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Nigeria recorded the third-worst score in the inaugural Chandler Good Government (CGGI) Index launched on Monday in Singapore. The country scored 0.319 points to sit at number 102 out of 104 countries on the league table which measures 104 governments’ effectiveness and capabilities in almost 90 per cent of the world’s population. The data, published […]

The All Progressives Congress on Monday said President Buhari and his regime, will soon deal with those behind Nigeria’s growing insecurity. It said the current security challenge was real, as such, the APC as a political party would not play politics with human lives. This was contained in a statement titled, ‘We must unite against […]

In his Saturday article titled, ‘The Endless Martyrdom of Youth’, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka said Nigeria is at war but her leaders are pretending. Indeed, that is the perfect description of the current situation of Africa’s most populous nation where kidnappings and killings have become the order of the day. In the past week, at least 239 […]

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra has confirmed the killing of one its commanders, saying Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma will pay dearly. Punch had earlier reported that police operatives and their counterparts from the Nigerian Army and Department of State Services killed IPOB’s commander known as Ikonso and six other militia members in Imo. The […]

The Nigerian Army on Saturday said it has led a combined team of security forces to raid “the operational Headquarters of the IPOB/ESN terrorists in Awomama Village, Oru East LGA of Imo State.” The early morning Saturday raid was carried out by troops of “the Nigerian Army Nigerian Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and operatives […]

Nnadi Kingsley, the husband of late comedienne, Ada Jesus, has said he did not think his wife would die at the young age of 24, because he was hopeful she would recover from the kidney disease she was battling with. In an emotional interview with Saturday Beats, the 28-year-old father of one narrated his last moments […]

Gunmen on motorcycles have reportedly shot 30 villagers dead in a raid of four villages in Zamfara State. The attacks, which were carried out simultaneously, occurred on Tuesday in two Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The attacked villages were Gobirawa, Rini, Gora, and Madoti Dankule in Bakura and Maradun LGAs in the state located […]

The United States, in its latest travel advisories warned its citizens to avoid some 14 Nigerian states, rife with terrorism, banditry and kidnapping. Although it approved travel to other parts, it urged its citizens to “Reconsider travel to Nigeria”. It then listed areas the American visitor should avoid, while in Nigeria. These are: Borno, Yobe, […]

Nigerian airline, Air Peace, has failed to commence catering services one month after the Federal Government ordered all local airlines to begin to do so. Local airlines had last year suspended catering services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was made in order to discourage passengers from taking off their face masks. However, the […]

The senate is considering a bill seeking to create a database for cows in the country. The bill for an act to provide for National Livestock Bureau scaled second reading at Tuesday’s plenary session. According to the proposed law sponsored by Muhammad Enagi from Niger south, the agency will be in charge of identification, traceability and registration […]

Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Mr Floyd’s death in May stirred worldwide protests against racism and police brutality after a video showed Mr Chauvin pinning Mr Floyd’s neck to the ground for minutes with his knee. The jury reached its verdict Tuesday and […]

The Presidency has declared that nobody or a group in Nigeria can intimidate or bully President Buhari to accept the demands by secessionists. It also stated that the President will not pay those demanding dissolution of the country to end their agitations. According to the Presidency, calls for secession have always been used to force […]

President Buhari has assured that Nigeria will continue to assist its close neighbours in diverse ways as required. The President’s spokesperson, in a statement in Abuja on Monday, said Mr Buhari gave the assurance when he hosted the newly inaugurated President of Republic of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, who was in Nigeria on his first international visit. […]

The  Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Monday admitted that Nigeria’s economy was facing  a difficult time, saying states must improve their internally generated revenues. Ahmed, who stated this in an interview on  a daily breakfast show on the Nigerian Television Authority, Good Morning Nigeria, stated that the money shared at […]