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Bandits Allegedly Abduct 50 In Kaduna Communities

  Hundreds of villagers in Damari town under Kazage Ward in the eastern part of Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State are fleeing their homes en masse after bandits dislodged members of the Ansaru terrorist group last week after ...

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DSS Arrests Suspected Boko Haram Leader In Ogun

  Anxiety enveloped some parts of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Sunday, following the reported arrest of a suspected Boko Haram leader. A private radio in Abeokuta broke the news on Sunday afternoon which created panic among the residents ...

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Police Launch Investigation To Unravel, Locate Missing Actress & Actor

The Police Command in Enugu State has launched an investigation to unravel and locate the missing Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke. Enugu Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday ...

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Police Officer Caught In Viral Video Justifying Extortion Is Dismissed

  The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed a Police Inspector, Mr. Richard Gele, who was caught in a viral video dignifying and justifying extortion of members of the public and official corruption. The video of the officer trended recently on ...

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Gbajabiamila: Peter Obi Knocks FG For Sponsoring Govt Officials To International Schools Amid ASUU Strike

  The Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi has lambasted the Federal Government over sponsoring the training of public office holders while Nigerian varsity students are out of school due to prolonged strikes. Recall that photos of the Speaker ...

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Canadian Student Returns To Lagos To Commit Suicide

  A 23-year-old graduate of Business Administration from York University in Canada, Chinonso Anene, has allegedly committed suicide in Lagos. It was gathered that Chinonso Anene reportedly locked himself inside his apartment last Wednesday at House 9, Emmanuel Court, Olusegun ...

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Nigerians To Pay More For Phone Calls, Data As Govt Set To Implement Another Tax

Nigerians will soon start paying 12.5 per cent tax on telecommunications services as the federal government plans to implement five per cent inclusive excise duty on telecommunications services in Nigeria. The Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, ...

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Just In: Zuma Barracks Under Attack

  Information reaching our newsdesk has it that Army Barracks, Niger close to Zuma Rock is under attack. According to Omoyele Sowore, the attack is still ongoing. TGB could not ascertain if people died in the attack but video obtained ...

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‘’Over 100 Nigerians Undergo Cancer Treatment In India Every Year’’

Over 100 Nigerians are estimated to undergo cancer treatments in India every year. This data, released by Mr Amit Chaturvedi, of the Apollo Proton Cancer Center, confirms the increase in the rate of cancer cases and the attendant medical tourism ...

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Hanifa: Court Sentences Kano School Proprietor To Death

A Kano State High Court, presided over by Justice Usman Naabba, on Thursday, sentenced the proprietor of Noble kids College, Abdulmalik Muhammmad Tanko, 38, alongside two others, Hashimu Isyaku, 38 and to death by hanging for, kidnapping, and killing five ...

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Court Grants Bail To Suspended Accountant-General, Ahmed Idris, Others

  The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, granted bail to the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed, and his co-defendants charged with N109 billion fraud. the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ...

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Kwara Declares Friday Work-Free For Voter Registration

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has declared Friday, July 29, 2022, work-free for civil servants in the state to enable them to register to vote in the next general election. This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s ...

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Insecurity: Nasarawa Government Orders Immediate Closure Of Schools

The Nasarawa State Government has ordered the immediate closure of both public and private schools, as a proactive step to safeguard the lives of students from across the 13 Local Government Areas of the state. This is coming following reports ...

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Delta Community Invokes Ancestral Spirits To Avenge Gunmen Attack

  Okpanam community in Delta has reverted to ancestral spirits to avenge an attack on the community, in which three police officers were killed and some community vigilance members injured. The Ugo Ani of Okpanam, Michael Ogbolu, led chiefs, indigenes ...

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