Below are the headlines found on The Vanguard Online Newspaper for today, Tuesday, 5th September, 2017.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
INDIGENOUS Peoples of Biafra, IPOB , has denounced reports circulating on social media that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu was on the run amid moves by the Federal Government to re-arrest him following an alleged violation of his bail conditions.The post Re-arrest threat: Kanu not in hiding ' IPOB appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
Edo State chapter of Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has raised the alarm over what it described as the sorry state of health facilities in the state, regretting that doctors are using candles in hospital wards rather than electricity.The post Edo doctors use candles to treat patients ' NMA appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
UYO'THERotary ClubInternational,Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has brought rivers of joy to 10-year-oldJoy Kingsley Michael, the only survivor of the Itam Primary School, Uyo, pupils electrocuted by a high tension wire of the non-operational National Electric Power Authority, NEPA, after a heavy downpour, while returning from school in 2012.The post Schoolgirl amputated after 2012 electricity incident goes on hunger strike appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
IJAW People's Development Initiative, IPDI, a rights group in Delta State, yesterday, said that Amnesty International's claim that the Nigerian government keeps secret detention facilities is true, describing attempts by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to rubbish it as disappointing.The post IPDI backs Amnesty Intl on secret detention centres in Nigeria appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
FLAG Force, a political pressure group in All Progressives Congress, APC, has said Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have failed Deltans.The post You've failed Deltans, APC group accuses Okowa, PDP appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
NATIONAL Coordinator/Convener, Pan Niger Delta People Congress, PNDPC, Chief Mike Loyibo, yesterday, said the group intends to hold talks with President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse the latest lopsided appointments in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, maintaining that it was a desecration of the principles of federal character.The post PNDPC plans to meet Buhari over NNPC appointments ' Loyibo appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
MAKURDI'The Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Ibrahim Jubril, has urged the Benue State government to demolish all structures and buildings on water channels in the state to avert a reoccurrence of the flood recently witnessed in Makurdi town.The post Minister urges Benue to demolish structures on water channels appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
Following public outcry, Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, yesterday, cancelled September, 5 as deadline to stop tricycle operators within the capital city.The post Okorocha backtracks on ban of tricycles in Imo appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said only the Federal Government has solution to the on-going strike.The post STRIKE: Only FG can resolve the impasse ' ASUU appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
WARRI'THE muslim community in the Warri Federal Constituency has been called upon to espouse the spirit of unity, peace and tolerance with strong prayer for the survival of Nigeria as one and indivisible entity.The post Eid-el-Kabir: Reyenieju calls for tolerance appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
Awka'THE United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, has set machinery in motion to provide human resources, health infrastructure and quality service development in Anambra State as part of its programme to improve the standard of life in the state.The post UNICEF plans quality service delivery in Anambra appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has called on the All Progressives Congress, APC, to come out of its closet on restructuring.The post Clark takes APC to task on restructuring, says we must be sincere with one another appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
ABIA State Government is to build 136 classroom blocks across Abia state as a way of improving the state's standard of education.The post Abia embarks on construction of 132 classroom blocks appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
THE family of Adogbeji in Okpe Local Government Area, Delta State has called on the Army authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into what they termed as the extrajudicial killing of their son, David Adogbeji, following allegations that he was a militant in Delta State.The post Family petitions CoAS over son killed by soldiers in Delta appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
HOSPITALS across the country, yesterday, mapped out options to mitigate the effects of the indefinite strike embarked upon, yesterday, by resident doctors,under the aegis of National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD. nationwide.The post Hospitals plan options as doctors begin indefinite strike appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
THE leadership crisis in the Midwestern zone of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has become messier with its former Deputy National President, Elder Peter Agbonkonkon-Ogbeide, insisting that he remains the only member of the Board of Trustees, BoT, from the zone whose appointment was ratified by the association's national leadership.The post IPMANs ex-Dep President insists hes BoT member appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
No fewer than 120 indigent students and pupils of secondary and primary schools in Onicha-Ugbo, Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State, were given school bags, mathematical sets, notebooks, biros, pencils and other writing materials worth over N1.7 million by Anioma Youth Network for Development, AYND, under its maiden Back-to-School programme.The post AYND donates to 120 indigent students in Delta appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
Nine landlords in Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State, have appealed to the Federal Government to mandate Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC, to deal directly with them in transactions relating to oil exploration in their land.The post Deal directly with us, Oleh landlords tell Agip appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
MEGA Progressive Peoples Party, MPPP, governorship candidate for theNovember 18, 2017gubernatorial election in Anambra State, Prince Chuma Ojukwu, yesterday, boasted that the incumbent governor of Anambra State, and All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, candidate in the election, Chief Willie Obiano, his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and All Progressives Congress, APC, counterparts,Mr. Oseloka Obaze and Dr. Tony Nwoye will receive the shock of their lives from him onNovember 18, when he will b
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
INDEPENDENT Democrats, ID, has elected 35-year old farmer, Franklyn Ndife, as its governorship candidate for theNovember 18, 2017gubernatorial election in Anambra. Ndife was elected unopposed by 243 delegates atthe party's primary election conducted at its secretariat in Awka, the Anambra State capital, weekend.The post ID elects farmer as gov candidate appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
Dr Dakuku Peterside, the Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), on Monday urged Muslims to promote the unity of the nation.The post I know that God will intervene in Rivers, says Dakuku Peterside appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he returned to Nigeria from his medical trip in London to reposition Nigeria and make livelihood for Nigerians better.The post I returned to reposition Nigeria, make livelihood better ' Buhari appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
The United States announced on Monday that it will present a new UN sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.The post UN sanctions on North Korea appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
Governor Aminu Tambuwal on Monday met with the President of Niger Republic, Mahamadou Issoufou to discuss cooperation between Sokoto state and Niger Republic.'The post Tambuwal, Nigerien President meet on cooperation appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
EFFORTS at ensuring that over 200 commercial entities around Ozoro in Isoko Local Government areas of Delta State benefit from power supply has got a boost as Benin Electricity Distribution Plc (BEDC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Thames Energy Limited and the Delta State Government on the construction of 20 megawatts, MW power plant in the area.The post BEDC, Thames Delta, sign MOU on 20 MW Isoko power plant appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
THE Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources has estimated that $10.38 billion can be generated by 2018, if 50 percent of the current kerosene and firewood users switch over to Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, popularly known as cooking gas.The post FG projects $10.38bn earning from cooking gas in 2018 appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
THE Federal Government has concluded plans to carry out an extensive review of the port concessionaires and their operations in the nation.The post FG to review port concessionaires based on industry data appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
TOTAL turnover volume in the fixed income market fell by N1.09 billion at the end of July, 2017. Data from the FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange showed that N11.53 trillion turnover was recorded during the month compared to N12.62 trillion in June, representing 8.6 per cent decline.The post Turnover on fixed income market falls by N1.09bn in July appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
EFFORTS at ensuring that over 200 commercial entities around Ozoro in Isoko Local Government areas of Delta State benefit from power supply has got a boost as Benin Electricity Distribution Plc (BEDC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Thames Energy Limited and the Delta State Government on the construction of 20 megawatts, MW power plant in the area.The post BEDC, Thames Delta, sign MOU on 20 MW Isoko power plant appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
TOTAL turnover volume in the fixed income market fell by N1.09 billion at the end of July, 2017. Data from the FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange showed that N11.53 trillion turnover was recorded during the month compared to N12.62 trillion in June, representing 8.6 per cent decline.The post Turnover on fixed income market falls by N1.09bn in July appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
It a national cause, hence, no single individual or corporate organisation is taking the sole credit for the initiative The post Need for national coalition against rape appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
Coach Hugo Broos has dismissed media reports that he has quit Cameroon by saying he wants to win a second Africa Cup of Nations with the country.The post Broos settles for Nations Cup in 2019 with Lions appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
Director John Landis says his new 3D version of Thriller gives Michael Jackson fans chance to see the groundbreaking video how the late king of pop would have wanted them to. Michael and I always intended it to be seen in a cinema, Landis told reporters Monday at the launch of his new revamped versionRead MoreThe post New dimension to Jacksons Thriller and story behind it appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
Ghana will be desperate to keep their hopes of reaching the 2018 FIFA World Cup alive when they take on Congo at the Stade Municipal de Kintl in Brazzaville today.The post Ghana out to keep slim World Cup hopes alive appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
South Africa will square off with Cape Verde in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification Group D match at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban today.The post Wounded South Africa welcomes Cape Verde appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
MARCUS RASHFORD made amends for his early mistake as he netted the winner for England in a 2-1 win against Slovakia at Wembley.The post England beat Slovakia to edge closer to World Cup appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
Exactly one year ago, England kicked off their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign with a fortuitous 1-0 win over Slovakia in what was Sam Allardyce's only match as manager before being axed.The post Five things learned from England v Slovakia appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
Super Eagles forward, Odion Ighalo said he was booked by Egyptian referee Ghead Grisha in the 30th minute of Nigeria's World Cup qualifier versus Cameroon in Uyo because he publicly displayed a religious message on his T-shirt after scoring the opening goal.The post Referee booked me for thanking Jesus ' Ighalo appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to celebrate Super Eagles's draw with Cameroon.The post Buhari celebrates our Super Eagles draw with Cameroon appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
Nigeria survived a late Cameroon onslaught to draw 1-1 in Yaounde Monday and move closer to qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.The post Draw moves Nigeria closer to World Cup appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
World Cup Africa zone qualifying result Monday:The post World Cup Africa zone qualifying result appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
Rising star Kylian Mbappe tried to explain his big-money move to Paris Saint-Germain from Monaco on Monday after receiving fierce criticism from hardcore Monaco fans.The post Mbappe pens emotional letter to angry Monaco fans appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
Marriott enjoys a strong presence and a robust pipeline, with our brands resonating well in the market The post Marriott's legacy in Nigeria dates back to the 1980s appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
Mrs Abibat Ayanlola, 32, who was delivered of a baby girl during Ojude-Oba Festival on Sunday in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun has received a cash gift of N100,000 from Gov. Ibikunle Amosun.The post Amosun gives N100, 000 to woman delivered of her baby girl at Ojude-Oba Festival appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
There have been so much celebration of the "whistle blowing" policy of this administration and it cannot afford to be deaf to this blown whistleThe post Senator Misau vs IGP Idris:Overtake don overtake Overake appeared first on Vanguard News.
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
Tribal loyalties and activities which promote tribal consciousness and sectional interests must give way to the urgent task of national reconstructionThe post The past and present wahala of Decree 34 of 1966 (1) appeared first on Vanguard News.
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