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http://ift.tt/2wSXrVW South Korea’s ousted leader Park Geun-hye arrives at a prosecutor’s office in Seoul on March 21, 2017. Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye reported to prosecutors on March 21 for questioning over the corruption and abuse of power scandal that brought her down, after using executive privilege to avoid them for months while in office. / AFP PHOTO / KIM HONG-JI Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye will be kept in detention for a further six months, a Seoul court ruled Friday, as she stands trial in a corruption case that toppled her from power. The sprawling scandal involving the former leader and her powerful secret confidante, Choi Soon-Sil, unleashed massive nationwide protests last year and has exposed networks of privilege among the country’s business and political elite. Park, 65, was impeached in March and has been detained since then, while standing trial on multiple charges including abuse of power, coercion and bribery that also involve...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J DJ Cuppy and Tekno have collaborated on a new track titled “Green Light”. The international disk jockey Cuppy and MMMG singer Tekno released the video which was directed by Sesan. You can watch the video below: Vía The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News http://ift.tt/2yinS8S via Blogger http://ift.tt/2kMnrAr

http://ift.tt/2ggcrtS (FILES) This file photo taken on April 12, 2017 shows South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma attending celebrations for his 75th birthday in Kliptown, Soweto. South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that President Jacob Zuma can face prosecution over almost 800 charges of corruption relating to a 1990s arms deal. / AFP PHOTO / John WESSELS South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that President Jacob Zuma can face prosecution on almost 800 charges of corruption relating to a 1990s arms deal. Zuma had lodged a challenge at the court in Bloemfontein after a lower court decided in 2016 to reinstate charges that were previously dropped by prosecutors. The National Prosecuting Authority must now decide whether to pursue a prosecution. “The reasons for discontinuing the prosecution given… do not bear scrutiny,” said Supreme Court judge Eric Leach, who read the ruling which Zuma could now contest on appeal to the Constitutional Court, Sout...

http://ift.tt/2wSXrVW South Korea's ousted leader Park Geun-hye arrives at a prosecutor's office in Seoul on March 21, 2017. Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye reported to prosecutors on March 21 for questioning over the corruption and abuse of power scandal that brought her down, after using executive privilege to avoid them for months while in office. / AFP PHOTO / KIM HONG-JI Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye will be kept in detention for a further six months, a Seoul court ruled Friday, as she stands trial in a corruption case that toppled her from power. The sprawling scandal involving the former leader and her powerful secret confidante, Choi Soon-Sil, unleashed massive nationwide protests last year and has exposed networks of privilege among the country’s business and political elite. Park, 65, was impeached in March and has been detained since then, while standing trial on multiple charges including abuse of power, coercion and bribery that also...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J DJ Cuppy and Tekno have collaborated on a new track titled “Green Light”. The international disk jockey Cuppy and MMMG singer Tekno released the video which was directed by Sesan. You can watch the video below: Vía The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News http://ift.tt/2yinS8S

http://ift.tt/2ggcrtS (FILES) This file photo taken on April 12, 2017 shows South Africa's President Jacob Zuma attending celebrations for his 75th birthday in Kliptown, Soweto. South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that President Jacob Zuma can face prosecution over almost 800 charges of corruption relating to a 1990s arms deal. / AFP PHOTO / John WESSELS South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that President Jacob Zuma can face prosecution on almost 800 charges of corruption relating to a 1990s arms deal. Zuma had lodged a challenge at the court in Bloemfontein after a lower court decided in 2016 to reinstate charges that were previously dropped by prosecutors. The National Prosecuting Authority must now decide whether to pursue a prosecution. “The reasons for discontinuing the prosecution given… do not bear scrutiny,” said Supreme Court judge Eric Leach, who read the ruling which Zuma could now contest on appeal to the Constitutional Cou...

http://ift.tt/2ruf7nv (FILES) This file photo taken on March 10, 2017 shows Cecilia Malmstrom (R), European Union commissioner for Trade, smiling along with Ramon Lopez, Philipine Secretary for Trade and Industry and chairman of ASEAN economic ministers meeting, during a joint press conference, of the 23rd Asean Economic Minister's retreat and Related Meetings in Manila. The Philippines will no longer accept grants from the European Union, the EU delegation to Manila said on May 18, 2017, following repeated tirades from President Rodrigo Duterte over its criticism of his deadly drug war. / AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE The Philippines said Thursday it would refuse European Union grants that “interfered” with its internal affairs, following the bloc’s repeated criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly drug war. The European Union has been one of the most vocal international critics of the drug war, which has seen thousands of people killed since Duterte came to power last year. ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Michael Eboh Oxfam, Wednesday, presented an alarming picture of the Nigerian economic situation, stating that 112 million Nigerians are living in abject poverty and that the combined wealth of the five richest Nigerians, put at about $29.9 billion, could end extreme poverty in the country. Quoting Forbes, Oxfam in its latest report, ‘Inequality in Nigeria’, presented in Abuja, listed the five richest Nigerians as Aliko Dangote, withe a net worth $14.4 billion; Mike Adenuga with a net worth $9.9 billion; Femi Otedola, $1.85 billion; Folorunsho Alakija, $1.55 billion; and Abdul Samad Rabiu, $1.1 billion. Oxfam, explained that the report, which was part of its ‘Even it Up’ campaign, exposes the large and growing gap between rich and poor in Nigeria, adding that it also reveals how the benefits of economic growth have been captured by a wealthy elite at the expense of ordinary Nigerians. According to the report, economic inequality is a key factor behind the co...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Daily Trust newspaper has published an interesting feature story (May 15), on the sudden surge in the number of First Class degrees being churned out by Nigerian universities. Daily Trust reports that its investigation reveals that in the last five years, 16 Nigerian universities have produced a total of 3, 499 first class graduates. Between 2011 and 2016, 12 of these universities produced 2, 822 First Class graduates, and it seems this First Class galore is a growing fashion particularly among the private universities. This trend should ordinarily be a good thing: if Nigeria can manage to produce more First Class intellects, this should reflect on the long run on the country’s business, social, economic and cultural life. We would have more Ph.Ds hopefully, and so produce more qualified, research academics, especially now that close to 60% of Nigerian university lecturers do not have a Ph.D. The more brilliant persons a country’s education system is able t...

http://ift.tt/2qIxR6o Russian President Vladimir Putin / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Pavel Golovkin Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that North Korea’s latest missile test was “dangerous”, but he warned that Pyongyang was being intimidated and called for a peaceful solution to regional tensions. “We are categorically against the expansion of the club of nuclear powers,” Putin told reporters after an international forum in Beijing. “We consider (the missile test) counter-productive, harmful and dangerous,” Putin said. But, he added: “We must stop intimidating North Korea and find a peaceful solution to this problem.” North Korea celebrated Sunday’s launch of what appeared to be its longest-range ballistic missile yet tested in a bid to bring the US mainland within reach, saying it was capable of carrying a “heavy nuclear warhead”. The missile was launched on an unusually high trajectory, with KCNA saying it flew to an altitude of 2,111.5 kilometres and travelled 787 kil...