Bode, Author at National Accord Newspaper

EFCC receives petition to probe over N92b scam in FG agencies

Bode July 22, 2021

By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has received a petition detailing over N92b and millions of money in foreign currencies of public funds squandered by several Federal Government agencies including the country’s foreign missions. In a petition sent to the Chairman, EFCC Mr...

Tension as Beninise court begins hearing Sunday Igboho’s extradition case

Bode July 22, 2021

Supporters of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, were tensed on Thursday as Court D’Apeal of Cotonou began hearing in an extradition case involving the Yoruba rights activists. Some of the supporters, who went to witness the case, told The PUNCH on the telephone that...

UCTH N68m contract debt: Court sets new date to rule on two parallel applications

Bode July 22, 2021

PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A Federal High Court siting in Calabar, The Cross River State’s capital has set October 6, 2021 to rule on two parallel applications presented by the two contending parties. The long adjournment is sequel to this year’s annual legal vacation which commences this week. In...

Achieving a responsibility-centred democracy, By JEROME-MARIO UTOMI

Bode July 22, 2021

Going by the wisdom of the sage, great leaders are characterized by their ability to create positive impacts on the lives of their subjects. They achieve this feat by placing heavy emphasis on the understanding that the economy would look after itself if democracy is protected; human rights adequately...

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Cholera outbreak kills 33 persons in Yobe, Jigawa

Bode July 22, 2021

By HARUNA AHMED, Dutse – No fewer than 33 persons have lost their lives as a result of an outbreak of Cholera in both Yobe and Jigawa states. In Yobe State, three deaths have been recorded with two others hospitalised at Girgir Community in Jakusko Local Government Area of...

Tunisia rescues 166 migrants as 16 die at sea

Bode July 22, 2021

Tunisia authority on Thursday disclosed that it have rescued no fewer than 166 migrants stranded at sea for nearly a week, recovering the bodies of 16 others who died attempting the dangerous Mediterranean crossing to Europe. The migrants, who included 65 Moroccans, 62 Bangladeshis and 15 Egyptians, and who...

Our plan to lift Ojude Oba Cultural Festival –Ijebu Chamber of Commerce

Bode July 22, 2021

Ijebu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (IJEBUCCIMA) has unveiled plans to further lift the annual Ojude Oba Cultural Festival in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun to more economically-enviable heights. President of IJEBUCCIMA, Mr Rafiu Oshiyemi, who made this known in Ijebu-Ode on Thursday, said a symbiotic relationship between commerce and culture...

Insurbordination: Nasarawa APC suspends commissioner

Bode July 22, 2021

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nassarawa Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa State has suspended the state Commissioner for Land and Survey, Dr Salihu Alizaga, over alleged insurbordination to the party leadership. Mr Malle Moses, the Chairman, Caretaker Committee, announced the suspension while inaugurating a 7-man committee to...

Ondo senator felicitates with Mimiko at 66

Bode July 22, 2021

Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, representing Ondo South Senatorial District, has felicitated with Dr Olusegun Mimiko, former governor of Ondo State, on his 66th birthday. Tofowomo in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr Olumide Akinrinlola on Saturday in Okitipupa, described Mimiko as a role model for people seeking to understand...

Sen. Sodangi urges Nigerians on brotherhood

Bode July 22, 2021

Sen. Abubakar Sodangi has urged Nigerians to continue to be their brother’s keepers in the interest of peace and for the overall development of the country. Sodangi, who represented Nasarawa West senatorial district at the National Assembly, made the call on Thursday while speaking with newsmen in Nasarawa Local...

Gov. Masari donates wheelchairs to 200 physically challenged persons

Bode July 22, 2021

Gov. Aminu Bello-Masari of Katsina State has donated wheelchairs to 200 physically challenged persons across the 34 Local Government Areas of the state. The governor made the donation on Thursday while inaugurating Aminu Masari Youth Foundation in Katsina. According to Masari, the gesture was part of efforts to touch...

Kwara Gov. harps on peaceful coexistence to ensure development

Bode July 22, 2021

By Lekan Agboola, Ilorin – Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq has called on both Muslims and Christians in the state to continue to live in harmony which according to him is the only way to ensure sustainable development and all round progress. He said this on Thursday at the...

Cross River Govt. to immunize 900,000 children against polio

Bode July 22, 2021

By BASSEY EFIONG, Calabar – Cross River Government on Thursday announced that it would immunise no fewer than 900,000 children against polio during the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week in the state. The Director General of Cross River Primary Healthcare Agency, Dr Janet Ekpenyong, disclosed this on Thursday...

Wife inaugurates Oluyinka Odumakin Foundation

Bode July 22, 2021

Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, the widow of the late political and human rights activist, Yinka Odumakin, has inaugurated a foundation to immortalisae him. Okei-Odumakin, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said the Oluyinka Odumakin Foundation (OOF) was founded to honour her late husband’s memory by keeping his ideals alive....

INEC sensitises Plateau residents on CVR

Bode July 22, 2021

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, organised a roadshow to sensitise Plateau residents on the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC officials drove in convoy through major streets in Jos and Bukuru metropolis, addressing residents and distributing leaflets about...

Ethiopian improves its Chat-bot for domestic and international services

Bode July 22, 2021

Ethiopian Airlines Group, the Largest Aviation Group in Africa, is pleased to introduce an upgraded chat-bot for domestic and international flight uses. The Ethiopian chat-bot, dubbed “Lucy” is equipped with various self-service features that will enable passengers to easily process their travel needs. Beyond the previous features that were...

Court dissolves 22-year-old marriage over abandonment

Bode July 22, 2021

A Jos Central Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, on Thursday dissolved a 22-year-old marriage between Nuratu Shehu and her estranged husband, Abdulganiyu Olayekan, on grounds of abandonment. Delivering judgment, Justices Ghazali Adam and Hyacenth Dolnanan, granted the request made by Shehu for divorce. Adam said all efforts to...

COAS issues official vehicles to Regimental Sergeant Majors of the Nigerian Army

Bode July 22, 2021

By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has continued to empower Regimental Sergeant Majors (RSM) of the Nigerian Army to enhance their funtionality. Lieutenant General Yahaya handed over keys and official documents of a brand new Toyota Hilux to the Regimental...

Norway mourns 77 dead on 10th anniversary of terrorists’ attacks

Bode July 22, 2021

Norway commemorates the victims of the terrorists’ attacks in Oslo and on the Island of Utoya exactly 10 years ago today. On the anniversary of the attacks by right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik, several commemorative events were planned. The events were due to be attended by survivors and bereaved...

Cholera outbreak: FCTA intensifies sensitization In communities, as death toll hits 60

Bode July 22, 2021

By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration has intensified community sensitization on cholera and other severe acute diarrhea diseases outbreaks in the nation’s capital, as death toll leaps from 54 to 60. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, who spoke at the continuation of...