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Breaking News , Governance , Investigation
October 2, 2024

FG’s Negligence Endangering Farmer’s Lives In Enugu

61 But the construction was not completed as the dam was left without spillways. Now, anytime there’s heavy rainfall, the dam spills over the farmlands, destroying crops and the livelihood of the people. By Ben Aroh Farmers in Mpu and Okpanku communities in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State are endangered by the ravages […]

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Abia , Governance , Investigation
October 1, 2024

Investigation: Agriculture Activities Under Threat After Contractor Abandon Road Linking Abia To Ebonyi State 

70 Findings on the ground also show that the 1.3km, which was only completed this January, was poorly done as some parts of the road were already damaged. By Arinze Chijioke  In the build-up to the 2023 general election, the senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Kalu, promised residents of Ezeukwu in Bende local […]

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Breaking News , Education , Investigation
September 18, 2024

Breaking The Mold: Taiwo Busola’s Vision For Education Reform In Osun State

147 Busola wanted to change this to one year because he strongly felt that other authors needed to be empowered. In addition, “we also wanted to expose students to different stories and writing styles,” he explains. By Arinze Chijioke In January 2004, four years after his service in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Taiwo […]

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Breaking News , Economy/Business , Investigation
September 9, 2024

How Multiple Haulage Taxation Hike Cost of Food In Cross River State

325 In this report, Tina Agosi Todo writes about how multiple taxations and institutionalised extortion from non-state actors, including touts and security men have led to hike in prices and food inflation in Cross River State. Gloria Omini is a farm produce trader whose major occupation is selling yam and garri in Calabar and its […]

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Breaking News , Economy/Business , Imo , Investigation
September 1, 2024

Lives, Economic Activities Threatened After Contractor Fails To Execute Erosion Control Project In Imo Community

261 The erosion and flood control project in Akwakuma, Imo State, awarded to Saicom Integrated Services Limited remains largely unfinished despite payments made. TheInvestigator’s Arinze Chijioke reports that the incomplete project has worsened flooding, impacting economic activities and posing a threat to lives in the community. Clement James stood in front of his shop, steering […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
August 27, 2024

Investigation: Enugu Community At The Mercy Of Erosion After Ecological Funds Office Diverted Multi-Million-Naira Erosion Control Project

206 In this investigation, Arinze Chijioke looks at how the Ecological Fund Office violated procurement law by diverting a multi-million-naira erosion control project in a community in Udi Local government, Enugu State, leaving residents at the mercy of erosion. It also captures how the contract poorly executed the diverted project.  Whenever rain clouds begin to […]

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Akwa Ibom , Breaking News , Investigation
August 13, 2024

How Akwa Ibom Govt. Diverted Millions Of Naira for Legislative, Judiciary And Media Projects

274 Nine months between the nightfall of the Udom Emmanuel administration and dawn of Governor Umo Eno administration, the Government of Akwa Ibom State, in disregard to the State procurement law awarded multi-million-naira contracts across the state judiciary, State Assembly and Ministry of Information. TheMail’s investigation uncovered gross misconduct in the award of contracts that […]

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Breaking News , Impact , Investigation , News
August 9, 2024

In Nigeria’s Niger Delta, PIND’s Conflict Prevent Council Is Building Peace Across Communities

272 PIND achieves its mission through strategic partnerships and collaborations with community actors, government, security agents, and non-governmental organisations, local and international, that share similar goals and interests. By Arinze Chijioke  In January 2017, at least four people were killed, several others injured, and 20 houses burnt following the renewed crisis between Oku Iboku, a community […]

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Breaking News , Governance , Impact , Investigation
August 7, 2024

Edozie Godwin: The Lecturer Who Ensured That Recruitment Into Delta State Education Service Was Merit-Based

300 Mary sat for the examination and after some time, she got an email inviting her for an oral interview. Afterwards, she got another email informing her that she had been offered the job.  By Arinze Chijioke “Nigeria Go better,” pidgin English translation for “Nigeria will be Great,” was the title of a sermon preached […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
July 15, 2024

Investigation: Residents In Abia Community Are Living On The Edge Despite AIRBDA Erosion Control Project

378 Residents rolled out their drums and heaved a sigh of relief when they heard of the project, hoping that when completed, it will tackle the menace of erosion in the community.  By Arinze Chijioke As farmers fell into spates of happiness when the clouds began to gather one Thursday this June, residents of Ngodo […]

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Abia , Akwa Ibom , Breaking News , Cross River , Investigation
July 7, 2024

Financial Anomalies Uncovered: Over 10 Nigerian Ministries Engage In Illegal Transactions

737 TheInvestigator probe of financial transactions by Federal MDAs revealed that money meant for official assignments was paid into personal accounts to the tune of over N1.8b. By Archibong Jeremiah The investigation uncovered financial irregularities involving over 10 Nigerian Ministries engaging in illegal transactions. The MDAs reportedly violated Nigeria’s Financial Regulations, 2009 by paying public […]

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Type A skill acquisition center Ikot Okoro, Oruk Anam LGA, Akwa Ibom State.
Akwa Ibom , Breaking News , Investigation
July 4, 2024

Empty Hall And Overgrown Weeds: State Of Unutilized Skill Acquisition Center In Akwa Ibom

428 The project was a constituency project by Hon. Unyime Idem, a member representing the Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. By Archibong Jeremiah This report exposes an unused skill acquisition center in Oruk Anam LGA, Akwa Ibom State, commissioned in 2023 but remains empty and overrun by weeds. Residents express disappointment […]

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Akwa Ibom , Breaking News , Investigation
July 2, 2024

How Former Gov Emmanuel’s Administration Diverted Bursary, Scholarship Funds In Akwa Ibom State

551 Saviour said his financial struggle caused him emotional trauma which gradually led to poor academic performance. By Ekemini Simon  In 2015, when Saviour Matthew scored 292 in the University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and was offered admission to study Communication Arts at the University of […]

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Bayelsa , Breaking News , Investigation
June 27, 2024

From Teacher To Principal: How Pedro Dennis Transformed A Technical College Into A Model Despite Opposition

570 Henry Ogbodo’s two children are attending the technical college—one of his sons, Richmond graduated in 2023 from the Welding and Fabrication Department. By Arinze Chijioke Pedro Dennis’s emergence as the pioneer principal of Government Science and Technological College Swali, Yenagoa in Bayelsa State was not mere happenstance. It was a result of his leadership […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , Investigation
June 26, 2024

Investigation: Cross River Contractor Fails To Deliver After N143m Payment

908 Had the contractor delivered the job Marvellous Simon Friday and his gang would not have been able to steal cassava from the farm and the security man would not have been put at risk. By Archibong Jeremiah This investigation reveals discrepancies between the payments made to Ijo Maritime Services Limited and the absence of […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , Investigation
May 30, 2024

Investigation: Community Left To Suffer After ₦297.7 Million Road Project Stalls

517 At least Bayou La Batre Ltd did more than 55% of its job but Bluecream Investment Limited fell short of that because it abandoned the project in an early stage. By Archibong Jeremiah Residents of Ayeabam community in Akamkpa local government area in Southern Cross River State, are suffering due to an unfinished road […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
May 16, 2024

How Lack Of Storage Facilities Contributes To Food Insecurity In Enugu, Ebonyi

232 Many farmers suffer post-harvest losses in Enugu and Ebonyi states due to low investments in food storage facilities by both governments and private individuals. In this report, Ben Aroh explores how farmers and traders in the two states lose fortunes from this neglect. Tales of Woes Dr. Kanayo Ossai is a lecturer at a […]

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Breaking News , Economy/Business , Investigation , Ondo
May 10, 2024

Ondo State Government Sold Farmers’ Lands To Investors, Refused To Compensate Them Then Ignored Court Orders

230 Justice Aderemi Adegoroye who presided over the case granted the prayers. However, the Ondo State Government and SAO Agro Allied Services did not obey the orders. By Alaba Adeyemi On the 18th of April 2023, farmers in communities around the Oluwa forest in Ore Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State woke up to […]

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Breaking News , Governance , Investigation
May 7, 2024

Ondo House Of Reps Members Distribute Rice Meant For Constituents To Cartel, Party Loyalists

259 DNN closely monitored how the food items were distributed around December 2023 and January 2024 by two members of the House Of Representatives in Ondo State. By Alaba Adeyemi In December 2023, the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture announced the release of food and other palliatives worth N100 million to […]

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Breaking News , Governance , Investigation
May 6, 2024

How Nigerian Government’s Failure Exposes Abuja Residents to Insecurity

241 Many stories of victims paint a picture of Bwari fast becoming a place abandoned by many in the fear of bandits. By Olanrewaju Oyedeji The population of Bwari local government in the federal capital territory is put at over 500,000. In November 2023, the FCT administration listed Bwari, Kuje and Abaji as three most […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
May 6, 2024

Investigation: How Local Dispute Over Oil Palm Plantation Led To Bloodshed In Cross River Erei Communities

311 More than 150 people, mostly young men, have been killed in Erei communities in Cross River over lingering communal disputes, according to Gabriel Ukam Iyam, clan head of 10 Erei communities. By Godwin Otang Five years after war erupted in Erei-speaking communities in the Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, authorities are […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
May 5, 2024

Kano Community Begs For Hospital, As Residents Travel 15 Kilometers To Access Healthcare

207 With a population exceeding three hundred thousand, the Turawa community depends on a single primary healthcare center. By Akiyu Inuwa Mansir In the heart of Karaye Local Government Area, Kano State, lies the Turawa Community, home to over three hundred thousand residents. Despite its significant population, this community grapples with a dire healthcare crisis exacerbated […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , Investigation
May 4, 2024

Expository: Inside The Cross River State Wage Bill Inflation, Employment Racketeering By Civil Service Commission

284 By Patrick Obia Cross Rivers State is struggling with increasing debt and wage bill, but investigations by CrossRiverWatch gathered that, former head of service, Timothy Ogban, now suspended Civil Service Commission’s Chairman, Mr. Uko Inaku, former Accountant-General of the State, Joseph Adie engaged in an unauthorized employment of 500 people and promotion of some […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
May 3, 2024

SPECIAL REPORT: Communities Suffer As Waterworks ‘Rehabilitated’ By Kwara Govt Fail To Work

325 …Pategi, Lafiagi communities rely on contaminated stream water. …Lafiagi General Hospital gets water from well for operation. In this report, The Informant247’s Yemi Sodeeq documented how water scarcity in Pategi and Edu Local Government Areas of Kwara State, continues to affect residents and medical facilities despite monumental government expenditures on local waterworks rehabilitation. The […]

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Breaking News , Governance , Investigation
May 2, 2024

How Ondo State Government Poorly Implemented Fuel Subsidy Palliative Scheme

235 This investigation by Alaba Adeyemi of Development News Nigeria (DNN) reveals the poor implementation and mismanagement of the Federal Government fuel subsidy palliative program by the Ondo State Government, resulting in widespread dissatisfaction and failure to alleviate the suffering of the people. The inaugural speech of President Bola Tinubu sent shock waves throughout the country, […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , Investigation
May 1, 2024

SPECIAL REPORT: Flames, Heartache And Neglect: Cross River Residents, Businesses Count Loses To Fire Outbreaks

223 On August 12, 2020, a fire incident destroyed over 200 businesses at Ika-Ika Oqua (Marian) Market, Calabar. Cross River’s State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA also confirms that following fire incidents on April 8 and March 27, 2024; a total of 649 shops and 32 motorcycles were burnt while a life was lost at Ikom Main […]

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Breaking News , Education , Investigation
May 1, 2024

Hunger, Debt: The Plight of ATBU Cleaners Battling with Unpaid Salaries

163 A group of women, working as cleaners for different companies at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi (ATBU), silently bear the weight of injustice, empty promises, and unpaid wages despite working vigorously to keep the campuses clean, WikkiTimes’ Babaji Usman reports. Moving from one hall to another, the cleaners at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) in […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
April 30, 2024

How Bauchi Lawmakers Allegedly Divert NEDC Palliative To Serve Political Interests

221 Lawmakers in Bauchi prioritized political cronies instead of poor constituents while the palliative North East Development Commission provides, to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal, WikkiTimes’ Yawale Adamu uncovers in this investigation. For Isah Ahmed Masama, it was a moment of joy when they heard that palliatives would be distributed to them to […]

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Breaking News , Investigation , Ondo
April 29, 2024

Tales Of Woes Among Women Farmers In Southwest Nigeria As Security Agencies Fail To Protect Them

202 By Zainab Sanni and Alaba Adeyemi In recent years, food security in Nigeria has been threatened by incessant farmers-herders conflict, fueled by climate change. A key feature of this conflict is the targeted attack on farmers and their farmlands. According to the African Development Bank, Nigeria women contribute 70 percent of the total agricultural […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
April 29, 2024

Poor Drainage Puts Enugu Community At Risk Of Flooding Ahead Of Rainy Season

201 Ulunya Ovoko is among the Igboano communities where Enugu State University of Medical and Allied Sciences (SUMAS) is situated. The community that celebrated hosting the university currently faces extinction following flooding due to poor drainage systems of the medical university as well as an alleged road diversion which would have provided the permanent solution […]

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