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Breaking News , Health , Investigation
February 3, 2026

How Kano’s Street ‘Doctors’ Endanger Lives Through Repackaged Drug

Labels are replaced with nicknames such as “pain killer,” “sleeping drug,” and “strong one.” By Lukman Abdulmalik, The Whistler By day, the city’s main arteries hum with commerce and prayer. By night, another economy comes alive, quiet, nimble, and dangerous. At about 8 p.m. on Tuesday night, on a busy roadside of Sabon Titi, Kumbotso […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , Investigation
February 2, 2026

Documents Link Senator Agom Jarigbe To Company Paid N637 Million For Federal Projects In Cross River North

Specifically, Section 5 of the Act requires that a public officer must not put themselves in a position where their personal interest conflicts with their duties and responsibilities. By SaharaReporters Documents obtained by civic accountability organisation TrackaNG have revealed that a company linked to Senator Agom Jarigbe received over ₦637 million in federal payments for […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , Human Rights , Investigation
January 27, 2026

Inside Eburutu Barracks: The Hidden System Of Forced Labour On Civilians In Cross River

Behind the walls of Eburutu Barracks, fear is the most enduring resident. Their human rights violation is community living under the shadow of rules. By CrossRiverWatch Admin Residents of Mammy Market, the civilian settlement tucked inside Eburutu Barracks in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, say soldiers often arrive in the “deadly hours” of midnight, […]

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Breaking News , International , Investigation
January 8, 2026

How To Scam 101: Exposing Kano’s Hidden Fraud Training Hubs

How To Scam 101: Exposing Kano’s Hidden Fraud Training Hubs A key centre for these operations is a house known as Gidan Komai da Ruwana, an unremarkable building in Jaba. By Lukman Abdulmalik In the busy Jaba community, East of Sabon Gari, a section of Fagge Local Government area in Kano, a quiet threat has […]

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Breaking News , Education , Investigation
January 7, 2026

How Graceland Polytechnic Offa Admitted Students For Unaccredited Courses, Left Them To Their Fate After Graduation

From that moment on, Ibrahim’s story became one of frustration, confusion, and helplessness; one shared by countless other students trying to transition into higher institutions. By TheInformant247  After graduating with a Distinction (CGPA 3.70) from Mass Communication at Graceland Polytechnic Offa in 2022, Ibrahim (not his real name) believed, just like thousands of students every […]

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Breaking News , Education , Investigation , Ondo
January 7, 2026

Abandoned To Burn: Ondo Government’s Neglect Of Fire Services Puts Communities At Risk

According to one of the residents, the fire service in Akure couldn’t respond to the situation; they had to mobilise from the station in Owo. By Alaba Adeyemi According to the Ondo State Fire Service Law 1978, Cap 39, the Ondo State Fire Service was established for “the purposes of the extinction of fires and […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , Investigation
January 7, 2026

The Missing Road: How FG Paid N556 Million For A Project That Doesn’t Exist

The Ogoja–Katsina Ala–Jalingo Road is an economic artery connecting Nigeria’s food basket to the south of Nigeria. By Ogar Monday The truck lurches violently as its front wheels slam into yet another crater on Ogbuma Junction section of the Ogoja–Katsina Ala road. Inside, Musa Adamu grips the dashboard as the load of yams he is […]

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Breaking News , Education , Investigation
January 6, 2026

Eroded Future: The Untold Story Of Kano’s Fishery Centre Crippled By Sand Miners

What was supposed to nurture knowledge has been transformed into a wasteland carved out by illegal sand miners. Lukman Abdulmalik From a beacon of hope for young Nigerians who had dreams of a future in aquaculture, the School of Fisheries now lies in ruins with its classrooms buried under heaps of sand and the foundations […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , Health , Investigation
December 5, 2025

Prayer, Old Notes, And Hope: What PHC Staff Rely On When Training Fails In Cross River State

Nurses on the frontlines in rural Cross River State are battling not only illness but also a crippling lack of knowledge, as reports by Orodata Science reveal a deepening crisis in Primary Health Centres, where outdated skills and total power failures are putting lives at risk, Archibong Jeremiah reveals in this special report. From Bakassi […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , Health , Investigation
November 28, 2025

INVESTIGATION: The Cost Of Complacency In Cross River State Primary Healthcare

This report by Archibong Jeremiah examines the findings of the MyPHC Report by Orodata Science alongside the Cross River State 2024 Budget Performance Reports (BPRs). It highlights the alarming connection between structural healthcare deficits and significant budget execution failures. In Cross River State, health workers are grappling with dire conditions that threaten not only their […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , Investigation
October 14, 2025

Peace Initiative Struggles To End Cross River’s Deadly Land Dispute

Alesi and Ochon communities in Cross River State, in Nigeria’s South South, remain torn apart over a boundary dispute that has claimed several lives. The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta has tried to broker peace, but the problems persist. By Arinze Chijioke It was a sombre Thursday afternoon in Alesi, a community […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , Investigation
September 14, 2025

INVESTIGATION: How A Chinese Firm’s Operations Set Community Members Against Each Other In Cross River

The feud took a dangerous turn when Oyama was accused of mobilizing youths to block access to the company’s operation site, leading to a confrontation with police. By CrossRiverWatch Admin Between 2001 and 2023, 138 million hectares (Mha) of global tree cover were lost to fires, while 350 Mha were cleared due to other causes, […]

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Breaking News , International , Investigation
September 2, 2025

The UK-Turkish Firms Having A Blast In Nigeria

The three quarries are each situated just a stone’s throw from rural communities. When we visited this year, we found residents and workers living with daily blasts, dust, and a pattern of neglect that puts their health and safety at risk. By Justice Nwafor, Christine Ro, Cemre Demircioğlu, Craig Shaw  Dorathy Ushiya was sitting on […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , Investigation
August 4, 2025

Ticking Time Bomb: Cross River’s Belegete Border Community Remains Unsecured Two Years After Ambazonia Rebel Invasion

Hell was let loose on Belegete, a border community in Obanliku LGA of Cross River State, on December 5, 2023, when Ambazonia rebels from Cameroon stormed the area and unleashed unspeakable terror, killing a traditional ruler and several others in the process. This led to the displacements of over 1,000 while dozens of houses were […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , Investigation , Videos
July 3, 2025

From Hope To Despair: How The Northern Superhighway Project Destroyed Homes And Futures

The Northern Superhighway Project, envisioned as a beacon of hope for socio-economic development in Cross River State, has instead become a source of despair for many residents. Initiated in 2016 by Senator Ben Ayade’s administration, this ambitious 145-kilometre road project has led to the destruction of homes, farmlands, and livelihoods, with many affected individuals receiving […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , Health , Investigation
June 4, 2025

The Locked Gate Of Hope: How Bureaucracy Strands Akwa Ibami’s Sick And Dying

Both Margaret and Friday would not have faced life-threatening situations if the Akwa Ibami health post had been functional. By Archibong Jeremiah In the remote community of Akwa Ibami, located in the hills of Cross River State, the promise of healthcare feels like a distant hope for residents like Ntui Margaret and Friday James. They […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , Health , Investigation
June 2, 2025

Marooned By Neglect: How Darkness And A Dying Health Centre Threaten Lives On Umon Island

Dr Vivian promised to visit Umon Island to see how the facility can be upgraded. As well as ensure the establishment of a general hospital in Biase. By Archibong Jeremiah On Umon Island, a remote community in Cross River State, Nigeria, the dire state of healthcare and the shadows of neglect threaten the lives of […]

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Abia , Breaking News , Health , Investigation
May 31, 2025

Under Attack: How Thieves And Neglect Are Breaking Abia’s Village Clinics, Putting Lives At Risk

At Ohanku PHC, the damage was clear to see. Burglars broke in and stole beds, glass windows, and important electrical wires. By Chidalu Glory Madam Lucy Okekere will never forget the night she got the urgent call. It was about 10 p.m. A pregnant woman needed help fast at Obiehie Primary Health Centre in Abia […]

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Breaking News , Health , Investigation
May 25, 2025

Distrust In Treatment: Why Anambra Residents Shun Public Health Centres

Ebele’s story is just one of many untold tales of pregnant women in the hands of TBAs who continue to endanger lives in Anambra State. By Chidalu Glory That rainy day, Ebele Onwudinjo, a middle-aged pregnant woman in Ojoto, dressed up and left her house for Madam Gloria’s, where she had registered to give birth. […]

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Breaking News , Cross River , Health , Investigation
May 14, 2025

Under Siege: How Crumbling Facilities And Insecurity Hamper Cross River Health Workers

Health workers in Cross River State are working under conditions that are not fit for health services. This report by Archibong Jeremiah reveals that some operate from life-threatening infrastructures, lack manpower, electricity, drugs, and WASH facilities, and deal with insecurity to save lives. One morning in January 2025, Mr Effiong Bassey, Head of Ikot Inwang […]

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Breaking News , Governance , Investigation , Ondo
April 30, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Ondo Deputy Governor’s Office To Spend N15million On Two Executive Chairs, N20million On Executive Table In 2025

While there have been calls for a reduction in public expenditures, the Ondo State budget for the 2025 fiscal year has raised eyebrows. By SaharaReporters  A SaharaReporters’ review of the Ondo State budget performance document has shown that the Office of the Deputy Governor plans to spend N15million on two executive chairs and another N20 […]

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Breaking News , Education , Investigation
March 24, 2025

INVESTIGATION: How Kwara Poly Officials Are Taking Bribes To Facilitate Contracts, Approve Unfinished Projects

Many students, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of victimization by the school authorities, said the state of their hostel is appalling. By Toheeb Omotayo Officials of Kwara State Polytechnic in Ilorin are taking bribes in exchange for helping businessmen win contracts at the institution, an Informant247 investigation has revealed. In October 2023, […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
March 2, 2025

Decades Of Bloodshed: How A Lingering Land Dispute Fuels Death, Displacement, And Despair In Benue

The Bonta-Ukpute conflict in Benue State, rooted in a decades-long land dispute, has intensified, resulting in over 20 deaths, widespread destruction, and mass displacement. Despite numerous efforts for peace, including calls for government intervention and boundary demarcation, residents continue to suffer, facing food insecurity and lack of aid amid government neglect. By Linus Egwu As […]

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Breaking News , Health , Investigation
February 6, 2025

FCT World Bank-Assisted Clinics May Collapse Due To Govt’s Neglect

When Yakubu regained consciousness, he was lying on his bed at home with many members of his community wailing outside, thinking that he had given up the ghost. By Chika Mefor-Mwachukwu It was just past midnight when Sam Yakubu’s phone rang, waking him up from a deep sleep. He wasn’t startled, though, as he has […]

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Breaking News , Investigation , Ondo
February 1, 2025

Ondo Farmers Left Vulnerable Despite Agro-Ranger Promise

However, the relief was short-lived as kidnapping, killing of farmers, and clashes continued to happen in Ondo and Ekiti State. By Alaba Adeyemi During the campaign leading to the 2023 elections President Bola Tinubu, then the flag bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) promised the establishment of the Agro- rangers to solve the […]

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Breaking News , Education , Investigation , Ondo
January 30, 2025

A System In Crisis: Why Ondo’s Public Schools Are Failing Students

Almost all the schools visited collected more than the recommended 14,000 Naira for new students. By Alaba Adeyemi Everywhere in the world, public schools are either cheaper than privately owned schools or completely tuition-free. This is so because public schools are built and maintained with public funds or are grant-aided by the government. Therefore, public […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
January 27, 2025

Niger Govt Promised Security But Illegal Mining Continues Unchecked After Miners Attacked M.I Wushishi Residents

By Umoh Umoh On the morning of  September 2, 2024, there was an attack on residents of the over 500 housing units at the M.I Wushishi Housing Estate in Minna, Niger state, leading to the reported death of one person and destruction of properties.. Emerging reports about the attack varied, with some media houses tagging […]

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Breaking News , Economy/Business , Investigation
January 20, 2025

Hopping To Riches: How Jigawa Residents Make Fortune Selling Frogs

Frog trade in Jigawa State has transformed the lives of several individuals, providing substantial income and opportunities. Despite its profitability and contribution to local economies, frog trade pose environmental concerns, Muhammad Tahir and Idris Kamal, report.  For Muhammad Isah, a 32-year-old graduate of Crop Science, life after university was far from what he had imagined. […]

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Breaking News , Governance , Investigation
January 3, 2025

INVESTIGATION: Despite Economic Hardship, Wike Allocates N10bn For Rent, Furniture To Akpabio, Tajudeen, Two Others

The allocation is contained in the N288 billion supplementary budget President Bola Tinubu transmitted to the National Assembly in September, which was passed within five days by the lawmakers. By Bakare Majeed The presiding officers of the National Assembly—Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, and their deputies, Barau Jibrin and Ben Kalu – were […]

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Breaking News , Investigation
January 1, 2025

How E-Ticketing Issues And Alleged Sabotage Plague Abuja-Kaduna Train Service

By Umoh Umoh Following the introduction of affordable train service under the leadership of former President Muhammadu Buhari, led by then-Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, the federal government launched a 900 million naira e-ticketing platform in January 2021. This platform aimed to address online ticketing challenges, ticket racketeering, and improve accountability. However, recent investigations at Idu and […]

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