Vanguard Latest News Sunday 19th January 2020
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 19/01/20
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NAFDAC alerts on using Paracetamol for food preparation
Following recent alert by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on the use of paracetamol tablets in food preparation, some Lagosians have expressed shock and disappointment. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that the news came to them as a shock. They added that itRead More
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Edo 2020: Obaseki on suicide mission, says ex-APC spokesman
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – A former Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state, Godwin Erhahon Saturday opined that Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki was on a suicide mission with his continued fight with his successor and national Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole even as he called onRead More
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FG disburses N142.6bn to fund primary education in 4 years
…Withholds N20.2 bn from Nasarawa, Plateau, Benue By Joseph Erunke – Abuja Between 2015 and 2018, the federal government disbursed the sum of N142.6 billion to states governments and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for successful implementation of the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC. The money was the UBE matching grant to states as wellRead More
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Our democracy, electoral system on trial, Ihedioha speaks again
…Says judgment, a mystery By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA – Ex-governor of Imo state, Rt.Hon. Emeka Ihedioha has said the Supreme Court judgment nullifying his election has placed the nation’s democracy on trial. Ihedioha stated this yesterday while playing host to the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, which paid him a solidarityRead More
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Ukrainian president rejects prime minister’s resignation
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejected his prime minister’s offer to resign and asked him to stay on the job Friday after he was caught on tape saying Zelenskiy — a former sitcom star with no previous political experience — knows nothing about the economy. In a video released by Zelenskiy’s office, the president called theRead More
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Fake revenue agents infiltrate Warri, council boss raises alarm
By Emma Amaize The Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State, has raised the alarm over fake revenue agents issuing unauthorised 2020 demand notices to business and residents of Warri, warning that it was illegal. Chairman of the council, Dr Michael Tidi, in a statement, warned the perpetrators to immediately desist from the act orRead More
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DPR seals five petrol, gas stations in Kogi for cheating
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Kogi office, has sealed three petrol filling stations for adjusting their pumps to dispense fuel below the approved quantity.
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Fire kills 8 at asylum for mentally ill in Czech Republic
A fire official says eight people have been killed in a fire at an asylum for the mentally ill in the Czech Republic. Prokop Volenik, spokesman for the regional rescue service, said the fire in the northwestern town of Vejprty broke out early Sunday around 5 a.m. (0400 GMT). The town is on the borderRead More
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Halt payment of life pensions to council chairs, speakers-SERAP asks Abuja court
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court to: “declare the life pension edict/law 2019, passed by the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) null, void, illegal and unconstitutional.
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McGregor demolishes Cerrone in 40-second return to UFC octagon
Conor McGregor made a triumphant return to the UFC octagon on Saturday, pummelling Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone for a technical knockout victory in just 40 seconds. The mixed martial arts superstar from Ireland — returning to the Ultimate Fighting Championship for the first time since he was battered into submission by arch-rival Khabib Nurmagomedov in OctoberRead More
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