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  Cynthia K, a French TikToker, has triumphed through breast cancer and is now dedicated her time to raise awareness among young women. During "Pink October," or breast cancer awareness month, she opened her Instagram and TikTok profiles to provide tips on how to prevent and cope with the condition. "Why did I get breast cancer so young?", "How do you tell your date you only have one breast?" In her videos, Cynthia Kå talks unabashedly about her experience with breast cancer. Diagnosed at the age of 31, she waited five years after going into remission before talking about her experiences online. After a career in events management, she turned to nutrition, naturopathy and yoga after her recovery.  By choosing Instagram and TikTok, she wanted to speak to an audience that isn't always the main target of breast cancer prevention campaigns: "How do you talk about breast cancer itself? That part [of prevention] doesn't exist, unless you go and find...

   Wednesday, an Indonesian court sentenced an Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist fighter to 15 years in prison for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings, which killed more than 200 people. The blasts, which came just over a year after the 9/11 attacks on the United States, ripped through two bars packed with foreign tourists, and remain the deadliest militant assault in Indonesia's history. Zulkarnaen, a high-ranking member of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militant group, was arrested in December 2020 after spending nearly 18 years at large. He was on trial for the Bali bombings, as well as several other attacks carried out by the special unit under his command. He "is guilty of committing terrorism and is sentenced to 15 years behind bars", said the presiding judge at East Jakarta District Court. Indonesian prosecutors had said Zulkarnaen set up the special JI cell and described him as a "key asset" for the group because of his experience as a trainer at militant camps in Afgh...

 The venue of the Enugu state chapter of the All Progressives Congress reconciliation conference was reportedly attacked by gunmen numbering around seven on Tuesday evening, January 18. During the raid on the party office in Ward III Obeagu Awkunanaw, Enugu South Local Government Area, two chieftains were purportedly killed. A chieftain was kidnapped, while another sustained gunshot wounds. An eyewitness told newsmen that the meeting was convened to reconcile the two factions of the party in the ward, as part of the ongoing efforts to unite all members of the party in the State.   The Nation reported that the eyewitness said;   “The meeting was underway when these men invaded the place and shot and killed the immediate past Enugu South local government chairman of the party. “Ezeoha was also elected as the incumbent state youth leader in one of the factions of the party. One other person I don’t know his name was equally killed instantly. “Hon. Monday Ogbonna (Okwadike), ...

 Maryam Usman, a 25-year-old housewife from Kano's Sheka quarters, committed suicide last Thursday, according to the Kano state police command. The incident occurred after the deceased migrated from her matrimonial house to receive medical care at her parents' home, according to DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, a spokesman for the command. Preliminary investigations found that the deceased killed herself by slashing her finger and hurting her throat, according to Kiyawa. He said;    “On January 13, we received a very unpleasant report, that one Maryam Usman, a 25-year-old housewife had committed suicide. “She had returned to her family residence in search of medical solution to her ill health. Our findings revealed that she suddenly bit her father, and after they put her into a room, she bit off her finger and broke the window louvres. “The father informed the police during investigation that the late Maryam kept shouting that she should be allowed to go to her husband’s hous...

   Oji, better known as Faze, has lost his mother Faith. The singer's mother passed away on January 12, 2022, just two weeks before her 76th birthday. This comes less than a year after the singer lost his twin sister. "My heart is heavy, " Faze confessed as he mourns his mother.

  A Kenyan music producer Magix Enga has claimed that he joined Illuminati at 23 to gain fame and wealth.   Sharing his experience in the "underworld community" in an interview with a local news platform, Enga said he joined the group due to difficulties he faced at home.   He said;    You know, in the past you either went to church or did something else to make money. So I saw 'aish bro! When will I leave? Trouble on the street bro; I don't have a car, I don't have anything so I had to get in there   The music producer claimed he was introduced to the group after meeting a lady who promised to make him successful and famous. He further claimed that the woman introduced him to some of the world's top artistes including American producer and DJ Khaled Mohamed Khaled who is commonly known as DJ Khaled. Enga said;    The Illuminati is real, I did it when I was 23, 24 years old and now I am turning 30. She told me she could link me to the big musician...

   York Attorney General Letitia James revealed new details Tuesday night about her civil investigation into former President Donald Trump's business, saying the investigation has uncovered evidence indicating fraudulent valuing of multiple assets and misrepresentation of those values to financial institutions for economic gain. In the court filing, James, who began her investigation in 2019, also stated that the former president "had ultimate authority over a wide swath of conduct by the Trump Organization involving misstatements to counterparties, including financial institutions and the Internal Revenue Service." She further referenced two of the former president’s adult children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump. “Since 2017, Donald Trump, Jr. has had authority over numerous financial statements containing misleading asset valuations,” James wrote in the court filing. Ivanka Trump, a former White House adviser, “was a primary contact for the Trump Organization’s larg...