Tag: Indonesia
Almajiri bans are not what Sokoto or any other state in Nigeria needs
If there is anything that seems consistent about Nigerian governments at the federal and state level; its the reality that ...
Understanding the paradoxical Pon Festival of Indonesia
There are festivals and there are festivals indeed! Have you heard of the surprising sexual celebratory ceremony taking place on ...
Indonesian police arrests 141 over gay claims
by Omoleye Omoruyi The Police in Indonesia have arrested 141 men who reportedly attended a ‘gay sex party’ in the ...
The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five stories to monitor today 1. #SaveMayowa: Police begins investigation The Lagos state police has announced ...
Just In: Indonesia executes 3 Nigerians by firing squad
Indonesia has executed three Nigerians convicted for drug related offences by firing squad, according to an official who spoke with ...
BREAKING: Indonesian plane goes missing with 54 people on board
Uh oh. Another one. Via CNN: An Indonesian domestic flight with 54 people on board lost contact with air traffic ...
Meet the 8 Nigerians to be Executed in Indonesia
by Iyobosa Omoregie Following the execution of 4 Nigerians in Indonesia on drug-related crimes, it’s been revealed that 8 more ...
After being executed in Indonesia, FG demands return of Nigerian corpses
by Kolapo Olapoju The Federal Government has demanded the repatriation of the corpses of the four Nigerians executed on drug-related ...
4 Nigerians executed for drug trafficking in Indonesia have been buried (PHOTOS)
by Chinwe Okafor The four Nigerians alongside eight other drug traffickers have been executed in Indonesia despite appeals not to. ...
There are more Nigerians waiting to be executed in Indonesia
by Kolapo Olapoju After the execution of four Nigerians in Indonesia on drug-related crimes, it has been revealed that there ...
See the Nigerian men on death row in Indonesia (and sadly, their coffins)
by Chinwe Okafor The Indonesian government ruled the execution of four Nigerians amongst others, and after much plea, the date ...
Resilience in motion – BlackBerry’s tough journey back to profitability
by Oluwapelumi Oyetimein Just less than a year ago, pundits predicted the end of Blackberry and some even went as ...
Indonesia president shocks travellers, flies economy to Singapore (See Photos)
by Akan Ido Indonesia’s new president, Jokowi Widodo caused quite a stir hours ago as he opted to fly economy ...
Indonesia plans to step up trade relations with Nigeria by $5 billion
by Kolapo Olapoju A senior official at the Indonesian trade ministry says that the country has planned to increase trade with Nigeria, ...
Nigeria set to dethrone India as leading exporter of students to UK schools
Kolapo Olapoju Based on recent research compiled by the British Council, Nigeria will soon overtake India to become the second biggest ...
‘Snake boy’: This 16-year-old boys sheds his skin every 41 hours
by Damilola Jagun Ari Wibowo, a 16-year-old Indonesian boy, has a terrible skin condition, which makes him sheds his skin ...
Nigerian diplomats owing over $500,000 in parking tickets in New York
by Damilola Jagun According to the United States’ Department of Finance, New York City is being owed over $16 million ...
Olusegun Adeniyi: Nigeria and the next 100 years
by Olusegun Adeniyi Are we going to continue repeating the mistakes of the past or are we ready to seize ...
Okey Ndibe: On Nigeria’s new ‘MINTED’ hope
by Okey Ndibe Nigeria’s economic policy makers are understandably giddy about Mr. O’Neill’s flattering prognosis. I’d caution the infusion of ...
HORRIBLE: 15-foot-long python strangles man outside Indonesia hotel
Deadly python attacks on humans are said to be rare, but police have warned residents to be alert since the ...
She’s having a blast: MBGN Anna Banner looks set to thrill at the Miss World pageant finale (PHOTOS)
Nigeria’s representative to this year’s Miss World Pageant, Anna Ebiere Banner is currently in Bali, Indonesia set to hit ...
Islam’s answer to Miss World: Nigerian wins World Muslim beauty pageant (PHOTO)
Nigerian wins World Muslim beauty pageant A Nigerian woman tearfully prayed and recited Koranic verses as she won a beauty ...
Her royal HOTNESS! MBGN Miss World 2013, Anna Ebiere Banner flies the Nigerian flag in Indonesia (PHOTOS)
by Oge Okonkwo Winner MBGN World 2013, Miss Anna Ebiere Banner is currently in Indonesia along with other beauty queens ...
A quarter of men in Asia confess to raping a woman at least once – Study
Of 10,000 men surveyed in Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka, 1 in 10 admitted to ...
Hunter hunted: 5 men get stuck up a tree for 4 days with (hungry) tigers prowling below
Five men who have been clinging to the branches of a tree for four days as snarling tigers prowled beneath ...
Chukwuma Soludo: Learning the wrong lessons of development
by Chukwuma Charles Soludo An important lesson of development is that countries which made it had bold, innovative thinkers as ...
Miss World pageant calls off bikini contest to respect Indonesian Muslims
ED JONES/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Miss World contestants wait backstage before rehearsal at 2012 pageant in Mongolia. Bikinis were pleasantly on display. ...
WHAT?! Indonesia pushes law against witches, living together outside wedlock
by Rachel Ogbu Indonesia has proposed new Criminal Code outlawing black magic, white magic, however, will remain legal. Under revised ...
Teens accused of blasphemy for dancing to Maroon 5 during prayer in Indonesia (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
TOLI-TOLI PERANTAU VIA YOUTUBE The five girls recorded themselves praying and dancing. Some in Indonesia are calling it blasphemy. Five ...
Just crazy! Woman drowns 9-year-old son fearing ‘his small penis would ruin his life’
An Indonesian mother was so concerned that her nine-year-old son’s small penis would ruin his life that she drowned him ...