Bode, Author at National Accord Newspaper

NDDC: Rights group rejects NASS probe, calls for public enquiry

Bode July 21, 2020

EHIME ALEX, Lagos Following the indictment of the National Assembly in the current probe of misappropriation of funds at the Niger Delta Development Commission, a human rights group said further continuation by the House portend an attempt to delude Nigerians. The group, Human and Environmental Development Agenda, (HEDA Resource...

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Paradigm Initiative condemns arrest of Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono

Bode July 21, 2020

EHIME ALEX, Lagos Paradigm Initiative has expressed deep concerned over the arrest of Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono by the State’s security agents on July 20, 2020 from his home in Harare. In a statement on Tuesday, the social enterprise advocacy group said the arrest which he [Hopewell] live-streamed is...

Defamatory publications: Capt. Hosa set to sue Edo State Government

Bode July 21, 2020

· Gives three days’ ultimatum for retraction of publications with apology · Demands N2b for embarrassment, losses, damages Chairman of Ocean Marine Solution (OMS), Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo (Capt, Hosa), has served notice on the Edo State Government of his intention to proceed against it...

Minister mourns Isa Funtua, hails contributions to media development

Bode July 21, 2020

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the death of Mallam Isma’ila Isa Funtua as a rude shock and a severe blow to the media industry in the country. In a statement by Segun Adeyemi special assistant to the president, media office of the Minister of...

WAHO ECOWAS leaders COVID-19 vaccines acquisition

WAHO challenges ECOWAS leaders on COVID-19 vaccines acquisition

Bode July 21, 2020

The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has called on ECOWAS leaders to pull resources together so as to compete favourably in acquiring COVID-19 Vaccines. Prof. Stanley Okolo, Director General of WAHO disclosed this when he addressed the ECOWAS Parliament at the opening of its Virtual Second Extra-Ordinary session. Prof....

Tinubu mourns Ismail Funtua, extols him as a nationalist

Bode July 21, 2020

EHIME ALEX, Lagos All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has expressed his condolences with the immediate and extended Funtua family over the passing on of their father, Mallam Ismaila Isa Funtua. In a condolence message on Tuesday by his Media Office, Tinubu extolled the late Ismail Funtua...

Nigeria's Ede woman European football club

Nigeria’s Ede first African woman to buy European Football Club

Bode July 21, 2020

By ESTHER ROSE, Cape Town – Lusitano Ginásio Clube is a 108-year-old Portuguese football club that is making history with its new owner Nigerian-born Nneka Ede, the first African woman owner of a European club. The club is participating in Campeonato de Portugal, the Portuguese third division. At the...

NCC: Senate confirms Danbatta’s re-appointment as EVC/CEO

Bode July 21, 2020

By PHILIP IKPONKO, Abuja – The Senate has officially confirmed the nomination of Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta for re-appointment as Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The Commission’s Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, said in a statement that the...

FirstBank convenes SMEConnect webinar, promotes growth of education sector

Bode July 21, 2020

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the convening of a Business Clinic to promote the growth and sustainability of the educational sector, especially in the light of the coronavirus which is having an adverse effect on the operations of schools...

Presidency disagrees with Senate over Service Chiefs

Bode July 21, 2020

By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – “Appointment or sack of Service Chiefs is a Presidential prerogative, and President Muhammadu Buhari, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, will do what is in the best interest of the country at all times,” presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, declared Tuesday afternoon....

FIRS clarifies stamp duty rates, others

Bode July 21, 2020

By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has published detailed information to guide taxpayers and the general public on rates payable as stamp duty. The clarification guide is contained in a Public Notice signed by Executive Chairman, FIRS, Mr. Muhammad Nami, and published in major...

Mali Crisis: Buhari ex-President Jonathan

Mali Crisis: Buhari receives briefing from ex-President Jonathan, consults other ECOWAS leaders

Bode July 21, 2020

By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – After meeting with his immediate predecessor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said he would consult with key leaders of the Economic Commission of West Africa (ECOWAS) countries in order to find a solution to the crisis rocking Republic of Mali. The...

WHO teams up with Wikipedia to share COVID-19 information

COVID-19: WHO donates 400,000 education, communication, other materials in Yobe

Bode July 21, 2020

SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri World Health Organisation (WHO), under its Health Emergency Programme in the North East, has donated over 400,000 copies of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials to the Yobe State government in its effort to enlighten and create awareness on the scourge and danger of coronavirus disease. The WHO Programme...

PDP lambasts Gov el-Rufai over unending Kaduna killings

Bode July 21, 2020

EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Kaduna State Chapter, has called on the Governor Nasir el-Rufai-led administration to urgently take concrete and decisive steps to end the ongoing massacre of innocent souls in the state, describing it as wanton, barbaric and totally unacceptable. A press release signed...

Polaris Bank *833# smart code offers seamless transactions, other banking benefits

Bode July 21, 2020

EHIME ALEX, Lagos Polaris Bank said it is encouraging its customers to limit their use of cash and avail themselves of its USSD *833# smart code for payments on the go, to further ensure social distancing and the need to stay safe. The *833# code also offers quick, convenient...

LinkedIn cuts 960 jobs as COVID-19 pandemic impedes corporate hiring

Bode July 21, 2020

Microsoft Corporation’s professional networking site, LinkedIn, said on Tuesday it would cut about 960 jobs, or 6 per cent of its global workforce, as the coronavirus pandemic is having a sustained impact on demand for its recruitment products. California-based LinkedIn helps employers assess a candidate’s suitability for a role...

OPINION: Questionnaire on Nigeria

OPINION: Questionnaire on Nigeria

Bode July 21, 2020

By Jerome-Mario Utomi As a background, this piece stems from a questionnaire sent to one professionally trained librarian and Researcher, pious, soft spoken, intelligent, and self contained and quietly influential Nigerian that divine intervention brought us together. The questionnaire centered on the political, socio economic situation in Nigeria as well as...

Ondo 2020: Akeredolu emerges APC candidate

Bode July 21, 2020

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has emerged the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Oct. 10 election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akeredolu polled 2,458 votes out of the total 2,793 votes cast to defeat 11 other contestants. NAN also reports...

We used N1.32bn, not N1.5bn to take care of ourselves as COVID-19 palliative — NDDC Chief

Bode July 21, 2020

The acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Kemebradikumo Pondei, has said the commission spent N1.32 billion as ‘COVID-19 relief funds’ for staff, not N1.5 billion as earlier reported in the news. Mr Pondei said this during Monday’s hearing by the House of Representatives’ NDDC committee on the alleged financial...

Abuja overtakes Lagos as Nigeria records 562 new COVID-19 cases

Bode July 21, 2020

By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), announced on Monday nit recorded 562 new cases of COVID-19 across the country. It said on its official twitter handle @NCDC the total number of confirmed cases of the virus in the country amounted to 37,225 with...