How Calabar Street Boy Bagged 3 US College Scholarships Playing Basketball – Sports Lawyer
Fifteen-year-old basketballer, David Etim, bagged three United States scholarship offers after encountering a Nigerian lawyer, Faithfulness Okom. The lawyer, now based in Spain, tells GODFREY GEORGE how he feels about…
TUC Commends Governor Otu’s Achievements In 11 Months
"We must put in our best to achieve effective service delivery in all MDAs,” the TUC Chairman reiterated. By Anthony Uwadiegwu The Cross River State Council of the Trade Union…
Investigation: How Local Dispute Over Oil Palm Plantation Led To Bloodshed In Cross River Erei Communities
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…
Kano Community Begs For Hospital, As Residents Travel 15 Kilometers To Access Healthcare
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,…
Expository: Inside The Cross River State Wage Bill Inflation, Employment Racketeering By Civil Service Commission
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…
SPECIAL REPORT: Communities Suffer As Waterworks ‘Rehabilitated’ By Kwara Govt Fail To Work
...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…
Court Adjourns Judgment Hearing In Rape Case Due To Absence Of The Defendant
The case involves an allegation of rape. By Able Winnard The Federal High Court in Calabar has adjourned the judgment hearing in the case of FRN vs. Prince Joseph Mark…
How Ondo State Government Poorly Implemented Fuel Subsidy Palliative Scheme
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…
Devastating Storm Leaves Dozens Homeless In Cross River Community
Speaking to TheInvestigator, a resident, Lawrence Ito described the harrowing experience of witnessing their homes being torn apart by the powerful winds. By TheInvestigator A destructive storm wreaked havoc on…
SPECIAL REPORT: Flames, Heartache And Neglect: Cross River Residents, Businesses Count Loses To Fire Outbreaks
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…
Hunger, Debt: The Plight of ATBU Cleaners Battling with Unpaid Salaries
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…
How Bauchi Lawmakers Allegedly Divert NEDC Palliative To Serve Political Interests
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…
Tales Of Woes Among Women Farmers In Southwest Nigeria As Security Agencies Fail To Protect Them
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…
Poor Drainage Puts Enugu Community At Risk Of Flooding Ahead Of Rainy Season
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…
How Kano Lawmaker’s Company Allegedly Collected Over N200m For Contract Not Executed
By Lukman Abdulmalik Between 2018 and 2023, records have shown that the sum of N41,515,645,264 billion was budgeted for the Federal College of Education, Bichi, and the National Orthopedic Hospital, Dala,…
Abandoned And Underserved: How Govt Negligence Crippled Gombe Special Education Centre
The school, established in 1996, serves disabled children from six northeastern states but struggles with dilapidated facilities and minimal funding. Students often find themselves abandoned during vacations, their parents viewing…
How Igbo Culture Deprives Women’s Right To Inheritance
Despite a Supreme Court judgement in Ukeje vs Ukeje in 2014 which affirmed that women have the same right to inherit their fathers’ estates as their male counterparts, many Igbo…
UNICROSS: Why We’re Heading To Court, Seeking Reconstitution Of Governing Council BY BARR. ROMEO OJONG
Since the National Executive Council (NEC) of the UNICROSS Alumni Association released a communiqué calling for the dissolution and reconstitution of the university's governing council, there have been misleading insinuations…
Cross River Exco Approves Infrastructural Intervention Across Senatorial Districts
… Abandoned Adiabo-Ikoneto Bridge Receives Attention By Government House Press The Cross River State Executive Council, presided over by the Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, met on Wednesday, April 24, 2024,…
Federal Livestock Project In Enugu Remains Moribund 42 Years After Establishment
Federal Livestock located at Okpuje in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State is a multi-million naira piggery initiative. It was established by the Shagari administration for mass production of…
PAACA Holds Electoral Reform Town Hall Meeting In Calabar
The one-day town hall meeting was organized by Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA) with support from MacArthur Foundation. By Ofem Christiana A citizens’ town hall meeting on…
Cross River State Governor Makes Fresh Appointments Into Boards And Commissions
Mr. Nsa Gill, the Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor in a press release said the appointments are with immediate effect. By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Governor,…
Governor Otu Reconstitute State PPP Council, Sue’s For Improved Assets Management
Governor Otu Reconstitute State PPP Council, Sue's For Improved Assets Management Governor Otu reminded them that the state is in dire need of some already-developed infrastructure that requires private expertise…
Nigerian Students Urged To Seize Opportunity For Business Grants, Deadline Is Tuesday
This, according to him, is geared at ensuring that everyone is carried along and that no LGA is left behind in the 360 slot. By Our Reporter In a bid…
South-South APC Zonal Executives Meet In Calabar
South-South APC Zonal Executives Meet In Calabar Confident of victory in upcoming governorship polls in Edo State. By Government House Press The executives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in…
Internet Fraud Academy Proprietor Bags 10 Years Jail Term In Uyo
Edet's journey to the Correctional Centre commenced on January 22, 2024, when investigators from the EFCC’s office in Uyo acted on intelligence and arrested 10 suspects at his Cybercrimes Training…
Abducted UNICAL Students Visited By SA To Cross River Governor, Urges Assistance In Clearing Their Medical Bills
The medical bills and other charges arising from their treatment have added to the ordeal that these students have already gone through. By Able Winnard and Christiana Ofem In a…
INVESTIGATION: Despite Spending N5 Billion, 16 Years Later Owena Multipurpose Dam Is Uncompleted
TheInvestigator’s 2-month inquiry reveals the Ondo State Government secured a $169.72 million loan and received $5 million for the project expected to be completed in 2022. By Alaba Adeyemi Unveiling…
Gov. Otu Launches Strategic Plan for Food, Nutrition
By Ukongikwen Adie The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has reiterated the government's commitment to empower the State Planning Commission and other government agencies to achieve set…
University Of Cross River State Reopens For 2023/2024 Academic Session
Lectures will commence immediately for all levels of students. The university portal will also open on the same day for students to pay their fees. By Able Winnard The University…