ANAMBRA TO GO AFTER HOUSES WITHOUT PROPER DRAINAGE IN ORDER TO COMBAT EROSION . (PHOTO).

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 Anambra to go after houses without proper drainage in order to combat Erosion  Worried by the rising menace of gully erosion, the Anambra State Government has threatened to enforce regulations requiring residents to provide proper drainage for storm water from their homes. The State Executive Council (ANSEC), which announced the proposed enforcement, lamented that erosion remains an existential challenge in Anambra, blaming the situation on careless actions by some communities and lapses by regulatory bodies in enforcing environmental laws. Briefing journalists after the weekly executive council meeting, the Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, said it had been observed that some residents channel storm water from their homes directly onto roads, where it accumulates and worsens the erosion crisis across the state. “ANSEC has resolved to step up enforcement to compel residents to properly channel and manage storm water from their houses. Communities are also expected ...

GENERATOR FUME KILLS MOTHER,CHILD IN ONDO.(PHOTO).



Generator fume kills mother, child in Ondo. 


staff of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Owo, simply identfied as Tawa and her five- month- old baby have been killed by fumes inhaled from a generator. Neighbours said the generator was bought last Monday.

The incident happened on Friday at Owo, Owo local government area of Ondo State. Husband of the deceased was said to be in coma and admitted at the Intensive Care Unit of the Federal Medical Centre, Owo.

Sources said the couple purchased the generator on Monday and left it on before they went to bed on Thursday evening. Witnesses said the family was found when their apartment was broken after they did not report for work on Friday.

It was Tawa’s elder sister who could not find both at their place of work that raised the alarm. It was gathered that some co-workers went to their house in company of the elder sister and broke into the apartment where they discovered the family in critical condition. The baby was found dead but the parents were lying unconscious. They were later rushed to the FMC where the wife died few minutes later.


 

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