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Kenya unveiled Africa’s largest wind power plant on Friday, a project aimed at reducing electricity costs and dependence on fossil fuels and moving the nation to meet its ambitious goal of 100% green energy next year.

Kenya seeks $750m loan from World Bank

May 29, 2019 5:55 am

Kenya is negotiating with the World Bank for a $750 million loan for budgetary support, documents on the proposed funding posted on the lender’s website showed.

The East African nation has multiple development funding programs, worth billions of dollars, with the World Bank but the funding bypasses the Kenyan treasury and is usually channeled straight into the projects.

If the $750 million (591.8 million pounds) loan gets approved, it will be the first time in years the World Bank is putting cash straight into the Treasury Department to be used at the discretion of the government, said a source with …

EFCC boss, Magu sues 247Ureport, seeks ₦5bn damages

May 24, 2019 11:12 pm

Mr Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday dragged 247Ureport, an online media and its Editor-In-Chief to court, demanding N5 billion in damages.

The suit was over a libelous publication made on May 21, 2018.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the said report read: “Buhiari holds secret talk with Sheriff to push for 2019 EFCC Chairman’s Guber ambition.”

NAN also gathered that the said report contradicted the will of the acting chairman of the EFCC, who hails from Borno and that there was no such ambition.

The acting Chairman in …

Patience Jonathan’s $5.7m, ₦2.4bn: EFCC seeks forfeiture

May 24, 2019 10:32 pm

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to order the final forfeiture of $5.7million and N2.4billion belonging to former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan.

It said the money is reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime.

Moving an application for the final forfeiture, the EFCC’s lawyer, Rotimi Oyedepo, said Mrs Jonathan did not earn the money legitimately.

But, Mrs Jonathan, through her lawyer, Chief Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN), said the money was not stolen.

He said it was part of gifts from friends, adding that nobody complained that their money was stolen.

Justice …

Discharged from LUTH, Baba Suwe seeks further care abroad

March 17, 2019 10:00 pm

Comedian Babatunde Omidina aka Baba Suwe who was critically ill and on admission at the University of Lagos Teach Hospital, LUTH, has been discharged.

The news was revealed by actor Yomi Fabiyi through an Instagram post. He also said that Baba Suwe would proceed for further treatment abroad.

“Veteran Actor and Comedian Babatunde Omidina a.k.a Baba Suwe has been discharged from LUTH after intense medical treatment,” he wrote on Saturday.

“I can confirm to you that efforts to quickly stabilize and/or completely treat him to full wellness by medical experts at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) at the instance …

Tinubu seeks adequate treatment for survivors

March 14, 2019 10:09 pm

All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday urged the Lagos State government to ensure adequate treatment for the survivors of the collapsed building.

Asiwaju Tinubu, who described the incident as tragic, also commiserated with the families .

The former Lagos governor called on Lagosians to donate blood to the survivors.

Polls: NYSC seeks Police protection for Corps members

February 20, 2019 2:44 pm

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has called on the Police to ensure the safety of corps members that would be on election duty on Feb. 23 and March 9. Mrs Oludolapo Akhile, the Kogi State Coordinator of the NYSC, made the appeal in Lokoja on Wednesday. Akhile spoke during a stakeholders meeting called by the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) .

She accused the Police of being “lackadaisical towards the safety of the Corps members before the Feb. 16 election was postponed”, saying that such attitude must not be repeated. She also called on the Police to investigate …