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LASG Reacts After Seeing Pictures Of Refuse Dump In Surulere On Social Media
The convergence of refuse on Akobi Crescent in Surulere which has been trending on social media has attracted reaction from the Lagos State Government.
In a statement obtained by Grassroots.ng from the the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello, the convergence was due to dredging of System 6c downstream from LUTH and blockade at Akobi Crescent.
He added that the blockage at that end was to enable the contractor conclude the dredging and clearing from LUTH in Idi Araba before it reaches the Akobi Crescent end.
He said immediately the refuse was swept to the area by the rain, the Ministry mandated the appropriate agencies to clear it immediately.
He reiterated his appeal to residents in the State to desist from dumping refuse in the canals and drainage channels.
The renewed appeal was made following the renewed clogging of the newly cleared canals by some residents.
He explained that system 6c is from Cele to Agege Motor Road through Idi-araba and Akobi Crescent.
He added excavation of dirts on the canals is being done along with the carting away simultaneously.
He reiterated that the enormity of the old state of the channel is such that the canal was completely blocked and solidified over time with age old refuse dumped in the channnel.
He said it was sad and regrettable that the Idi Araba section which had been cleared has again been littered by the residents.
He said the present administration upon assumption of office tackled the several years of decay by confronting the issue of drainage channels through dredging and clearance.
He stated that the time has come for residents of areas that canals run through to take up ownership of such infrastructure by preventing and apprehending people who dump refuse in them.
He added that what they fail to realise is that by their recalcitrant postures, scarce state resources that should have been deployed to other means are being repeatedly used to clear the drains.
He said security agencies including operatives of the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), Neighbourhood Safety Corps and Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) Monitoring Gang have been mandated to arrest anyone seen dumping refuse in any canal.
A 30-year-old teacher at Landmark School Mgbakwu in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Faith Nwonye has been arrested for allegedly beating an 8-year-old pupil into a coma.
The state commissioner for Education, Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in her office on Monday, May 20, 2024, said that the school has been permanently shut down.
Chuma-Udeh said she had summoned the school’s proprietor and Nwonye to explain the incident that led to the brutal beating of the primary pupil.
“We received this unfortunate incident from an illegal school in Mgbakwu that a child was beaten to a coma over the weekend. On behalf of the State Government, we invited the proprietress of the illegal school as well as the teacher who purportedly beat the child,” she said.
“We’ve handed the matter to the police for further investigations, as we await Mr Governor’s directives. Meanwhile, the school is closed down indefinitely because it’s not supposed to exist in the first instance. Any parent who is enrolling his/her child in an illegal school is doing so at his/her own peril.
“To the proprietors of private schools, anyone running an unapproved school in Anambra is a criminal. It’s a criminal offence to run an illegal school in the state.
“Whether the school is legal or not, it’s criminal to beat a child. According to the doctor, the chances of survival of the child is 20%.”
The commissioner added that the teacher would be brought to book.
“As soon as the police are done, the teacher will face other institutions against child rights. She’s going to have the full wrath of the law brought upon her over her actions,” she said.
“Anambra state abhors violence to children, women, and any other person. It’s not part of this administration and Mr. Governor is against such.”
The Iranian President, Raisi has been confirmed dead alongside others in a helicopter crash.
The body of the President however could not be identified due to burns beyond recognition.
According to information, A foreign minister was also involved in the crash and a list of others. They are; Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Governor of Eastern Azerbaijan province Malek Rahmati, Tabriz’s Imam Mohammad Ali Alehashem, The Pilot, The Copilot, Crew Chief, Head of Security and Bodyguard.
The rescue team were at the crash site of the helicopter carrying the president and the discovery came after a long night of searching in freezing conditions.
Shortly before the discovery, Iranian Red Crescent Society head Pir-Hossein Kolivand said the situation was “not good.”
According to Reuters, the helicopter was completely burned in the crash.
Additional and Unfortunately, there is a possibility of martyrdom of all the passengers of the helicopter.
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The Peruvian Government Has Officially Classified Transgender, Nonbinary And Intersex People As “Mentally ill”
According to the country’s ministry of health, the controversial decision was made to ensure the country’s public health services could “guarantee full coverage of medical attention for mental health” for the trans community.
It also categorises “dual-role transvestitism,” “fetishistic transvestism,” and “other gender identity disorders” under the same bracket of mental illness.
The new law will change language in the Essential Health Insurance Plan (PEAS) to reflect the view of trans and intersex people as a mental health disorder.
Trans groups across Peru have loudly condemned the decision as a step backwards for the country’s already complex relationship with LGBTQ+ rights.
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