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Man Arrested For Dumping Refuse On Lagos Road Median

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Officials of the Lagos Waste Management Authority have arrested Sylvester Onyekwere for allegedly dumping refuse illegally on the median of Ago Palace Way in the Okota area of the state.

The arrest, which occurred around 7:15 am on Tuesday, was said to be a clear violation of the Lagos State Environmental Management and Protection Law.

LAWMA said the suspect’s residential address could not be verified at the time of arrest, and that he had since been transferred to the agency’s legal team office in Oshodi for prosecution.

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The arrest was confirmed in a post on X by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Muyiwa Gbadegeshin, on Wednesday.

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He wrote, “Yesterday, July 29, 2025, at about 7:15 am, a male individual identified as Sylvester Onyekwere was apprehended by @Lawma_gov Surveillance and Enforcement team for illegally dumping refuse on the median of Ago Palace Way, Okota — a clear violation of the Lagos State Environmental Management and Protection Law.

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“The suspect’s address remains unverified and he has since been transferred to the LAWMA Legal Team at the Oshodi Taskforce Office for prosecution.”

Gbadegeshin advised residents to manage their waste responsibly and patronise only licensed waste operators.

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To report infractions, call us on 07080601030. To obtain your LAWMA-approved smart bins, visit lawmasmartbins.com,” he added.

The PUNCH reported on May 21 that officials of the Lagos Waste Management Authority and Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps arrested a man, Ogunbadejo Olawale, for dumping waste on the roadside in the Alapere area of the state.

The state Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed that he was arrested after being caught dumping refuse illegally in public, following credible surveillance and tip-offs from concerned members of the community.

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I Provide Four Square Meals A Day For My Wife, Man Tells Court

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A commercial mototrcyclist, Malam Isma’il Abubakar, has told a Shari’a Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, that he provides ‘four square meals’ for his wife every day.

Isma’il made this known while responding to his wife, Zainab Saleh’s allegations that he does not provide food for her.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), she also alleged that her husband does not respect her parents.

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She said she was done with their 10-year marriage and wanted divorce.

Isma’il, however, prayed the court to give him time to settle the dispute with his wife.

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The judge, Malam Malam Anas Khalifa, asked Zainab to provide witnesses who can testify to her claims.

He ordered the couple to present their parents or guardians in court.

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Court Dissolves Marriage, Orders Man To Pay N30,000 Per Month For Kids’ Food

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An Area Court at Centre-igboro, Ilorin, Kwara State, has dissolved the nine-year-old marriage between a woman, Bilikis Abake and her husband, Kehinde Bintin, over claims of domestic violence.

Delivering judgment, the presiding judge, Mr Idris Etsu, held that the respondent, had sent a letter to the court through the bailiff, releasing his wife.

Etsu, consequently, dissolved the marriage between both parties, but ordered the woman to observe three months iddah (waiting) period, before she could remarry again.

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According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the court awarded custody of the two children of the marriage, who are eight-year-old and six-year-old, to their mother.

The court ordered the respondent to pay the sum of N30,000, as monthly maintenance fee.

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He held that the father should be responsible for his children’s school fees, and should be allowed unrestricted access to his children, except at odd hours.

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‘My Husband Kept Coffin Under Our Bed, Planned To Use Our Child For Ritual’

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In a chilling case that shocked Matero Local Court, Zambia, 36-year-old woman from Chisamba has been granted divorce from her husband, whom she accused of attempting to sacrifice their two children.

Bertha Mumbi told the court that her husband, Abel Ngoma, 46, of Chibombo, allegedly plotted to kill their two daughters—aged 11 years and 7 years as part of ritual instructions he received from a witchdoctor in 2021.

According to Zambia Observer, testifying before the magistrate, Lewis Mumba Bertha said that Abel even made a small coffin in preparation for the supposed death of their firstborn and kept it in their bedroom for four consecutive nights after she refused to participate in the scheme.

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“By then, he had already made a small coffin in readiness for the death of my firstborn. He never told me about the coffin he made. We slept for four days with it under our bed,” she said.

Bertha said the plan was brought to light by the witchdoctor’s informant, who approached her to demand compensation for cancelling the agreement, since she had refused to consent to the sacrifice.

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