By Adebayo Aare, Map News Nigeria In 2021, the Federal Government appropriated N49 million to improve the power supply in nine communities in Ogo Oluwa/Surulere federal constituency in Oyo State. Only three have been powered, leaving six in total darkness. The project which is implemented by the Rural Electrification Agency, REA, under the Ministry of
By Elijah Ajonicko Akoji, SolaceBase Between 2015 and 2021, records have shown that over N1 billion constituency projects in Kano North Senatorial district by different ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of the federal government were awarded to Sinti Nigeria Limited, a company owned by Senator Barau Jibrin, and his children. Senator Jibrin has been representing the Kano
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Barrister Inibehe Effiong who was committed to one month imprisonment has just been released. Watch the live feed here. More details later.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin At least one may have died after a haulage truck collided with a low bed heavy duty equipment carrier at Akpet central in Biase Local Government Area section of the Calabar – Ikom – Katsina-Ala federal highway on Thursday. A video recording obtained by CrossRiverWatch shows what appears to be the lifeless
By Patrick Obia Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, supporters in their large numbers on Thursday, August 25, staged a ‘Reclaim Cross River’ fitness road walk in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The exercise kicked off from the Millennium Park where the State Chairman of the party, Barr. Venatius Ikem addressed supporters on the importance of
Marred by insecurity and extorted by INEC officials, communities in Niger State faced double jeopardy: pay ransom to kidnappers and bribe INEC officials to get PVCs. WikkiTimes’ YAKUBU MOHAMMED documented the travails of residents of some communities in the insurgents’ ravaged Niger State where some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission were found to
By Archibong Jeremiah Godswill Eteng, a native of Nko community in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River state, was shocked to hear that the state government had built a new Model School worth N145,015,738.88 in his community. He first imagined it must be an error because he lives in the community and has neither
By George Odok, NAN The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) Cross River State command has confiscated 16,000 liters of stolen petroleum products. Samuel Fadeyi, the Commandant of NSCDC said the stolen products which were mainly Automotive Gas Oil, (AGO) popularly known as diesel were stored in drums and gallons and hidden in different trailer