By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja described Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, as the most prosperous black nation in the world. He made the declaration while Unveiling the theme and logo for the commemorative activities to celebrate 60 years of independence. Nigeria...
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By OSARETIN EHIEGIATOR – Quietly, the clock ticks for Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. On the cusp of the governorship election in the state, scheduled for September 19, the necessity for delivering specifics of Obaseki’s almost four-year stewardship as governor of Edo State has come to the fore....
By VERA AWUAH – honnyveea3@gmail.com Heart burn is best described as a painful burning sensation that occurs in the lower chest area. It is a symptom of acid re-flux – a condition where stomach acid escapes into the esophagus, the tube that delivers food and beverages to your stomach....
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi Bauchi state Police Command, in its efforts to stem the tide of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) in the state, arrested 20 suspected rapists within 40 days across the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi state Command, Ahmed Wakil, stated this in a statement...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi In an effort to improve revenue generation in the state, Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has inaugurated the Board of Directors of the Bauchi Mining, Synergy & Exploration Ltd (BAMSET). The governor, while seaking during the inauguration ceremony at the Government House, Bauchi, explained that...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 90 new infections and five deaths due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country bringing the nation’s total confirmed cases to 56,478. The NCDC disclosed this on its official twitter handle on Tuesday . According to...
A factional president of the Association of Movie Producers (AMP) in Nigeria, Mr Mykel Parish Chukwuyerem Ajaere, has thrown in the towel, declaring on Monday that his decision to stop laying claim to the presidency of the association was in the interest of the progress of the association and...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday, elaborated on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nation’s economy and the measures being taken by the monetary and fiscal authorities to mitigate the effect, while also drawing special attention to some of the significant roles...
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has congratulated former PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, on his 85 birthday. In a special birthday congratulatory statement issued on Tuesday by his Media Office and signed by Mr Tunde Rahman, the former Lagos governor prayed to Almighty Allah to...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos FBN Insurance Brokers Limited, a subsidiary of Nigeria’s leading financial services group, FBN Holdings Plc, has announced to host a webinar to sensitise SMEs on risk management and cyber security. According to a statement to NATIONAL ACCORD on Tuesday, to spearhead discussions at the webinar are...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – No fewer than 90 Persons Living With Disability in Bauchi state are to benefit from mobility carts donated by a German based Non-Governmental Organization, BruderHilfe. The donation is in collaboration with the Nigerian Embassy in Germany and in partnership with the Bauchi state government....
The Constitutional Court in Ivory Coast has barred the former president, Laurent Gbagbo, and former prime minister, Guillaume Soro, from running in the presidential election next month. The electoral commission had already said that anyone with a criminal record would be disqualified. Both men have convictions. According to a...
An Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) consultative meeting to resolve the political crisis in Mali opened at the Peduase Lodge, Aburi Tuesday. The meeting, convened by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Chairman of ECOWAS, is part of efforts by the bloc to end the political stalemate in the...
Veteran Nigerian actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo has pursued his long dream of becoming a lawyer and truly, it has come to pass as he envisioned. As sighted by sammykaymedia.com on his instagram handle, the actor now turned lawyer wrote in a post accompanied with a short video in his...
American Business Magnate and Co-founder of Microsoft, William Henry Gates, popularly known as Bill Gates, has, lauded Ghana for showing exemplary leadership and making strides on several fronts. Mr Gates made the remarks when Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia held a meeting with him via Zoom, to discuss three pertinent...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has chided the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, accusing them of chasing shadows with their baseless allegations against the party and its National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. According to...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has charged the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), to strive to be a force that unites the country. Malam Bello who gave the charge when he received a delegation of the Union led...
From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of Professor Mohammed Arab Alhaji as the new Chief Medical Director of Borno State Hospitals Management Board. He replaces the outgoing CMD, Dr. Muhammad Aminu Ghuluze, who has been appointed as a Permanent Secretary...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The sub-national economy will be the focus when Governors of the 36 states meet tomorrow, Wednesday September 16 for their 17th NGF teleconference meeting. Head, Media and Public Affairs, Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat, Abuja, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, who made this known in a statement on...