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December 27, 2023

BREAKING: Ondo Governor Akeredolu Dies At 67

The former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) died at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday at a German hospital where he was receiving treatment. By FIJ Rotimi Akeredolu, Ondo State governor, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday, aged 67. Ondo State sources told FIJ Akeredolu’s death was confirmed by senior government officials. The […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , News
December 26, 2023

Police Arrest Kidnappers Of Car Dealer’s Wife In Calabar

Locally made pistols, ammunition, phones and other valuable items were recovered from them. By Frank Ulom, The Converseer Two persons have been arrested by the police in Cross River over the abduction of the wife of a car dealer, Mrs. Aliu in Calabar. CONVERSEER reports that Mrs. Aliu was kidnapped in October by the gang […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , News
December 26, 2023

Gunmen Kill Youth Leader, Abduct 4 Others In Cross River Speaker’s Village

Nde Three Corners has become notorious for kidnappings and other violent crimes in recent months.  By Richard Ndoma, Leadership Newspaper Tragedy struck the Nde Three Corners Community in Ikom, Cross River State on Christmas Day as gunmen killed a youth leader, Mr. Akpang Ayambem, and abducted four others. The incident occurred in the hometown of […]

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Akwa Ibom , Breaking News , News
December 26, 2023

Tragic Fire Claims Lives Of Late PDP Chairman’s Wife, Sister In Akwa Ibom

The cause of the fire was not specified in the statement. By Ima Elijah, Pulse A devastating fire engulfed the residence of the late Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Obong Udo Ekpenyong, situated in Ukanafun Local Government Area. The inferno not only consumed the property but also claimed the […]

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Breaking News , Cross River
December 25, 2023

NDLEA Seizes 2.05 Tons Of Hard Drugs, Arrests 223 Suspects In Cross River

The State Commander, Rachel Umebuali, disclosed this in an interview in Calabar on Monday. By News Agency of Nigeria  National Drug Law Enforcement Agency command in Cross River, says a total of 2.05 tons of hard drugs were seized from drugs peddlers between January and December in the state. The State Commander, Rachel Umebuali, disclosed […]

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Breaking News , Education
December 25, 2023

UNICAL Promotes 18 Academic Staff To Professional Cadre

Prof. Florence Banku Obi disclosed this at the 238th Senate of the institution.  By George Odok The Senate of the University of Calabar has announced the promotion of 18 staff of the institution to the positions of Professors and Associate Professors respectively. The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, who […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
December 24, 2023

Ondo Agency And FG At Loggerhead While Miner Operating With Child Labour Goes Unchecked

This report by Development News Nigeria, Alaba Adeyemi of DNN looks into the activities of an illegal Quarry at Ijigba, Ondo state operating in contravention of the 2007 Nigerian Mineral and Mining Act. At the twilight of Olusegun Mimiko’s administration as the governor of Ondo state, projects that stood out as bringing succor to the […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
December 19, 2023

Investigation: Uncertainties Over Execution Of IFAD Projects In Jigawa, Yobe Despite Release Of Funds

By Elijah Akoji, SolaceBase Lack of access roads and warehouses for storage of grains for rural farmers were the key reasons for the multi-billion naira Climate Change Adaptation and Agribusiness Support Program initiative by the Federal Government in 2013. The project was funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). 13 years later, SOLACEBASE investigation uncovers […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
December 18, 2023

Dust And Blood: How The Abandoned Yala-Ogoja-Bekwarra-Obudu Road Is Destroying Lives Despite Over N20 Billion Releases

By Ogar Monday, CrossRiverWatch When Beatrice Ochuole kissed her husband goodbye on the morning of the 12th of June, 2018, she didn’t expect that she would return to his lifeless body that evening. “We had spent most of the night talking about getting our daughter into school. He was worried about her, and in the […]

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Breaking News , Governance , Ondo
December 17, 2023

Ondo Acting Governor, Aiyedatiwa Suspends Akeredolu’s Chief Protocol Officer, Announces Replacement

By SaharaReporters Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Ondo State acting Governor, has suspended the Chief of Protocol to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, Bola Alabi, and replaced him with the Deputy Chief of Staff, Olusegun Omojuwa. The state government said Alabi would return to his duty post when the governor returned from a medical vacation in Germany. This was […]

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Breaking News , Governance , Rivers
December 16, 2023

27 Rivers Lawmakers Can Meet Anywhere Outside Assembly Complex – APC

By Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis, Punch Newspaper The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress said the embattled 27 members of the House of Assembly do not need the demolished House of Assembly complex or a physical structure to carry out their duties. This was disclosed when the state caretaker committee led a delegation to the national […]

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Breaking News , News , Rivers
December 16, 2023

With Four Soldiers Killed, Two Koreans Kidnapped, Security Concerns Mount in Rivers

•Oil production may be impacted if the crisis persists  •Ann-Kio Briggs warns situation may engulf Nigeria, President •PDP: Why we’ve not taken action on Wike By Emmanuel Addeh and Alex Enumah in Abuja, ThisDay Newspaper With the recent killing of four soldiers and the kidnap of two South Korean expatriates, concerns have begun to mount […]

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Breaking News , Health
December 16, 2023

Senate President Akpabio Confirms SaharaReporters’ Report, Admits To Slumping After His Birthday Colloquium In Abuja

By SaharaReporters Senate President Godswill Akpabio has admitted that he slumped after his birthday colloquium in Abuja, as reported by SaharaReporters. Sources told SaharaReporters on Thursday that the Senate President earlier slumped at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja and was rushed to the hospital. President Bola Tinubu and other dignitaries had gathered at the […]

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Breaking News , Governance , Rivers
December 16, 2023

Rivers Crisis: Seven Commissioners Resign From Fubara’s Cabinet

By Emmanuel Egobiambu, Channels TV The Rivers State Commissioner of Transportation, Dr. Jacobson B. Nbina, State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Prince Chinedu, as well as the State Commissioner for Housing, Gift Worlu (Ph.D.) are the latest to join the list of commissioners to tender their resignation letters, exiting the Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s led administration. “I hereby […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
December 14, 2023

Enugu: Diversion Of Water Channels For Road Construction Endangers Community

By Ben Aro, The Whistler Every community prays for access roads to attract development and ease livelihood. In 2016, the Enugu State government constructed a nine-kilometre road network from Obechara, Ugwuechara down to Ikenga Hotels junction. Ben Aroh, in this report, portrays how this celebrated road has endangered Umuwalugwu village in Umakashi community of Nsukka […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , News
December 13, 2023

BREAKING: Naval Officers Rescue Paramount Ruler Of Akpabuyo, Kill 10 Kidnappers

By TheInvestigator The Paramount Ruler of Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, HRH Etinyin Lawrence Edet Nya who was kidnapped on Monday, December 11, 2023, has been rescued. He was rescued by men of the Nigerian Navy yesterday (Wednesday) while 10 of the alleged kidnappers were killed. News of his rescue was shared […]

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Breaking News , Governance , News , Rivers
December 13, 2023

Why We Demolished Assembly Complex – Rivers Gov’t

By Davies Iheamnachor, Vanguard Newspaper The Rivers State Government has explained that its decision to demolish and rebuild the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex was based on advice from experts. The government noted that the experts noted that the integrity of the structure has been lost due to the structural defects that arose mainly […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
December 13, 2023

Abandoned For 20 Years, Ikom-Wula-Obudu Road Remains Travelers’ Nightmare, Cash Cow For Contractors

By Godwin Otang, CrossRiverWatch The road linking Ikom through Boki to Obudu Local Government area is a 115-kilometer route indicated as the Ikom-Wula-Road. It is one of the federal roads in Cross River State. This part is often called Section 1 in the repair work projects by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing while […]

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Breaking News , Governance , Videos
December 12, 2023

27 Rivers Lawmakers Explain Defection From PDP To APC

By AIT The political situation in Rivers State is getting tense. Recently, 27 lawmakers of the State House of Assembly defected from the ruling PDP to APC. Here is their reasons for defecting.  

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Breaking News , Investigation
December 8, 2023

Millions Down The Drain As Contractor Poorly Executes Ex-Senator Balogun’s Constituency Project In Oyo

By Adebayo Abdulrahman, DNN The road that leads to Oba-Adebimpe palace in Odinjo community in Ibadan, Oyo State gives an impression that all is well. But on sighting the palace, the excitement fades away almost immediately leaving one with more questions than answers. “They renovated it recently,” Kolapo Jimoh, a carpenter who works directly opposite […]

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Breaking News , Education
December 6, 2023

How Cross River Government Breaks Its Own Law By Making Basic Education Students Pay Fees

By Patrick Obia, CrossRiverWatch In 2006, the Cross River State Government signed into law for free education for all primary and secondary school students in the state. This move followed concerns about the high number of out-of-school students in the State. Findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal that despite the existence of this law and public show of commitment […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
December 5, 2023

INVESTIGATION: Despite Fund Release, N114 Million Kwara Road Project Abandoned

By Sukari Mohammed The Informant247 The Ragada-Edo-Kpansnako community road in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State is a mostly busy route due to the network of agrarian communities that use it. In this investigation, The Informant247’s Sukari Mohammed tells the story of how this road troubles motorists, has led to fatalities, and puts at […]

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Breaking News , Education
December 4, 2023

UNICAL Protest: Management Bows To Pressure, Suspends Payment Of School Charges

By Elijah Ugani, The Lumine News The management of the University of Calabar, has bowed to pressure from her students and suspended the payment of school charges by undergraduate students. The management had reached a decision to increase school charges on December 1st 2023. This decision did not sit well with the students and they […]

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Breaking News , Education , Videos
December 4, 2023

Ongoing: UNICAL Students Protest Increase Of School Fee

By TheInvestigator Students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) are currently protesting the fee increment by the school authority. See the new fee schedule: See pictures from the ongoing protest: Watch video:  

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Breaking News , Opinion
December 3, 2023

Consider This Before You Hate… BY AGBA JALINGO

Hate is in part what keeps us going when our lives have been put on hold. Every time there are severe disruptions in our lives, the stronger the hate we have for everything around us. Hate avails a major form of catharsis for releasing, and providing relief from such repressed emotions. Hate is also an […]

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Breaking News , Governance , State
December 3, 2023

Insecurity: Akwa Ibom Hires 500 For Community Policing

By Iniobong Ekponta, Leadership Newspaper Towards curbing the growing insecurity bothering on kidnapping, armed robbery, rape, extra–judicial killings, and other violent crimes in Akwa Ibom State, the administration of Governor Umo Eno has turned to private security agents to complement the regular police in the task of effectively policing the state. Towards this end, LEADERSHIP […]

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Breaking News , Governance
December 2, 2023

Homecoming: Cross River Deputy Governor Capped Lekwel E’Mbe 1

By TheInvestigator Cross River State deputy governor, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey has been capped Lekwel E’Mbe 1. The chieftaincy title was given to him by the Paramount Ruler of Ogoja, HRM, Oti Mathias Odey Abua. The title was presented during the homecoming ceremony organized to officially welcome the deputy governor home after the general elections. […]

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Breaking News , Economy/Business , Governance
December 2, 2023

What To Know About New CBN Directives On BVN, NIN

By Joseph Adeiye, FIJ The Payments System Management Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a circular to all commercial banks in Nigeria on Friday. That circular spelt out amendments to Section 1.5.3 of the Regulatory Framework for Bank Verification Number (BVN) Operations and Watchlist for the Nigerian banking industry. Banks and fintech […]

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Breaking News , Education , Investigation
December 2, 2023

‘Left Without Aid’: Lack Of Assistive Teaching, Learning Materials Is Making Life Unbearable For Students Living With Disabilities In UNILORIN

By Yemi Sodeeq, TheInformant247 From ‘hostile’ lecture rooms to dysfunctional teaching and learning systems, belied the struggle of meeting up with academic standards and aspirations by students living with disabilities at the University of Ilorin. In this report, The Informant247’s Yemi Sodeeq takes a deep dive into the lives of the ‘special students’ and how […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
December 2, 2023

Investigation: Contractor Denies Getting N60m Contract Refugee Commission Purportedly Awarded

By Elijah Akoji, SolaceBase SOLACEBASE in this investigation uncovers how the National Commission for Refugees awarded a N60 million contract to an oil and gas company to supply tricycles and grinding machines to the people of Boi and Lusa communities in Bogoro LGA of Bauchi State.  In addition, the company did not execute the project which was also […]

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