LAWMA prosecutes 280 waste offenders in six months

By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has prosecuted at least 280 persons for alleged indiscriminate waste disposal across the state in the last six months as part of efforts to enforce environmental sanitation laws. The Managing Director of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this on Tuesday at a media parley […]
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Why Lagos waste crisis is now worse – Dep. Gov Hamzat

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has attributed the worsening waste situation in the state to a combination of increased waste generation, a shortage of functional waste collection trucks and challenges facing private sector operators.

Osun election: SERAP urges INEC to act over rising political violence

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to urgently identify, document and publicly report growing incidents of political violence, threats and intimidation ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State.

2027 Polls: NHRC asks FG to arrest, prosecute Sheikh Jingir for hate speech

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to immediately arrest and prosecute Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahaya Jingir, for hate speech and incitement. The Commission, in a statement signed by its Executive Secretary, Chief Tony Ojukwu, SAN, said it condemned […]

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