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It was learnt that the victims went to get grasses for their animals at the farm when they reportedly stepped on the device.  File photo Five family members died on Saturday at Yammawa village in Zango Local Government Area of Katsina State when a device said to be an Improvised Explosive Device planted on a farmland near the community exploded, The PUNCH reports. The victims were said to have died on the spot. It was learnt that the victims went to get grasses for their animals at the farm when they reportedly stepped on the device. When contacted, the Spokesman for Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the occurrence, saying the victims were children of one Alhaji Adamu. Six other children said to be injured in the incident are currently receiving treatments at Malumfashi General hospital. Isah in a statement said,  “Today being 18/07/2020 at about 11:30hrs, DPO Malumfashi reported that a loud sound was heard inside the farm of one Alhaji Hussaini Mai Kwai. ...

According to Tolu Ogunlesi, a presidential aide, Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, announced this on Saturday.    Jonathan and Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has named the railway complex in Agbor, Delta state, after former President Goodluck Jonathan. According to Tolu Ogunlesi, a presidential aide, Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, announced this on Saturday. “BREAKING | President @MBuhari has approved the naming of the Railway Complex in Agbor – the operational hub of #ItakpeWarriRail Line – after former President @GEJonathan. It will be known as the Goodluck Jonathan Railway Station & Complex — Minister of Transport, @ChibuikeAmaechi,”  Ogunlesi tweeted on Saturday. The railway complex in Agbor is the centre of operation which connects the Itakpe-Warri rail line. It is joined by Benin to Onitsha rail, among other segments of the country. The rail line  is part of the Lagos-Calabar coastal railway project, which cuts across most states i...

Mr Ponle, popularly known as Woodberry, alongside Ramoni Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, were arrested in the United Arab Emirate.  Woodberry According to PREMIUM TIMES, Olalekan Ponle, a Nigerian held in the United States for alleged multi-million-dollar fraud, has been indicted by the grand jury, a group of lawyers empowered to conduct legal proceedings and investigate potential criminal conduct. Mr Ponle, popularly known as Woodberry, alongside Ramoni Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, were arrested in the United Arab Emirate on June 10 for multiple fraud charges after a raid by operatives of the Dubai crime unit. According to the complaint, an unnamed Chicago company was defrauded into sending wire transfers totalling $15.2 million. Companies based in Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, New York and California also were victims of the fraud, prosecutors say. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) nabbed Mr Ponle through details accessed from his WhatsApp, iPhone ...

One of the sexual predators, 27 year-old Chinonso Ugochukwu, a.k.a (NEPA) was arrested in Umuaku Uli in Ihiala LGA.  Chinonso Ugochukwu and Sunday Eyim, two Anambra paedophiles arrested by the police   The Nigerian police in Anambra state have arrested two paedophiles in Awka South and Ihiala LGAs, who raped two pre-school girls aged 5 and four years, PM News reports. One of the sexual predators, 27 year-old Chinonso Ugochukwu, a.k.a (NEPA) was arrested in Umuaku Uli in Ihiala LGA. The police said he lured a 5 years old girl into his room and raped her. The incident happened on 12 July He was arrested by Police Operatives attached to Uli Division. The suspect hails from Ndikokwu Umuaku Uli in the same Ihiala LGA. . According to the spokesman of the Command, SP Haruna Mohammed, policemen who arrested the predator, said the 5 years old was traumatized and had been taken to the hospital for medical examination. The day after Chinonso was arrested, policemen attached to the Commis...

Secretary to Most Rev. Callistus Onaga, Bishop of Enugu Diocese, made the disclosure in a statement issued to newsmen in Enugu on Saturday.    File photo The Catholic Diocese of Enugu has announced the death of its priest, Rev. Fr. Joachim Cabanyes, following COVID-19 complications at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital isolation centre. Rev. Fr. Nkemjika Igweshi, Secretary to Most Rev. Callistus Onaga, Bishop of Enugu Diocese, made the disclosure in a statement issued to newsmen in Enugu on Saturday. Igweshi said that Fr. Cabanyes was a Spanish priest of the Opus Dei Prelature who worked in the diocese and had served the Nigerian Church for about 28 years. “He was such a nice, easy-going, cordial, generous, prayerful, and dedicated pastor. “He hailed from Spain but loved our people so much and always attended our diocesan functions. “His body has just been laid to rest, following the NCDC guidelines. “Please as we pray for his peaceful repose, let us know that COVID-1...

May D, who parted ways with PSquare and Jude Okoye in 2012, made this known on his Instagram page on Saturday.    May D and Davido Nigerian singer, songwriter, and dancer, Akinmayokun Awodumila, popularly known as May D, has joined Davido Music World Wide, DMW label. May D, who parted ways with PSquare and Jude Okoye in 2012, made this known on his Instagram page on Saturday. He wrote, “My New Family, I’m So Excited ! PROBLEM #DMW #30BG #CONFAMENT.”     This move is coming after the singer dropped his six-track Extended Playlist (EP), High With You under his self-owned record label, Confam Entertainment. Prior to his announcement, May D who has been hanging out with 30 Billion Gang for a while already has unreleased song with OBO titled, ‘Problem’.   May D rose to stardom in the same year he got signed to Square records label 2011 after he released his first single “SoundTrack” under Square records. Share this news and please don't forget to comment and then fol...

Two police officers have perished inside a mud after falling inside while chasing some weed smokers.  The police officers drowned inside this mud Oparemi Goke and Ogunyemi Mujeeb, two newly recruited Constables of the Durbar Police station in Oyo, and a member of the Discipline Intelligent Group of Nigeria (DIGON) have died. They officers reportedly met their untimely death while chasing weed smokers.  The security operatives drowned around 7:30pm on Sunday July 12, 2020, at Awerintu river, Oke Eletu, while chasing the hoodlums who ran towards a bridge washed away by flood. The officers The policemen had followed one of the hoodlums into a water he jumped into but got swallowed by mud. Their corpses were recovered in the late hours of same day. Share this news

The town, which is home to over 30,000 inhabitants, still suffers from water scarcity which over time has brought untold hardship to residents.    Photo credit: Vanguard Situated in the southern part of Taraba State, Mararaba is home to numerous personalities in the state, one of which is the deputy Senate minority leader, Emmanuel Bwacha. The town, which is home to over 30,000 inhabitants, still suffers from water scarcity which over time has brought untold hardship to residents of the area. Water, be it clean or not, is luxury to them and has become a part of their daily lives. Located in Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State, Mararaba citizens are yet to tap the dividends of democracy although they have been voting and participating in various political processes so far. Howbeit, the agrarian community which is home to various tribes in the state, will soon heave a sigh of relief with the delivery of two drilling rigs and other machines, including water tankers by the...

The story has been told how a black man was subjected to sickening racism at University of Oklahoma.  George McLaurin was the only black student in the midst of over 12,000 whites   He was the only black man in a university of 12,173 whites.   This is the touching story of George McLaurin, the first black man admitted to the University of Oklahoma (OU), and forced to sit in a corner far from his white classmates. But up to date his name remains on the honour roll as one of the three best students of the university.   According to  OUDaily , George McLaurin began classes at the university on Oct. 14, 1948, drifting alone, one dark face in a sea of 12,173 white ones.   Oct. 14 was a hopeful moment for McLaurin, the first black student at a previously all-white institution. “This is a happy day in my life,”  he told Sooner Magazine. “If things continue the way they have gone today, I think everything is going to be all right.”   McLaurin fought for a...

The self-acclaimed influencer, whose real name is Ramon Igbalode, had been arraigned in Chicago on money laundering charges following his arrest in Dubai.  Hushpuppi Hushpuppi, a Nigerian Instagram personality, who is facing cyberfraud allegations in the United States, has disengaged Gal Pissetzky, his lawyer in Chicago, after his trial was transferred to California. The self-acclaimed influencer, whose real name is Ramon Igbalode, had been arraigned in Chicago on money laundering charges following his arrest in Dubai and subsequent extradition to the US. He had also hired the top lawyer who immediately took up his defense. Hushpuppi was however denied bail in a Chicago hearing, with a judge ruling that he would remain detained until his trial later this year. According to Premium Times,  documents showed that Igbalode case has been transferred to the central district of California for prosecution. It was gathered that the transfer had come after the US government orally renew...