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South African state prosecutors said on Friday that they needed time to study the High Court 's ruling after it ordered that a 2009 decision to drop 783 corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma should be reviewed. The court's ruling does not automatically reinstate the charges against Zuma. A legal process involving state prosecuting authorities and the courts must reach a decision on whether to charge the president. It was also not immediately clear whether Zuma would appeal the ruling.

The Ifeoma-Fafunwa -produced play had been staged at Harvard University, Massachusetts, between April 15 and 17. Featuring some of Nigeria's best screen divas like the afore-mentioned Joke and Bimbo, as well as Zara Udofia-Ejoh , the play is a collection of true life stories, promoted as a poignant, joyous and emotionally-charged showcase of female self-discovery and the numerous challenges facing Nigerian women, such as women empowerment and inclusion, inequality , domestic violence , transformation and socio-cultural restrictions. After performances in Europe, The Hear Word tour is expected to climax here in the country at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja , on May 6.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered N3.6 billion allegedly stolen by former Minister of Aviation Stella Oduah, according to SaharaReporters. Oduah, as Aviation Minister, Oduah had secured several multi-billion naira contracts to upgrade 22 airports in the country - she was alleged to have siphoned a huge part of the funds. According to documents obtained by the online news portal, 192 contracts were awarded in the second phase of the program Oduah secured the funds for, but only six were completed. The former minister was first investigated after compelling the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority to buy her two bulletproof BMWs valued at N255m. She was later indicted by the House of Representatives and a presidential committee for violating the country’s procurement regulations. Oduah recently obtained an interim injunction preventing the EFCC from investigating, arresting, questioning, or prosecuting her. The judge, Justice Mohammed Yunusa , who gr...

https://youtu.be/8UMkohmD0 Ng The question on the lips of fans and industry watchers is what actually happened when the pop star attacked a man in a room. According to multiple reports, the short clip went viral after it surfaced on social media in the United Kingdom and subsequently, in Nigeria. According to Instabloga9ja, an Instagram account, the singer got his first appearance in a movie clip in the United Kingdom. This won't be the first time the HKN boss is getting involved in altercations or fight neither will it be his first time in a movie after starring in a Nollywood movie, John Nzeribe » , which was produced by his cousin.

D espite Beyonce’s detonation of Lemonade , her Black Magical Southern Realist mother lode of reparations-level alienation, Prince’s sudden death last week continues to permeate every speck of space I inhabit. Both somber and exhilarating, his spirit is still causing me to pull up short and space out. On a normal day, due to Monstrous Depression, my mind would drift to ugly, worst-case scenarios, but now it’s drifting to memories of Prince. It’s as if he’s so positively informed and fired so many of my beliefs about music, life, death, love, sex, God, personhood, creativity, humility, beauty, fun, wit, cool, et al. that he’s got depression shook, mute. Many writers on this site — Greg Tate, Jane Coaston, Carvell Wallace, et al. — have shared deeply considered Prince tributes, yet I’ve struggled to do much beyond listen and read. I’m still unmoored and inarticulate. Playing his music brings the same too-vast questions that were instigated by Prince in the first place: Is spirituali...

A 38-year-old man has reportedly been arrested for uploading an alleged provocative Facbook post that insulted the Islamic religion. The suspect whose identity has been withheld, was reportedly arrested yesterday, April 28, 2016, in Kamunting, Taiping, Malaysia. Perak police reveal that the suspect, who reportedly hails from Kampung Stesen, Kuala Kangsar allegedly committed the offence on September 7, 2015. The suspect had, according to reports, used a pseudonym when uploading the statements on social media, which is assumed to have been aimed at sparking racial tension in the state. His statement had reportedly prompted the Malaysia Inspector-General of Police, Khalid Abu Bakar, to order his arrest by the police in a tweet. Bakar revealed that Bukit Aman's Classified Crimes Unit had nabbed the suspect at his home at 10am, yesterday. "Police have also confiscated three handphones and a pouch bag from him," He added in a statement issued today. Bakar also reveal...