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ONDO 2020: Don’t politicise ongoing screening of workers, pensioners and teachers by government- NULGE

ONDO 2020: Don’t politicise ongoing screening of workers, pensioners and teachers by government- NULGE

Dayo Johnson – Akure Ahead of the 2020 governorship election in Ondo state, the Nigeria Union local government Employees (NULGE) yesterday cautioned opposition political parties in the state against politicising the ongoing screening exercise of workers ordered by the state government. Recall that some governorship aspirants in the opposition parties have criticised the screening exercise […]
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Watch Today in the News breakfast show on VanguardLive

Watch Today in the News breakfast show on VanguardLive

Whatever keeps you informed is worth spending a lifetime on. That is why VanguardLive dishes end-to-end details of happenings around Nigeria every morning. Analyses on reports on the national dailies (five national newspapers) are discussed and top trends on social media. At VanguardLive, we prioritise viewers’ inclusiveness and comments and feedback segment is also featured […]

Time to curtail lies, excesses of foreign news wires

Time to curtail lies, excesses of foreign news wires

By Philip Agbese In the fight against terrorism in the north-east of Nigeria, the military is up against an array of enemies, not just Boko Haram, which has been degraded to the point where it should ordinarily pose no more threat. The military is now taking on elements of the Islamic State (ISIS). Interestingly, the […]

IPC seeks parley on ways to combat rising tide of fake news, disinformation

IPC seeks parley on ways to combat rising tide of fake news, disinformation

As media stakeholders and freedom of expression activists engage in various discourse on May 3, to commemorate this year’s World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), the International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos has joined in calling attention to the need for deliberate ways to combat the rising tide of fake news and disinformation as well as growing threats to journalists in reporting democratic development and elections.

Negative news destroys a nation-Cleric

Negative news destroys a nation-Cleric

 A Catholic Cleric, Rev. Fr. Bernard-Anthony Ngwu, on Sunday charged the faithful to be more concerned with spreading good news rather than negative ones to boost the nation’s image.

Buhari: Short-cut to Igbo president of Nigeria?

Buhari: Short-cut to Igbo president of Nigeria?

It was not too long ago just a whispering campaign by some Igbo Buharists that the quickest way to achieve the dream of enthroning a Nigerian president from the Southeast was to ensure President Muhammadu Buhari returns for a second term

Southern, Middle-Belt leaders renew call for Nigeria’s restructuring

Southern, Middle-Belt leaders renew call for Nigeria’s restructuring

Leaders  of the Niger Delta under the aegis of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, were, yesterday, joined by  ethnic leaders from the South-West, South-East and the Middle-Belt of the country at a mega rally held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State to  renew their call for the restructuring of the Nigerian federation in the interest of justice and equity. But for the host governor, Hon Seriake Dickson, who was physically present at the event held at the Grand Pavillion of the Oxbowl Lake,his colleagues  from the South-South were absent at the rally which attracted prominent personalities from the zone, the South-West, South-East and Middle-Belt.

6 Dapchi girls yet to be accounted for – DSS

6 Dapchi girls yet to be accounted for – DSS

DIRECTOR General of Department of State Services, DSS, Mr. Lawan Daura, has said that six of the abducted girls of Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state are yet to be accounted for.