The Curious Mind

A FedEx employee was injured early Tuesday after a package explosion, believed to be bound for Austin and linked to previous bombings in the state’s capital, detonated at a distribution center in Schertz, Texas. The Schertz Police Department confirmed on Facebook that they responded to an explosion at the facility, which they determined came from the sorting area. NBC affiliate WOAI reported the package detonated while being transported from an upper conveyor belt to a lower one. The package contained nails and shrapnel, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.  The Washington Post  reports that the package was believed to have been headed for Austin, the site of four previous bombings. Police said “one person was treated and released at the scene.” The fire department added that the worker suffered a “non life threatening percussion type injury.” FBI San Antonio spokeswoman Michelle Lee said “we suspect it is re...

A judge has entered a ‘no-guilty’ plea on behalf of a man standing trial for matricide. The 18-year-old man, Agugu Adau, who allegedly killed his mother for refusing to hand over a charm he claimed was his inheritance, appeared before a Plateau State High Court on Tuesday. Adau, a resident of Kisaghyip village in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, reportedly killed his mother who he accused of withholding a charm that was capable of making him disappear or reappear at will. He was charged with culpable homicide. The Police prosecutor, Mr U.F. Okeke, told the court that the accused committed the offence on December 29, 2016, saying that it contravened Section 221 of the Penal Code and is punishable with death upon conviction. The accused, in his plea, pleaded guilty to the crime and tried to explain how he killed his own mother. Justice Nafisa Musa, after listening to his plea, however, entered a ‘no guilty’ plea for him. “In a capital offence, the burden of ...

Runtown  Singer, Runtown, has been sued by his label, Eric Many, for an alleged breach of contract in an injunction filed at a Federal High Court, Lagos, on Monday. The label said the ‘Energy’ singer has been “deliberately breaching his contract,” The label also accused the singer, real name, Douglas Agu, of failing to fulfill his contractual obligations, recording an album without its consent, and performing at shows without approval. The record label two years ago sued Runtown, whose deal with Eric Many expires in June, over allegations similar to the ones he is currently being accused of. The legal dispute was settled out of court. This time around, the label is claiming that Runtown owes hundreds of millions. “He’s recording with artists like Del’B without the written approval of the label and without an Eric Many appointee at the point of recording as agreed in our contract,” a statement of claim read.“Runtown has also been appearing in venues and collecting ap...

Saif Gaddafi Saif Gaddafi, the second son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, is in a secure spot in Libya and will soon address the people in a televised speech, his lawyer said. A Libyan militia said in June 2017 that they had released Mr. Gaddafi’s son, whom they had been holding captive since 2011, when Libya descended into political unrest. “Saif Islam is now in Libya, in security, and will soon make a television appearance to address the Libyans,” the lawyer said. The lawyer confirmed that the son of the late Libyan leader would present his candidacy for the presidential post in the election this year. “The manifesto of Saif Islam is the project of reforms that lead to a dialogue, national reconciliation and the building of a modern state,” the lawyer said. In June 2011, shortly before Saif Islam Gaddafi was captured, the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest on suspicion of murder and persecution. He did not hold an official position i...

The Amnesty International has blamed the Nigerian Military for the abduction school girls from Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, in Yobe State. An investigation carried out by the group revealed that the Nigerian Army was alerted about the presence of Boko Haram in Dapchi hours before the abduction of the 110 girls. At least 5 calls were made to security officers alerting them of the presence of Boko Haram fighters, but all were ignored, the investigation revealed. The first call was made to the army command located at Geidam when the insurgents were spotted at Futchimiram heading to Gumsa. The military had reportedly done nothing. Several calls were reportedly made when the insurgents were spotted at Futchimiram around 2 PM, but the army commander said he was aware and was monitoring the situation. When around 3 PM the insurgents arrived at Gumsa, where they stayed until 5 PM, residents of the town called their people in Dapchi informing them the i...

Mo Hits Crew The Mo’Hits crew which broke up in 2012, appeared together at Davido‘s 30 Billion Concert in December, 2017 and even took back-stage pictures, and since then there has been rumours that the group may be cooking up something. Both D’Banj and Don Jazzy on their Instagram pages shared a video announcing the Mo’Hits Reunion Tour. The exact dates or venues or musicians performing were   not stated.

Leo of  BBNaija Leo claimed his eviction might not be unconnected with his pair, winning the Pepsi Roc Da Mat challenge and the Heritage bank Challenge. According to him viewers of the reality show did not vote ”Lifu” because they felt they won two challenges and should rather vote others who are yet to win anything. Speaking to African Magic, Leo said, ”Eviction was inevitable for us because we won the Pepsi and Heritage bank challenge.”I mean we have a VVIP ticket, capital, money in the bank. Recall that Leo, was on Sunday evicted alongside his strategic partner, Ifu Ennada after having the lowest vote.

President Buhari of Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said he was ‘surprised’ that the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris disobeyed his directives to stay in Benue until the bloodletting between farmers and herdsmen was resolved. Mr. Buhari also said his government was deeply worried about the incessant attacks on Benue’s rural communities and vowed to end the menace “very soon”. The president, in the wake of public outcry that greeted the murder of over 70 persons by suspected herdsmen had instructed the IGP to relocate to the state until the carnage was contained. The police boss had reportedly spent less than 24 hours in the state before leaving; attracting more condemnation from Nigerians even as the presidency failed to reprimand him. Mr. Buhari, who met with farmers, herdsmen, government officials and other stakeholders in Makurdi on Monday as part of his visits to troubled states however, denied insinuations that he was not interested in what was h...

Jurgen Klopp has dismissed criticism of Trent Alexander-Arnold following his lacklustre defending for the opening goal in Liverpool's 2-1 defeat to Manchester United on Saturday. Alexander-Arnold was turned too easily by Marcus Rashford, who lashed into the far corner to give United the lead before the England forward took advantage of more haphazard defending from Liverpool to double the Red Devils' advantage. An Eric Bailly own goal gave Liverpool hope but they could not complete a second-half comeback at Old Trafford, with club legends Jamie Carragher and Graeme Souness taking aim at Alexander-Arnold. Klopp, though, has no interest in their thoughts on the teenage right back. Asked about their comments, he said: "I don't get it. If you wouldn't tell me [about it], I would never watch it. That makes absolutely no difference to me, what people say. "What did they say? They said we defended bad? If somebody said it was only Trent's mist...

The Red Devils boss was furious with his side after seeing them fall behind at Crystal Palace, but got the response he was after in a 3-2 win Jose Mourinho revealed that a foul-mouthed half-time team talk helped him to inspire Manchester United to a 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace. Having seen his side fall behind to an early Andros Townsend effort at Selhurst Park,  the Red Devils boss was fuming upon entering the away dressing room at the interval . Some home truths were handed out by the irate Portuguese, whose mood is unlikely to have improved as United then conceded to Patrick van Aanholt within three minutes of the restart. They were, however, to come roaring back, with  Chris Smalling, Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic sealing a dramatic victory  to put a smile back on their manager’s face. Quizzed on what he had said to his team during the break, Mourinho said: “I cannot tell you half of the things I told my team at half-time because there would be...

Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso has described Idris Ajimobi and Fateema Ganduje as 'zawarawa' meaning non-virtuous couple. Governor Ganduje over the weekend gave the hand of his daughter, Fateema, in marriage to Idris, the son of Oyo State governor, Abiola Ajimobi. The elaborate three-day wedding ceremonies had in attendance, President Buhari, APC National leader, BolaTinubu, twenty two State governors, among many others. Addressing his supporters in Kaduna on Saturday, Kwankwaso mocked the couple, saying they are ‘zawarawa’, contextually meaning non-virtuous couple. “Only few people are happy with the marriage of a single zawarawa because they are just one. We heard the eastern, the western, the southern and the northern entry points to Kano are all shut for the marriage of a single ‘zawarawa’ couple. “This shows a sharp departure from the Kwankwasiyya ideology in Kano State. Today, Kano was at a standstill because of this marriage,” the former gover...

President Wear of Liberia and President Buhari of Nigeria after a meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja President George Weah, on Monday, said Liberia would need at least 6,000 teachers from Nigeria. Weah said this while addressing State House correspondents at the end of a meeting he had with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said he was in Nigeria on a mission of gratitude and respect for the roles that Buhari and Nigerians had played in maintaining peace and stability in the West African sub-region and particularly in Liberia. He noted that Nigerian teachers and medical volunteers to Liberia, under the Technical Assistance Corps Agreement with Liberia, had been crucial in boosting human capacity development in Liberia. Weah expressed the hope that the assistance could be considerably increased to address his country’s most pressing socio-economic needs at this time. He added, “More specifically, under the Bilateral Teacher Exchange...

A man identified as Phillip ended his life by drinking poison after allegedly catching his girlfriend with another lover. According to  reports, the incident happened at Bedore, Ajah area of Lagos.