Day: July 6, 2019

Ancient City of Babylon Designated Unesco World Heritage Site

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The ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. Iraq had been lobbying since 1983 for the 4,000-year-old site to be added to the United Nations’ prestigious list. The city was famous for its Hanging Gardens, which were among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The site has suffered in recent years – first from the construction of a palace for Saddam Hussein, and later from being used as a base for US troops. The UN World Heritage Committee met in Azerbaijan to decide…

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Woman arrested for conniving with lover to kill husband

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Douglas Ajemine, a 41-year-old mother of four, who works with the Rivers State Primary Healthcare Board in Asari-Toru Local Government Area of the state, has been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team for paying two men to kill her husband. Ajemine who was apprehended in the Abalama area of the state, started having a love affair with one of the killers, Kingsley Nna, after the gruesome murder of her husband, Inedugoba Tyger. After her arrest, Ajemine claimed that she hired Nna and his…

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