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Nov

14

2022

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…

Nov

13

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Gunmen invade Benue pub, kill vigilante, four others

Lifestyle, Metro, NewsBandits, Benue State, Crime, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Five people have been killed by suspected gunmen at Pevya community, a town in Katsina Ala area of Benue State. City Round gathered that the incident happened on Wednesday when some hoodlums invaded a pub in the community in a tinted vehicle and opened fire on the fun-seekers, leading to the death of five people and leaving many injured. A source in Katsina Ala town who spoke on condition of anonymity said that the gunmen were members of the late Terwase Akwaza’s (aka Gana) gang. He said, “An incident happened at a community called Pevya which is a border town to…

Nov

13

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Gunmen attack Anambra military checkpoint, five killed

Lifestyle, Metro, NewsAnambra State, Bandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Gunmen, Metro, Nigeria, Security, UGM

The police on Saturday said five people were killed in a clash between soldiers and some suspected gunmen in Isuofia community in the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. Our correspondent gathered that the gunmen attacked the military checkpoint located at the Afor-Uzo Junction in Isuofia on Saturday. Eyewitness account, however, noted that two soldiers and four of the gunmen were killed during the bloody encounter. Isuofia is the hometown of the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. It was further gathered that the hoodlums gained access into the community through an entrance in Umuona community. An eyewitness said that the…

Nov

12

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

16-year-old boy allegedly rapes brother’s wife, nine girls in Ondo

Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Lifestyle, Metro, Rape

A 16-year-old boy, identified as Precious, has admitted to raping his brother’s wife and nine other girls following his arrest by Amotekun corps. According to Precious, he entered the room where his brother’s wife was sleeping naked and proceeded to lay on her. He confessed to the crime when he and other suspects were being paraded at the Amotekun Corps headquarters, in Alagbaka, Akure, Ondo State capital. At Laosun, a farm hamlet in the Ondo West local government, he claimed to have also raped nine additional girls. Precious was also accused of stealing 25 liters of palm oil, which he…