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Hoodlums have set ablaze the Federal High Court in Abakaliki.   The fire, which was said to have been started in the early hours of Tuesday, affected the library and security posts of the building. No casualty was recorded in ...

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday received APC Chieftain and Former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Resident Presidential Villa, Abuja. He was accompanied by APC Chieftain, Bisi Akande. The trio had a closed door meeting. More photos below…

A loving mum-of-two died on the operating table as she underwent surgery for a low-budget tummy tuck at a clinic in Tijuana, Mexico. Keuana Weaver died on January 29 during a procedure at a plastic surgery clinic in Tijuana’s Las ...

  Boko Haram insurgents have launched a fresh attack on Maiduguri outskirts. The insurgents on Sunday attacked Mainok, a town along Maiduguri-Damaturu Road, about 60 kilometres from Maiduguri. Mainok is the headquarters of Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. ...

Another Commander has taken over at the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) after Ikonso Commander was gunned down by security forces on Saturday. IPOB’s media and Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Powerful disclosed this on Sunday during an interview on Channels TV ...

The Police in Imo State has debunked reports that the Imo House of Assembly was on fire on Sunday. A video of an alleged fire at the state House of Assembly had gone viral on Sunday night. However, SP Orlando ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) over the weekend reported 51 new cases of Covid-19 and zero death for the 12th consecutive day. The nation’s death toll remains static at 2,061. In contrast, globally it has ballooned to 3,114,009, ...

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has issued strong warning to the President of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Rev. Samson Ayokunle over his call that the Department of State Services, DSS, should probe alleged link of embattled ...

Bandits have attacked Haske Baptist Church in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing eight people while several worshippers were abducted. An unspecified number of worshippers also sustained varying degrees of injuries with a medical doctor, Zakariah Dogo Yaro ...

The Kaduna State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the arrest of two suspected ritualists with human skulls at a Muslim cemetery. ASP Mohammed Jalige, the command’s Public Relations Officer, who confirmed their arrest said that the suspects were also caught ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps has alerted Nigerians on the withdrawal of about 10,000 Ampera Motor vehicles by its manufacturer, Frankfurt-Opel. In a statement issued on Sunday, FRSC indicated that the vehicles were withdrawn because of their battery-related problems. The ...

At least, one person died while five others sustained injuries during a commotion by beggars struggling to get Ramadan gifts in Katsina State. The incident happened on Saturday evening but security sources confirmed the incident to The punch on Sunday. ...

  Imo State House of Assembly is currently on fire, TGB news team can authoritatively report.   This is coming few hours after some unknown gunmen attacked the house of Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma.   The cause of the ...

A 20 year-old British-Nigerian Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole, has died, while trying to save a woman who jumped into River Thames in London. Folajimi jumped into the river as well, but died. The tragedy occurred on Saturday. Multiple reports and posts on ...

The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed Inspector Jonathan Kampani (AP No 278055) attached to Mounted Troop of the Force. Kampani fired and killed Jelili Bakare at Quinox Lounge, Sangotedo area of Lagos, on March 18, 2021. He had wanted ...

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said it is in the best interest of Nigerian elites for the country to remain united. Mohammed stated this on Wednesday when he featured on a NAN flagship interview programme, NAN ...

A 28-year-old Spanish man is on trial for murder and desecrating a body after he killed his own mother, chopped up her body into pieces and shared them with his dog. Alberto Sanchez Gomez, now known as the “cannibal of ...

A 90-year-old woman has been conned out of £23million by scammers in Hong Kong who posed as Chinese officials in the city’s biggest recorded phone scam. Police on Tuesday said scammers targeted an elderly woman living in a mansion on ...

Stunned by his professional conduct and exceptional calmness in the face of provocation by a civilian, some Nigerians have presented a one million naira cash gift to an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Sunday Erhabor. A traffic offender, Victor Ebhomenyen, had ...

Nine persons who participated in the attack against the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo have been arrested. Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano on Wednesday revealed that nine of the suspected criminals who participated ...

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”. In ...

Abductors of students of Greenfield University, in Kaduna have made contacts with the families of the 20 students captured on Tuesday night to demand N800 million as ransom. This is about $2million going by the official Central Bank of Nigeria ...

The batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines supplied to Nigeria for use will expire July 9, 2021. This was disclosed on Wednesday by Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, while giving update on vaccination in the State. Abayomi, who ...

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi has refuted claims that he would honour former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, with a traditional title.   Garba had announced that the monarch would bestow on him the title of Aare Atunluse ...

A cleaner at a Lagos bank, Omolayo Bello is down with breast cancer and urgently needs help. Omolayo is a widow and mother of 3 who was surviving on just a cleaning job before she was diagnosed of breast cancer. ...