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Tuesday, 25 August 2015

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A Nigerian newspaper and Online version of the Vanguard, a daily publication in Nigeria covering Niger delta, general national news, politics, business, energy, sports, entertainment, fashion,lifestyle human interest stories, etc

Don't accept Okori's forensic report, Akpabio tells tribunal
4:00:28 PMjohnabayomi2

Former governor of Akwa Ibom State and Senate Minority Leader, Chief Godswill Akpabio has raised objection to the tendering of the forensic report on materials used for the Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial district election.

The post Don’t accept Okori’s forensic report, Akpabio tells tribunal appeared first on Vanguard News.



Zimbabwe's Mugabe booed in parliament over economic crisis
3:58:52 PMjohnabayomi2

Zimbabwe's veteran President Robert Mugabe was booed and heckled by opposition lawmakers over the deteriorating economy as he gave his state of the nation address to parliament Tuesday.

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NNPC boss calls for diversification of power generation
3:41:34 PMIkenna Asomba

As part of measures to improve electricity supply across the country, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, the Group Managing Director, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has called for the diversification of power generation in the country. He made this call at the Nigeria Association of Energy Correspondent, (NAEC) Conference 2015, held at Eko Hotel, Lagos recently.

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Man seeks divorce over wife's sexual escapades on social media
3:38:11 PMjohnabayomi2

A businessman, Muyiwa Owolabi, has dragged his wife, Tinuola, to an Ado Ekiti Customary Court to seek dissolution of their ten-year-old marriage over "serial adultery with several men" she met on social media.

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Nelson Mandela grandson freed on bail after rape charge
3:16:38 PMIkenna Asomba

Barely nine days after one of Nelson Mandela's grandsons, Mbuso Mandela, aged 24, was charged with raping a 15-year-old girl earlier this month, a South African court on Tuesday, granted him bail, reports AFP.

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How Barloworld transformed business using cloud solution
3:10:11 PMjohnabayomi2

It may have a distinct advantage, but Barloworld Equipment, a subsidiary of the Barloworld Group, realised the need to transform its business operations to maintain its competitive position.

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Shocking, Caitlyn Jenner costume on sale for Halloween
2:58:53 PMTony Chinonso

Criticisms have trailed the Caitlyn Costume, designed after the one worn by the recent trans-gender Olympic gold medalist, Caitlyn Jenner now on sale for $49.90, which is N9,780, on some online stores in the United States.

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Polio: We want to reach every child - Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO, Gates Foundation
2:49:50 PMjohnabayomi2

This month on CNN's 'Vital Signs', host and CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr Sanjay Gupta, ventures to northern Nigeria to document what was once thought impossible, the potential end of polio in Africa.

The programme reports from the remote Kano State, where the aim is to vaccinate around three million children in some of the world's hardest-to-reach areas.

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Fani-Kayode to Fashola: Make peace with Tinubu or prepare for war
2:40:34 PMIkenna Asomba

As mixed feelings continued to trail the purported chilled relationship between the former Governors of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, erstwhile Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has advised Fashola to mend fences with his former boss, Tinubu, or prepare for a long war of attrition.

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Attack on Jonathan: Oshiomhole is a Villa sycophant , says Orubebe
2:26:01 PMjohnabayomi2

The Ex-Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Peter Orubebe, Tuesday, took a swipe at the Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole over his recent criticisms of former President Goodluck Jonathan's administration, describing him as a villa sycophant who is willing to switch allegiance to whoever is in power.

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