Vanguard Latest News Tuesday 9th March 2021
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 09/03/21
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2 men, woman in court for allegedly fighting in public
The police on Tuesday arraigned two men and a woman in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, for allegedly fighting in public. The police charged Hamisu Mohammed,28, Naziru Suleiman,27 and Lovely Akinbiboye,42, with disturbing the peace. They pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecution counsel, Mr Dabo Yakubu, told the court that the defendants committedRead More
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Breaking: One killed, two shot in Ondo union leadership tussle
Ondo State Government has suspended indefinite all activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) across the state.
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Brazil starts production of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Brazil started large-scale production of the AstraZeneca vaccine at the country’s key Fiocruz research facility in Rio de Janeiro, according to local media reports on Tuesday. The vaccine produced with drugs imported from China has passed the necessary tests and 3.8 million doses can be expected to be handed over to the Health Ministry inRead More
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NCC clamps down on vendors of pirated works
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) says it’s intensifying efforts at checking street trading of pirated books, musical works and movies in Abuja and other states. This is contained in a statement by Vincent Oyefeso, the Director of Public Affairs of the Commission on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the exercise in Abuja, signalled the commencementRead More
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Hijab: Group cautions Kwara govt over closure of Christian Mission Schools
Advocate for Right Leadership Association (ARLA) also known as Believers In Politics (BIP), has cautioned the Kwara State Government, over the closure of Christian Mission Schools attempted by some Islamic fundamentalists to force the use of Hijab on female Christian students and Christian Mission Schools in the state.
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Daily COVID-19 deaths below 1,000 in U.S.; new cases above 50,000
More than 50,000 new coronavirus cases were reported in the U.S., taking the national total to 29,045,447, according to the latest data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. With 719 new deaths, the U.S. COVID-19 death toll rose to 525,816. Fewer than 1,000 deaths have been reported in the country since the weekend, the first time inRead More
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Court remands 2 persons for allegedly stealing 2 children
An Magistrates’ Court in Abakaliki on Tuesday ordered that two persons be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly stealing two children. The police charged Nwibo Gladys and Emeka Nweke, whose addresses were not given with child stealing. They pleaded not guilty to the charge. Magistrate Nnenna Onuoha, who gave the order, also ordered thatRead More
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E2%80%95-commissioner/ Lagos expecting delivery of COVID-19 vaccine doses today ? Commissioner
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has said that the state is expected to take delivery of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine doses from the Federal Government today, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, stared this when contacted by our correspondent on when COVID-19 doses will arrive Lagos. According toRead More
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Osun to feed 30,000 vulnerable citizens for 20 months
Osun State Government has disclosed its readiness to feed 30,000 poor residents under its Food Support Scheme billed to take off this month.
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NDDC: South-South Governors demand constitution of NDDC board in line with NDDC Act
… Want NDDC funds escrowed till Buhari constitutes board Governors of the South-South States have called on President Muhammadu Buhari that in the absence of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), funds for the commission beyond the payment of salaries should be put in an escrow account until he constitutes the board.Read More
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