Court grants SERAP leave to compel Fashola over ‘N900bn spent on power privatisation’
There is prospect Nigerians keen on knowing why the power sector reforms in the country have not yielded any tangible result and why the citizens continue to stay in darkness but still made to pay crazy electricity bills, despite the huge spending on the sector, may soon have some answers, as the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos today granted leave to Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to seek its reliefs to compel the Minister of Power, Works and Housing Mr Babatunde Fashola SAN to account for the spending.
Messi injury gives Barca, Dembele chance to prove their worth
Barcelona’s lowest ebbs are invariably followed by questions about Lionel Messi but the issue of over-reliance may become clearer over the coming weeks.
Job scam: I sold my commercial bus to raise N600,000, witness tells court
ENUGU—The trial of Mrs. Stella Achara, the Principal Secretary to the Managing Director, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, has continued in an Enugu High Court with a prosecution witness, Engr. Abonyi Ikemefuna Henry telling the court how he lost a fortune on account of the alleged failed deal.
‘Himalayan Viagra’ under threat from climate change: researchers
A prized caterpillar fungus that is more valuable than gold and is nicknamed “Himalayan Viagra” in Asia, where it is seen as a wonder drug, is becoming harder to find due to climate change, researchers said Monday.
2019: APC’ll form govt in Kwara, Buhari boasts
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, boasted that All Progressives Congress, APC, will form the government in Kwara State after the 2019 general elections.
Cryptocurrency bitcoin marks 10 years
October 31, 2008 marked the birth of bitcoin. Ten years on, the world’s first cryptocurrency is at the forefront of a complex financial system viewed warily by markets and investors.
