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L-R: Timileyin Edwin, founder, Crimson Bow NG; Folasade Anah Shikaiye, Chairman; and Abimbola Edwin, also of CB, during the outreach The Crimson Bow NG, a non-governmental organisation dedicated to advocating on sickle cell issues, has held the Phase 1 of its Project Keep A Warrior Warm medical outreach aimed at educating the underprivileged on sickle cell prevention and management. The Phase 1, which is for the Agege region of Lagos, held at the IHERA Housing Estate football field, Pen Cinema, Agege, Lagos and had a turnout of 230 people out of which about 150 were children that were given sweaters and drugs to help them fare better in this current cold weather period. Speaking at the occasion, CB’s founder, Timileyin Edwin, said she was pleased at the turnout and that they were able to attract so many children through sensitisation in churches, mosques, holding a walk and distributing fliers. She added that CB will hold the medical outreach all over Lagos and that

Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has described Lagos State government’s establishment of special courts to prosecute individuals it ascribed to as illegal water service providers as a cover for promoting water privatization. ERA/FoEN’s position is coming on the heels of media reports which indicated that Dr. Babatunde Adejare, Lagos’ Commissioner for Environment, announced the introduction of the courts at a two-day retreat organised for officials of the water sector which had as theme: Towards Achieving A Safe And Sustainable Water Sector In Lagos State. Adejare who was represented by Babatunde Hunpe, Special Adviser to the Governor on the Environment, dismissed reports that the state planned to privatize water but surprisingly added that a ‘public-private partnership’ is necessary. He also said the state government is not pleased with giving bailouts to the Lagos State Water Corporation (L