Letter from Africa To BBC: Nigeria community divided over Boko Haram

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Letter from Africa To BBC: Nigeria community divided over Boko Haram

• 31 March 2016
 
• From the sectionAfrica

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Image captionBoko Haram Islamist militants seized Michika in September 2014

In our series of letters from African journalists, novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani travels to a Nigerian town split along ethnic and religious lines by Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency.

Long after the last militant has been annihilated and the final suicide bomb exploded, the effects of Boko Haram's terror tactics in Nigeria's north-east will still be seen and felt. And not just in the bodies maimed or the properties razed or the offspring of rape.

The insurgents are leaving behind in some communities a dense cloud of internecine hatred and suspicion.

Last month, I travelled to Michika on a mission organised by the Adamawa Peace Initiative, an interfaith attempt to reduce violence and build peace through a collaboration of local religious, community and business leaders.

Since 2012 it has been engaged in a number of joint peace-building programmes in the north-eastern state of Adamawa, working with the American University of Nigeria, and Michika is currently top of their list.

The town, one of the largest in the state, has a mixed Christian and Muslim population, Click here to read the complete news and see what bbc is sayin concerning  our beautiful NIGERIA vs BOKO HARAM.

The seven hottest game of thrones actresses

Game of Thrones has the most diverse set of characters ever seen on a TV show. And while we all love the story and the devious plot twists spanning across nations and continents of Westeros, one other thing that’s fairly easy to appreciate is the stunningly beautiful actresses. And there’s a whole bunch of them. Although this top list only includes 7 of the hottest Westerosi women, trust me, there are plenty more.

1. Emilia Clarke
Daenerys Targaryen, the only daughter of King Aerys II Targaryen, was exiled from King’s Landing with her brother, who then sold her to a Dothraki in exchange for a golden crown. He did not like that one bit. She became the Khaleesi (Queen) and later on the Mother of Dragons. Hands down one of the best, if not the best, character in the whole show.

In real life Emilia Clarke started out taking small roles in commercials on television but after joining the Game of Thrones in 2011, she won an Emmy Award as the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama. Of course, you might have also seen her in the recent blockbuster Terminator: Genisys as Sarah Connor. Her middle name should be badass… Emilia “Badass” Clarke.

2. Carice van Houten
Melisandre of Asshai, the priestess of the Red God R’hllor, who manipulated Stannis Baratheon into leading his army against his own brother. All she needed to do was show off her sexy body and predict some future events. Oh and let’s not forget her Shadow Baby. Creepy-creepy stuff.

Outside of the Westerosi drama, Carice has earned multiple Golden Calf Awards including Best Actress in movies like Undercover Kitty and Black Butterflies. Moreover, she even recorded her own pop-rock album aptly named “See You on the Ice”. And by the way, she is totally going to resurrect that one guy, just you wait.

3. Natalie Dormer
If I start describing Natalie’s character, I’ll end up spoiling a lot of the plot twists of the show, so let’s just say that Margaery Tyrell is one of the most cunning and manipulative (yet still extremely likable) Game of Thrones characters. Long live the Queen!

Not only did Natalie manage to snag a nice role in the first Captain America movie, she also stars in both parts of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay. Not to mention her quirky smile made the internet blow up with GIFs, memes and even some new smile-related fetishes. Keep doing what you’re doing, Nat.

4. Lena Headey

Cersei Lannister, Queen of the Seven Kingdoms, mother of 3 royal children is one of the most cold-hearted b$%ches in Westeros. Unlike the character she’s portraying, Lena Headey is actually a really cool person. This only proves how great of an actress she is, since anyone can play a good guy but being a villain for this long and make the viewers hate you – that’s mad skills. She’s almost as good as Jack Gleeson, who will forever remain Joffrey in the hearts of millions.

5. Roxanne McKee

Doreah is not as well known as any of the previous characters but when it comes to blowing off steam between the sheets (or in this case animal skins), who’d do it better than a charming Dothraki sex tutor? Yeah, she’s the one who taught Khaleesi how to ride Khal Drogo’s you-know-what.

6. Sophie Turner

Sansa Stark used to be a shy and quiet little princess from the North with her own direwolf and a loving family. At the time when she was betrothed to Joffrey Baratheon she had no idea what kind of treachery and misery awaits her. Eventually, Sansa became the cornerstone of many important plot twists in the game of thrones.

IMHO, Sansa and Arya have the best dramatic story arcs on this show. Sure, she starts off a little whiny but what would you do if you were suddenly a prisoner at some under-aged psycho’s castle? You’d probably get yourself killed, that’s what.

7. Rose Leslie

Another burning-hot redhead on our list – Ygritte of the Free Folk, Jon Snow’s one and true love. Being his first and probably his last, she’s taught him quite a few tricks, if you know what I mean. Before they’ve met Jon Snow pretty much knew nothing. For purely subjective reasons I’d say Rose Leslie is the hottest GoT actress (so far) and I’d like to see you prove me wrong.

16 pictures that proves Australia is the craziest

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Australia is one of the craziest places on earth–but what else would you expect from a country founded by prisoners on a continent isolated from the rest of the world for some 40 million years!

Don’t believe us? Then check out this headline: Top End man attacked by croc, escaped by wrestling and poking it in the eyes, then drank beer as first aid. Yes, it’s real.

Still need more proof? Here are 17 pictures that prove Australia is the craziest:

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Not only are crocodiles present throughout Australia, but they’re also huge. This saltwater croc caught on film is estimated to be about five and a half meters–or some 18 feet–in length. Sure… the dinosaurs went extinct, but with creatures like this still around, the question remains: who needs them? We’re not sure how you feel, but we would certainly respond “not us.”

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And what’s more, Australia’s crocodiles aren’t afraid to leave their aquatic habitat. Though the water remains their primary hunting grounds, crocodiles are certainly comfortable enough on land to get out and explore, occasionally clashing with humans in the process. For example, this croc was killed in a Northern Territory town after his presence there was deemed threatening to humans. Threatening? Yeah, I’ll say…

      

      

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But crocodiles aren’t the only freaky animals that call Australia home. Another fine example of the country’s creepily gigantic animal life is the grey-headed flying fox, technically a “megabat” but large enough to earn the “fox” name. An average wingspan of over three feet makes this creature a truly frightening sight. Perhaps craziest of all is the fact that these creatures aren’t confined to the wilderness–in fact, here they are filling the daytime sky in Sydney

                        

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Now, here come the crown jewels of Australia’s craziest and most dangerous animals–its snakes. The creatures are such a normal part of everyday life in the country that you can find snakes like this snake eating bats in city parks, warning people not to let pets loose–you know, just in case Fluffy gets eaten alive by a massive, monster-like snake.

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And even when you’re careful not to go to the snakes, sometimes the snakes come to you. This photo of a nearly six meter (20-foot) python was snapped after it fell through the roof of a charity store in Queensland. Somehow, I feel better sleeping at night knowing that a massive legless creature isn’t going to collapse my roof and land on my body at any given moment.

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Even in flight–you’re never safe! This python was found dangling precariously on the wing of a plane headed from Australia to Papua New Guinea in January of 2013. Though it took quite a beating during the hours-long flight, crew and passengers alike were surprised to find that their snake companion had survived the journey upon landing. This may seem like a charming story at first, but I believe it hints at the horrors that these snakes are capable of.

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Thought maybe you could escape the onslaught of frightening animals by heading offshore? Not likely. Australia’s coastlines are famous for their surfing, but it’s best you don’t spend too much timing thinking about what lurks beneath the waves. Check out, for example, this photograph of a surfer about to cross paths with what is almost definitely a great white shark. I’m sure he had no idea. Ah… ignorance is bliss

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And sharks aren’t the only creatures lurking off Australia’s shores. Besides the aforementioned crocodiles, which do occasionally head out to sea, Australia’s waters are apparently home to this species of giant jellyfish. If it’s any comfort, it’s true that jellyfish of this kind aren’t particularly common–this species was known to exist but only cataloged by science earlier in 2014. That said, floating into one of these as I’m out for a swim doesn’t sound so appealing to me.

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And the list goes on… The reef stonefish, one of the world’s most dangerous fish, exists in abundance off the Australian coast. Perhaps the most dastardly aspect of the stonefish’s hunting strategy is its camouflage–it’s able to blend in almost perfectly with the rocks around it, giving it an advantage against its prey. This, of course, is bad for humans–a step on one of its barbed spikes can cause excruciating pain and a trip to the hospital.

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And finally, the blue-ringed octopus. This admittedly cool-looking creature is known to hide out in the tiny rock crevices of Australian tide pools and is responsible for more than 20 recorded deaths–mostly of young children who didn’t know any better. Perhaps most frightening is that there is no known anti-venom for its powerful poison. Death generally occurs within two hours.

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If you thought Australia’s wildlife was a bit crazy for your tastes, have you checked out its weather? For example, tornadoes are pretty scary, right? And fires? Well they can be pretty worrisome too. But have you ever thought about what might happen if the two joined forces? Maybe not–but if that’s the case, then you’re probably not Australian. This here is a classic Australian fire tornado.

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Finally, here’s a chance to take a look at Australia’s greatest source of craziness–its people. Let’s start small: someone out there in Australia thought that this would be a good look for Miss World Australia, and then a whole bunch of other people must have agreed until it became her actual outfit for the competition. It apparently pays homage to an important WWII group called the Australian Women’s Land Army, but more immediately obvious is how silly it looks.

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But don’t worry–if you didn’t think that last outfit was crazy enough, let’s bump things up a notch and look at the Miss Universe Australia national costume! I wish I had a story about what this one is supposed to represent, but alas, it was not to be. As such, I’ll leave it up to your imagination what in the world is supposed to be going on here.

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Then, of course, there is this picture, which I’m sure covers a few Australian stereotypes–unfortunately, I can’t tell what specifically they are. All I know is that when I look at it, I think two things: the first is “crazy,” and the second is certainly “Australian.” I also hope that the poor dog managed to get out of the way in time.

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Anyone who spent a lot of time on the internet during the early 2000s probably remembers this guy, a then 16-year-old Australian teen named Corey who received his fifteen minutes of fame when a party he threw attracted over 5,000 attendees and led to some $20,000 in damages to local property. His attitude towards reporters after the event is what really sealed the deal though–check it out here.

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And lastly, this picture sums up everything you need to know about how crazy Australia really is. Yes, I know that the image itself specifically says that this doesn’t happen, but you know what? That sounds somewhat defensive to me, and mighty suspicious. Until proven otherwise, I’m going to continue assuming that people do in fact ride kangaroos right past the Sydney Opera House–it’s been working well for me so far.

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Kanye west has a sex laptop worth $250K

"I had a cousin that stole my laptop that I was fuckin' bitches on / Paid that nigga 250 thousand just to get it from him"

First Thought: His own cousin stole his laptop and blackmailed him? That's messed up.

Second Thought: That laptop was worth $250K? Man, he must have had like a whole new album on there.

Third Thought: Wait, no, Kanye has a laptop he uses to "fuck bitches on"?

You know what they say, third thought best thought. When "Real friends" dropped I was initially equal parts relieved and excited to hear the return of a soulful and honest Kanye West. And then I spent some serious time sorting through its implications, comparing the family life he portrays in "Real Friends " to his past work. And then I tried to figure out what "Real Friends" meant in the context of SWISH. But after all that intellectual flexing, if I'm being honest, I've mostly just become obsessed with the story behind this $250,000 laptop.  

Let's intially pause to acknowledge that Kanye apparently not only has multiple laptops, he's got one solely dedicated to his...let's go with "amorous" pursuits, which I suppose makes sense. He doesn't want to be in the studio with Paul McCartney and have Sir Paul see that he's got a folder on his desktop devoted entirely to pictures of American Apparel models. But this isn't a porn laptop, at least not strictly. It's a laptop for "fuckin bitches on," which is far more proactive and confusing than mere porn.

So what? He....would only DM Instagram models on this laptop? This laptop was solely reserved for looking through Backpages escort ads? If "Runaway" is any indication, he mostly used it to email pictures of his wang to various women, and given his experience getting caught, I could see why he'd want that activity hidden on a separate laptop. (Although alternately he could just, you know, make sure he always signed out of his email, but who am I to tell the genius Kanye West the best method of distributing his wang pics?)

"She find pictures in my e-mail / I sent this bitch a picture of my dick"

And then how was it stolen? Was there a member of his entourage charged with keeping track and protecting his sex laptop? Probably not, I'd have to assume Kanye always kept it with him personally; he'd be packing for Hawaii, about to head out the door, and suddenly remember, "Oops, almost forgot the sex laptop" before grabbing it off the kitchen counter and throwing it in his bag. Something that important and potentially damaging you keep a secret and you keep close.

And so did this cousin know the laptop he was stealing was the sex laptop, or did he think he was stealing a musical laptop, only to get home and to his surprise see it filled not with a new album or mind-blowing instrumentals but with aforementioned images of his cousin Kanye's wang? 

All of these questions are absolutely ridiculous, I acknowledge that, but at the very least, unlike "Family Business," where Kanye used other people's family stories as his own, I believe this stolen sex laptop story is completely true. Stick with me here.

In March of last year a rumor circulated that Kanye had hired a private investigator to look into a stolen laptop. At the time the world of course assumed that laptop was filled with music, but only because we didn't yet know about the existence of the sex laptop. What if it was in fact the sex laptop that was taken? And then when Kanye's spokesman later vehemently denied that any laptop was stolen, that was a lie. A laptop had indeed been stolen, just not the one we all assumed, and Kanye wanted the story covered up while he negotiated with his cousin for the return of his sex laptop. It only makes sense. 

Like that time Kanye rapped about meeting with CIA director George  Tenet, it feels like this one will go down in the ever-expanding category of highly questionable Kanye West lines that we'll never get the full story on. But rest assured that I'll remain on the case.

Some stories are just too important to let die.  

Scientists ready to create a real life Jurassic world

We could all get the chance to dodge the gigantic jaws of a Tyrannosaurus rex if a group of Russian scientists is successful.

Extreme arctic conditions may hold the key to resurrecting the dinosaurs.

Using a vast laboratory full of preserved genetic samples, scientists at the Mammoth Museum of the Institute of Applied Ecology, in the Russian city of Yakutsk, are hoping to clone pre-historic animals.

Their aim – to create a “real-life Jurassic Park”

,The Siberian permafrost is filled with preserved pre-historic life and samples at the Yakutsk lab include a 12,400-year-old mummified puppy and 4500-year-old horse4

If Jurassic Park‘s mathematician Dr Ian Malcolm (better known as Jeff Goldblum) were around, he would likely utter “Don’t you mean they’re extinct?”

The answer, it is hoped, is not for much longer.

Is it possible?

There are mixed opinions on the prospect of bringing dinosaurs back from the dead.

Paleontologist Jack Horner was an advisor on the most recent dinosaur epic Jurassic World.

    

If Jurassic Park is anything to go by, bringing back dinosaurs would only mean constant fitness tests.Photo: Getty

He believes the technology to give life to the extinct animals exists – in theory at least.

“What we’re trying to do is find ancestral genes in birds that are turned off and turn them back on again so that we can make an animal look like a dinosaur,” Horner.

“I think we will have what we call a ‘dino-chicken’, a bird with a long tail, that has arms, that has hands instead of wings, a snout with teeth definitely in the next 10 years.”

But others are more dubious.

Flinders University Strategic Professor in Palaeontology John Long said it was nearly impossible to recreate the genetic make-up of an animal once it was lost.

Although relatives of pre-historic dinosaurs still walk the Earth, their DNA is so different much of it would have to be synthetically recreated.

“The complex nature of DNA makes it impossible to ever reconstruct the exact DNA of an extinct animal using small fragments, especially when patched up using more than 99 per cent of another distant relatives DNA,” he said in an article for the conversation

The ethical question

Even if it were possible, is it ethical to recreate massive creatures that would oust humanity from the top of the food chain?

Part of Horner’s work involves altering the genetic make-up of the chicken to recreate dinosaurs.

Along with a team of researchers from Harvard and Yale universities, they are focusing on four major differences between dinosaurs and birds – the mouths, hands, arms and tails.

Scientists extracted DNA from the leg of a well-preserved woolly mammoth in March. Photo: YouTube

In an earlier study, Harvard researchers successfully inserted preserved mammoth genes into those of the Asian elephant.

But Prof Long questions what recreating a dinosaur might achieve.

“As in Jurassic Park, the ethical question we need to ask is: why would we ever want to bring back dinosaurs to today’s world? Would they have any purpose, or just be odd curiosities?” he said.

“Even a seasoned palaeontologist like myself can’t see any real need to ever do it apart from curiosity’s sake.”

Even if it isn’t possible to bring back the animals wiped out of existence millions of years ago, the good news is it is still possible to hang out with prehistoric creatures.

Australia’s echidna was around about 20 and 50 million years ago, while bees are believed to have evolved 146 to 74 million years ago.

Although it is not currently possible to play with the colossal animals depicted in Hollywood’s dramatic dinosaur epics, T-Rex could again walk the Earth – albeit in the form of a chicken.

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Politicians and pastors preach false gospel

© (Madelene Cronje, M&G) Politicians and pastors preach a false gospel

Pastors and politicians will continue to feed off the desperation of the poor, until their material and spiritual needs are met, and oppression ends.

The French existentialist philosopher and novelist Jean-Paul Sartre pointed to the dilemma of God and belief. “That God does not exist, I cannot deny. That my whole being cries out for God, I cannot forget.”

Belief is not the sole province of believers. There are circumstances that propel a whole people to cling to belief with all their might because the alternative is far worse to contemplate.

Right now, South Africa is in the grip of a deep social, political, economic and ethical malaise. It’s not new; it’s only that it has reached a breaking point. The nation needs a messiah – any messiah – who can step forward, perish on the cross and save us from the agony of the hopeless existence we face.

The mushrooming of evangelical churches with their promise of salvation through manufactured miracles is a product of a social, economic and political dislocation. The promise of salvation is the promise of material sustenance: the pastor who makes us eat rats or drink petrol or dip our hands in boiling water is not about a better life in the hereafter. They say: “Vaka imali uzobona [Show us the money and you will be sanctified].”

Salvation through a better life right here on Earth, right now, is exemplified in the life of the pastor himself, who drives into dusty townships in a convoy of flashy cars. The exaggerated wealth of the pastor is evidence that he has been blessed. You, too, can be blessed, if only you can believe, offer sacrifices and buy the anointed candles, holy water and soap. These items are bought at your nearest supermarket, but are now sold to you at triple the price because the pastor has blessed them.

To be authentic, the pastor must perform miracles and undergo some kind of a test, from tax problems to other legal challenges. His sermons must be able to induce hysteria and hold the audience spellbound for hours. He must speak to the lack of work, love and luck. The acoustics must be of the right kind too. A little help from technology hastens the process of belief.

Thousands of the wretched of the Earth flock to church services every day of the week and reach the zenith at Sunday sermons. However poor you are, you bring something to offer because you believe. The conventional churches can no longer serve the spiritual needs of those who know subconsciously that their spiritual poverty is merely an expression of their material want. The desperate need earthly deliverance.

The smart politician has been observing the pastor. If the pastor can fill stadiums on the promise of something intangible, how can the politician use the same method to garner votes and be in on the political junket? So the more enterprising politicians convert themselves into the high priests of poverty and desperation. They promise to fight and bring economic freedom and other goodies in “our lifetime”.

The political rally is nothing but an evangelical crusade replete with shrieks and stomping of feet. Enemies are conjured, promises of their obliteration follow the same tempo as the defeat of evil promised by pastors peddling holy water.

The political faithful, no matter how poor, are obliged by party doctrine that emphasises loyalty first and foremost to the supreme leader, the secular pastor. This means they must buy the mandatory articles of worship, otherwise known as party regalia. No self-respecting party member is without party uniform. Like the holy candle, the party has the sole rights to sell party paraphernalia. This is how the party makes its first cash before the donors come flocking, attracted by the numbers in uniform. After all, in politics as in church, numbers are everything.

This existential crisis has been stalking Africa without a pause for the past four decades of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank’s structural-adjustment programmes, which have destroyed the state as the symbolic entity that provides against poverty and hunger.

When the state abandoned its role as a provider, the people had to find a new one – and the Pentecostal church stepped in.

South Africa has been undergoing “home-made structural adjustment” for almost two decades. Things are getting more and more desperate and, in tandem, the desperate seek salvation from the miracle of the pastor and the politician.

This madness was long identified by the Martiniquean psychiatrist Frantz Fanon, who attributes it to the cowardice of the colonised people. Fanon suggests that when colonised people resolve not to fight the colonialist, they turn towards the occult and towards themselves.

The poor and excluded, who are not yet ready to fight to change their desperate conditions, outsource the responsibility of changing their circumstances to religious, spiritual or political messiahs.

This process happens before they come to self-awareness and take responsibility to change things, instead of hoping the leader, pastor or sangoma will be their saviour.

According to Fanon, the cowardice of the natives at the initial stages, before they become authors of their own destiny, results in the creation of phantom monsters who are bigger and scarier than the coloniser. The popularity of the Daily Sun among the poor is because it feeds them stories of zombies and tokoloshes that are scarier than the white man who stole their land.

These scary, otherworldly creatures can only be held at bay by the pastor or the hysteria-inducing political rally of thousands. Exorcism, not revolutionary confrontation, is preferred at this stage.

We can substitute the colonialists in Fanon’s theory with white capital and its black defenders, for in our country decolonisation is a question of land and economy.

The people are desperate and frightened because they lack access to both land and the economy, which are locked up in the hands of the white owners of capital.

Fanon tells us, at this moment of avoiding battle with the colonialist, the native conjures up mythical things: “Maleficent spirits, which intervene every time a step is taken in the wrong direction, leopard-men, serpent-men, six-legged dogs, zombies – a whole series of tiny animals or giants which create around the native a world of prohibitions, of barriers and of inhibitions far more terrifying than the world of the settler.”

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Sony buys late pop star Jackson's music venture stake

Sony said Tuesday it will pay Michael Jackson's estate $750 million for the late pop star's share of a music venture that owns the rights to songs by some of the biggest names in music history.

The deal will see the Japanese firm pick up Jackson's 50 percent stake in Sony ATV Music Publishing, which owns several million titles including those written by the Beatles, Marvin Gaye and Bob Dylan.

Sony will now control all the of the company, whose catalogue also includes hits by pop star Taylor Swift, rapper Kanye West, Sam Smith and Lady Gaga.

Sony ATV Music Publishing was formed in 1995 by the Japanese electronics giant and the late "King of Pop", who transformed music with iconic hits including "Thriller" and "Beat it".

Jackson died in 2009 at the age of 50. His estate said it will still own his master recordings and the publishing company that owns all the songs he penned. It will also keep its stake in EMI Music.

The singer, a notoriously profligate spender, turned to music publishing rights at the height of his stardom as he looked for a place to invest his burgeoning fortune.

The proceeds from the catalogue offered vital revenue for the star later in his life as he struggled to pay his expenses and released little new material.

Jackson said he first learned of the music publishing business from former Beatle Paul McCartney, who bought the copyright to songs by Buddy Holly and other classic artists.

The Beatles did not show the same business acumen early in their career, however, losing control of their catalogue under the company Northern Songs -- which eventually came under ATV.
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- 'Smartest investment in music history' -

Jackson bought ATV Music Publishing in 1985 for $47.5 million, or about $105 million at 2016 value, from the brash South African-born Australian tycoon Robert Holmes a Court.

The deal "is considered one of the smartest investments in music history", Jackson's estate executors said Tuesday.

In the negotiations, the businessman insisted on excluding a song from the deal so he could give it as a present to his teenage daughter.

Catherine Holmes a Court was given the copyright to the song "Penny Lane," which she continues to own today, one of the few Beatles' tracks not part of ATV.

McCartney was friendly with Jackson, collaborating on the track "The Girl is Mine" off "Thriller," but was unsuccessful in bids to wrest control of the Beatles catalog.

Jackson sold half of the stake in ATV to Sony in 1991 for a reported $100 million.

His will called for his mother Katherine and his three children -- Prince, Paris and Blanket -- to be supported, although not his father Joe Jackson, whom he had accused of abuse.

On Tuesday, Sony said the deal underscored a focus on its entertainment division, which includes a music label and Hollywood studio.

The company has been leaning on movies, music and soaring sales of the PlayStation video game console in its bid to scrap years of eye-watering losses linked to the consumer electronics that built its global brand.

"The entertainment businesses have long been a core part of Sony and are a key driver of our future growth," Sony chief executive Kazuo Hirai said.

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