Abuja Court Orders Immediate Release Of Dasuki's Aide, Advises EFCC, Nigerian Army To Behave Responsibly!

Justice Haliru in his ruling while delivering judgment on a fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed by Colonel Ashinze, a former aide to the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki (Rtd), at an Abuja - Nigeria, High Court sitting at Jabi on Monday, March 14, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Army to release the complaint, describing his detention for over three months without trial, as illegal and constituted a blatant violation of the fundamental rights of the applicant.

Ordering the immediate release of seized documents and items the  (EFCC) from Colonel Ashinze's house, Justice Haliru advised both the EFCC and the Nigerian Army to behave responsibly and not to act as if Nigeria was still under military ‎dictatorship. 

World's First Solar Airport Opens Up In India!

The need "to be independent of the electricity utility grid" led to the actualization of Cochin International Airport in southern India, the world's first fully solar-powered airport.

German company Bosch was commissioned in August 2015 to build a vast 45-acre solar plant project on unused land near the international cargo terminal of the airport which costs around 620 million rupees ($9.3 million).  

...$9.3 million you say?, well Cochin International Airport authorities say they expects to save that amount in less than six years by not having to pay electricity bills anymore; more so, the solar plant is estimated to avoid more than 300,000 metric tons of carbon emissions from coal power over the next 25 years. Nice move....

Terrorists Strike, Kills 16 On Ivory Coast Beach!

At least 16 people, were killed in a gun attack on the popular Grand Bassam beach resort, south of Ivory - Coast on Sunday, March 13. 

Official report revealed that a French, a German national, were among the four Westerners who died in the attack. Others were Ivorians and Africans from neighboring countries.

The Grand Bassam beach resort located 40km from the commercial capital Abidjan in Ivory Coast, West Africa, attracts both both locals and foreigners. 

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has claimed responsibility for the attack through statements it released online. 

London Could Face Possible Water Shortage, Flooding From Overflowing Sewage If....!

With a population increase of 100,000 a year, estimated to reach as much as 13.4 million by 2050, the London Assembly’s Environment Committee in a report published on Wednesday, March 9, has warned that possible water shortages and a risk of flooding from overflowing sewage as demand for water could outstrip supply by 20 percent by 2040, unless action is taken to ensure more sustainable development.

This situation according to the report, owes to the assumption that the need for more housing to met the increasing population, will put green spaces and waterways under pressure. To address this, the successor to Mayor Boris Johnson, has been urged by the Confederation of British Industry, to implement a more sustainable policy on water and waste management and energy use. This the committee said is achievable through setting out a housing strategy that commits to building 100,000 new homes a year and to push the government to take a decision on where to build a new runway to boost airport capacity in southeast England.

Nancy Reagan Laid To Rest Beside Her Husband!

Nancy Reagan was on Friday, March 11 interned beside her husband Ronald Reagan, on the west side of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs property in  Simi Valley, California, facing the Pacific Ocean.

The Reagans decided they wanted to be buried together on the west side of the library when it was built. 

Nancy planned every detail of her funeral, including the guest list, the readings to be given and the location of her internment.

The funeral which attracted nearly a 1000 guests, was attended by nine presidential families: Former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Rosalynn Carter, Tricia Nixon Cox, Steven Ford, Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, Luci Baines Johnson, Caroline Kennedy.

Nancy Reagan, who died Sunday at her Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California home at age 94.

Photos From Around Lagos!

Flood, resulting from blocked drainage at Ajah round about, at the exit from Ado/ Badore road, off Lekki- Epe express way, as at Friday, March 11. 

Thought Provoking Photos From Around Lagos!

Highway Sweepers as seen at Ajah bus-stop, along the Lekki, expressway, Lagos, doing their thing, great job. 

However,....where does the swept sand (see arrows) go to, who clears them away, are they left to get washed back into the drainage?