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By Danielle Sanders, Interim Managing Editor After years of rumors, allegations, videos, and an explosive documentary, the federal trial of disgraced R&B Singer, R. Kelly began Wednesday in a Brooklyn, NY courtroom. The trial started with only R. Kelly, attorneys, witnesses, and jurors allowed in the courtroom. Media and the public observed through a video … Continued
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The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The Los Angeles Times proclaimed him a national treasure, and singer, songwriter, producer and actor Anthony Hamilton’s star has shone as bright as any during a career that already has resulted in more than 50 million album sales. Hamilton, the first R&B artist to sell an album […]
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Ethiopia has announced it will engage legal pursuits against opposition leaders, including Jawar Mohammed et Bekele Gerba of the Oromo Federalist Congress members.
Terrorism and telecom fraud-related charges that relate to the deadly unrest that erupted in July.
Following the killing of singer Hachalu Hundessa, parts of the capital, Addis Ababa, and the Oromia region were plunged into chaos, as several thousands of Ethiopians took to the streets.
A prominent voice in anti-government protests, Hachalu's death caused turmoil that lasted for several days, during which acts of violence are said to have caused the death of close to 200 people.
Despite being Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, the Oromo have never held the country’s top post until they helped bring Abiy Ahmed to power.
Now ethnic tensions and intercommunal violence are posing a growing challenge to his reforms.
Defense lawyer for Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona, the ex-CAR football official has told the International Criminal Court, his client is a victim of a rush to justice by prosecutors. On Tuesday, Ngaissona pleaded not guilty to war crimes charges.
The story of R. Kelly's underhanded movements to get free just continues to get longer and longer. One of his friends is now in trouble for attempting to make a potential witness and testifier an offer they couldn't refuse.
CEO says AstraZeneca likely to run new global trial of COVID-19 vaccine: Bloomberg News - Correct Success The Canadian Press ‘These are loved ones:’ Top doctor says most COVID-19 deaths…
An inmate claims he was 'forced' to assault Kelly 'in hopes of getting spotlight attention and world news notice to shed light on the government corruption.' By Claudia Rosenbaum, Billboard R. Kelly is asking a judge to release him on bail after he was attacked last week by an inmate. In a motion filed Friday […]
A lawyer is asking law enforcement in California and Georgia to open a criminal investigation against the celebrity couple following accusations of “forced drugging, kidnapping, rape, and intimidation.\"
by Victoria Akinwande I was checking my Instagram feed today and was absolutely appalled at what I saw. Twenty-four-year-old Korey Johnson posted a video to her IGTV documenting a chilling … Continued
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Adele recently made headlines after appearing as a host on 'Saturday Night Live' and joking about her weight loss.
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She is the most listened to French-speaking recording artist in the entire world, Aya Danioko better known as Aya Nakamura, the singer of Malian descent has just released her third album self titled Aya. A Multicultural Fusion that Has Influenced the World
The singing sensation gives an inside look into her latest project, “I think it's a bit more realistic, there are fewer punchlines, it's more melodic. I think it's a bit more realistic in every sense and it talks a lot about love in a positive way. I could have done a bling bling thing with rhinestones and sequins as they say, but I didn't want to do that, and I'm not like that, deep down. I may be the most listened to French female artist in the world, but I am still someone's mother, someone's sister, and I have a family. I thought it important to show all that because I share my life with them.\" Born Aya Danioko in Bamako twenty-five years ago, the internationally celebrated songbird makes colourful music enriched with subcultural slang and her own unique expressions such as her global hit song \"djadja\" that literally translates to \"man\" which her millions of fans can be heard singing all over the world.
Aya shares her feelings on her music-making process and the public backlash her style can sometimes receive from a minority of naysayers.
\"The way I see it, when you have no mental limitations, why would you limit yourself by saying, ‘okay, I'm going to be known only in France.’ When people ask me, ‘how does it feel to be known internationally?’ I don’t let it get to my head, because I just tell myself that I didn't hold back when making my music, I didn't say to myself, ‘If I sing that, will it be frowned upon? Will it be well-received?’ I just did what I liked. Some people may say to themselves, ‘Who does she think she is? She's mocking our French language’ all like ‘’I don't care, I'm going to invent new words,’’ what's her deal?’ When it’s not like that at all. I think it's important to accept other people’s cultures - especially when you are multicultural, that's how it is, you have to accept it.\"
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Her third studio album, Aya, has been available since November 13.
Wilmington, North Carolina, is known today for its vibrant riverfront with three colorful island beaches…
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Tyrone Rowe called ‘Cobra’ was yesterday released from prison after completing his sentence for the 2010 killing of Troy Collymore, who he shot after a robbery at a Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, pharmacy.
Just over a year ago, Rowe, who was initially indicted for murder, pleaded not guilty to the capital offence but threw himself at the mercy of the court as he admitted instead to the lesser offence of manslaughter.
Justice Navindra Singh would later sentence Rowe to 15 years for the killing and nine years for the armed robbery.
Expressing his remorse to Justice Singh, Rowe had begged the judge for lenience, while stating that he was truly sorry for what had happened, and wanted to be given an opportunity to care for his mother, whom he said had been diagnosed with cancer.
Noting the lengthy time Rowe had been behind bars, Justice Singh had asked him his plans once released.
A Senegalese court on Tuesday handed down jail terms to three fathers accused of pushing their sons to migrate to Europe by sea, sending them on a trip that left one of them dead, a defence lawyer said.
In a high-profile case, the trio were given two-year jail terms, 23 months of which were suspended, on a charge of \"placing the lives of others in danger,\" attorney Assane Dioma Ndiaye said.
They were acquitted of the charge of abetting migrant trafficking, the lawyer said.
The sons were with other migrants who boarded a canoe to make the crossing from Senegal to Spain's Canary Islands, the first step in a plan to reach continental Europe.
But one of them, a teenager nicknamed Doudou, fell ill and died during the trip.
The fathers of the three, all of them fishermen in the coastal town of Mbour, were arrested a couple of weeks later.
Doudou's fate triggered uproar in Senegal, prompting debate about poverty, parental pressure and the allure of life in wealthy but distant Europe.
His father had paid 250,000 CFA francs ($460) to a smuggler, who was to take the boy to Spain. His destination after that was Italy, where he hoped to sign up for a football training academy.
A source close to the investigation said Doudou \"died after having problems eating\" during the trip.
Further details are unclear, as according to local media his body was tipped overboard after he died.
The children of the two other fathers survived the attempted crossing and returned home.
\"I wanted to open the doors of success to him,\" the father was quoted by a local newspaper as saying during the trial.
\"I took him to see the marabouts (witch doctors) so that they would pray for him. If I knew that he wasn't going to come back I would never have taken the risk.\"
He told the court: \"I am here before you today but my spirit has left me.\"
The prosecution had called for two-year terms against the three, while the defence had urged their acquittal.
The Canaries lie more than 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the coast of Africa at their closest point.
Over 500 people have died this year, mostly in October and November, according to the UN's International Office for Migration (IOM), compared to 210 fatalities for the whole of last year.
The pressure to migrate is especially strong among fishing communities. Coastal villages in Senegal have been badly hit by dwindling catches, and by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
R. Kelly's appeal to be released on bail ahead of his trial was denied by an appeals court Tuesday. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals' decision said prosecutors presented 'clear and convincing evidence' that Kelly presents a potential danger to the community and he is a flight risk. R. Kelly's attorneys asked for his release from federal custody before the […]
getty A lady who faked her resume for years in trade for high-paying govt gigs is lastly going to jail. That was the phrase out of the Division of Justice…
Singer K. Michelle is trending over a series of tweets in which she says “it hurts” to not have R. Kelly around to call on as she works on her new album.
Watch as Mafikizolo’s Theo Kgosinkwe and Nhlanhla Nciza and the Takalani Sesame muppets create a fun sing along for the whole family.
