Vanguard Latest News Monday 3rd February 2020
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 03/02/20
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong medical workers strike to urge closure of border
Hundreds of medical workers went on strike in Hong Kong on Monday to demand the government shuts the border with mainland China to prevent the spread of a coronavirus and ease pressure on a stretched health sector. The Hospital Authority Employees Alliance (HAEA), which has about 18,000 members, said 2,400 workers took part in theRead More
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(VIDEO) Ban: Okada riders riot in Ijora
by Olasunkanmi Akoni Irate commercial motorcyclists, called “Okada” and tricycle operators called “Keke NAPEP, in the early hours on Monday, disrupted normal activities as they barricaded major roads in Ijora adia, area if Aoaoa in protest of the the state government ban on their activities. Recall that the state government had last week Monday, announcedRead More
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OkadaBan: Riders stage riot in Lagos, damage bus glasses (Videos)
Following the implementation of commercial motorcyclists and tricycle ban in Lagos State which is already taking its toll on motorcycle operators and Lagos commuters who spend long hours at different bus stops across the state waiting for vehicles to get to their destinations, the Okada riders came out in mass on Monday to protest againstRead More
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VIDEOS: Bonfire as Okada, tricycle riders, police clash in Lagos over ban
Gunshots fired, stoning and shooting reportedly ongoing at Ijora Olopa area.Police, Okada and Keke napep riders are presently at war… pic.twitter.com/ZJCr8Untkr — Happenings Media Ng (@happeningsng) February 3, 2020 Suspected riders of motorcycles and tricycles, on Monday, protested their ban by the Lagos State Government. During the protest in Ijora area of the stateRead More
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Court jailed artisan six months for phone theft
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Life Camp, Abuja, on Monday sentenced a welder, Tasiu Adamu, to six months imprisonment for stealing four cell phones worth N30,000. Magistrate Chinyere Nwecheonwu sentenced Adamu, who resides in Jabi village, Abuja, after he pleaded guilty to theft. Nwecheonwu, however, gave the convict an option of N12,000 fine. She orderedRead More
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Re-emergence of Lassa Fever: What Nigerians need to know
Ibrahim Abdulmumin Damilola The deadly Lassa fever strikes Nigeria again and as on Friday, 24th of January, 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed that 29 deaths and 195 confirmed cases of Lassa fever had been reported across 11 states of the federation. The government and several healthcare parastatals are all in aRead More
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Lagos: Danfo drivers cash in on Okada ban, hike fare
The Lagos State Government on Monday announced plans to commence total enforcement of the 2012 state Traffic Law on activities of motorcyclists, popularly called Okada and tricycles, called “Keke Marwa” on restricted routes and bridges. The restriction and enforcement also affect the newly introduced “Opay ride, Gokada ride” and other similar commercial motorcycles. He didRead More
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Okada/Keke ban: Primero rolls out 300 buses
Primero Transport Services Ltd., operator of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos, says it has rolled out more than 300 buses to cushion the effect of the Lagos State Government’s ban on commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke) operation in some parts of the state. The Managing Director of the firm, Mr Fola Tinubu, madeRead More
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Virus fears wipe $393bn off China’s stock market despite government support moves
Investors erased $393 billion from China’s benchmark stock index on Monday, sold the yuan and dumped commodities as fears about the spreading coronavirus and its economic impact drove selling on the first day of trade in China since the Lunar New Year. A nearly eight per cent plunge on the Shanghai composite index was itsRead More
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DELSU final year student drowns in River Ethiope
Perez Brisibe – Abraka A final year student of the Department of Physiology in the Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka, Sunday drown at one of the private beaches linked to the popular River Ethiope in Ethiope East local government area of Delta State. The student identified as Precious Omordia, had gone to the beach inRead More
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