Tag Archives: noise pollution

In a recent development in Gulu, Resident City Commissioner Ambrose Onoria has instructed security personnel to enforce noise restrictions on churches and nightclubs operating beyond permissible levels after 10:00 pm. This directive, issued during a meeting convened by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) on November 13, 2024, involved key stakeholders such as church leaders, local media representatives, and security officials. ...

In a bizarre case in Nigeria, a court ordered the slaughter of a rooster following a noise pollution complaint from neighbors. On Tuesday, the court declared the bird a nuisance to the neighborhood after repeated crows that two neighbors said deprived them of sleep. Yusuf Muhammed, one of the neighbors told court the constant crowing is an infringement of his ...