Hon. Avoseh Hodewu Suru, member Lagos State House of Assembly and Chairman House committee on Health representing Badagry constituency is the sponsor of the bill seeking to legalise voluntary cremation and unclaimed corpse in the state.

Universities everywhere, and Nigeria not different, are established to carry out tripartite roles of teaching, research and community services, thereby contributing meaningfully to the social, economic, cultural, political, scientific and technological development of the nation.

It is unimaginable to have the corpse of a beloved one cremated. It is antithetical to our culture, it is retrogressive and unacceptable.” these were the words of religious leaders, and residents in Lagos state reacting to the plan by state to legalise voluntary cremation of the dead and unclaimed corpses in the state.

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Professor Sam Oyovbaire has decried the deteriorating state of insecurity in the country, describing it as a “grave situation.”

THERE was no spill from any other oil company and no known third party spill between December 20 and December 24 , in Niger-Delta and it was the spill from Bonga that affected Azamabiri, Ogbeintu, Orobiri, Aghoro I , Ogheye, Ogulagha, Oporoza and other communities in the Niger-Delta?

The Fire services at most of the airports were below standard and the firemen lacked training in modern fire fighting techniques.

AT Azatitor community in Ekeremor local government area, one of the community leaders, Mr. Ebiyekon Williams, said: “Till now, we have been disturbed from carrying out our normal fishing occupation because of the heavy pollution of our river since last year.

IN an industry where continuity is the watchword and experience the very foundation upon which it is built, frequent changes of its personnel, particularly on the top echelon, have not augured well for the industry.

DISPLACED life: MORE than six months after the December 20, 2011 crude oil spill in the Niger Delta that devastated the flora and fauna of most coastline communities in the region, inhabitants of the affected settlements are living hopelessly, as they have been displaced from their major means of livelihood: fishing.

No fewer than 200 people were rendered homeless, yesterday, when the demolition exercise that commenced at Makoko area of Lagos entered day two. Many of the residents said the exercise took them unawares as there was no prior notice from Lagos State government before it started around 10am, Monday.