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A staff with Benue state internal revenue service, BIRS identified as Sixtus Terfa Akure has allegedly been beaten to death by men of the Nigerian army. It was gathered that the deceased was before his death a senior inspector of taxes in the state. The development was confirmed in a …

THE attack by gunmen on Nakuna and Wurukuchi communities in Shiroro Local Government Area on Tuesday has left many families devastated as they lost both relatives and homes. It was particularly tragic for 75 years old Mallam Yahaya Mota Nakuna, who had to watch as the gunmen killed his children …

Hundreds of villagers are fleeing Damari community in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State after dozens of bandits riding on motorcycles invaded the community on Sunday morning. Villagers told Daily Trust that the bandits were in pursuit of members of a group loyal to a notorious warlord, Malam …

NDLEA intercepts 1.5million Tramadol tablets going to Kebbi, Kano; other drugs at Lagos airport, seaport . Seizes cash, arms, ammunition, 137.754kg narcotics across 7 states About one million, five hundred thousand tablets and capsules of pharmaceutical opioids such as Tramadol, Exol-5 and Diazepam loaded in Onitsha, Anambra state and heading …

Penultimate week, Nigerians received the shocking news, from the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation no less, that huge stocks of weapons belonging to the Nigeria Police Force have been pilfered without any trace whatsoever. According to the 2019 Auditor-General Report, the latest so far in a string of …

TRAGEDY struck again at the Cross River Police Command, when the riffle of a policeman, Sergeant Ubi Arikpo, accidentally went off and killed his colleague, Sergeant Francis Agube A police source at the Atakpa Police Station in Calabar South narrated that the incident took place in front of the station, …

Nigerian man has sparked reactions on Instagram after he claimed to have been scammed by Nigerian award-winning music star, David Adeleke, a.k.a Davido, and his manager, Asa Asika. In the viral video, the young man said he gave N150, 000 to Davido’s manager, Asa Asika, who then gave him a …

The Bauchi Command of the Nigeria police disclosed the arrest of an alleged 24-year-old rapist who defiled his 3-year-old daughter in Kirfi local government area of Bauchi State. The police spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, in a statement shared with Vanguard on Saturday said that the suspect, Ali Lawan was arrested …

Fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province on Saturday, attacked Mainahari community near Wakabiu in the Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, The PUNCH has learnt. According to a source from the Army Barrack in Biu, the insurgents threw bombs to the village around 3pm today. However, the …

Musa Kamarawa, a close associate of a notorious bandit kingpin, Muhammad Bello, aka Turji, has revealed the names of local informants and collaborators who supply uniforms, food and drugs to the terrorists operating in the Sokoto-Zamfara axis of North West Nigeria. In a video clip obtained by DAILY NIGERIAN, Mr …