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  Johannesburg, South Africa – South Africa’s top court on Thursday delivered a damning verdict against President Jacob Zuma, saying he flouted the constitution over public funds used to upgrade his private residence, sparking immediate calls for him to be impeached. Zuma “failed to uphold, defend and respect the constitution as the supreme law of the land,” Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said in a strongly-worded ruling from the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. The court judgement came as Zuma fights back against separate allegations that a wealthy Indian family influenced ministerial appointments in a scandal that has rocked his government.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjeeflyover bridge collapseKolkota India Harrowing Scene from the Kolkota bridge collapse The death toll in the collapsed flyover bridge in the Indian City of Kolkata has risen to 14, with many injured and many still trapped under tons of concrete and steel. The bridge collapsed today on to vehicles and street vendors below. Residents used their bare hands to try to rescue people pinned under a 100-metre (110-yard) length of metal and cement that snapped off at one end and came crashing down in a teeming commercial district near Girish Park.

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has insisted he does not have any regrets calling Sunday Oliseh Africa’s Pep Guardiola. Oliseh has been blamed in some quarters, for the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. The former national team captain was contracted last July, but decided to quit after a series of indifferent results, including a draw away to Tanzania in the AFCON qualifying series.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has confirmed that its lawyers are assessing the possibility of changing the rules of the AFCON 2017 qualifying series, after Chad pulled out of Group G. Chad’s withdrawal now means only one country can qualify for the tournament in Gabon from the group. The West African country cited financial difficulties as the reason for pulling out. “It is rather unfortunate that Chad, one of the teams in the qualification group, suddenly pulled out of the

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), is expected to name a new foreign coach for the Super Eagles within a fortnight. This was revealed by NFF president, Amaju Pinnick, who also said the incoming manager’s salaries will be footed by a private company. Samson Siasia has been acting as the interim coach of the national team, since Sunday Oliseh resigned in February. “We’re going to get a foreign manager for the team,” Pinnick was quoted as saying by Vanguard newspaper.

Good morning! Here are 10 things you need to know this morning: 1. The Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has sent a letter to the British government to wade into his case and have him released from detention. Kanu, approached the British government through his lawyer, Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor. A letter lamenting his unjustly detention was sent to the British High Commission in Abuja. 2. The Defence Ministry, yesterday, denied media reports, which quoted its Minister, Mansur Muhammed as saying that the Boko Haram was still operating in two council areas in the north east.

Ex-international, Adokiye Amiesimaka, says the lack of quality players in the Super Eagles is responsible for the draw back the team has been experiencing in recent times. Amiesimaka, who was a member of the victorious Green Eagles squad that won the 1980 AFCON in Lagos, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday. The former winger added that the players lacked the finesse needed to play at the world stage compared to what was obtainable in the 1980s and 1990s.