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Nov

17

2022

NBS reveals that 133 million Nigerians are poor

Business, Economy, Lifestyle, Metro, OpinionEconomy, Lifestyle, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has disclosed that 133 million Nigerians are multidimensionally poor. In its latest National Multidimensional Poverty Index Report launched on Thursday, the NBS said that 63 percent of Nigerians are poor due to a lack of access to health, education, and living standards, alongside unemployment and shocks. The MPI offers a multivariate form of poverty assessment, identifying deprivations across health, education, living standards, work, and shocks. According to the Statistician-General at the NBS, Semiu Adeniran, it is the first time they will conduct a standard multidimensional poverty survey in Nigeria. How We Juggled Schooling With…

Nov

15

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Gunmen kill Imo ruler, three others, police launch investigation

Lifestyle, Metro, NewsCrime, Gunmen, Imo State, Metro, Nigeria, Police, RIP, Security, UGM

The police command in Imo has called for calm following the alleged killing of Ignatius Asor, the ruler of the Ubudi Agwa community, Oguta local government area, and three others by gunmen. This is contained in a statement by the command’s spokesman, Mike Abatam, on Tuesday in Owerri. On Monday, gunmen invaded the Obudi Agwa community and killed four persons, including Mr Asor. “Preliminary investigation reveals that hoodlums came in four vehicles and two motorcycles in the company of a woman. They also killed three other persons, including a member of a local vigilance group in the area,” stated the…

Nov

14

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Nobody is roasting corns, or eating with children, Peter Obi changed their gimmicks – Mr. P

Entertainment, Metro, Opinion, Politics2023, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Famous Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye, known by many as Mr. P, has said that Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has changed the political campaign narratives ahead of the forthcoming general elections. Okoye stated that the reason the usual political gimmicks have not surfaced this campaign season is because of Obi. The artiste noted that politicians are no longer roasting maize with women on the streets or eating in classrooms, rather they have all taken to numbers and statistics. Taking to his verified Twitter account, he wrote, “OBI is the major reason y’all are no longer roasting…

Nov

14

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Buhari weak in managing Nigeria’s economy, governance – Report

Business, Economy, Lifestyle, Metro, Opinion, PoliticsEconomy, Lifestyle, Metro, Mohammadu Buhari, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security

Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari has performed poorly in governance, economic and political transformation, according to the BTI 2022 Country Report. The Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI) measures the development status and governance of political and economic transformation processes in developing and transition countries. Founded in 1977, the report is published biennially by Bertelsmann Stiftung, an independent establishment based in Gütersloh, Germany. More than 250 experts from leading academic institutions and civil society organizations worldwide assessed 137 nations. Nigeria is 108th overall: 86th spot for political transformation, 113th for economic transformation, and 99th for governance index. The 31-page report warns that…

Nov

14

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

‘I hear voices in prison asking me to kill somebody’

Lifestyle, MetroCourt, Crime, Lifestyle, Metro

A 41-year-old man, Nurudeen Bakare, standing trial for the murder of his mother, has told a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square that he has been hearing voices asking him to kill somebody in prison. Nurudeen, who lived abroad for 12 years, is standing trial before Justice Modupe Nico-Clay. The defendant was 37-year-old when he allegedly killed his mother, Abosede, 65, by stabbing her with a kitchen knife. When the case came up before the court for the commencement of trial on Thursday, the defendant, who was brought from the Ikoyi Custodial Centre, said he was a…