Below are the headlines found on The Vanguard Online Newspaper for today, Tuesday, 8 August, 2017.

Today's students need smart teachers' Minister
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
The Minister of State for Education, Professor Anthony Anwukah, has stressed the need to build a critical mass of smart teachers to teach technologically-smart students.The post Todays students need smart teachers' Minister appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Landlords cry to Obaseki over flooding of community
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
LANDLORDS of Anigboro Street and its environs in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State have sent a Save Our Soul (SOS) to the state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, appealing to him to come to their aid before their houses and property are swept away by flood in the area.The post Landlords cry to Obaseki over flooding of community appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Lull at Lagos LG elections tribunal, with no petition filed
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
Two weeks into their inauguration, the Lagos State Local Government Election Petition Tribunals are yet to receive a single petition from aggrieved parties nor their candidates that lost at the recent polls.The post Lull at Lagos LG elections tribunal, with no petition filed appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Confusion trails Imo APC delegates election
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
The just-concluded All Progressives Congress, APC, delegate election in Imo State, has continued to generate uncertainties just as some said it was free and fair.The post Confusion trails Imo APC delegates election appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Delta Community passes confidence vote in leadership, extends tenure
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
The people of Tekedor-Kusimi community in Warri South West Local Government Area, Delta State have passed a vote of confidence in the Deacon Clement Tekedor-led executive, saying that they are providing purposeful leadership for the community.The post Delta Community passes confidence vote in leadership, extends tenure appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Woman runs mad during prayers for sister
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
Sapele'An elderly member of a church in, Sapele, Delta State (name withheld), went mad when the General Overseer of the church was praying for her younger sister, who she had invited to the church for a deliverance service.The post Woman runs mad during prayers for sister appeared first on Vanguard News.
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A-Court upturns artisan's death sentence
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
A furniture maker in Benin, the Edo State capital, Mr. Kelvin Nogheghase, who was sentenced to death for an offence of conspira-cy to commit robbery by the lower court, has been discharged and acquitted by the Court of Appeal sitting in Benin.The post A-Court upturns artisan's death sentence appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Naira depreciates as CBN injects $195m
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
The Naira, yesterday, depreciated in the parallel market, Investors and Exporters (I&E) window even as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) injected $195 million into the interbank market.The post Naira depreciates as CBN injects $195m appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Delta housewife attempts suicide because husband slapped her
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
Doctors in Delta State are battling to save the life of a 33-year-old housewife, Stella Oghenerohwo, who allegedly drank a poisonous substance, broke the bottle containing the said poison and used it to stab herself several times on the stomach, because her husband slapped her.The post Delta housewife attempts suicide because husband slapped her appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Ozubulu horror attack: How gunmen killed my three relations
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
SHOCK and grief still pervaded Amakwa village, Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State, yesterday, as the residents narrated their experiences, during the attack at St. Philip's Catholic Church in the area.The post Ozubulu horror attack: How gunmen killed my three relations appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Ozubulu killing: Ndigbo do not have the culture of carrying out mass killing ' Nnamdi Kanu
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
THE leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has condemned the Ozubulu killing and called for forensic examination of the bullets used by the gun men so as to trace the killers.The post Ozubulu killing: Ndigbo do not have the culture of carrying out mass killing Nnamdi Kanu appeared first on Vanguard News.
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C'tee distributes 20,000mt of food items to 54,000 IDPs in Bauchi
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
Bauchi'THE Presidential Commitee on Special Food Intervention Programme for the North-East has distributed 20,000 metric tonnes of assorted food items to 54,000 internally-displaced persons, IDP, in Bauchi State.The post Ctee distributes 20,000mt of food items to 54,000 IDPs in Bauchi appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Anambra polls: Group endorses Obiogbolu, Obidigbo
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship aspirant, Dr Alex Obiogbolu's guber aspiration and his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Mr Chike Obidigbo, got a boost, yesterday, when they were endorsed by Anambra Unity Forum, ANUF.The post Anambra polls: Group endorses Obiogbolu, Obidigbo appeared first on Vanguard News.
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FG to begin settlement of workers'outstanding allowances ' Oyo-Ita
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
The Federal Government on Monday said that it would soon commence the payment of outstanding allowances for workers in Ministries, Departments and Agencies(MDAs) in the country.The post FG to begin settlement of workers'outstanding allowances ' Oyo-Ita appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Edo govt. to generate GIS data for proper planning
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Monday said that his administration had commenced the generation of Geographic Information System (GIS) data for proper urban planning and development of the state.The post Edo govt. to generate GIS data for proper planning appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line to start operation in June 2018 ' Rotimi Amaechi
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
Mr Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation on Monday said the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri standard gauge rail lines would start commercial operation in June 2018.The post Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line to start operation in June 2018 Rotimi Amaechi appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Jakande backs Ambode on new waste management initiative
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
First civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, has urged residents of the State to cooperate with the present administration under the leadership of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, in its bid to transform the solid waste management sector in line with global best practices.The post Jakande backs Ambode on new waste management initiative appeared first on Vanguard News.
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FG and the burden of over-borrowing
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
Following the commentaries at the backdrop of the positions taken at last week's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), a new wave of concerns over the economy appears to be on the front burner.The post FG and the burden of over-borrowing appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Osinbajo, others set to hold smart cities summit
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
The Federal Government is set to hold the Smart Cities Nigeria 2017 Conference, between 8th and 9th of August as parts of its efforts in providing a forum for stakeholders to discuss and deliberate on some of the most challenging issues confronting Nigeria as a country.The post Osinbajo, others set to hold smart cities summit appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Grant tax relief to industries operating in Nigeria, broker appeals to FG
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
Chief Angus Uzoamaka, an Abuja-based insurance broker, has urged the Federal Government to consider tax relief for industries operating in Nigeria in order to boost economic development.The post Grant tax relief to industries operating in Nigeria, broker appeals to FG appeared first on Vanguard News.
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APGA calls for Agbaso's arrest over alleged secretariat burglary
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has urged the Police to arrest Chief Martins Agbaso for allegedly breaking into the National Secretariat in Abuja.The post APGA calls for Agbaso's arrest over alleged secretariat burglary appeared first on Vanguard News.
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PDP salutes Makarfi at 61
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated its National Caretaker Committee Chairman, Senator Ahmed Makarfi on the occasion of his 61st birthday.The post PDP salutes Makarfi at 61 appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Why they did not take me to London to see Buhari ' Fayose
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
GOVERNOR Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has expressed doubts over a report given by some governors who paid a courtesy visit to the ailing President Muhammadu Buhari in London saying they did not take him along because they knew he would certainly tell Nigerians the correct health status of the President.The post Why they did not take me to London to see Buhari Fayose appeared first on Vanguard News.
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PDP South-West wants Kashamu, others sanctioned
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
The leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West have called for sanction on Senator Buruji Kashamu and others who plunged the party into needless crisis and also warned members against colluding with those who want to destabilize the party. In a communique at the end of their meeting in Ibadan on Monday,Read MoreThe post PDP South-West wants Kashamu, others sanctioned appeared first on Vanguard News.
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FMDQ launches Investor Protection Fund
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange has launched an Investor Protection Fund, IPF, to boost and sustain investors' confidence in the Nigerian capital market.The post FMDQ launches Investor Protection Fund appeared first on Vanguard News.
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List of industries to enjoy tax break under pioneer status
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
The list of companies to enjoy the Federal Government tax break under pioneer status has been released.The post List of industries to enjoy tax break under pioneer status appeared first on Vanguard News.
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CBN boosts Forex market with $195m
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday boosted the Foreign Exchange (FOREX) market by 195 million dollars intervention in three segments of the market.The post CBN boosts Forex market with $195m appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Acting president Osinbajo's last order on terrorism
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
If I had a chance in my youthful days, I would have enlisted into one arm of the Nigerian Armed Forces. But I was frustrated, as several attempts I made for admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna were met with a brick wall. After the third failed attempt, I resigned to fate and gave up pursuing a career in the military. The post Acting president Osinbajos last order on terrorism appeared first on Vanguard News.
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NASS anti-devolution vote: North, Biafra, and the rest of us
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
The North will never allow for a restructured Nigeria UNLESS she is confronted with an alternative The post NASS anti-devolution vote: North, Biafra, and the rest of us appeared first on Vanguard News.
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