Breaking News , Investigation
December 24, 2024

Talents Suffer As Corruption Stalls Execution Of N1.6Billion Sokoto Modern Sports Project Awarded To APC Lawmaker, Usman Banye’s Company

123 By Abdulwasiu Olokooba Billiaminu Umar, a former footballer, was spotted sitting idly and looking weary outside Giginya Memorial Stadium in Sokoto State last October. His potentially illustrious career has been severely impacted by the state government’s lack of support. At 23, Billiaminu had already lived a lifetime in the sport. He remembered the thrill […]

Abia , Akwa Ibom , Bayelsa , Breaking News , Cross River , Delta , Edo , Governance , Imo , Investigation , Ondo , Rivers
November 24, 2024

Investigation: How Kwara Electoral Body Suppressed Voters, Manipulated LG Election Results To Favour Ruling APC

168 By Salihu Ayatullahi, Toheeb Omotayo & Salihu Shola Taofeek In a two-month-long investigation, The Informant247 assembled evidence of several ‘electoral manipulations’ done by the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) during the September 21 local government elections. The report documents discrepancies in the election results, voter suppression and widespread disenfranchisement caused by shortages of electoral materials, […]

Breaking News , Cross River , Governance
November 4, 2024

How Tinubu’s Minister Umahi Orders Security To Remove APC Supporter For Questioning N15Trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road Project

140 The woman, a campaigner for President Bola Tinubu, claimed the project had been diverted into her estate, resulting in the demolition of her properties despite her government-issued certificates. By SaharaReporters Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, ordered security to remove a woman who identified herself as a patron of the Tinubu Campaign Organisation after she […]

Breaking News , Cross River , Governance
October 18, 2024

APC: Former Commissioner Denies Imposing Candidate In Idomi Council Ward

206 Professor Inyang also highlighted that the APC leadership alone has the authority to validate or challenge the conduct of its primaries. By TheInvestigator The former Cross River State Commissioner for Lands and Urban Development, Professor John Inyang, has strongly refuted allegations of imposing a candidate during the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for the […]

Breaking News , Cross River , Governance
October 18, 2024

Tensions Rise Over Alleged APC Imposition Of Candidate In Idomi Council Ward

308 The imposition has also fueled unrest, with some aspirants accusing the former commissioner of resorting to threats and intimidation to secure his brother’s position. By TheInvestigator Discontent is brewing in Idomi, Yakurr Local Government Area, as local APC members and aspirants have voiced their grievances over the alleged imposition of a councillor candidate by […]

Breaking News , Governance , Opinion
August 18, 2024

Support, But Don’t Silence Others BY INYALI PETER

513 Personally, I believe the Governor is doing well and deserves support, but I respect that others may disagree. The haughty attitude and disrespect shown by some individuals from the South towards Cross Riverians of other descent since the current administration assumed office is deeply concerning. Their attempt to silence dissenting voices, especially from other […]

Breaking News , Governance
July 20, 2024

Philip Shaibu Defects To APC

312 The development follows an accusation by Shaibu, on Friday, that his principal, Godwin Obaseki, denied him entry into the state. By Jessica Ologbosere The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, alongside the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legacy coalition members in his company, have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He defected […]

Breaking News , Governance
July 20, 2024

Gov Otu Sues For Unity Among Cross River NASS Members

300 Mr Mbu-Ogar stated that Governor Otu’s bipartisan approach is a reflection of his ‘People’s First’ agenda. By Uchino Amatey In a concerted effort to enhance unity and elevate the visibility of Cross River, Governor Bassey Otu has called on the State’s National Assembly members to collaborate and synergize beyond party lines for the betterment […]

Breaking News , Investigation
May 3, 2024

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

474 …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 […]

Breaking News , Governance
April 21, 2024

South-South APC Zonal Executives Meet In Calabar

327 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 the South-South region of Nigeria, Saturday, convened in Calabar to discuss crucial political issues bothering the zone, with Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River […]

Breaking News , Economy/Business , Governance
April 17, 2024

Cross River Governor Seduces Diplomats And Development Partners, Presents Reform Strategies

430 “We have completely keyed into the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda, aligning it with our administration’s People’s First Agenda…” By Government House Press Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has presented his administration’s reform strategies, actions, and economic indices to a gathering of diplomats, policymakers, and investment drivers to attract and create more […]

Breaking News , Cross River , Governance
February 17, 2024

Cross River APC Chairman Under Fire For Suspending Ward Chairmen

2,133 Barr. Alphonsus Eba was contacted, and he denied all allegations in a 15-minute exclusive interview with TheInvestigator.  By Archibong Jeremiah The Chairman of the Northern Cross River Reconciliation Movement, Bernard Ingio, has sharply criticized the recent suspension of two ward chairmen by the Cross River State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Barr. […]

Breaking News , Cross River , Governance
January 14, 2024

Sandy Onor Congratulates Bassey Otu On His Affirmation As Governor of Cross River State

532 Senator Ojang Onor calls on all Cross Riverians to support the Governor. By Christiana Ofem Senator Sandy Ojang Onor has congratulated Senator Bassey Edet Otu on his affirmation as Governor of Cross River State. In a congratulatory message issued on January 13, 2024, Senator Onor said that the Supreme Court’s confirmation of Senator Otu’s […]

Breaking News , Investigation
January 7, 2024

How Tinubu’s Humanitarian Affairs Minister, Betta Edu, Team Members Received Public Funds For Flight Tickets, Airport Taxis To Fly From Abuja To Non-existent Kogi Airport

925 Documents obtained by SaharaReporters show how the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) moved N226,188,500 million to Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo states through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation ahead of the November 11, 2023 governorship elections. By SaharaReporters The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation under Betta Edu in November 2023 approved […]

Breaking News , Governance
September 27, 2023

Sheath Your Sword And ‘Jettison Any Further Appeals’ – Governor Otu Tells Sandy, As Court Affirms Him

724 By Sylvia Akpan, CrossRiverWatch Following the Election Petition Tribunal affirming the victory of Governor Bassey Otu, he has prayed his petitioner and opponent in the March 18 2023 polls – Senator Sandy Onor to accept defeat. The Election Petition Tribunal led by Justice Oken Inneh dismissed all the reliefs sought by the petitioners in […]