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 The Federal High Court in Nigeria has ordered MultiChoice to back off from its "arbitrary" monthly increase of DStv subscription fees which would have come into effect from April. MultiChoice and MultiChoice Africa which runs the DStv as a satellite pay-TV service across Africa, hiked its monthly subscriber fees in South Africa and across the rest of the African continent with the increase leading to vocal consumer and subscriber outrage in especially Nigeria and Zambia.

Noelle Velentzas (centre left) and Asia Siddiqui (centre right) appeared in court in New York Last month two women were charged in New York with conspiracy to use a "weapon of mass destruction". They claimed to be "citizens of Islamic State (IS)", despite never having travelled there. Their reason for not migrating was because they thought they were too old and one was already married.

State investigators arrested North Charleston police officer Michael Slager on Tuesday after viewing the mobile phone video of the shooting. Authorities say victim Walter Lamer Scott was shot after the officer had already targeted him with a stun gun. The US Department of Justice is set to launch an investigation. "When you're wrong, you're wrong," North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey said, announcing the arrest. "When you make a bad decision,

Barcelona manager, Luis Enrique, has insisted that he is not bothered about Neymar’s recent dip in form. The Brazilian forward netted 17 times in his first 20 league games of this season, but has not scored in the last five La Liga games. Luis Enrique said he is pleased with what the 23-year-old brings to his team.

•Dr. Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday warned against triumphalism ahead of the governorship and State Assembly elections billed for Saturday. He gave the warning in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati. He condemned the attempt by some politicians, groups and individuals to intimidate others and heat up the polity in the aftermath of the presidential and National Assembly elections.

Deputy Senate President (DSP), Ike Ekweremadu Christopher Isiguzo in Enugu 
 The Deputy Senate President (DSP), Ike Ekweremadu, on Tuesday in Enugu denied speculations in some quarters that he was nursing the ambition to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that he would remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite the party having lost the March 28 presidential election and now a minority in the National Assembly.

THE Inspector General of Police (IGP), Suleiman Abba, has deployed more police personnel to Rivers State and other volatile states ahead next Saturday’s elections. So far, three suspects have been arrested in Enugu in connection with the blast that took place during the presidential elections.

Stacy Leigh, a New York-based photographer, clearly did a great job making them look so freakishly real. Her photo series, however, serves to prove a point. "I believe love dolls (and someday robots) will be more commonplace, as the effect of technology ingrains itself deeper in our daily lives," Stacy Leigh told A+. This certainly gives a new perspective to the way we look at the world and our relationships. Can you fall in love with a doll?

The Confederation of African Football’s executive committee will on Wednesday decide the hosts for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. AFCON 2015 runners-up Ghana, 2012 co-hosts Gabon and 1990 title winners Algeria are the three countries vying to take over hosting rights from Libya, who withdrew themselves last year due to the civil war currently happening in the country.