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PENGASSAN President, Francis Johnson Is Dead.

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Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria(PENGASSAN), Francis Johnson, has been confirmed dead. It was learnt that Johnson died in the early hour of Friday. The deceased, who became President of the union in 2014, was said to have passed on after an ailment. The death of Francis was confirmed by the General Secretary of PENGASSAN, Okugbawa Lumumba via telephone call with Punch Newspaper Correspondent. "Members of the union are on their way to pay a condolence visit to the family and a statement wouod be issued later," Lumumba said.

R. Kelly Charged with 11 New Counts of Sex Abuse.

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R&B superstar, R. Kelly, has been charged with 11 felony Sex crime by Chicago prosecutors on Thursday, what his lawyer said was a refiling of counts from an existing case. In February 2019, 10 felony charges have already been filled against the R&B superstar for the alleged abuse of four women. According to Kelly's Lawyer Steve Greenberg, the latest counts are refiled charges from an allegation from 10 years ago, and not a new case. " These are the same conduct, just charged differently , same alleged victim, same time frame, same facts, "Greenberg said on Twitter. Kelly is currently out on bail. He will appear in court June 6 on the new charges, US media reported.

Surrender Yourselves to EFCC- Fayose Tells Amosun, Okorocha

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The former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has advised the immediate past governors of Ogun and Imo states, Ibikunle Amosun and Rochas Okorocha, respectively, to surrender to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Fayose gave this advice during the rumours about the alleged arrest of Okorocha and his wife, Nkechi , by the anti-graft agency. Fayose on his twitter handle @GovAyoFayose noted that regardless of whether the Okorochas' arrest was true or not, he knew that the day would come when EFCC would be going after the former governors. He went on to welcome Okorocha to what he termed the "EFCC Alumni Club" and enjoined the government agency not to "look away from Amosun" He said ," Just reading that Okorocha was arrested by EFCC. True or not, we knew this day will come. However, I welcome him to the EFCC Alumni & enjoin the commission not to look away from Amosun too. While I encourage them to surrender themselves as I did, I ...

Nigerian Escapes Death by Hanging in Singapore

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A Nigerian by name, Adili Ejike, was a very lucky man after he escaped death following the decision of Singapore's supreme Court to void his earlier conviction for drug-related offences. According to Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Ministry in Abuja on Wednesday, this is the first time in Singapore that a Nigerian convicted of possession of illicit drugs and sentenced to death would be set free. The statement read in part, " Mr. Adili Chibuije Ejike earlier sentenced to death for importing nearly two-kilogramme of methamphetamine has been granted an acquittal by Singapore's Supreme Court and released with no outstanding charges. "The Nigeria High Commission in Singapore in a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said 'a three-member panel that delivered the judgment was led by the Chief Justice of Singapore, Sundaresh Menon' The letter was signed by Head of Mission in Singapore, High Commissioner Akinremi Bolaji. According to the statement, ...

Planning on Visiting Dubai? Here are 8 Things You Should NEVER Do In Dubai

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Dubai is one of the most exotic cities in the world with a sparkling ultra-modern metropolis built literally out of the desert sands. Dubai is ranked the 6th most visited city in the world with a record breaking of 17 million tourists visit in 2017. A great number of people from all over the world flock the city in search of jobs and opportunities for career advancement. Dubai is also known for having the Tallest tower in the world, World Largest "Performing Fountain", and Tallest hotel, to name a few. It is the most populous city in United Arab Emirates. Dubai maybe a city with incredible State of the Art facilities, but there are DON'Ts you should also take note of. 1. Don't Use Your Left Hand In United Arab Emirates,and Asian countries such as India and Indonesia, it is forbidden to use your left hand as it is considered unclean. Traditionally, before the days of toilet papers, running water and flushing toilets, left hand was used for "...

4 Truths About Taking Risks

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According to Wikipedia, Risk is the possibility of losing something of value, such as physical health, social status, emotional well-being or financial wealth which can be gained or lost when taking risk resulting from a given action or inaction, planned or unplanned Many of us are afraid to take one first step because of previous painful experiences we have had in the past. I understand how difficult it is to take risk especially in business, but I still encourage everyone of you to move forward in life. Take each day as a new day and step out, even if you are scared as you do it. In this article, we will understand four truths about taking risks in life: 1 . Taking risk is not the same as gambling: Sometimes I get puzzled when youths try to justify gambling by comparing it with risk taking in business. Now, you need to draw a thin line between risk taking and gambling. The former has to do with careful planning, with adequate research and deliberate investigation, while the...

A Pregnant Woman, Nine Others Injured During Stampede At Ihedioha's Inauguration

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A pregnant woman and nine others were injured in a stampede during the inauguration of Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha's on Wednesday in Owerri. A member of the medical team for the inauguration, Dr. Francis Igwe, confirmed the figure to the News Agency of Nigeria in Owerri. The cause of the stampede was as a result of huge crown which besieged the Dan Anyiam Stadium, which is the venue of the inauguration. Dr. Igwe however, said that the victims were revived. He told NAN that the medical team led by Dr. Vin Udokwu were proactive to handle the situation. In his words, " When we saw the crowd l, we suspected that there may be an emergency situation; we quickly put out personnel and equipment together just to get ready, " he said. It was reported that before the inauguration, a woman had fainted and was carried away from the field by medical personnel on a stretcher.