APC in Oyo State, has sued for peace, calling on residents of the state to imbibe the spirit of love, joy, happiness and peace among one another, as Jesus Christ symbolised.
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Breaking: Gunmen escape with 2 bodies, kill 2 soldiers attached to Jonathan
More details of the lethal attack on the country home of former President Goodluck Jonathan by unknown gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday have continued to emerge as Nigerians express shock over the motive behind such brazen invasion.
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Breaking: Deji Adeyanju apologizes to IPOB leader ‘Nnamdi Kanu’
The convener of Concerned Nigerians, and human rights activist, Prince Deji Adeyanju, has on Tuesday apologized to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu over the statement he made against him.
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Mechanical engineers partner UK academy on youth entrepreneurship
The Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers (NImechE) is collaborating with the United Kingdom-based Royal Academy of Engineering on a project that will see engineering students of Nigeria’s tertiary institutions and young graduates compete for innovative ideas tagged, Forging Africa’s Future Mechanical Engineers (FAFME).
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Promote peace in your kingdoms, Okowa tells Presidents General
Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday told Presidents General of kingdoms in the State to promote peace in their respective areas.
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3 men in court for allegedly hitting IKEDC staff with block
The police on Tuesday arraigned three men, Alabi Tayo, 40, Olufemi Sangokeye, 37, and Lekan Lawal, 28 before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. They were arraigned for allegedly hitting two of the staff of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) while on official duties with moulded block. The defendants, whose residential addresses were not provided, areRead More
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Yuletide: Fire Service places 12 Zonal Commands on Alert
By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The Federal Fire Service has expressed its preparedness for the safety of lives and property during the Yuletide, explaining that its Controller General CG, Liman Alhaji Ibrahim “has placed on alert all the 12 Federal Fire Service Zonal Commands and the FCT Command for quick response in case of any emergency”.Read More
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SERAP petitions UN over violent attacks on protesters in Abuja
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned Mr. Clement Voule, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to peaceful assembly and association urging him to “publicly express concerns about the growing human rights violations and abuses in Nigeria and call on the authorities to end violent attacks on peaceful protesters and to take urgent measures to respect and protect the rights of all Nigerians to protest anywhere in the country.”
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Mobile court convicts 93 motorists in Plateau
The Federal Road Safety (FRSC) Command in Plateau says it has secured the conviction of 93 motorists at mobile courts over road traffic offense. Mr. Andrew Bala, the state FRSC Corps Public Education Officer disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Jos. According to Bala, the mobile courtRead More
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