Vanguard Latest News Wednesday 23rd December 2020
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 23/12/20
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Why is Israel going to the polls again amidst pandemic?
Israel faces yet another election as the Covid-19 pandemic rages, a new US president is set to take power and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a corruption trial. The veteran right-winger who has basked in the strong support of US President Donald Trump, has won out in a series of deeply polarising two-horse races overRead More
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E2%80%95-official/ Over half of Chinese adults now overweight ― Official
More than half of adults in China are now overweight, official figures showed Wednesday, with increasingly sedentary lifestyles among the country’s growing middle class translating to expanding waistlines. China has experienced rapid economic growth in recent decades that has profoundly changed eating habits — massively popular online delivery apps make cheap, calorie-rich meals available toRead More
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Ijaw youths plan shut down of NDDC headquarters over appointment of sole administrator
By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa Ijaw youths have declared their readiness to shut down the headquarters of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, in Port Harcourt over the continued refusal of the Federal Government to appointment a substantive board for commission. The youths drawn from the western and eastern zones of Ijaw nation under the aegisRead More
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President Buhari pledges to deepen gas utilization for Nigeria’s economic growth
…As he commissions NPDC’s gas facilities in Edo State By Sebastine Obasi President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday pledged to deepen gas production and utilization in Nigeria to enhance economy growth of the nation Speaking at the commissioning of the Integrated Gas Handling Facility, IGHF, and LPG storage and dispensing plants at Ologbo, in Oredo in EdoRead More
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Bayelsa stakeholders lament increase in gender-based violence
By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa Stakeholders involved in gender-based advocacy have decried the rising cases of violence against women and rape of the girl child in Bayelsa State, saying 50 cases were recorded in the year 2020. According to the advocacy groups led by the Do Foundation International, out of the 50 cases recorded, two convictionsRead More
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Strike: ‘We won’t resume till FG corrects imbalance in earned allowances’
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru NON teaching staff in the universities have vowed not to go back to work if the Federal Government fails to correct the alleged imbalance in the sharing formula of the about N40 billion Earned Allowances. It was alleged that the government gave the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, about 75 percentRead More
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Father, daughter found buried under snow in Japan
A father and his daughter died on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido after they were buried in snow, local media reported on Wednesday. Rescuers found an 84-year-old man and his 59-year-old daughter late Tuesday who had been buried under snow that was believed to have fallen off the roof in the city of Iwamizawa,Read More
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Yuletide: FG declares December 25, 28; January 1 public holidays
By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Federal Government has declared Friday 25 and Monday 28 December 2020 as well as Friday, January 1, 2021 as public holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Celebrations respectively. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib M.L Belgore who disclosed this in a statementRead More
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Buhari presides over 29th virtual FEC meeting
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the 29th virtual Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Physically present at the meeting which is expected to be the last council meeting in 2020 were Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation,Read More
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How 5 men kidnapped, chopped, bagged okadaman, passenger for money ritual— Police
By Bose Adelaja Five people are currently in police net following the killing of a housewife and a commercial motorcyclist popularly called ‘Okada rider’ in Ogun State. The victims— 45 years old housewife, Memunat Akinde, and the motorcyclist Ibikunle Ajose— were said to be missing since October 1. Memnat, who was a fishmonger, left herRead More
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