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Lil Wayne pleads guilty to firearms charges

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US rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty Friday to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon over an incident dating back to last year , US media reported, a federal offense that could see him sentenced to up to 10 years in prison . The 38 -year - old artist, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr , was found to be carrying a gun and bullets when police searched a private plane in Miami in December last year . “ Your honour , I plead guilty, ” he reportedly told US District Judge Kathleen Williams during a virtual hearing . The Miami Herald said that Lil Wayne , who has a home in South Florida , admitted the gold - plated pistol found in his luggage was his. He told police the weapon had been given to him as a Father’ s Day gift. Police also found what was believed to be cocaine , marijuana , ecstasy , heroin , painkillers , and more than $ 25 , 000 in cash , the newspaper said . But the sole federal weapons charge filed in federal court in Miami stems from the fact that ...

Students Abducted again in Northern Nigeria

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Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Friday night invaded Government Science Secondary School Kankara in Katsina State and abducted unknown number of students . This happened barely a few hours after the President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd .) , arrived in his home state of Katsina for a week -long private visit. Residents told The PUNCH that the gunmen invaded the school about 10 .15 p .m and shot at one of the policemen manning the main gate of the school. One of the policemen , who was said to have been wounded on the leg , is currently receiving treatment in a hospital in the Kankara town. It was learnt that the bandits then proceeded to the staff quarters where they abducted the wife of an employee in the school before they stormed the students ’ hostel and abducted unspecified number of students . Military sources disclosed that troops of the Nigerian Army later arrived at the school to confront the bandits and the bandits absconded with some of the students...

Police kills Keke rider in Rivers State over #100 bribe dispute

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Heavy chaos arose in the early hours of today at Rukpokwu community in Obio/Akpor LGA, Rivers State as police officer kills Keke na pep rider over #100 bribe. Heavily Armed Policemen " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2019/08/images-7.jpeg?fit=526%2C296&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2019/08/images-7.jpeg?fit=660%2C371&ssl=1" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2019/08/images-7.jpeg?resize=660%2C371&ssl=1" data-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2019/08/images-7.jpeg?w=660&ssl=1 660w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2019/08/images-7.jpeg?resize=526%2C296&ssl=1 526w" data-sizes="auto" data-expand="700" data-lazy-loaded="1" sizes="330px" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumt...

ASUU strike: We will shut down all private varsities, says NANS president

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The new President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Sunday Asefon, has vowed to shut down all private universities in the country should the nine-month strike embarked on by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities continue. The NANS president said this while speaking on a PUNCH Online interview programme , The Roundtable . He lamented that the ongoing strike is the longest industrial action embarked on by the university lecturers. According to him , NANS would engage the Federal Government representatives and ASUU leaders to find a lasting solution to resolve the stalemate in negotiations between the two arms . The NANS president said after consultation with the two parties and should the strike not be called off as soon as possible , NANS would move in and shut down all tertiary institutions in the country . Asefon said, “ In the history of ASUU strike , this is the longest ASUU strike so far, going to nine months now . My administration frowns ...

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