Author: Editor

The fantasy that natural resources are inexhaustible and are always renewable, despite the overwhelming amount of waste generated has been dispelled by the alarming decline of our environmental health. By Ogunlade Olamide and Esi-Ife Arogundade The global waste crisis is staggering. Annually, it is on record that more than 2 billion tons of municipal solid waste are generated, yet a mere 9 percent of plastic waste is recycled worldwide, contributing to around 5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. The world is struggling to cope with this escalating problem of waste management. In 2019, the Global Material Footprint reached a…

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I recently came across a report concerning an incident in Nigeria that touches on the area close to my heart—Lagos State. It relates to the response of Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour’s media team to a supposed report circulating online about his visit to the Ooni of Ife on Monday, April 28, 2025. Rhodes-Vivour is the recently installed Obalefun of Lagos and was the Labour Party’s gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 elections. By Abanikanda Olumoro (UK) According to the misleading reports, some individuals—likely acting in the interest of political rivals—claimed on their blogs that Rhodes-Vivour was kicked out of the Ooni’s palace. How…

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