Bode, Author at National Accord Newspaper

Rigging is coup d’etat – Tambuwal

Bode September 15, 2020

In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly resolved to observe 15 September of every year as the International Day of Democracy—with the purpose of promoting and upholding the principles of democracy—and invited all member states and organizations to commemorate the day in an appropriate manner that contributes to raising...

Like Yusuf, like Gana: The lesson we haven’t learnt, By UMAR SA’AD HASSAN

Bode September 15, 2020

“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it”-George Santayana The killing of notorious Benue bandit, Terwase Akwaza alias Gana hasn’t drawn much sympathy. No one expected it to. However an article in last Saturday’s Vanguard Newspaper which quoted sources as saying he told his...

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Audit your council Chairmen before probing Ajiomobi’s Administration, OYDA tells Makinde

Bode September 15, 2020

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Oyo Democratic Alliance (OYDA), has advised Governor Seyi Makinde to investigate and audit the financial transactions of the 68 local government areas and the LCDAs of the state from their first day of resumption in office before probing the government of the immediate past...

Inflation rises to 13.22% in August – NBS

Bode September 15, 2020

EHIME ALEX, Lagos Nigeria’s headline inflation rose to 13.22 per cent in August, 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics has reported. According to the data released by the NBS on Tuesday, the consumer price index (CPI), which measures inflation, increased by 0.40 per cent points higher than 12.82 per...

Modern children and where to find them: 79% of Nigerian parents do not track their children’s location

Bode September 15, 2020

Nowadays there is another opportunity to monitor the child’s whereabouts – to track the location of them using special software Parents have always managed to set geographical boundaries – where their children could go and where they could not – back in time. Nowadays there is another opportunity to...

US will respond to Iranian ‘plot to kill diplomat in SA’ – Trump

Bode September 15, 2020

The US President Donald Trump has vowed a response that will be “1,000 times greater in magnitude,” to any attack by Iran. This is after reports that Iran was plotting to kill the US ambassador to South Africa, Lana Marks. “Any attack by Iran, in any form, against the...

Chevron invests $1.45bn in Nigerian content development – Report

Bode September 15, 2020

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) says it invested $1.45 billion in Nigerian Content Development (NCD) in 2019. The oil major made the disclosure in its 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report, which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday. The report said to...

Emir of Biu, Umar Aliyu, dies at 79

Emir of Biu, Umar Aliyu, dies at 79

Bode September 15, 2020

The Emir of Biu in Borno State, Mai-Umar Mustafa-Aliyu, has passed on at the age of 79. Borno Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Alhaji Babakura Abba-Jato, confirmed the death of the royal father in a statement issued in Maiduguri on Tuesday. According to the Information Commissioner, the...

SEJA applauds Okowa’s reversal of civil servants’ salaries, urges FG, other states to emulate same

Bode September 15, 2020

A Lagos-based non-profit, non-governmental organization, the Social and Economic Justice Advocacy (SEJA), has commended the Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for prompt reversal of the downward review of salaries for civil servants in levels 7 to 17 with effect from Sept. 1. The Group stated this recently in Lagos...

Davido: How I got Nicki Minaj on upcoming album [VIDEO]

Bode September 15, 2020

On September 11, 2020, Nigerian superstar, Davido was on the Drivetime Show on Beat FM with Gbemi and Segun. During the show, he spoke about why he left social media and why it seemed like he unfollowed some of his people. He also spoke about why his upcoming third album, A...

COVID-19: Nigeria’s death toll hits 1,083 with 132 new infections

Bode September 15, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) at midnight on Monday said that the death toll for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Nigeria had jumped to 1, 083. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports the NCDC confirmed that there...

Tambuwal initiates special irrigation scheme to mitigate flood disaster

Bode September 15, 2020

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, on Monday commiserated with flood victims in Silame, Tambuwal and Kebbe local government areas, assuring for immediate release of support package to the victims. According to a statement to NATIONAL ACCORD, the governor said his led administration has resolved to construct three Earth...

Group commiserates with Gov. Makinde over mother’s demise

Oyo govt releases calendar for school resumption

Bode September 14, 2020

The Oyo State government, on Monday, announced September 21, 2020 as the beginning of the 2020/2021 academic session for primary and secondary schools in the state. It will be recalled that the new calendar was approved on July 21 at a meeting of the State Executive Council, to guide...

Polaris Pearl Account designed to equip women run profitable businesses

Bode September 14, 2020

EHIME ALEX, Lagos Polaris Bank Limited has pledged to use its Polaris Pearl Account to equip women entrepreneurs with the requisite knowledge, skills, and support to run businesses profitably. The announcement came on Monday according to a statement made available to NATIONAL ACCORD. The Bank explained that the Polaris...

Amid Coronavirus, South Africa undertakers go on strike

Bode September 14, 2020

By GRACE AUDU – About 3,000 undertakers have gone on strike in South Africa demanding better pay and working conditions. According to a bbc.com report, the undertakers are refusing to collect bodies from homes and hospitals – and to hold burials. Their union is calling for the...

Ugandan carrying child’s severed head arrested outside parliament

Bode September 14, 2020

A man carrying a parcel containing the severed head of a child has been arrested at the gate of Uganda’s parliament. Joseph Nuwashaba, 22, is being held by the country’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID). It is not yet clear what he intended to do with the parcel...

Multi-million dollar cyber fraud: 2 Ghanaians extradited to U.S.

Bode September 14, 2020

Two Ghanaian citizens have been extradited from Ghana to the United States over their alleged roles in a multi-million cyber fraud. 33-year-old Deborah Mensah was arrested on January 16, 2020, in Accra, while Maxwell Peter, 27, before his extradition, was standing trial for an indictment charging him with wire...

COVID-19: Africa open to business with Asian partners – AfDB

Bode September 14, 2020

African Development Bank (AfDB), says it is open to business with its Asian partners in spite of the pandemic. Chuku Chuku, Officer in Charge of the bank’s Macroeconomic Policy, Debt Sustainability and Forecasting Division, said this at a webinar to present the bank’s African Economic Outlook Supplement on Monday....

Zulum 594 doctors nurses Borno hospitals

Zulum approves recruitment of 594 doctors, nurses, others for Borno hospitals

Bode September 14, 2020

From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the engagement of 84 medical doctors, 365 nurses and midwives, 45 pharmacists and 100 health technicians and other supportive staff, making 594 personnel being added to Borno’s healthcare sector. Zulum announced the recruitment in Maiduguri on Monday at...

Unknown gunmen attack FRSC staff along Mararaban-Udege, Nasarawa

Bode September 14, 2020

EHIME ALEX, Lagos Some personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps traveling from Sokoto and Kebbi States Command for a training programme at FRSC Academy, Udi were reportedly attacked by Bandits/Kidnappers at Udege junction, along Mararaban-Udege between Adoka, Nasarawa state on Monday, Sept. 14. The incident was reported to...