A suicide bomb attack has killed at least 5 people in Potiskum, Yobe State, North East Nigeria.
An official of the National Union of Road Transport Workers told Channels Television that a suicide bomber who pretended to be a passenger entered Bulala Motor Park near Fika junction, along Bauchi- Jos road and detonated the improvised explosive device.
Four died on the spot.
He said apart from the four killed on the spot, the bomber also died in the process with 35 injured victims taken to the Potiskum general hospital.
“The explosion went off around 9:50 Sunday morning at the Bulala motor park close to Ibal filling station along Jos road.
As I speak, we counted 5 dead bodies but so many others injured and are being conveyed to a nearby hospital in Potiskum for immediate medical attention”, he said.
Hospital sources said that they are still receiving victims from the scene of the blast while those at the hospital are being treated.
Sunday’s explosion is the third within the space of three weeks in Potiskum, the largest commercial city in Yobe state, north-east Nigeria.
A hawker was killed in the first week of January after a blast targeting footballers went off late evening while two female suicide bombers carried out a coordinated attacks killing 8 in Potiskum town.
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Multiple award winning gospel singer, Nikki Laoye has released a new video, ‘African Dance’, featuring Xblaze.
The new single is off her new album, ‘The 123 Project’.
Also, ‘Limpopo’ crooner, Kcee has dropped the visuals for the song titled ‘Turn by Turn’.
The video was directed by Clarence Peters.
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January 18, 2015 | admin
Governor Tanko Al-makura of Nasarawa state on Saturday kicked-off his re-election campaign with the commissioning of the Lafia square, venue of the APC presidential and governorship rally.
The 2000 capacity Lafia square which is only best by the Abuja Eagle square, was commissioned by the APC presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari in company of Mr Al-makura and party leaders at the rally.
Thousands of APC supporters thronged the Jos-Makurdi road on foot as the road was closed to vehicles, to welcome Buhari and the APC campaign team, including over 20 PDP stalwarts who decamped to the APC in the state.
The streets and major roads connecting Makurdi to Jos through the heart of Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital had been shut down for APC presidential and governorship campaign flag-off.
The APC national chairman John Oyegun, began the rally by receiving into the party, leaders who decamped from the PDP into its fold in the state.
This was followed by an address by Al-makura, who urged the crowd of supporters to elect candidates of the APC at all levels.
The Coordinator National Youth Alliance for Buhari, Leonard Nzenwa, further noted that Buhari, who he described as upright and just, alone could fix the nations’ insecurity and corruption problems.
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