Below are the headlines found on The Vanguard Online Newspaper for today, Thursday, 17 August, 2017.


Oko community renews call to Anambra govt over sand excavation
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
Oko community in Anambra State, the country home of former Vice President Alex Ekwueme, has renewed call to the Anambra State government to save them from indiscriminate sand excavation.The post Oko community renews call to Anambra govt over sand excavation appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Borno IDPs decry troops' raid on UN office
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
THE internally-displaced persons, IDPs, taking refuge at Dr. Ali Monguno Resettlement camp in Maiduguri have condemned last Friday's raid of the United Nation's North-East Zonal office in the metropolis by the Nigerian Army, in search of top commander of Boko Haram terrorists.The post Borno IDPs decry troops raid on UN office appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Avoid divisive utterances, NOA warns Bauchi people
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
THE National Orientation Agency, NOA, has warned all ethnic groups residing in Bauchi State to avoid utterances capable of causing division and hatred among the people of the state.The post Avoid divisive utterances, NOA warns Bauchi people appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Ajimobi introduces community service to de-congest prisons, courts
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
As part of ongoing spirited efforts to de-congest the prisons, Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has assented to the community service punishment law, in which convicts will undertake hours of community service for minor offences, instead of prison terms.The post Ajimobi introduces community service to de-congest prisons, courts appeared first on Vanguard News.
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One feared dead as Police, IPOB clash in Anambra
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
ONE person was feared dead, yesterday, at Ekwulobia in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State during a clash between security operatives and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.The post One feared dead as Police, IPOB clash in Anambra appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Outsourcing, casualisation de-unionising us- NUCFRLANMPE
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
FEW days ago, leaders of the National Union of Chemical, Footwear, Leather, Rubber, and Non-Metallic Products Employees, NUCFRLANMPE, met at the union's national secretariat, Otta, Ogun State, on the aegis of the National Administrative Council, NAC/ Central Working Committee, CWC, to review the state of the Union and members' welfare.The post Outsourcing, casualisation de-unionising us- NUCFRLANMPE appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Public officials took N400bn bribe in 1 year ' NBS
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
Over N400 billion was paid out to public officials as bribes in Nigeria between June 2015 and May 2016, a government report disclosed, yesterday.The post Public officials took N400bn bribe in 1 year NBS appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Kabowie kingdom gets youngest monarch in Ijaw nation
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
IT was a celebration galore, yesterday, at the palace of the Pere of Kabowei Kingdom, Patani, Delta State, following the emergence of a new monarch of the kingdom, HRM Erebulu Aduo III.The post Kabowie kingdom gets youngest monarch in Ijaw nation appeared first on Vanguard News.
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CORA/Arterial, CNA marks 2017 World Photo Day in Lagos
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
In a bid to transpose photography industry and to draw attention to its importance in the narratives of the evolution of human communities, CORA/Arterial Network and the CopyrightX Nigeria Alumni (CNA) in collaboration with African Artists' Foundation (AAF) is set to commemorate this year's World Photo Day Saturday August 19 in Lagos.The post CORA/Arterial, CNA marks 2017 World Photo Day in Lagos appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Tecno Mobile bags Pan-African mobile phone of the year award
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
Tecno Mobile, weekend, at the 2017 edition of the Titans of Tech Awards won the Pan-African Mobile Phone Brand of the year award.The post Tecno Mobile bags Pan-African mobile phone of the year award appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Bayelsa community alleges trawlers' attacks
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
YENAGOA'INDIGENES of Opu-Okumbiri community on the Atlantic fringe of Akassa in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have raised alarm over 'frequent and unwarranted attacks on local fishermen along the continental shelf-shallow waters by trawlers.'The post Bayelsa community alleges trawlers' attacks appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Obaseki charges Hajj pilgrims to be good ambassadors
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, yesterday, charged the state delegation to the 2017 Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to be good ambassadors of the state.The post Obaseki charges Hajj pilgrims to be good ambassadors appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Wike hails AFBA confab, says Africa on right path
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
PORT HARCOURT'Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, who is a member of the Body of Benchers and the chief host of the just-concluded African Bar Association, AFBA, annual conference in Port Harcourt, the state capital, has said he believes Africa is on the right path in terms of attracting world trade and investments.The post Wike hails AFBA confab, says Africa on right path appeared first on Vanguard News.
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eThink education becomes the first certified Moodle partner in Nigeria
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
eThink, the first Certified Moodle Partner in Nigeria, has launched a program that will allow schools across Africa to collaborate and share resources online through the Moodle Learning Management System.The post eThink education becomes the first certified Moodle partner in Nigeria appeared first on Vanguard News.
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You lied, Rivers communities blast Shell over claims of N600m CSR
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
PORT HARCOURT'Belema and Offoi-Ama communities in Kula Kingdom, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, have disagreed with Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, over the N600 million the oil firm claimed it invested in the development of the area.The post You lied, Rivers communities blast Shell over claims of N600m CSR appeared first on Vanguard News.
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We're setting up special court to prosecute human traffickers 'Obaseki
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has disclosed plans by the state government to set up a special court that will try human traffickers, saying the activities of the perpetrators had become an embarrassment to the state.The post Were setting up special court to prosecute human traffickers 'Obaseki appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Implement 2014 National Confab report now, Youth Parliament tells Buhari
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
ABUJA'Nigeria Youth Parliament yesterday told President Muhammadu Buhari to implement the report of the 2014 National Confab, saying it contained home-grown solutions to economic and political challenges bedeviling the country.The post Implement 2014 National Confab report now, Youth Parliament tells Buhari appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Why PDP delegates should look at me to beat Obiano ' Obiogbolu
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
PDP aspirant Dr. Alex Obiogbolu, has praised the sense of unity among party members urging them to sustain it towards achieving the desired goal of defeating the incumbent APGA administration.The post Why PDP delegates should look at me to beat Obiano ' Obiogbolu appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Obiano's many enemies'll not allow him win 'Ojukwu
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
MEGA Progressives Peoples Party, MPPP, governorship aspirant, Prince Angus Chuma Ojukwu, said that even if Governor Willie Obiano emerges as the APGA candidate he will not win the main election because of the main enemies he created in the last three years.The post Obiano's many enemiesll not allow him win 'Ojukwu appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Tricycle Union endorses Obiano's second term bid
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
KKAWAAPU Amalgamated Tricycle Union of Anambra State, an umbrella body uniting all the tricycle unions operating in the state, has endorsed Governor Willie Obiano for second term, and pledged to work assiduously to ensure his re-election bid is achieved.The post Tricycle Union endorses Obianos second term bid appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Breaking: Trump sacks Nigeria's Ogunlesi as adviser
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
Nigerian born international CEO, Adebayo Ogunlesi has now ceased to be an adviser to embattled US President Donald Trump. Trump sacked him today along with other distinguished CEOs counselling him via two councils on how to 'Make America Great Again'.The post Breaking: Trump sacks Nigeria's Ogunlesi as adviser appeared first on Vanguard News.
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PayU Nigeria introduces payment solution for recurring bills
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
PayU Nigeria has introduced PayU Subscription, a payment method which allows merchants to safely and securely collect payments from consumers who have recurring bills or subscription payments in a seamless way.The post PayU Nigeria introduces payment solution for recurring bills appeared first on Vanguard News.
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