Below are the headlines found on The Vanguard Online Newspaper for today, Saturday, 9th September, 2017.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
This year's Spirit Life Conference of the House On The Rock Church, which was held from Wednesday August 23 to Sunday August 27 was indeed a watershed.The post EMERGE 2017: House on the Rock showcases rare talents appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
United States Admiral Michelle J. Howard, who is the commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples, commander, US Naval Forces Europe and commander, US Naval Forces Africa, is meeting with Nigeria Chief of Naval Staff. The post US to enhance maritime corporation with Nigeria appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state has offered the recipe for the building of a new Nigeria saying only hard work and patriotic zeal by leaders could rescue the nation from imminent collapse. Speaking during the launching of a book titled: 'Leading Right: Nigeria' Volume 1 &2 written by Philip Ejiofor at Nigeria Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, Lagos, Governor Ajimobi who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Dr. Olugbade Ojo said leaders in their various capacities sho
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says Federal government has no plan to tele-guide the court on whether or not to re-arrestthe leader of Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB,Nnamdi Kanu for floutinghis bail conditions.The post We'll not tele-guide court on Nnamdi Kan ' Lai Mohammed appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
His Excellency, Mr. Harry Purwanto is the Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Benin, Togo, Gabon, Liberia, Burkina Faso, DR Congo, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe and ECOWAS. In this interview with Vera Samuel Anyagafu, he disclosed the critical state of drug abusein Indonesia and how after the inauguration of the Indonesian President in 2014,Read MoreThe post Drug trafficking, among 16 punishable by death penalty in Indonesia Amb. Purwanto appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that his administration has handed over four armoured personnel carriers to the Nigerian Police to tackle cases of kidnapping on two highways in the state.The post Wike releases Armoured Personnel Carriers to Police to tackle kidnapping appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
THE United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, has begun a collaborative effort with authorities in health care delivery in Anambra State for the purpose of repackaging Primary Health Care, PHC, system in the state.The post UNICEF collaborates with Anambra to repackage Health Care appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
WORRIED by the increasing cases of breast cancer among Nigerian women, a beauty queen, Mrs. Janefrances Chikeluba has organized cancer screening exercise for women in Idemili North and South local government areas of Anambra State as one of her pet projects during her reign.The post Beauty queen fights breast cancer among Anambra women appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu has commended the President, Women Arise and Chair, Steering Committee of the Movement Against Corruption, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin for her unflinching support on the fight against corruption in Nigeria.The post Magu commends Okei-Odumakin for her fight against corruption appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
IN its determination to immediately bring an end to the prevailing security problems, especially kidnapping, in the South East, the Nigerian Army has concluded arrangements to deploy combat-ready personnel to the region for a special operation.The post Insecurity: Army begins Operation Python Dance II in South East appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Former Minister of Aviation and Peoples Democratic Party PDP chieftain has said that without restructuring, Nigeria will break.The post Video: Fani-Kayode says let us prepare for Oduduwa republic appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
The Lagos State University (LASU) Governing Council has dismissed 17 academic and non-academic staff, including the chairman and vice-chairman of Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) of the institution, over various malpractices.The post LASU ASUU chairman sacked for demanding N50, 000 from students appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA has annulled the 2016/2017 NITDEF Scholarship selection process.The post 2016 budget deficit responsible for scholarship cancellation 'NITDA appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
THE South South Leader of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Senator Rowland Owie, yesterday assured the people of Anambra state that the governorship candidate of the party, Mr Ifeanyichukwu Okonkwo, will ensure that the existing Town Development Authority is redesigned so they can have 20 per cent of the capital votes for the state with a view to use it for the development of Igbo villages which have been taken over by urbanization.The post Anambra Guber: ADPll amend Town Dev Association Law&#
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
The Association of Food, Beverages and Tobacco Employers (AFBTE), yesterday, donated beverages and other items worth about N20 million to victims of the North East crisis, living at the Internally Displaced Persons' camp in Uhogua, Edo State.The post Association donates items worth N20m to Edo IDP Camp appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
As the fireworks for and against the current Women Affairs Minister, Senator Aisha Alhassan, for declaring support for former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, while serving Buhari, continue, former Presidential Adviser, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has said that Nigerians should commend her for having the courage to speak the truth rather than deceive the president.The post 2019: Many Buhari's ministers share Aisha Alhassan's view'Junaid Mohammed appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
A member of a one chance robbery gang terrorizing residents of Aba, Abia State, has been arrested by the Police in the city.The post Police nab 'one chance' robber in Aba appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Three suspected ritualists have allegedly confessed to killing three female students of Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo for ritual. An online publication, Premium Times gave the names of the suspects as John Adenitire, also known as Emir; Fisayo Fasanu, better known as Abore, and Abdurafiu Tijani, a herbalist. They were arrested at different locations and paraded on Thursday by the Ondo state police commandThe post We killed Adeyemi College Of Education female students for N15m'Suspected
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
LAST Wednesday's remarks regarding intra-party affairs in the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the likelihood of President Muhammadu Buhari's second term ambition have unarguably kick-started the chain of events that would shape the remaining days of the Buhari administration.The post 2019: Interrogating Atiku, Mama Taraba' audacity appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Following the continued protest against the already 12 years rule of President Faure Gnassingbe of Togo by some Togolese in the country's opposition party, Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Gnassingbe to step down 'unless he has something new' for his people.The post Togo: Obasanjo asks president to step down, says has nothing new to offer appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
The Attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has fumed over allegations his office leaked to the public the list of those being allegedly probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).The post Alleged CJN probe: Malami explodes, warns EFCC against demeaning his office appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
The Minister who also warned naysayers to desist from politicising the exit from recession also said that downplaying what President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress, APC, party has achieved is bad politics.The post Trying to downplay what Buharis govt has achieved is bad politics ' Lai Mohammed appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Over ten key players in the organised private sector of Singapore as well as state-owned enterprises, met with the Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, in the Asian country, as he intensified his quest for foreign investors and partners to bolster the state's industrialisation drive.The post Inflow of FDIs: Obaseki intensifies drive in Singapore appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
A new executive has emerged to pilot the affairs of the Fancy and Furniture Dealers Association (FFDA) at the Alaba International market in Lagos. At a recently conducted election, the following officers were unanimously elected. They include: Ernest Okonkwo (aka A1), as Chairman, while Felix Obalim is 1st Vice Chairman.The post New exco for Alaba International Fancy & Furniture appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Lady Dr. Nma Love Onyechere is the former Commissioner for Women Affairs, Imo State under His Excellency Governor Rochas Okorocha. She is a woman of many sides: educationist, politician, community women leader, motivator and the Chief Executive of Child Trust Action and Center for Gender Studies.The post Okigwe Senatorial district is the most backward Onyechere appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Hearing some Nigerians speak (whether based at home or in the Diaspora) you discern that they are 'in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.' They spew out things that give them away as 'whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones.'The post Wanted: A restructuring of Nigerian minds by Femi Adesina appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
When you think you have seen it all and nothing from the presidency could surprise you any longer, then you are hit with even a more mundane celebration of oddities by Buhari and his team members.The post Still on Buhari's 32' TV and the Epistle according to Garba Shehu Ndukwe appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
It is no longer news that President Muhammadu Buhari's minister for women affairs, Aisha Alhassan has publicly ditched him and hitched unto the advocate of restructuring, Atiku Abubakar.The post What Buhari told Aisha Alhassan about his fears of Glsnost and Perestr'ka Reno appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
UNTIL the current coming of Yemi Osinbajo as Nigeria's Vice-President, the man was holed in the medieval age of our history. Professor Osinbajo is the father of modern day bureaucratic jurisprudence of Lagos State. He was discovered by Bola Tinubu. He went on to become the state's first Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General in the Third Republic in 1999.The post Unlocking the likes of Osinbajo appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Veteran Nigerian goalkeeper, Emmanuel Okala has deplored the myriad of blames being heaped on Super Eagles safe hands, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, for the away goal conceded by the team in Yaunde.The post Stop vilifying Ezenwa for Cameroon draw, Okala advises fans appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Veteran Nigerian goalkeeper, Emmanuel Okala has deplored the myriad of blames being heaped on Super Eagles safe hands, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, for the away goal conceded by the team in Yaunde.The post Stop vilifying Ezenwa for Cameroon draw, Okala advises fans appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
In the past, growing beard was the exclusive preserve of the aged and the wealthy people. But today, the story is different. It's not just a fashion item for the big boys, but also, those in the spotlight are catching up with the trend. And many of them are really going out of their way to sport facial hair,knowing that ladies go gaga over good-looking bearded male celerities. But if you think you have seen the best of bearded Nigerian entertainers, just hold your breathe, until you finish
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
I switched to acting because my former job wasn't fetching me enough money. Then, I was working as an accounting officer with the Ministry of Finance in Ogun State. At that time it was the former governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, that was in power. I found out that I only went to work three days out of the five working days because I had to be on location. When I noticed my job wasn't allowing me to focus on my acting I decided to quit. It was an easy decision because I was making more m
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
THE Government of the United States of America, USA, yesterday, bestowed a rare honour to a Nigerian Navy attache, Navy Captain Kolawole Oguntuda, with its Presidential Medal of Honour. The post America honours Nigerian Navy attache with presidential Medal of Honour appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Differences between reforms and restructuring are not only coarse but obvious for all to see; yet they appear completely lost within the unwholesome din of the latest restructuring discourse in the country today.The post True Federalism will kick out corruption appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State says President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Aisha Alhassan as a minister despite complaints by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress. El-Rufai lambasted the Minister of Women Affairs for being disloyal to the President, adding that she was never a Buhari supporter but a loyalist of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. []The post Mama Taraba Saga: We warned Buhari, El-Rufai claims appeared first on The Spark.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan, has disclosed what influenced his decision to concede the 2015 Presidential election to his successor, President Muhammadu Buhari. Jonathan said his decision to concede defeat to Buhari was informed by the fact that he was 'inspired to lead by his conscience.' He made this disclosure at the World Peace Summit []The post 2015 Elections: Why I conceded to Buhari Goodluck Jonathan appeared first on The Spark.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Date: Saturday, September 9 Time: 12:30 p.m. Venue: Etihad Stadium Pep Guardiola is yet to convince elite teams that even after spending 220 million on new recruits he and Manchester City are ready to compete. Three games into the season and the Etihad outfit don't have that killer instinct yet, a win against Liverpool would []The post Premier League Preview: Manchester City vs. Liverpool appeared first on The Spark.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
There were indications late on Thursday that the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities had agreed on some demands of the union in the efforts to resolve the strike by the lecturers. The meeting, which began around 1.30pm, ended around 11pm as both parties were initially adamant to shift grounds on some []The post Strike: ASUU and FG agree on some demands in late night meeting appeared first on The Spark.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
National Deputy Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Segun Oni, says President Muhammadu Buhari and the party will decide on Minister of Women Affairs, Sen. Aisha Alhassann aka Mama Taraba. Oni said her declaration of loyalty to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, was shocking. He told newsmen on Thursday at the Makurdi airport that the party []The post APC will sit with Buhari to discuss the matter of Mama Taraba Segun Oni appeared first on The Spark.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Physical exercise has an anti-aging effect on the hippocampus region of the brain ' an area that controls memory, learning and balance.The post Dancing can reverse signs of brain ageing appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Thousands of lives could be saved thanks to a new heart drug hailed as the biggest breakthrough since statins.The post Discovered: Best heart drug since statins appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Drinking four cups of coffee a day significantly cuts the chance of an early death, research suggests. A study of 20,000 people found heavy consumption cut the risk of dying young by up to two thirds.The post Four coffees a day 'cuts the risk of dying early by two thirds' appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
The Federal Government is set towards achieving its goals of decreasing marternal and infant morbidity and mortality rate by ensuring that about 7.3 million women have access to family planning in the country.The post FG to launch new Family Planning Campaign appeared first on Vanguard News.
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Minna- When the 10,000 inhabitants of Old Military Barracks, Rafin Sanyin in Suleja, Niger State slept last Sunday, they never thought they would become homeless the following day. But by 4 am on Monday, the sound of the bulldozers woke them from sleep and were given three hours to salvage whatever they could of their property and vacate the buildings which the Niger State Government described as illegal structures.The post 'We have nowhere to go' 10,000 inhabitants of demolished milit
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