Vanguard Latest News Friday 28th February 2020
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 28/02/20
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Children: Okowa urges stakeholders to teach moral values
Delta Governor Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has charged parents, guardians and teachers not to relent in teaching their children moral values and principles that would shape their future and produce a better society.
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Chinese swimmer Sun Yang banned for eight years for doping offence
China’s triple Olympic swimming gold medallist Sun Yang has been found guilty of refusing to give a doping sample and banned for eight years in an eagerly-awaited judgement from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday. The Swiss-based CAS upheld the appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against the international swimming federationRead More
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E2%81%A0-who/ Beware: Coronavirus can spread through telephone, tables, desks ?— WHO
By Gabriel Olawale World Health Organization has called for the promotion of regular and thorough hand-washing hygiene saying coronavirus (COVID-19) can be contacted when someone infected coughs or exhales. The global health body said that people can contract the virus if droplets of infected fluid fell on nearby surfaces and objects such as desks, tablesRead More
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Nigeria confirms coronavirus case, first in sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria on Friday announced the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa. The case is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and returned from Milan earlier this week, Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said in a statement on Twitter. “The patient is clinically stable, with no serious symptoms, and is being managedRead More
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Adam Yates declared winner after UAE Tour abandoned over coronavirus
Britain’s Adam Yates was declared winner Friday of the UAE Tour, after the final two stages fell victim to the coronavirus outbreak. Yates led the overall race after Thursday’s fifth stage of the WorldTour event scheduled to finish on Saturday. Second was Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia with Kazak Alexey Lutsenko third. The race was abandonedRead More
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The rampant corruption spurring Lebanon protests
The Lebanese government had frozen recruitment but then, around the time of a key election, thousands of people suddenly landed civil servant jobs. The alleged corruption case is just one of many stirring public anger in Lebanon, where protesters are calling out rampant graft they say has brought the economy to its knees. Cronyism inRead More
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Enugu LG poll: opposition parties predict victory for PDP
By Dennis Agbo OPPOSITION political parties in Enugu state have predicted that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will achieve a landslide victory in Saturday’s local government council elections in the state. Meanwhile, The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission, ENSIEC, said it has made adequate preparation to ensure that the election is conducted successfully inRead More
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Coronavirus: Parents of ‘terrified’ Africans stranded in China want help
She wakes every day long before dawn to chat with her three-stranded daughters on the other side of the world in China’s locked-down city of Wuhan, anxious to see they have started a new day virus-free. “If I don’t get a reply it worries me, but if I get a reply from any of themRead More
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Solskjaer convinced Manchester United will not repeat Everton horror show
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is confident that Manchester United will not repeat last season’s embarrassing “capitulation” against Everton as they seek to strengthen their push for a Champions League place. United make the short trip to Goodison Park on Sunday in an upbeat mood after seven games unbeaten — and six clean sheets — in allRead More
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Newcastle ban handshakes over fear of coronavirus
Premier League club Newcastle United have introduced a handshake ban to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, manager Steve Bruce said on Friday. “There’s a ritual here that everybody shakes hands with everybody as soon as we see each other every morning — we’ve stopped that on the advice of the doctor,” Bruce said.Read More
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