By Abdullahi Muritala, ICIR INFORMANT247, a digital newsroom, has faced a troubling pattern of intimidation and harassment over exposing corruption in Kwara State. A notable example occurred in February 2024 when the Rector of Kwara State Polytechnic, Abdul Jimoh Muhammed, an engineer, filed a petition to the Kwara State police headquarters leading to the arrest
By Sylvia Akpan A group of Nigerian Seafarers cadets seeks the intervention of all and sundry on the alleged “ongoing mismanagement” and prolonged delay in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency’s (NIMASA) handling of the Nigerian Seafarers Development Program (NSDP). The group said in 2012, NIMASA launched the NSDP with the promise of developing
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Ministry of Information has inaugurated 26 Social Mobilization Technical Committee (SOMTEC), members to spearhead advocacy for health, rights of children and pregnant women in rural communities in the state. The 26 were inaugurated at the Ministry of Information conference hall Calabar, by the Permanent Secretary Offiong Ani Offiong,
By SaharaReporters Two officers of the Police Mobile Force (PMF), Inspector Kokotte Isang and Inspector Goodnews Etim, attached to retired Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Joseph Mbu, have been detained at the Ikom Police Station, Cross River State, following a reported altercation involving local residents and some military personnel.According to a situation report from the Unit
Simply identified as Joy, Mary, and Deborah, they were arrested while administering care to patients at the Accident and Emergency ward, and spent the night detained in their uniforms with their families left confused and in tears.
By Jonathan Ugbal Nurses and midwives have shut the entrance to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, while protesting the arrest of three of their colleagues. Numbering over 100, and donning their white gowns, the nurses embarked on a protest, downing tools on Tuesday morning with some patients wondering what their fate is. “Nurses
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Police Command on Monday arrested three yet to be identified nurses after a relative of a patient who died reported theft of a sim card. The three nurses, stationed at the Accident and Emergency Department of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital were asked to provide care after
By Patrick Obia An advanced two-day capacity building workshop on “Strengthening Public Accountability of Methane Emissions Reduction Efforts”, has kicked off in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja. The capacity building training session aims to equip Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and media professionals with the technical knowledge and practical skills needed to effectively drive the discourse. The