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  The Chandler Good Government Index, released for the first time, places Nigeria as the third-worst governed country in the world. The report noted that the ability to handle corruption properly is the strongest indicator of good governance. Thus the CGGI ranked Nigeria 102 out of 104 countries with a score …

  Armed members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect on Monday evening invaded Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno state shooting sporadically as residents flee into the mountains for safety. Reliable sources said security agencies are currently exchanging fire in an attempt to repel the attack. Gwoza is about a 180km …

    Distraught families and friends of the abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna have opened a gofundme account to seek financial aid to secure the release of students who have been in captivity for days. Gofundme is a crowdfunding platform that allows people to raise money for myriad of …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned Nigerians against what it described as any investment that promises returns that looks too good to be true. “Though risk-taking is considered by some as the oxygen that drives investment decisions, the commission warns the public against taking unmitigated risk in …

In 1998, the NNPC entered into a 20-year PSC (Production Sharing Contract) in respect of certain oil mining leases (OMLs) with Addax Petroleum, a company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). The PSC was subsequently extended for a further four years, until 2022. The assets were OMLs 123, 124, …

Video of some residents in Festac town offering prayers to God after a coconut tree went up in flames moments after lightning struck it.    

The Okigwe South Area Command of the Nigerian Police in Imo State was on Monday evening razed by yet-to-be identified gun men.   This is also as the assailants killed fibe policemen and abducted one before torching the command. The police command, which is located at Orieagu in Ehime Mbano …

Italian police have carried out raids across the country, arresting some 30 people suspected of operating for the Nigerian mafia syndicate. Police say they face about 100 charges including drug and people trafficking, prostitution and internet fraud. The gang allegedly used the Bitcoin cryptocurrency to carry out clandestine financial transactions …

One person died, while five long trailer vehicles with goods and items worth millions of naira were burnt beyond recognition in an auto-crash which occurred on Monday at Olola area along Bode Saadu-Jebba express road in Moro local government area of Kwara state. Vanguard reliably gathered that the fatal crash …

Some hoodlums on Monday attacked the Lagos State University, Ojo campus, along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, and destroyed vehicles packed in front of the school. The attack came after the earlier unrest that had rocked the area. It was observed that the hoodlums attacked the school after soldiers in an OP …