Vanguard Latest News Monday 30th December 2019
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 30/12/19
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Hundreds of flights delayed as fog engulfs northern India
Dense fog and hazardous air pollution blanketed northern India and disrupted hundreds of flights on Monday, as harsh winter weather sent temperatures plunging to near-record lows. New Delhi and surrounding parts of the country are regularly shrouded by haze that hits each winter due to build-up of vehicle fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from agriculturalRead More
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Gombe governor signs N130.83bn 2020 budget
Ben Agande – Kaduna The Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, on Monday signed the state’s 2020 budget passed by the House of Assembly recently. The N130.83 billion budget tagged “Budget of Change,” has N71.04 billion for capital expenditure and N59.78 billion for recurrent expenditure. A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant, Media and PublicityRead More
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Sudan sentences to death 27 agents who tortured protester to death
A Sudanese court on Monday sentenced 27 intelligence agents to death for torturing and killing a protester early this year, an AFP correspondent said. The defendants were found guilty of torturing to death Ahmed al-Kheir Awadh at an intelligence services facility and sentenced to be hanged, judge Sadok Albdelrahman said. The teacher was beaten andRead More
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E-Customs platform to boost effective border policing
As part of its technological advancement geared towards adopting international best practices in its operations, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has perfected plans to launch a newly designed electronic platform called e-Customs. The e-Customs, which is an end-to-end electronic flow of Customs processes, will serve as a paradigm shift from paper or manual work processesRead More
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Police arraign sales rep for alleged theft of N.82m
A 22-year-old sales representative, Chiamaka Ikpo, was on Monday arraigned at the Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing her employer’s N822, 710. Ikpo, a resident of 16, Ishoga Street, Safejo in Ajegunle area of Lagos, was arraigned on a four-count charge of stealing and obtaining money under false pretences. The police prosecutor, Insp. AondohembaRead More
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10.9M persons received emergency health interventions in North East – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that at least 10.9 million persons displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency have benefited from emergency health interventions in the past three years in the North-East part of Nigeria. WHO disclosed this in an annual situation report, saying “Grade-3 Health Emergencies” were provided to persons affected byRead More
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Turkey arrests 94 Islamic State suspects ahead of New Year
Police in Turkey detained 94 people suspected of ties to Islamic State in nationwide raids on Monday ahead of New Year celebrations, police and state media said, two months after the group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed. Police have rounded up jihadist militants in late December in the last two years, since New Year’sRead More
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Event manager docked for alleged theft of N.5m
A 35-year-old event manager, Olumide Olatunde, was on Monday arraigned at the Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing his employer’s N500, 000. The defendant, a resident of Olaosebikan Street in Ajegunle, Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The police prosecutor, Sgt. Michael Unah, toldRead More
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Croatia sentences ex-PM, Hungary energy firm boss for graft
A Croatian court on Monday sentenced former prime minister Ivo Sanader to six years in jail and the boss of Hungary’s MOL energy group to two years for bribery. Sanader ? already serving time for a separate graft conviction ? and MOL’s Zsolt Hernadi were convicted for “receiving and giving a bribe” concerning a 2009Read More
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Calabar Carnival: Int’l delegates urge world leaders to ensure global peace, stability
Delegates at the Calabar International Carnival on Monday urged world leaders to work toward ensuring peace and stability across the globe. The delegates said considering the theme of the carnival, “Humanity”, world leaders must begin to look inward to explore nations’ culture to further effect peace in countries. The delegates made their views known whileRead More
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