Investigation – CrossRiverWatch

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

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March 31, 2025

By Toheed Omotayo, The Informant247 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, The Informant247 published a report revealing how the institution’s Rector, Engr. Abdul Jimoh Muhammed commissioned shoddy and unfinished projects despite millions allocated

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

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March 3, 2025

By Linus Egwu, The Middle Belt Reporters 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

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INVESTIGATION: In Kwara Communities, Lack Of Fish Storage Facilities Increases Post-Harvest Losses

by Admin
March 3, 2025

By Yemi Sodeeq And Sukari Alhaji, Informant 247 37-year-old Hawawu Idris is one of the many fish sellers at the Patigi Central Market, located in the heart of Patigi town in Kwara State. Like many others, her fish enterprise is driven by the need to support her family and serve as a means of livelihood.

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FCT World Bank-Assisted Clinics May Collapse Due To Government Neglect

by Admin
February 22, 2025

By Chika Mefor-Nwachukwu, The Whistlers 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 grown accustomed to midnight calls from families with medical emergencies. The call was not different from the other calls he usually received: a woman in labor

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Despite Government Ban, Illegal Mining Flourish In Bauchi, Children Abandon Schools

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February 22, 2025

By Babaji Usman, WikiTimes In Bauchi State’s mining communities, children as young as 10 abandon classrooms for mining sites. They toil alongside adults, extracting sand and breaking rocks under the scorching sun, hoping to scrape together enough for their families to survive. For these children, education is a distant dream distorted by the immediate demands

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Ondo Farmers Left Vulnerable Despite Agro-Ranger Promise

by Admin
February 12, 2025

By Alaba Adeyemi, Map News Africa 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 incessant farmers-herders’ crises. Therefore when the Federal Government of Nigeria, in the middle of 2024, announced the

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

by Admin
February 12, 2025

By Alaba Adeyemi, Map News Africa 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 schools are almost the only options available to the lower class of

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After CrossRiverWatch Investigation, Cross River Government Declares War Against Illegal Miners, Arrest Dozens, National Assembly Reacts

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February 9, 2025

By Patrick Obia After CrossRiverWatch’s investigation on how illegal mining claimed two lives and others trapped in the site, the Cross River State Government has declared war against illegal mining in the state. The investigation uncovered that Cross River State is no stranger to illegal mining. At least seven local government areas: Yakurr, Akamkpa, Biase,