Vanguard Latest News Thursday 16th April 2020
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 16/04/20
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Vanguard poll: About 22% of Nigerians think 5G dangerous, responsible for coronavirus
By Rasheed Sobowale Nigerians’ opinion has been divided since the emergence of the 5G conspiracy theory alleging that the Fifth-generation wireless (5G) is in some way connected to the coronavirus pandemic. To ascertain what our readers indeed believe after series of debunking and reiterations from experts we conducted a poll on our social media pagesRead More
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EASTER SPECIAL:History of the last Supper
The Last Supper painted by Leonardo da Vinci on the wall in the refectory of the Dominican monastery of Santa Maria della Grazie in Milan is said to reveal Leonardo at his superlative best. But just as the biblical event led to the tragic event of Good Friday (coincidentally on the same day this story is being written) and ultimately unto a victorious outcome, Easter Sunday, The Last Supper, as an artwork, bears a similar story.
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Lockdown: Ilorin residents decry high cost of consumer items
Some residents of Ilorin have expressed worries over the sudden rise in the cost of consumer items following the lockdown to curtail the spread of COVID-19. The residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Ilorin on Thursday said that the cost of foodstuff and other necessities for living had risen outRead More
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Social distancing will carry on until vaccine is found, says UK’s government adviser
The UK will probably have to continue social distancing until a vaccine for the coronavirus is found, according to a key government science adviser. Professor Neil Ferguson, who leads the team modelling the outbreak, said the lockdown could be lifted in a controlled way but that a ‘significant level of social distancing’ will have toRead More
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COVID-19: Locals defy curfew in Ughelli as hoodlums target POS operators
By Perez Brisibe UGHELLI – MAJORITY of residents in Ughelli, headquarters of Ughelli North local government area, Wednesday night defied the dusk to dawn curfew imposed in the state by the state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa as measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the state. Governor Okowa in a broadcast lastRead More
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Postponed Olympics ‘to kickstart’ Japan economy: IOC
Postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will provide a welcome boost to the coronavirus-hit Japanese economy next year, a senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official claimed on Thursday. With tens of thousands dying around the world from the coronavirus, the IOC and Japan last month took the historic decision to delay the Olympics by one year,Read More
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COVID-19: UBTH equips Isolation Centre
The Management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) have equipped a 10-bedded Isolation Centre ahead of the first COVID-19 case to be admitted.
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Expert urges PPPRA to review fuel price modulation policy
Ms Ronke Onadeko, a downstream petroleum industry expert, has advised the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) to review its policy on fuel pricing modulation in the country. Onadeko gave the advice at a virtual workshop for journalists on the oil sector reforms in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the AgencyRead More
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Los Angeles mayor says large gatherings unlikely till 2021
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said large gatherings such as concerts and major sporting events are unlikely in his city until 2021. Garcetti said this in an interview with CNN and reported by DPA. “Nothing I’ve heard indicates that we’ll be in those large thousands of people gathering anytime soon and probably not for theRead More
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FRSC to sanction patrol team involved in trending video with motorist
By David Royal The Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC, has ordered immediate sanction on patrol team involved in trending video with a motorist in Abuja. The video which generated commentaries on social media was about a motorist who had an encounter with FRSC Personnel in the course of carrying out the ongoing enforcement of Presidential/NationalRead More
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