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*Laments FG inability to bring killer-herdsmen to justice EHIME ALEX, Lagos    The South-West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on governors of the six states in the geopolitical zone to expedite action on the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun by recruiting and deploying personnel...

Ghana’s cedi, the world’s best-performing currency against the dollar this year, extended its advance on Monday as investors await a Eurobond sale that would bolster the government’s coffers. The currency of the world’s second-biggest cocoa producer has strengthened 3.9% in 2020, the most among more than 140 currencies tracked...

EHIME ALEX, Lagos The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday hosted capital market stakeholders at a symposium tagged, “Finance Act 2019” at the Exchange House, Marina, Lagos. The event was held in collaboration with KPMG Nigeria to highlight the implications of Nigeria’s Finance Bill 2019 passed into law by...

With the Coronavirus epidemic spread to 17,205 across China since the outbreak, the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has advised Nigerians intending to travel to that country to delay such trips be except in cases of urgency. this is even as the Embassy says it is still issuing visas to ...

A chieftain, financier and former acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and founder of Baraje Center for Arabic and Islamic Studies Gerewu in Ilorin, Kwara State, ALHAJI ABUBAKAR KAWU BARAJE CON, turns 69 on February 3, 2020.  As part of activities to mark his 69th birthday,...

“Oga, nothing has changed”. Those were the exact chilling words of Ahmed Salkida. I had expected him to come with some cheerful news. Sadly, he came with this cheerless news in that forlorn, dusty and decrepit motor mechanic’s park in the heart of Abuja sometime in 2015. The ace...

EHIME ALEX, Lagos  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday expressed appreciation to God exactly a year him and 11 others survived helicopter crash-landing, describing the incident as a miraculous and divine deliverance which has further strengthened his faith in God.   In a statement to NATIONAL ACCORD, VP Osinbajo...

EHIME ALEX, Lagos  The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Sunday led members of the commission on prayer walk against killings, insecurity and for the peace of the nation. The prayer walk has followed a call for prayers and advocacy by...

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) says it will on Feb. 3, commence claims verification for depositors of the three Micro Finance Banks (MFBs) and Primary Mortgage Banks (PMBs) recently closed by the CBN . The corporation in its official twitter-handle said the corporation was in the process of...

Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie has revealed that she can never take up a romantic role in movies anymore. She spoke on GoldMynetv recently during an interview on her new movie, “The Legend Of Inikpi.” Johnson-Okojie said age is telling on her and that it was better to leave such...

Nigeria’s Afrobeats diva, Tiwa Savage, made history last Saturday when she performed at Universal Music Group Chairman & CEO’s exclusive 2020 Artistes’ Showcase in Los Angeles, ahead of the Grammy Awards. It was the first time a Nigerian musician will be performing at the posh Universal Music Group Chairman...

The police in Abuja have arrested five persons for falsely claiming that they had contracted the dreaded Coronavirus disease, according to The PUNCH. They were said to have stormed the Wuse District Hospital claiming that one of them had been infected by Coronavirus. The incident reportedly sparked panic and...

By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has won the latest round in the legal battle to compel 36 state governors in Nigeria to disclose  details of their jumbo pensions. Justice Folashade Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja last week granted leave clearing the...

Nigeria, with the help of World Health Organisation (WHO), acquired in-country capacity to test for coronavirus. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said this in a statement issued by Mrs Enefaa Bob-Manuel, the Head of Media and Public Relations in the ministry on Sunday in Abuja. Ehanire, who...

By abiodun KOMOLAFE I hope it would not amount to ‘Hate Speech’ to make some confessions, especially, with a particular reference to Nigeria’s sociopolitical landscape. First and foremost, let’s not deceive ourselves: Muhammadu Buhari has seen it all as one of Nigeria’s luckiest few, favoured by God. So, he...

JOHN ONAH, Abuja The National Examinations Council (NECO) says it’s considering partnership with the Department of State Services (DSS) to check malpractice in the conduct of the Council’s examination. A statement signed by the Head, Information and Public Relations Division at NECO, Azeez Sani, said the partnership would ensure...

President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted a committee, to be chaired by the Minister of Interior, Ra’uf Aregbesola, to study the reason why the United State banned Nigerians from its immigration visa. According to a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja...

EHIME ALEX, Lagos  Following recent ban on the activities of commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada, and tricycles, known as Keke Napep, in some Local Government Areas, bridges, and highways in Lagos state, a Human Rights Organization has said that total ban portends further hardship and insecurity in the state...

The United Kingdom finally cast off from the European Union on Friday for an uncertain future with Brexiteers claiming victory and popping champagne corks for an “independence day” they said marked a new era for the country. In its biggest shift since losing its global empire, the United Kingdom...

Barely two weeks after a Nigerian trapped in Lebanon was rescued, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued another victim from Egypt. According to a statement made available to NATIONAL ACCORD, the latest development came on the heel of the call by the...