Friday, 1 April 2016
Nigeria Power Generation Drops To Zero Megawatt
The
nationwide power crisis being experienced in Nigeria worsened on Thursday 31st
March 2016, with a total system collapse at exactly 12.58p.m. The nation
got to Ground Zero, with all the distribution companies receiving zero
megawatts allocation from the system operator, the Transmission Company of
Nigeria, TCN.
It was
observed that before the systems collapse, allocation to Abuja Electricity
Distribution Company, AEDC, earlier in the day stood at 257.97MW; the lowest in
recent times. Nigeria had experienced drastic reduction in power supply
through the national grid in recent time, with generation standing at
2,243.20MW, which the Federal Government blamed on vandals.
The cause of the systems collapse is yet to be established at
the time of filing the story as efforts to get officials of TCN to respond to
the development proved abortive.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde
Fashola, reassured Nigerians that the 10,000 megawatts of electricity
generation target set by the administration would be attained by the end of
2019.
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Saturday, 19 March 2016
Hulk Hogan Awarded $115 Million In Damages In Gawker Sex Tape Lawsuit
Top wrestler Hulk Hogan has been awarded $115 million (£79million)
in damages after a jury found that Gawker had violated his privacy by
publishing a sex tape wrestler.
The wrestling legend was seeking $100 million damages from the
website after it posted a clip of him having sex with Heather Clem - the now
ex-wife of his former friend
Lawyers for the website argued that the concept of freedom of the
press was more important to uphold, even if the jury found the action
distasteful, while his lawyers argued the video was not newsworthy and violated
his privacy.
The wrestler's lawyers also said the website didn't contact him or
Clem before they published the story.
Hogan - real name Terry Bollea - had to take to the stand and give
evidence at a court in St. Petersburg, Florida, this week, divulge private
details about his s3x life and the case has put strain on his relationship with
his wife.
Last year, his contract with WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment)
was terminated after a transcript from the s3x tape recording - which was
secretly made in 2007 when the wrestler was suffering from depression in the
wake of his wife Linda Hogan filing for divorce was leaked revealing him using
the N-word during a conversation about his daughter Brooke Hogan's then- boyfriend.
WWE, the company which he helped to turn into a global
entertainment brand, cut all ties with him, even removing mentions of him from
their official website.
Hogan previously said he hasn't felt like himself since his s3x
tape was posted online.
He said: "I just haven’t felt like myself... this is still
tearing me up. I haven’t been able to get back up to who I was before [the
tape]... I’m not the same person I was since all this craziness happened."
The 62-year-old also recently hit back at rumours he had leaked
the tape himself, insisting he was offered money by Vivid Entertainment, a
pornographic film production company, for the video but refused.
He added: "It wasn’t about Hulk Hogan making a sex tape.
That’s not what happened. It’s never been about that ... We had calls from
Vivid Entertainment ... and they said, ‘There’s an open checkbook, we’ll pay
you anything you want ...” he disclosed.
Friday, 18 March 2016
Abuja High Court Awards 50M To Man Shot By Police Officer
An Abuja High Court has
awarded the sum of Fifty Million Naira (N50m) as damages to one Mr. Joseph
Martins, who was shot at close range by a trigger-happy police officer in 2013,
during a slight spat at a popular joint and viewing centre in Utako District of
Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
In its
ruling, the High Court 5 of FCT presided over Justice O.O Goodluck, explained
that the sum was granted as damages to seek further medical attention for the
man who is a bricklayer, so that he can adjust to a normal life again.
The judgment was afer a
long, tedious and almost hopeless wait, and the Court found in favour of the
applicant by awarding the said sum against the Nigeria Police Force, for violating
his fundamental rights.
It was
gathered that the policeman, Sergeant Olumide Ariyo had shot Joseph during a
football match between Nigeria and Mexico, for challenging him when he refused
to pay for the two bottles of beer he had consumed.
Jude Okoye Replies Psquare Fan, Angrily
Psquare's Manager, Jude "ENGEES" Okoye has angrily replied a fan supposedly asking him about the update on the management saga between him and his twin younger brothers Peter & Paul (Psquare) Okoye. In a tweet, the elder brother of the singing duo said he has quit managing the twins "for over a month now"
From the tweet, it is obvious that all is not well with the Okoye brothers; business-wise.
Court Denies Ibinabo Fiberesima Bail
We brought you a report on the former beauty queen's sentencing days ago.
Just yesterday, a three man panel presided over by Justice Ndukwe-Anyanwu denied the actress bail. The panel, which included Justice Samuel Oseji and Justice Tijani Abubakar refused to continue with the actress’s application for bail, saying she did not attach copies of the judgment delivered by the Court Appeal on March 11th, 2016.
Justice Ndukwe went on to say that the options remaining are either to reject the appeal, or adjourn it to a later date. Ibinabo’s lawyer, Nnaemeka Amaechinaopted for the adjournment of the case so that he can file a more competent application.
The case was then adjourned till April 7th 2016 for the hearing of the bail application.
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