Category: Metro

By: Mandy Park On World Cancer Day, themed ‘United by Unique,’ Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has reaffirmed its solidarity with the global community to honour the millions affected by cancer. While advocating for personalised, patient-centred care, CAPPA called on Nigeria to also address the growing link between cancer and Nigeria’s broken food system. In a statement to mark the day, the public interest organisation warned that cancer is no longer a distant threat in the country, but a growing epidemic with no fewer than 72,000 annual cancer-related…

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Photo: Winhomes Estate Landowners At The Briefing By: Daniel Kanu The Association of Landowners in Winhomes Estate, Okun Ajah, Lagos State, today Tuesday, 3rd February announced that its members have formally and lawfully taken possession of their lands within the estate, following what they described as a final judicial resolution of ownership disputes. The announcement was made at a world press briefing held in Lagos by the association in collaboration with the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Good Governance. They pledged to comply with all statutory pre-construction requirements, including…

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Photo: CHSR at the media briefing By: Mandy Park Rights group, Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has condemned outrightly, what it described as the “criminalisation of peaceful protest” and an alleged attempt by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Moshood Jimoh, to distort facts surrounding the illegal demolitions, forced evictions, and killings across Lagos state. This is as the group called for independent investigation to unravel the truth. Addressing journalists at a press conference on Monday in Lagos, CHSR slammed the Lagos State Police Command of abandoning…

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PHOTO: Makoko Protesters By: Mandy Park The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has condemned what it described as a distortion of facts by the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Ogundipe Stephen Olukayode, over the recent protest by demolition victims at the Assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja. In a statement issued on Wednesday, and signed by its President, Comrade Alex Omotehinse, made available to Nigeria News Mark, the human rights organisation faulted Ogundipe’s rejoinder on the…

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PHOTO: Chief Charles Emezi By: Mandy Park In a landmark judgment delivered by the Supreme Court of Nigeria, on Tuesday 27th January, Chief Charles Emezi, a leading contender in the long-running Awaka Ezeship tussle in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, has been vindicated and confirmed as the rightful traditional ruler of the Awaka ancient Kingdom. The Apex Court, sitting in Abuja, dismissed the appeal filed by the late Chief Akujobi David Osuagwu and upheld the concurrent judgments of the Imo State High Court and the Court of…

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By: Ndidi Okafor The #EndBadGovernance Movement, Lagos State Chapter, has accused YourWay Bookings and Service Limited of allegedly using legal action to intimidate a former employee, Ms. Jennifer Rita Obiora, following her claims of unpaid salaries and theft of intellectual property. In a press statement dated January 25, 2026, signed by Comrade Hassan Taiwo Soweto and Oloye Adegboyega-Deniji on behalf of the organising committee of the #EndBadGovernance Movement, Lagos State, the group condemned what it described as a “frivolous defamation suit” filed by the company against Ms. Obiora, urging YourWay…

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Photo: Amb. Obuesi Phillips By: Amb. Obuesi Phillips As the economic hub of Nigeria, Lagos is facing a growing crisis that threatens to undermine its very existence. With a rapidly increasing population of over 25 million people and limited land mass, the city is grappling with the challenge of managing its municipal solid waste. If left unchecked, the consequences will be catastrophic, destroying the city’s megacity status and posing serious health risks to its inhabitants. The improper disposal of waste in Lagos has severe consequences for the environment, public health,…

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