Bode, Author at National Accord Newspaper

Emir of Daura, Katsina State, tasks youths to be law abiding

Bode October 30, 2020

The Emir of Daura, Dr Umar Farouk, on Friday tasked Nigeria youths to be law-abiding. Addressing religious leaders, district heads, village heads, security personnel, government officials as well as the general public at a special prayer session in his palace to mark the annual birthday of Prophet Muhammed, the...

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

We have the footage of the Oct. 20 Lekki shooting incident, LCC tells Lagos Judicial Panel

Bode October 30, 2020

The Management of the Lekki Concession Company (LCC) on Friday told the Lagos State Judicial Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims of SARS and related abuses and Other Matters that the footage of the Oct. 20 shootings of the #EndSARS protesters by the Nigerian Army is available....

2 friends in court for allegedly loitering around black spots in Kafanchan

Court remands man for allegedly defiling his teenage daughter

Bode October 30, 2020

An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday ordered that a 47-year-old man, Abdulrahman Malik, who allegedly defiled his 17-year-old daughter be remanded in custodial centre. The police charged Malik with defilement. Chief Magistrate O.G. Oghre who did not take the plea of Ayinla, ordered that he...

COVID-19 is still very much around and real, group cautions Nigerians

Bode October 30, 2020

An Abuja-based NGO, Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC),has cautioned Nigerians who threw the COVID-19 protocols to the wind to continue to abide by the rules “asCOVID-19 is not just real, but very much around without an enduring cure.” The President of the group, Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, gave...

Hold politicians accountable to campaign promises, monarch urges electorate

Bode October 30, 2020

Oba Adeshina Kuti, the Eleru of Eru in Lagos, on Friday, advised Nigerian electorate to always hold politicians accountable to the promises made during the electioneering campaign. Kuti gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during the Oshodi 1 Constituency Stakeholders Meeting, which...

AFAN assures Nigerians of sufficient rice ahead of yuletide

Residents decry high cost of rice in Enugu major markets

Bode October 30, 2020

Some residents of Enugu State on Friday decried the high cost of rice in major markets in Enugu metropolis. According to the residents, rice, the most popular staple food in Nigeria, has now become expensive. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who visited some major markets in the...

Gov Ganduje reappoints sacked commissioner who ‘mocked’ Abba Kyari’s death

Bode October 30, 2020

By Austin Ashamu,Abuja Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State seems to be in the mood for clemency and reinstatement. Today, 29th October, The Governor reappointed his sacked commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Mu’azu Magaji who allegedly mocked the death of late Abba Kyari, former Chief of Staff...

Massive protest against abortion ruling planned in Warsaw

Bode October 30, 2020

Poland is gearing up for the largest protest yet against a recent top court ruling that tightens abortion laws, with protesters from across the country expected to demonstrate in Warsaw on Friday evening. Daily protests have swept many Polish cities since a ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal on Oct....

President Muhammadu Buhari managing the nation's affairs

Buhari approves re-appointment of Emaimo, Rector, College of Dental Technology

Bode October 30, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Dr John Emaimo, as Rector, Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu State, with effect from Nov. 27. The approval is conveyed in a letter signed by the Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora on behalf of President...

PMAN mourns highlife legend ”Morocco”

Bode October 30, 2020

The Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) on Friday described the late Chief Chukwuemeka Maduka, popularly known as Morocco, as a legend who would be greatly missed. In a statement, PMAN President, Dr Obi Casmir (Voombastic Uncle P), said the association received with shock the sudden demise of the...

Arsenal cruise to 3-0 Europa League win over Dundalk

Bode October 30, 2020

A flurry of goals either side of halftime from Eddie Nketiah, Joe Willock and Nicolas Pepe gave Arsenal a comfortable 3-0 Europa League win over Irish side, Dundalk, on Thursday. The result ensured that the Gunners topped their group after two games. The 2019 League of Ireland champions defended...

Group commends Buhari, Amaechi for rail infrastructure, others

Enugu crash: Buhari tasks vehicle owners on roadworthiness

Bode October 30, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the gruesome vehicle accident in Mgbowu, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, in which scores of people died, most of them school pupils. In a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday, Buhari condoled with families and...

Ministry tasks agencies on job creation

Bode October 30, 2020

The Ministry of Science and Technology, has directed parastatal agencies under its supervision to initiate technological innovations that would help create jobs for teeming Nigerian youths. Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the minister said this at the quarterly management meeting of the ministry in Abuja. This is contained in a statement...

Peacekeeping: UN recognises Nigerian policewoman

Bode October 30, 2020

CSP Catherine Ugorji of the Nigerian police and serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has been selected by the UN as one of two runners-up for the prestigious UN Woman Police Officer of the Year award for 2020. Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, in...

Firm laments plight of indigenous companies in Oil and Gas sector

DPR says 2020 marginal oilfield bid still on

Bode October 30, 2020

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says the bid round process for its 57 marginal oilfields in the country is still ongoing. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos that the bidding process has not been completed. “The...

NGO seeks regulation, alternative learning spaces for Almajiri education

Bode October 30, 2020

The Centre for Community Development and Research Network (CCDRN), an NGO, has advocated for regulatory policies and alternative learning spaces for Almajiri education to serve clustered locations in Sokoto State. The CCDRN team of researchers, headed by Dr Nasiru Baba, gave the recommendation at a meeting to disseminate its...

Nigeria records 150 new COVID-19 cases

Nigeria records 150 new COVID-19 cases

Bode October 30, 2020

By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease control (NCDC), announced on Thursday that 150 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded from nine states of the Federation. According to the health agency, with Thursday’s cases, the total number of infections in Nigeria now stands at 62,521. In...

Werder Bremen players in voluntary quarantine after team mate tests positive

COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by December — U.S. disease expert

Bode October 30, 2020

Top U.S. infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, has said that the first doses of a successful COVID-19 vaccine would be available to some hardest-hit Americans by late December or early January. Fauci, who is the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stated this during...

Youths urge President Buhari to restrain military from #EndSARS protest

The betrayal of #EndSARS protests, By DONS EZE

Bode October 30, 2020

“Our mistake, the mistake we Africans made was to have forgotten that the enemy never withdraws sincerely. We never understand. He capitulates, but he does not become converted. Our mistake is to have believed that the enemy has lost his combativeness and his harmfulness. If Lumumba is in the...

Looking at the Bright Side of Life, By LINDA ASIMOLE ELLAH

Bode October 30, 2020

Life can really get dark sometimes. Stuff can be overwhelming. Things do get difficult at times. People can really get on your nerves. People can really do crazy things, just unthinkable. Things can really look bleak sometimes. A look at the past days show that people can go bizarre....