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People who have not left their homes around a rumbling volcano in Bali may be forcibly evicted, Indonesian authorities have said. Tens of thousands of people stayed put near Mount Agung after an alert was raised to its highest level. Some still felt safe while others did not want to leave livestock. A spokesman for the country's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said people were checking the exclusion zone for non-evacuees. "There are personnel doing the sweeping, if they [residents] need to be forcibly evacuated," Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. The closure of the island's airport was extended for a second day, leaving thousands stranded in the tourist hotspot. Up to 100,000 people live in the area that could potentially be affected by streams of burning rock have been spotted flowing down from the mountain. But by Monday only 40,000 had left. Mount Agung's volcanic tremors first began in September. Since last week dark gas and

Prince Harry and actress, Meghan Markle are officially engaged. Fifth in line to the throne, Harry got engaged this month after the Queen gave him permission. It was, however, officially announced Monday morning by Prince of Wales in a statement issued by Clarence house. “The wedding will take place in spring 2018,further details about the wedding day will be announced in due course”, it read. “His royal highness and Ms Markle became engaged earlier this month. “Prince Harry has informed her majesty the Queen and other close members of the family. Prince Harry and actress, Meghan Markle are officially engaged. Fifth in line to the throne, Harry got engaged this month after the Queen gave her permission. It was, however, officially announced Monday morning by Prince of Wales in a statement issued by Clarence house. “The wedding will take place in spring 2018,further details about the wedding day will be announced in due course”, it read. “

New season, new opening credits. Raise your glasses high...eyeglasses that is, as Vanderpump Rules has just debuted the official opening credits for season six, premiering on Tuesday, Dec. 4. And while boss Lisa Vanderpump 's iconic strut into SUR's doors remains the same as last season, the rest of the cast has filmed new opening shots, including the newly single Scheana Marie , who looks ready to mingle in the new opener. Newlyweds  Katie Maloney  and  Tom Schwartz  do an adorable spin for their shot, while  Stassi Schroeder  is hanging out at the bar with her ex-BF  Jax Taylor  and his longtime girlfriend  Brittany Cartwright , making her opening credits debut this season .  Who says exes can't get along? Lala Kent , who famously quit the show last season, is back in action, playing with fire (literally) while standing next to James Kennedy , showing off his infamous DJ

A civil society group, the Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), has petitioned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, demanding the probe of the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mounir Gwarzo. It had reported that Gwarzo allegedly collected a severance package of N104 million from SEC shortly after he was named its director-general in 2015. He allegedly paid himself the said sum as an entitlement for being executive commissioner for two-and-a-half years. In a letter by Debo Adeniran, CACOL executive chairman, the group described Gwarzo’s act as a “total disregard for the standing rule in the civil service”. The group said “severance benefit can only be paid to an employee who has concluded his or her service and has completely disengaged from service and not to an employee who has been promoted within the commission as is in the case of Mr Gwarzo”. CACOL also asked the House of Re

The South-East and South-South Governors’ Forum on Monday called on the ​Buhari government to increase allocation to the states from the Federation Account. The governors made the call in a communiqué at the end of the forum’s meeting in Uyo. The​ communiqué signed by its Chairman, Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, expressed concern that in spite of increase in oil price and production level, revenue accruing to states had not reflected such realities. “The forum therefore urges the Federal Government to ensure improved revenue allocation to the states to reflect the current realities to enable the states meet the yearnings and expectations of their people. “The forum also proposed that the Federal Government should relinquish all federal roads​ ​to states, where such roads are located, facilitate legislation that would ease concession of the roads​”. ​ The governors appealed for current intervention on critical infrastructure located in the South-So