At least 47 people were killed and dozens wounded in a bomb blast Tuesday in a part of northeast Nigeria frequently targeted by Boko Haram Islamists, a medical source and witnesses said.

“Besides flood, we are faced by a lot of challenges in this locality and you know that living life without basic things like potable drinking water, access road, electricity can make life very difficult,” Kake stated. He said the people executed most of the projects in the community through self-help, adding, “We are not saying that we are tired but we need a little intervention from the government and its agencies; we have been making efforts to reach out to them through letters but we have not gotten any response.”

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Barcelona added the UEFA Super Cup to their treble win of trophies last season despite blowing a 4-1 lead with a stunning 5-4 win over Sevilla thanks to Pedro Rodriguez’s extra time winner.

South African President Jacob Zuma blamed the country’s tepid economic growth on apartheid Tuesday, describing it as “colonialism of a special type”.

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The Joint Task Force, JTF, in Bomadi Local Government Area, Delta State, has detained the Delta State Chairman, Phase 2 ex-militants under the amnesty programme, Mr. Kingsley Muturu, over a planned peaceful protest in Bomadi, the council headquarters, to press home the demand of the people for the restoration of power supply to the council.

Kwara State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has absolved the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, of interfering in the affairs of the state government

“The drivers do not seem to have respect for other drivers, they drive the way they like and because the products they carry are inflammable, smaller vehicle drivers avoid them, thereby putting them into great inconveniences most times. This is why we are scared that we may have horrible incidents because of what had happened in other parts of the country,”

The former Minister of information and Gubernatorial candidate of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA in Nasarawa State, Mr. Labaran Maku, Monday blamed the rising insecurity in the state on what he called the insensitivity of the State Governor.