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Woman goes to jail in Indonesia for exposing boss’ sexual affairs

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Baiq Nuril Maknun, an Indonesian woman, has bagged a six-month jail term for exposing her cheating boss. The supreme court’s shock ruling overturned an earlier court decision that had cleared the woman of breaking a controversial law against spreading indecent material. “I’m saddened and shocked by this sentence,” Maknun’s husband Lalu Muhamad Isnaini said Friday in reaction to the ruling, which was issued last week. The case stretches back to 2012 when Maknun recorded a conversation in which the principal of the school where she worked on the island of…

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DELSU missing student’s corpse found without breasts, tongue

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Two persons and a security man attached to Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka, have been arrested over a missing student, whose decomposing body has been found with her tongue and breasts cut off. Olozino Ogege, a 300 Level student of the Department of Mass Communication, was declared missing last Thursday after she reportedly went out to meet an agent, who was assisting her secure an apartment in the university town. A source, who simply gave his name as Michael, said: “Her decomposing body was found on Friday with her tongue…

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Oyo government rebuilds Ayefele’s Music House

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The Oyo State Government has commenced reconstruction of Yinka Ayefele’s Music House, which was partially demolished in August. The government, in a statement issued on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Communication and Strategy, Mr Bolaji Tunji, said its intervention was informed by the acknowledgment of contravention of the state building code by the management of the Music House and the personal appeal by Ayefele to Governor Abiola Ajimobi. The statement noted that an appeal from various stakeholders in the state and the musician’s willingness to rectify the contraventions, which…

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Delta 2019: UK Group drums support for APC candidate, Great Ogboru

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A group under the aegis of Deltans in Diasppra, UK for Great Ogboru have massively been working on strategies and campaigns to make sure the dream of Great Ovedje Ogboru to take over the Osadebe House as the next governor of Delta State becomes a reality. Ogboru who is the candidate of the All Peoples’ Congress(APC), is a tested politician and successful businessman. The group coordinators, Chief (Mrs) Pat Isiorho-Eleto and Chief Stella Aghoghovbia-Tulloch; both based in the United Kingdom said “Great Ogboru symbolizes the dream of an average Deltan…

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Flights To Be Disrupted As Harmattan Sets In – Nimet

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) said there could be high cases of flight disruptions through cancellation and delay of flights at some airports across the country as the harmattan season sets in. A statement from NiMet yesterday said during the harmattan season, sunny and hazy conditions are expected over the Northern states and central cities down to the inland cities of the southern parts, with thick dust haze conditions which can impair horizontal visibility to less than 1000m (1km). NiMet also advised road users to be careful and avoid over…

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Pastor arraigned for allegedly abducting and sleeping with chorister

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Joseph Igwemon, 34-year-old pastor of the Global Influence Ministry, has been arraigned before an Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, for allegedly abducting and having carnal knowledge of one of his church members. The accused was said to have committed the offence on October 15, 2018, in the Mission Road area of Benin metropolis. The victim was said to be a chorister in Igwemon’s church and was wedded to her husband by the accused. The pastor, who was arraigned on two counts of abduction and an act likely to…

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ADVAN: Folake Ani-Mumuney-led association Celebrates Silver Jubilee

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  Series of weeklong activities has been announced by the Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN), to mark its 25th anniversary, culminating in the ADVAN marketing excellence awards slated for the 18th of November. The ADVAN anniversary week with the theme “The Power of Story Telling” gives the leading marketing association in Nigeria and its members the opportunity to emphasize on the strategic importance of storytelling in nation building and driving economic growth, a role they have played so well over the last 25 years.  According to statement issued by the President of…

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NGF says only Lagos can afford N30,000 minimum wage

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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, has said that only Lagos State Government can pay the new minimum wage of N30,000. The governors who met last night in Abuja also resolved to downsize, if they must pay the new minimum wage. They, however resolved at the emergency meeting to send another delegation to President Muhammadau Buhari to canvass their position on the new Minimum Wage. Members of the committee to see President Buhari are governors of Lagos, Akinwumi Ambode; Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, Simon Lalong of Plateau State; Mohammed Abubakar…

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Dasuki, Diezani, Shema, Fayose Houses Top List Of Seized Assets

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Owners of the mansions seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been unveiled. They are former governors, ex-ministers, top military officers and businessmen. Leading the pack is a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, who has forfeited some prized assets. Lost to the Federal Government by the ex-Minister are a multi-storey building in Banana Island Foreshore Estate in Ikoyi, Lagos; a real estate comprising six flats in Ikoyi and an estate of 21 mixed housing in Yaba, Lagos. Many properties allegedly linked with Diezani have…

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Wisconsin School Students’ Nazi Salute Photo Provokes Uproar

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A photo of mostly white US students laughing as they make a Nazi salute has triggered outrage. More than 50 boys from Baraboo High School in Wisconsin were pictured making the “Sieg Heil” gesture. The school district and local police have launched an investigation into the image, which was reportedly snapped before a junior prom. The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum condemned the photo. One of the boys in the picture made an OK sign with his thumb and forefinger, a gesture that has been adopted by white power groups. An…

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