Bode, Author at National Accord Newspaper

Kebbi secures N1.7bn loan to boost livestock production, dairy – Bagudu

Bode July 10, 2021

Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu has said that the state government had secured a N1.7 billion bank loan to boost livestock production and dairy in the state. Bagudu stated this at the commissioning of the new Kara ultramodern livestock market in Jega Local Government Area of the state towards...

Gov. Tambuwal frawns against blasphemy in Sokoto

Bode July 9, 2021

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has condemned in strong term, what he described as blasphemy against Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) by an already apprehended individual in the state. Governor Tambuwal in a statement issued on his behalf by the State Commissioner for informarion,...

Police allegedly torture man, 33, to death in Bauchi

Bode July 9, 2021

ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A combined team of police operatives attached to the Yelwa Division and some vigilante have allegedly tortured a 33-year old man to death in Bauchi state, NATIONAL ACCORD had learnt. It was gathered that the deceased, whose name was given as Dauda Danladi, was arrested...

Nigeria Customs generates N78.17bn revenue at Onne Port – Official

Bode July 9, 2021

By JUDE CHIKWE, Port-Harcourt – The Nigeria Customs Service, Area II Command, Onne Port, Rivers, generated N78.17 billion revenue between January and June 2021, The command’s Comptroller, Mr Auwal Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement by , in Port-Harcourt on Friday, said the command generated N31.5 billion more...

UNICEF says about 1.5m children in Haiti need urgent emergency aid

Bode July 9, 2021

UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday said nearly a third of all children in Haiti numbering around 1.5 million are in urgent need of emergency relief due to rising violence, insufficient access to clean water, health and nutrition. The UN agency made the call amid a political and economic...

Sultan tells Muslims to look out for new moon of Dhul Hijja

Bode July 9, 2021

By HARUNA AHMED, Sokoto – The Sultan of Sokoto and The President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIAAlhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed Muslim Ummah to look out for the new moon of Dhul Hijja 1442AH. The Sultan of Sokoto made the call on Friday in a...

Tears as TB Joshua is buried in SCOAN Lagos

Bode July 9, 2021

Popular Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua has been buried in Lagos after a week of funeral rites. Thousands of mourners attended the burial service at his Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in the Ikotun area of Lagos. The 57-year-old died on 5 June after a brief illness, the church...

Neymar desperate to beat close friend Messi in Copa America final

Bode July 9, 2021

Neymar will be putting his friendship with former FC Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi aside as he chases his first Copa America title with Brazil in Saturday’s final. Brazil take on Argentina in the decider at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, with both players pursuing their first-ever continental crowns....

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U.S. Army Special Forces train Nigerian Navy on IEDs

Bode July 9, 2021

Twenty-five officers of the Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service on Thursday completed a five-week Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) alongside a team of U.S. Army Special Forces. The exercise is part of a series of U.S. engagements with the Nigerian military that provides opportunities for the Nigerian military and...

NURTW Vice-Chairman, Samuel Kayode shot dead in Lagos

Bode July 9, 2021

The Vice-Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Samuel Kayode, popularly known as Ekpo Kinkin, has been killed at the Agboju area of Lagos State. According to reports, Ekpo who was a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress was at a rally organised by the...

Rwanda to deploy 1000 troops to fight terrorism in Mozambique

Bode July 9, 2021

The forces will support efforts to restore Mozambican state authority by conducting combat and security operations, as well as stabilisation and security-sector reformRwanda said on Friday it wouldl send a thousand troops to Mozambique to help the country battle extremist militants wreaking havoc in the north of the gas-rich...

ECOWAS Court awards N30m against Buhari Govt for ‘torture of journalist Agba Jalingo’

Bode July 9, 2021

By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to pay journalist Agba Jalingo N30m as compensation for ill-treating and torturing him while in detention in Cross River State. The court said in a judgment today: “Agba Jalingo was arrested and...

Carpenter in court for unlawfully restraining 11-year-old girl

Alleged nude video: Police sue woman over allegation to blackmail ex-Gov. Ohakim

Bode July 9, 2021

The police authorities have filed a suit against Mrs Chinyere Amuchiena Igwegbe over allegation to blackmail former Governor of Imo, Ikedi Ohakim. The police, in a suit number: CR/187/2021 dated and filed on June 25 at the FCT High Court, preferred a four-count charge bordering on false information against her. The News Agency...

Group lauds Buhari over re-arrest of Kanu

Group lauds Buhari over re-arrest of Kanu

Bode July 9, 2021

The Tiv Youth Council Worldwide (TYC) hails President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for re-arresting the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu. The President of TYC, Mr Mike Msuaan said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the arrest had restored the...

23 students get First Class in Anchor University

Bode July 9, 2021

Twenty-three students of Anchor University, Ayobo, Ipaja, Lagos State have graduated with First Class Honours. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Joseph Afolayan, gave the figure at the maiden convocation ceremony of the university, on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the university graduated 63 students...

Osinbajo expresses delight over Transcorp’s digital hospitality platform, “Aura’’

Bode July 9, 2021

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed delight over the quality and variety of service provided at Transcorp’s digital hospitality platform, “Aura.’’ Osinbajo said the digital hospitality platform would provide an avenue for small businesses in the value chain to grow and help revive Nigeria’s hospitality industry in the aftermath...

Economic empowerment: Foundation donates money to widows, orphans in Kwara

Bode July 9, 2021

The Prophet Agbana Foundation on Friday in Ilorin, Kwara State, donated various sums of money to 36 emerging entrepreneurs to enable them engage in their chosen vocations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the beneficiaries comprised widows and orphans who were trained by the foundation on their...

Respect traffic rules, FRSC advises traditional rulers

Bode July 9, 2021

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ebonyi Sector Command, has appealed to the traditional rulers in the state to always respect and obey traffic rules and regulations. Mr Anthony Okorie, the new Sector Commander of the command in the state, made the appeal in Abakaliki on Friday when he...

Reps seek establishment of defence, research bureau

Bode July 9, 2021

The House of Representatives is seeking the establishment of a Defence Research and Development Bureau (DRDB), to advance the process of revolutionising the country’s military industrial capabilities. Rep Babajimi Benson (APC-Lagos) told newsmen on Friday in Abuja. He said that the provision sought to have the Minister for Defence...

Nollywood actress Ini Edo celebrates 20 years of acting

Bode July 9, 2021

Nollywood movies star /filmmaker, Ini Edo, celebrated 20 years in Nigerian film industry (Nollywood), as she penned a heartfelt note of appreciation, reflected on how she started acting as a teenager. The multiple award-winning actress who said she was so excited and grateful over the years, took to her...