Bode, Author at National Accord Newspaper

Dollar rallies after worst month in decade

Bode August 3, 2020

After its worst monthly performance in a decade, the dollar rallied against a basket of rivals on Monday as a squeezing out of crowded short positions combined with safe-haven demand gave the currency some respite. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of leading currencies, lost...

Fmr Pope Benedict is seriously ill – German newspaper

Bode August 3, 2020

Former Pope Benedict XVI is seriously ill after returning to the Vatican from a visit to Germany, a German newspaper, Passauer Neue Presse reported on Monday, citing his biographer. Benedict, aged 93, has become very frail and his voice is barely audible, author Peter Seewald told the daily. But...

Oil falls on fears of glut as OPEC+ set to boost output

Bode August 3, 2020

Oil prices fell on Monday on oversupply worries as OPEC and its allies are set to wind back output cuts in August and a rise in worldwide COVID-19 cases points to a slower pick-up in demand. Brent crude futures slid 27 cents, or 0.6 per cent, to $43.25 a...

Coalition writes Buhari, lists 14 high profile corruption cases against Malami

Bode August 3, 2020

President Mohammadu Buhari has received 14 high profile corruption allegations against the country’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said to be one of the President’s closest allies. The allegations range from financial sleaze involving him and his family to influence peddling. In a letter sent to...

President by allocation,By EMMANUEL YAWE –

Bode August 3, 2020

How do you elect a president for a democratic and complex country like Nigeria? Both the Yoruba and the Ibo cultural groups – Afenifere and Ohananze ndi Igbo say it should be by allocation. The debate was recently re-ignited Mamman Daura. The mere fact that he is a nephew...

COVID-19: Nigeria reports 304 fresh infections; death toll hits 888

Bode August 3, 2020

Nigeria reported 304 new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as the death toll jumps to 888. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle on Sunday. Data from the NCDC showed that the 304 new cases were spread across 14 states, and the...

Encomiums as Sonny Aragba-Akpore bows out of NCC

Bode August 3, 2020

…He served NCC creditably well, says Danbatta It was encomiums galore recently as Management and Staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) bid the Commission’s Head of Media Management and Public Relations, Sonny Aragba-Akpore, farewell following his retirement. Aragba-Akpore, former Information and Communications Technology/News editor at the Guardian Newspaper,...

Oyo hails teachers’ commitment to its programmes as schools reopen amid pandemic

Bode August 3, 2020

…announces slight changes to school Calendar Oyo State Government has hailed teachers in the state as heroes for successful resumption of classes despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barrister Olasunkanmi Olaleye, said in a statement on Sunday that the state government appreciates the...

Group commiserates with Gov. Makinde over mother’s demise

Makinde pledges to repatriate trafficked Oyo indigenes stranded in Lebanon

Bode August 3, 2020

EHIME ALEX, Lagos Worried by the plight of all its indigenes found to have been trafficked to Lebanon, Oyo State Government said it would foot the bill for their repatriation. Governor Seyi Makinde made the pledge, while declaring that the State government would not stand by and watch its...

FG commences N560m water works projects in Monguno

Bode August 2, 2020

From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In its efforts to address the problem of water scarcity occasioned by the influx of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to Monguno, headquarters of Monguno Local Government Area of Borno state as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency, the Federal Government has,commenced the construction...

Igbos will unite, mobilise to take-over Nigeria’s Presidency in 2023 – Chidi Chukwunta

Bode August 2, 2020

By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Igbos in Bauchi state have said they will unite and mobilise themselves to achieve their goal of supporting their kinsman to be the next President of Nigeria. President-General of the Igbo Community in Bauchi state, Sir Chidi Chukwunta, stated this on Sunday shortly after...

BOSG distributes food, disburses N260m cash to 90,000 IDPs in Monguno

Bode August 2, 2020

From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno state government has distributed food items and cash amounting to N260 million to over 90,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and host community across different camps in onguno for them to celebrate Eid El Adha celebrations happily with their families. Governor babagana Zulum,...

Benin Viral Video: FRSC commences prosecution of erring tricycle rider, demotes patrol team

Bode August 2, 2020

EHIME ALEX, Lagos The Federal Road Safety Corps said it has commenced a legal action against the erring tricycle rider who was seen destroying its patrol vehicle in a viral video recorded along Sapele road Benin, Edo State. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by Bisi...

SERAP asks court to order Buhari to publish details of govt loans since 2015

Bode August 2, 2020

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja to order President Muhammadu Buhari to “publish details of loans that have been obtained by the government since May 29, 2015, including the interest rate, the total amount of debts that have so far been incurred...

Siemens Healthineers to acquire Varian for $16.4bn

Bode August 2, 2020

German health group, Siemens Healthineers has announced to acquire Varian Medical Systems Inc in a deal that values the U.S. maker of devices and software for cancer treatments at $16.4 billion. According to a report by Reuters on Sunday, under the agreed transaction, Siemens Healthineers will acquire all shares...

UK congratulates WFP for winning Nobel Peace Prize

UK aims to speed up housebuilding with some ‘automatic’ approval – Minister

Bode August 2, 2020

The United Kingdom has revealed its intention to speed up planning system to approve construction projects such as new homes more quickly, with some developments to be allowed automatically, Housing Minister Robert Jenrick has reportedly wrote in The Sunday Telegraph newspaper, according to a Reuters’ report on Sunday. Britain...

Bauchi detects 2,116 ghost workers on govt payroll – Gov Mohammed

Bauchi govt apologises for delay in payment of workers’ July salaries

Bode August 2, 2020

ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi Bauchi state government has apologised for the delay it encountered in payment of July salaries to civil servants in the state, explaining that it was not intentional but due to circumstances beyond its control. The state’s Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Dr Aminu Hassan Gamawa,...

Presidency disowns Daura’s views on Buhari’s successor

Bode August 2, 2020

By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Presidency has distanced itself from Malam mamman Daura’s controversial “Nigerian presidency by competence” interview on the BBC Hausa service, declaring that such views were his own. In the said interview aired during the week, Daura, who is President Muhammadu Buhari’s cousin told the...

Nigeria records 386 new cases of COVID-19, as LASG closes Eti-Osa Isolation Centre

Bode August 2, 2020

By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – Nigeria on Saturday recorded 386 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 43,537. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which made this known on its official twitter handle @NCDCgov, also put the number of discharged cases at 20,087...

All parts of Kaduna under siege, says Gov el-Rufai

Bode August 1, 2020

EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna Governor Ahmed Nasir el-Rufai has admitted that terrorists are everywhere in Kaduna state, not just in Southern Kaduna, describing those who he said, have taken to the social media space to promote hate, as miscreants, aggravating the security situation and giving it some religious and ethnic...