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India's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence in the 2012 New Delhi bus gang-rape case, a crime that sparked widespread protests leading to stronger anti-rape laws.

The country's top court upheld its own judgement on the death sentence given against four men who had fatally gang raped a 23-year-old physiotherapy student, known as Nirbhaya, on a moving bus in New Delhi.
"There is no material to review our order," said the three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, on the review petition filed by three of the four convicts - Mukesh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma - who had been handed the death penalty.
Badrinath Singh, the victim's father, said his daughter has "finally got justice".
Of the six people arrested for this crime, one committed suicide in prison in 2013, while a juvenile defendant was sentenced to three years in a reform facility and released in 2015.
The brutal crime had sparked widespread protests and drew international attention over violence against women in India.

http://www.currentgist.com.ng/2018/07/indias-supreme-court-upholds-death.html?m=1

FHQ ABUJA – 9th JULY, 2018

PRESS RELEASE

· IGP HAS DEPLOYED 30,000 POLICE PERSONNEL FOR EKITI STATE JULY 14th GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION

· COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE IN CONTIGUOUS STATES TO EKITI STATE TO DEPLOY THEIR PERSONNEL MASSIVELY TO ENSURE SECURITY AND PREVENT INFLUX OF MISCREANTS, THUGS AND CRIMINALS INTO EKITI STATE.


· THE FORCE WILL DEAL DECISIVELY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS WITH ANY INDIVIDUAL(S) OR GROUP(S), NO MATTER HOW HIGHLY PLACED, WHOSE UTTERANCES OR CONDUCT IS CONTRARY TO THE ELECTORAL ACT OR THAT CAN INCITE DISTURBANCE OF PUBLIC PEACE DURING THE ELECTION.


The Ekiti State Governorship election is scheduled to hold on the 14th of JULY, 2018. To this end the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni, has directed that a robust and elaborate security arrangement be implemented in Ekiti State to ensure peaceful, credible, free and fair election.


2. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Department of Operations has been deployed to the State and will be assisted by an Assistant Inspector General of Police, Four (4) Commissioners of Police, Eight ( Deputy Commissioners of Police and Eighteen (18) Assistant Commissioners of Police, each Senatorial district will be manned by a Commissioner of Police. The DIG will implement and coordinate the security operations, and also supervise the deployment of security personnel for the elections throughout the 2451 Polling units/voting points, 177 Wards and the Sixteen (16) LGA of the State.


3. To ensure adequate security and safety of life and property before, during and after the elections, the IGP has graciously approved the deployment of Thirty thousand (30,000) Police personnel to Ekiti State for the Election. The personnel comprising Police Mobile Force (PMF) Units, Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), the Special Protection Unit (SPU), the Anti Bomb Squad (EOD), Conventional Policemen, the Armament Unit, personnel of FCIID and the Sniffer dogs section. Four (4) Policemen and two (2) others from other security agencies will be on duty at each polling unit throughout the State. The Police Mobile Force (PMF) to be headed by a very Senior Officer will provide security at the RAC, Super RAC and collation centres.


4. Two (2) Patrol Surveillance Helicopters, Five (5) additional Armoured Personnel Carriers, Ten (10) Armoured Personnel Vehicles and Two Hundred and Fifty (250) Police patrol vehicles are deployed throughout the State including difficult terrains. Other security and safety agencies who are members of Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) in the State are also deployed to complement the Nigeria Police Force during the election.


5. As part of additional measures to guarantee a peaceful and credible election, the IGP will on 9th July, 2018 attend a stakeholder’s and peace accord meeting of all the Thirty Five (35) political parties participating in the election and their flag bearers, INEC officials, election observers and other accredited stakeholders in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.


6. Furthermore, Police officers and personnel of other security and safety agencies deployed for the elections are under strict Instructions to be polite and civil but firm in the discharge of their duties and other responsibilities. They are to provide adequate security for the electorates, INEC Officials, movement of election materials, the accredited election observers and other individuals and bodies that have statutory roles in the conduct of the election, at the Polling units, Collation Centres and INEC Offices throughout the period of the election.


7. Special security identification tags will be worn by all security personnel deployed for the election. No personnel of any security agency will be allowed to move to any other location other than where they were deployed throughout the election period.


8. Security personnel attached to public office holders and politicians will not be allowed to follow their principals to the polling units or collation centres throughout the election. Security personnel are hereby warned to desist from escorting their Principals and Politicians to polling units and collation centres during the election. Any deviant security detail will be apprehended and dealt with accordingly.


9. Commissioners of Police and their personnel in States contiguous and close to Ekiti State, such as Ondo, Osun, Kwara, Kogi, Ogun, Edo and Oyo States have been directed by the IGP to be on Red-Alert with their personnel. They are to deploy massively within areas neighbouring to Ekiti State to prevent crimes, hoodlums and miscreants and other unwanted elements or groups from infiltrating from their States to Ekiti State to disrupt the election.


10. Restriction of vehicular movement in and out of Ekiti State will commence from 12-midnight of Friday, 13th July, 2018 till the end of the election. Travellers and other road users are advised to make use of alternative routes. However, those on essential duties on genuine course will be granted passage.


11. All the Thirty Five (35) participating Political parties and their leaderships and supporters, Traditional rulers, Community leaders, parents and Guardians are advised to warn and prevail on their members, supporters, subjects, children and wards to be law abiding and not allow themselves to be used to cause disturbance of the peace or disruption of the election/electoral process anywhere in the State. The full weight of the law will be applied on any person or group of persons found violating the electoral act or indulging in any criminal conduct capable of causing violence before, during and after the election.


12. Threat assessments have been carried out by the Police in Ekiti State and all identified flash points and troubled prone areas have been addressed. However, the Force will not hesitate to deal decisively in accordance with the electoral act and other enabling laws with any individual(s) or group(s), no matter how highly placed, whose utterances or conduct is contrary to the electoral act or that can incite disturbance of public peace, law and order before, during or after the election.


13. The electorates and the general public in Ekiti State who observe any untoward incident or crime can reach the Joint Operation Room for the election through the following phone numbers; 08062335577, 08035925554, 08081761702.


14. The Inspector General of Police wishes to assure the electorates, the contestants and all law abiding citizens in Ekiti State of adequate security throughout the election. They are hereby enjoined to feel free to go out and cast their votes without any fear or apprehension. The IGP implores them to cooperate with the Police personnel in the discharge of their duties.



Ag. DCP JIMOH MOSHOOD

FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

FORCE HEADQUARTERS

ABUJA


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A young man was spotted by the road side roasting corn with his NYSC crested vest. He claimed that he has gotten a new place of primary assignment (PPA) since government is yet to pay his monthly allowance.

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The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has debunked rumour by the opposition that he will ban commercial motorcyclists operations if elected as the next governor of the state.
He said instead of putting them out of their jobs, he would create conditions that will make them improve on their operations.
According to a statement by the Director of Media and Publicity of the Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation, Wole Olujobi, Fayemi spoke at an interactive session with the commercial motorcyclists at his country home in Isan-Ekiti on Saturday, where hundreds of operators had come on a visit to solidarise with the APC candidate.
Ekiti State Chairman of Commercial Motorcyclists Association, Kunle Ashaolu, who led members from across the 16 local governments of the state, praised Fayemi for boosting their operations while he was governor between 2010 and 2014.
He said the APC candidate made unprecedented contributions to the growth of their business, which supported them to keep their families and improve on their welfare.
He said: “When all hopes of getting government jobs were lost and we opted for okada operations, you didn’t abandon us to suffer more.
“For the start, you bought 280 motorcycles for our association with registration numbers and provided us with helmets and you later added 500 pieces of tricycles and a Toyota bus.
“Much later, you added another 100 pieces of Hajue motorbikes while the present governor has never bought a tube for us but would pay N1000 to call okada operators to rallies to deceive the public that he has supporters,” he explained.


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The last has not been heard of saraki 's victory at the Supreme Court. This time, the wife of the Senate President, Toyin saraki has taken to her twitter handle to praise God like a Christan woman in celebration of her husband's victory at the Supreme Court.
She wrote :" imela imela, okaka, onyekeruwa, imela imela, Eze mo. "

http://www.currentgist.com.ng/2018/07/see-people-s-reaction-as-saraki-wife.html?m=1

Several persons have been killed while scooping fuel for broken pipeline at dagbo-pogo community in Niger state. The number of casualties is yet to be determined .The victims apparently died after the pipeline was iginited by unknown persons . Details shortly.


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This man went behind an abortion clinic dumpster to take these poor aborted babies, wash them and bury them because they are not trash. He believes they are human beings.


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President Buhari has taken to his twitter account to react to acquittal of the Senate President. He said that Nigeria’s judicial system, no matter the challenges it faces, is truly working and no one should be allowed to undermine or break it.
“I have seen many instances where individuals and groups seek the destruction of the judicial institution in the foolish thinking of saving their skin, instead of going through the painstaking process of establishing their innocence.”
“In the case of the Senate President, Bukola saraki, I have seen him take the tortuous path of using the judicial process. He persevered, and in the end, the highest court of the land, the Supreme Court, says he is not guilty as charged."

“This is what I have done in the three elections in which I was cheated out, before God made it possible for me to come here the fourth time I ran for the office.”
President Buhari said Senate President journey from the lowest to the highest court of the land provides an important example that all Nigerians should emulate.

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http://www.currentgist.com.ng/2018/07/bukola-saraki-court-should-be-allowed.html?m=1

President Emmanuel Macron will attend France’s World Cup semi-final in Russia, his office confirmed on Friday. Macron had promised to attend the match if France reached the semi-finals Tuesday in Saint Petersburg, and the confirmation came shortly after the team went through with an assured 2-0 win against Uruguay.

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At least 47 people were missing and five were in a critical condition as torrential rain that has killed 27 people pounds western and central Japan on Saturday, with more than 1.6 million people evacuated from their homes.

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An instagram user has taken to his page to encourage Nigerians to always consume more of our local rice because of its nutritional contents. According to him, its consumption can solve some health issues such as diabetes and obesity. He continued, "You are helping the motherland, you are helping the farmers pay school fees and you are eating what you were designed to eat".

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http://www.currentgist.com.ng/2018/07/nigerians-are-designed-to-eat-local.html?m=1

Hundreds of mobile policeman on Monday disrupted social economic activities in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, while protesting against the non-payment of their allowances for seven months.
According to the aggrieved corps, who blocked the Maiduguri-Kano Highway, Ibrahim idris, Inspector General of Police (IGP), has been "selling promotion to those who have connections".
They sang songs of rebellion, chanting 'IG is corrupt!' 'IG is a thief!' 'Where are our allowances?' 'Buhari is a good man but IG has eaten our allowances!' 'Buhari must hear this!'
It was learnt that all the public schools around the Borno Police Command were forced to join their protests, abandoning their academic activities. The schools include Ramat Polytechnic, Government College, Sir Kashim Ibrahim College of Education and Umar Mustapha Arabic College.
The leader of aggrieved corps, who asked not to be named, told news men that many could no longer perform their duties as fathers.

We have about 50 squadrons here, we are all visiting mobile policemen. Can you imagine that we have not been paid our allowances for seven months? Some of our personnel here lost their children simply because they could not afford health services.
"Just go inside the commands, you would see where some of our personnel have been sleeping for months. They brought us here for special service but we have subjected to slavery here. Soldiers are receiving their monthly allowances plus three meals per day, but we don't enjoy such. We demand explanations."
They lamented that since their arrival in Borno, they had been subjected to inhumane treatment by IGP Idris.
They called on President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the IGP for its role in the corruption and backdoor promotion in the command.
"We want President to know our plight and address it," another policeman said. "We also want the President to investigate those who are buying promotion and it should be reversed."

http://www.currentgist.com.ng/2018/07/mobile-policemen-protest-non-payment-of.html?m=1

Left-wing candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador has claimed victory in Mexico's presidential election, saying "profound change" is coming.
The ex-Mexico City mayor, known by his initials Amlo, is projected to win about 53%. His rivals have conceded in a crushing defeat for the main parties.
Mr López Obrador's key pledge has been to tackle the "evil" of corruption.
He has also been highly critical of President Donald Trump and ties with the US will now be closely watched.
Relations with Washington have been hugely strained, with Mr Trump strongly criticising Mexico over trade and migration. Mr Trump has sent a tweet of congratulations.
Late on Sunday, the 64-year-old promised to respect civil liberties and said he was "not looking to construct a dictatorship, either open or hidden".
Some opponents have expressed fears that his leftist and populist policies could damage the already sluggish economy and turn Mexico into "another Venezuela", which is suffering a deep economic crisis and rampant inflation .
Hailing a "historic night", Mr López Obrador called on all Mexicans to reconcile and repeated his campaign pledge to review energy contracts for signs of corruption.

www.currentgist.com.ng/2018/07/lopez-obrador-wins-mexico-election.html?m=1

As the Fifa World Cup 2018 hits fever pitch, a Colombian man has shown the Internet what the beautiful game truly means by helping his blind and deaf friend experience their country's win over Poland.

Colombia fan Jose Richard Gallego lost his hearing and vision to a disease when he was nine years old.

But that did not stop him from following every movement on the pitch when Colombia beat Poland 3-0, thanks to his good friend Cesar Daza.
Daza came up with a series of unique hand gesture to describe the match his friend in real-time as they sat among a cheering crowd in a bar in the capital Bogota.

He mimics the players' position by moving Gallego's hands on a scaled-down football pitch in front of them.

There are also different gestures for penalties, corners, throw-ins and red cards.

Watch video here

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Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau, popularly known by her stage name Kaffy, is a Nigerian dancer, choreographer, dance instructor and fitness coach. She celebrated her birthday on 30th June. A fan took to instagram to Celebrate her birthday and shared this picture that got people talking.

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Duncan Wene Mighty Okechukwu, simply known as Duncan Mighty, a Nigerian musician, singer, and music producer from Obio-Akpor, Rivers State.

He shows off his recent picture with his course mates at the Nigerian military school Zaria.

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Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Saturday disclosed that his administration has paid the salaries of workers for the month of June without receiving the federal allocation.

Mr Ugwuanyi added that despite the fact that he assumed office at the time the nation’s economy was in severe recession, his administration has been regular in payment of workers’ salaries, even when 27 states could not pay.

Speaking during an endorsement rally for his re-election in 2019 by the people of the “Ancient Opi N’Ato Kingdom” in Opi, Nsukka Local Government Area, Mr Ugwuanyi attributed the successes recorded by his administration, in spite of the nation’s economic challenges, to God’s grace and the state government’s commitment to the wellbeing of the people of the state.

Recall that the monthly meeting of Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Wednesday, where allocations for the month of June 2018 was to be shared among the federal, states and local governments, ended in deadlock.

Speaking further, Mr Ugwuanyi, who was overwhelmed by the large turnout of people at the colourful rally, reassured that his administration will under all circumstances continue to cater for the people of the state and initiate programmes that would address their needs, saying: “since we handed Enugu State into the hands of God, we can see His hands in all we do.”
The governor thanked the people of the area for their support, solidarity and endorsement, urging them to embrace peace and unity for rapid development. He stressed that “what is paramount to us is good governance and development of the rural areas.”

Earlier in his welcome address, the President-General of Federated Opi Town Union, Sam Ugwuoti, commended Mr Ugwuanyi for his good works across the state, especially “the beautification and rehabilitation of the Opi – Nsukka road into a modern and beautiful dual-carriageway with street lights”.

Mr Ugwuoti assured the governor that the people of Opi “will continue to support you” and “assure you unreservedly that come 2019 God will still keep you there in your seat as the Governor of Enugu State to continue to shepherd the people of God.”

“Your Excellency, we assure you of our votes. Everybody here has a PVC. We shall vote for you and your team. We shall return you to the Lion Building to continue to do good,” they declared.

http://www.currentgist.com.ng/2018/07/enugu-government-pays-workers-june.html?m=1

Here are the throw back pictures of the former President being honored as the grand patron of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria sometimes called MACBAN .

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MINISTER of Water, Environment and Climate Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, who was injured in a bomb blast at White City Stadium has been airlifted to South Africa for reconstruction surgery after her breast was ripped off during the explosion, a Cabinet Minister from Manicaland has revealed.
The Minister of State in the President’s Office Responsible for National Scholarships Christopher Mushohwe who was also caught up in the Bulawayo bomb blast, told The Manica Post on Wednesday that he was out of danger after being treated of chest and back pains while the latest he heard about Muchinguri-Kashiri was that she was “recovering well” outside the country.
“We are in touch with those visiting her, and the Minister Dr Parirenyatwa is following her progress. The latest we have is that she is very stable,” said Mushohwe, without disclosing the country.

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The Managing Director of Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, has been ordered jailed for three months over contempt, a Lagos High court judge said today.
Justice Mojisola Olatoregun ordered he should be imprisoned prison following his perpetual refusal to appear in court despite several summons.
”I have looked at the various affidavit placed before the court and have examined the papers filed from both sides. The contemnor in particular continued to disobey the order of the court. Even if he did not have the notice between February, till date, he was supposed to have been guided by his lawyer. He has not given reason to disobey the court order. He treated the court order with levity. I am left with no option than to convict him.
“I hereby sentence him to three months imprisonment,” Justice Olatoregun declared
She further ordered that he should be in custody till September 25, 2018 when the case will continue.
Okhiria had through his lawyer sometime in March 2018 informed the court that he was out of the country on official assignment. The court then ordered him to show evidence of being on official assignment outside the country as he claimed.
The trial judge had on February 15, 2018 threatened to order the arrest of Mr Okhiria for his persistent refusal to appear before the court in the suit filed against him by the former employee of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, Mr Benedict O. Iheakam.

Iheakam had approached the court through his counsel, Mr Johnson Esezobo (counsel to judgement creditor) asking for an order committing to prison, the MD of the NRC,and the Company Secretary/Legal Adviser, Canise Oklahoma for alleged refusal to comply with a 14 year-old court order.
Justice Dan Abutu had in a suit FHC/L/CS/926/95 ordered Iheakam’s reinstatement and the payment of his entitlements.
Obiorah Emedolibe, secretary to the Corporation averred that “Okhiria travelled out of the country to China on official duty since February. 7,2018 as part of Federal Government team on fund sourcing for the Railway modernisation projects.”
Justice Olatoregun therefore ordered Okhiria to show evidence of the journey at the next adjourned date. But he never did.
Justice Abutu in a judgment delivered on February 18, 2003 declared that Iheakam, a Principal Technical Officer’s retirement in 1994, was unlawful, null and void.

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm over alleged plots by the National Commissioner in charge of Operations, Mrs. Amina Zakari, and two directors of the commission to manipulate the system and rig the July 14, Ekiti governorship election in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The party said its investigation reveals that two INEC directors: Mr. Pascal Uwakwe, in charge of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and one Mr. Abdulrasaq Agboola have been holding meetings with the APC candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and Ondo state Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to perfect their plot to rig the election.
The PDP has been fully made aware of how the INEC directors have been meeting with Fayemi, Gov. Akeredolu and other APC leaders at the Ondo state Government House, Akure, in the last three weeks, on the directives of Mrs. Zakari, as well as details of their plot to manipulate the process and rig the election for the APC.
The party is also privy of the game plan of the APC to use INEC’s ICT Department to preload card readers and input false results through E-Collation while also using different sets of Forms EC8A to enter fake results in over 503 polling units to authenticate the fake E-collation results.
The PDP wants Nigerians to note these INEC’s clandestine activities, particularly those of Mrs. Zakari, who is fast earning notoriety in election rigging, as well as the manipulations going on under Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who appears helpless in the face of the machination of the commissioners and directors of the Commission.

http://www.currentgist.com.ng/2018/06/ekiti-guber-inec-commissioner-two.html?m=1

Ecstatic Mexican fans stormed the South Korean embassy in their capital to celebrate with diplomats after the Asian team stunned Germany at the World Cup and ensured Mexico’s progress to the last 16 in Russia. South Mexico City exploded with joy when South Korea scored two injury-time goals to eliminate the defending world champion.

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The FIFA World Cup group stages were brought to a close on Thursday evening as Belgium beat England to top the group G. After the first round, a total of 122 goals were scored by 32 teams that participated in the group stage of tournament. Here's the statistics at a glance .

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http://www.currentgist.com.ng/2018/06/current-statistics-of-fifa-world-cup.html?m=1

President Donald Trump has stunned world leaders by rejecting a joint statement that traditionally follows the G7, and has escalated his feud with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by calling him 'dishonest and weak'.
Trump said in a Twitter tirade on Saturday night that he has 'instructed our U.S. Reps not to endorse the Communique', just hours after all the members came to a consensus in Quebec and signed the summit's 'joint communique'.
The joint communique is a statement of broad goals and principles endorsed by the G7 leaders, and Trump's refusal means that this will be the first year that the annual summit fails to issue one.

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The presidency has released the list of dignitaries expected at the post-humous investiture of MKO Abiola as the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR).
Abiola was the presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election but the military government of Ibrahim Babangida annulled the results of the election annulled before they were announced officially.
Earlier in the week President Muhammadu Buhari announced that Abiola, Baba Gana Kingibe, his running mate, and Gani Fawehinmi, late human rights lawyer, would be conferred with national honours.
In a statement issued by Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, family members of Abiola, Kingibe, Fawehinmi were invited to the investiture scheduled for Tuesday.
Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate; Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, and major stakeholders in the struggle for the revalidation of the annulled result were also invited.
Officials elected on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) — the platform Abiola contested the election on — at the state and national levels as well as members of the party’s national executive council at the time the election was annulled.
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Tourists and travellers are being warned that they could risk arrest by taking intimacy gadgets on holiday with them.
That's because certain countries, from the Maldives to Saudi Arabia have bans on them.
intimacy gadgets could be inform of dildos , vibrators or pornographic materials.
The Maldives
The Maldives is known as a popular honeymoon destination thanks to its white sand and clear blue waters.
But pornographic materials are prohibited by the Maldives Customs Service.
intimacy gadgets come under this category, which means they are banned from the country.
Saudi Arabia
Under Islamic law, intimacy gadgets are also prohibited in Saudi Arabia.
This is because they fall into the category of illegal 'pornographic material'.
If a intimacy gadget is discovered in a tourist's luggage, they can be confiscated.
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates draws in millions of visitors, with Dubai and Abu Dhabi especially popular.
But visitors should be aware that taking intimacy gadgets into the country or even ordering them to be delivered there is illegal.
Not only can they be confiscated, the person who owns the toy can also be prosecuted.
Thailand
It would appear that Thailand has a relaxed attitude when it comes to intimacy gadgets due to its thriving sex industry.
But they actually fall into the category of obscene goods according to the country's list of prohibited items.
This means that if they are discovered, the authorities could take criminal action.

Vietnam
Vietnam is a growing tourist destination.
But it doesn't like tourists who bring intimacy gadgets with them.
In 2011, authorities made buying intimacy gadgets or bringing them into the country illegal.
And if visitors are found bringing intimacy gadgets into the country by customs, they will be confiscated.
Malaysia
intimacy gadgets are also prohibited in Malaysia, according to the country's penal code.
It states that possession of 'any obscene objects whatsoever' can result in a fine or even prison.
This also extends to the importation of any intimacy gadgets.
India
Section 292 of the Indian Penal Code bans objects which are 'deemed to be obscene'.
Objects include intimacy gadgets as well as books, drawings and figures
Massagers can be taken into India but not if they are phallic shaped.
'It's best not to test the local systems and instead respect them.'
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Snapchat announced on Friday that users' Friendmojis, or Bitmojis with friends, are coming to the iMessages app for iPhones and iPads.
The update, which is coming in the next few days, will allow users to send personalized Friendmojis to other people directly inside in the iMessages app.
Previously, users could only send Friendmoji stickers in the Snapchat app.
Now, users can download the Bitmoji iOS Keyboard extension to take advantage of the feature.
Bitmoji are personal emoji that can be sent to other Snapchatters as a sticker in Chat and on Snaps.
An icon for Friendmojis will appear in the Bitmoji keyboard extension in the upper right corner, under the label 'Friend'.
From there, you can search for specific friends or choose from ones you sent recently.
Bitmoji won't be able to know who the message is going to, instead relying on your Snapchat friend network.
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Carl Onora Ikeme is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Nigeria national team.Born in 8 June, 1986.He celebrates his birthday today in the hospital with NFF officials. Happy birthday to him and get well soon.

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As part of efforts to wish Nigeria a successful outing at the Russia 2018 World Cup, Pepsi Nigeria as signed endorsement with many Nigerian footballers and celebrities in "naija on the way " campaign.

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This is a throwback picture of chairman of dangote group, Kaduna state governor- El-rufai and Femi Otedola at the 80th Birthday of otedola 's father.


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