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Couple publicly flogged 100 in Indonesia for sex outside marriage

‎A man and woman were publicly flogged 100 times each in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on Wednesday after they were found guilty of sex outside marriage by a court operating under strict Islamic law.

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‎Sexual relations between an unmarried couple is outlawed in Aceh, which imposes a version of sharia, the Islamic legal code.

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‎Indonesia banned sex outside of marriage in its latest criminal code in 2022 but that law will not come into force until next year.

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‎The two were lashed in sets of 10 with a rattan stick as a small crowd watched on at a park in the provincial capital Banda Aceh, and the female suspect was lashed by a woman, according to an AFP reporter at the scene.

‎Three other suspects were caned a combined 49 times for alleged gambling and alcohol consumption.

A member of the sharia police holds a rattan stick during a public caning in Banda Aceh on June 4, 2025. A man and woman were publicly flogged 100 times each in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on June 4 after they were found guilty of sex outside marriage by a court operating under strict Islamic law. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)

‎”Today we are carrying out flogging punishment for perpetrators of adultery, alcohol consumption, and online gambling,” Banda Aceh Mayor Illiza Sa’aduddin Djamal told reporters.

‎”This becomes a moral lesson for the community at large. This flogging punishment becomes a gateway to repentance for them.”

‎Medical services were on standby for all of those convicted.

‎Rights groups have condemned the punishment as draconian.

‎Yet caning retains strong support among Aceh’s population as a common punishment for a range of offences including gambling, drinking alcohol and adultery.

‎In February two men were publicly flogged more than 150 times after being found guilty of sexual relations. Gay sex is outlawed in Aceh.

‎The region started using religious law after it was granted special autonomy in 2001, an attempt by the central government to quell a long-running separatist insurgency.

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Man falls from 26-storey Cocoa House in Oyo 4th Jun

A yet-to-be-identified man has reportedly fallen from one of the top floors of the 26-storey Cocoa House building in Ibadan, Oyo State.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident, which threw the entire business community into panic, occurred in the early hours of Monday.

One of the eyewitnesses who spoke with our correspondent on Tuesday on the condition of anonymity said, “When the incident happened, I initially thought it was a large bird falling from the sky.

“It was only when the person landed that I realised it was a human being.

“I had my phone with me but I couldn’t even record anything because I was completely shocked.”

Another eyewitness said, “The victim first hit a roof beside the security post of the building before landing on the ground. It was a terrifying sight.”

As of press time, the circumstances behind the unfortunate incident were still sketchy as the investigation continues.

Meanwhile, a statement released by the Odu’a Investment Company Limited, the firm managing Cocoa House, on Tuesday, in Ibadan, the state capital, confirmed the incident.

The Head of Branding and Communication of the company, Victor Ayetoro, who authorised the statement, said, “The individual involved was swiftly attended to by the emergency response team and taken to the University College Hospital, Ibadan, for urgent medical attention.

“The company expressed deep concerns over the development and assured the public of its full cooperation with authorities investigating the cause of the fall,” he added.

Ex-Abia AG denies forgery complaint against lawyer

Former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Abia State, Chief Awa Kalu, SAN, has denied initiating any police complaint against Victor Giwa, a legal practitioner currently facing criminal charges reportedly related to forgery.

In a formal letter dated May 30 and addressed to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, Kalu clarified that, contrary to widespread reports circulating online, he did not accuse Mr. Giwa of forging his official letterhead paper.

“I wish to inform you that the internet is agog with news that a charge is preferred against the above-named gentleman, indicating that he forged my official headed paper.

“Please note that I have neither filed a complaint nor have I incidented a report at any Police Station in Nigeria indicating that Mr. Victor Giwa forged my official headed paper, “the letter read.

The charge, marked CR/150/25, lists the Inspector General of Police as the complainant in the case against Victor Giwa.

Giwa was alleged to have forged a legal document purportedly issued by the chambers of Kalu to communicate with the Attorney General of the Federation.

However, the matter was stalled due to the absence of the defendants on the date of the proceedings.

Counsel for the defendants, U.J. Udo represented the defendants and told the court that the first defendant, Victor Giwa, was bereaved and had travelled to his village for his sister’s burial. He, therefore, requested an adjournment.

Justice Onwuegbuzie granted the request and adjourned the matter to 15 September 2025 for arraignment.

Nigeria’s military to shift from foreign to local equipment — Minister

The Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, has revealed that Nigeria is steadily moving from dependence on foreign military procurement to local production.

In a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday by Mati Ali, the Personal Assistant on Media and Publicity to the minister, Badaru stated that “this aims to facilitate local production, repairs, refurbishment, and supply of military hardware and ordnance.”

According to the minister, the shift to local production marks a significant stride towards self-reliance for enhanced national security.

“The shift to local production is expected to boost efficiency and reduce reliance on imported hardware,” he clarified.

Badaru made this known shortly after concluding his 2-day working tour of military institutions and facilities in Kaduna.

The minister visited key military institutions, including the Nigerian Defence Academy, Nigerian Army Command Engineering Depot, Buffalo Engineering Technical Services Limited, and the Nigerian Air Force Institute of Technology.

During his visit, Badaru praised the ongoing efforts in training, local production, and refurbishing military assets.

He emphasised that training remains a vital pillar in achieving Nigeria’s defence objectives.

The minister inspected several workshops and was impressed by the potential and progress on repairs and refurbishing of military hardware.

He noted that new combat platforms, bulletproof glasses, spare parts, and surveillance UAVs are being built at the workshops.

“Some of the equipment successfully constructed and repaired are made readily available for redeployment, while others are already deployed back to theatres of operations,” he explained.

Badaru commended the Armed Forces for their initiative and emphasised the critical roles of Training, Research, Development, and Innovation in achieving operational excellence.

He therefore urged continued collaborations between institutions and investment in military RDI.

Also, the minister highlighted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to transforming Nigeria’s defense capabilities, noting the recent signing of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria Bill into law.

Elon Musk slams Trump’s spending bill as ‘disgusting abomination’

Elon Musk has publicly condemned President Donald Trump’s proposed spending bill, calling it an “outrageous, pork-filled, disgusting abomination” just days after his departure from a White House advisory role, The Independent UK reported.

The billionaire entrepreneur, who recently completed a 130-day stint as a special government employee leading the Department of Government Efficiency, voiced his disapproval in a post on X on Tuesday.

Musk sharply criticised the bill’s projected impact on the federal deficit, warning it would push the budget shortfall to $2.5trn and leave American citizens with an “unsustainable” debt burden.

“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination.

“Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.

“It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden America (sic) citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt,” Musk posted on X Tuesday.

The spending bill, championed by Trump and currently under Senate debate, aims to slash taxes while increasing expenditures on oil drilling, the military, and border security. It also includes significant cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programmes.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the legislation could add $3.8 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.

In response to Musk’s remarks, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt downplayed the criticism, reiterating the administration’s support for the bill.

“The president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill. It doesn’t change the president’s opinion.

“This is one big beautiful bill and he’s sticking to it,” Leavitt said.

During his time at DOGE, Musk had expressed concern that the bill undermined the department’s mission to trim federal spending.

At a weekend event, he reiterated his disapproval, stating, “I was, like, disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, doesn’t decrease it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing.

“I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful. But I don’t know if it can be both. My personal opinion,” Musk said.

The legislation proposes $1.5trn in spending cuts as a condition to unlock $4.5bn in tax reductions. Should the necessary savings not be identified, the bill’s tax benefits would be scaled back proportionally.

According to the CBO, the bill would disproportionately benefit the wealthiest Americans while reducing resources for those in the lowest income brackets.

FG to clamp down on unapproved satellite campuses of varsities, others

The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has warned Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education across the country, declaring that any satellite campus established without prior approval through their respective regulatory agencies, the National Universities Commission, the National Board for Technical Education and the National Colleges of Education will face strict sanctions.

This directive was contained in a memo sighted by PUNCH Online on Wednesday, dated May 30, 2025 and addressed to the Executive Secretaries of these regulatory agencies, in which the minister expressed serious concern over the growing trend of unregulated and unjustified establishment of satellite campuses by Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education. The minister, “Many of these newly created Satellite campuses lack the necessary academic, strategic, and infrastructural backing to justify their existence.”

Alausa emphasised that the unapproved proliferation of satellite campuses undermines the integrity, quality, and sustainability of Nigeria’s tertiary education system.

“Rather than focusing on improving existing campuses, some Vice Chancellors, Rectors and Provosts are diverting limited resources to set up inadequately equipped new Satellite campuses, which is counterproductive and detrimental to educational standards,” the minister stated.

Alausa directed the three regulatory agencies, NUC, NBTE and NCCE, to “Formally inform all Federal Tertiary Institutions under their purview that henceforth, no satellite campus is to be established without the express approval of the Minister of Education through these regulatory agencies.”

He further stressed that “Failure to comply with this directive will not be treated lightly and will attract appropriate disciplinary measures.”