The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has disclosed tollbooths across the country will used to serve another public purpose since the collection of road tolls has been abolished by the government. Government in its 2022 Budget removed scrapped the collection of tolls across the country. A directive from …
Read More »Toilet rolls are harmful to your anus- Doctor warns
Nigerian medical personnel, Dr Olufunmilayo, has warned against the use of toilet rolls to cleanup whenever one passes excreta. In a thread shared on his Twitter handle, Dr Olufunmilayo opined that, toilet rolls are harmful to the anus. He said instead of using tissue paper, people should use soap and …
Read More »Four landlords convicted over failure to construct household toilets
The La Magistrate’s Court has convicted four landlords over their refusal to construct household toilets for their tenants. The four; Mary Tagoe, Doris Lamptey, Nii Asowah and Borteley Lantei, were convicted on their own plea by the court, presided over by Mrs Juliet Osei Doudu. This was after they had …
Read More »18-month-old baby dumped in public toilet alive and kicking
A year and a half old baby, Blessing, who was rescued from a public toilet in Tumu is alive and kicking. During a visit paid to the child, this reporter monitored that she was happily living with her caretakers. Blessing was rescued from a public toilet on one Thursday morning …
Read More »Akufo-Addo has built only toilets in four years – Mahama
For his entire four years in office, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has managed to build only toilets, former President John Dramani Mahama has said. Speaking to the people of Gbledi, Wli and Fodome in the Hohoe Constituency of the Volta Region during one of his campaign tours, the presidential …
Read More »Bole ‘toilet baby’ discharged from hospital
The baby that was thrown into a public toilet in Bole but survived has been discharged from the Bole hospital after staying in an incubator for about three weeks. The baby is currently under the care of a “temporal care giver”. Asked about the processes involved before the baby can …
Read More »Kenya – where toilets have become a constitutional right
In our series of letters from African journalists, media and communication trainer Joseph Warungu looks at a recent court ruling that could end some uncomfortable road trips. We in Kenya have discovered that we have a constitutional right to relieve ourselves in public, at the expense of the government. Here’s …
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