By Yakubu Mohammed, WikkiTimes A one-day trip to Gamawa to collect PVC is a luxury that Musa Yunusa, a resident of the Kadi-Kadi community in Gamawa local government area of Bauchi State, could not afford despite his willingness to vote in the 2023 polls. He makes an average of N500 daily from firewood. Left with
By Idris Kamal, WikkiTimes While Bornor Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) struggle to resettle, after spending over a decade in various official IDP Camps, at a time close to general elections, they have no idea where to get their PVCs and even where to vote, WikkiTimes’ Idris Kamal writes. Muhammad Abubakar, a 30-year-old resettled native of
By Abdulrahaman Taye, The Informant247 Nigeria’s electoral umpire once claimed it had removed polling units from palaces, worship centers, and private residences across the country, tagging them as inappropriate places. However, in this report, The Informant27’s Abdulrahaman Taiye documented how the Emir of Ilorin’s palace in Kwara state is still designated polling units. Named Ilorin West
The dilemma of oversighting the commercial ventures of Nigerian military A call to look beyond the veil of Nigerian Military’s welfare and commercial platforms Is this a ‘blackhole’ in Nigeria’s security financing? Editor’s note: There is a paradox today that the more the government spends on the security and defence sector, the more insecure Nigerians feel.
By Akewushola Afeez, The Informant247 When Muhammad Alhaji, a resident of Patigi in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara state cast his vote in the 2019 general elections, he had to rely on one of his relatives who guided him in choosing candidates/parties of his choice. Though blind, Alhaji exercised his right as enshrined in the constitution,
By Yemi Sodeeq, The Informant247 With emotionally laced countenances and a seemingly deep reflection on the properties lost to the flood that sacked their community last September, residents of the Gbaradogi community in Patigi local government area of Kwara State are still yet to recover from their losses. A riverine community with people whose major source
Eha-Amufu community in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State was invaded in December 2022 by alleged herders. The attacks continued, resulting in the displacement of many inhabitants, death of scores and burning of houses and farmlands. Ben Aroh of The Whistler examines its implications for the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. Voting Strength Of Eha-Amufu
By Yemi Sodeeq, The Informant247 Between 2019 and 2020, the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing released over N200 million to four different companies for the construction and rehabilitation of an access road in Oyo state. The Informant247’s Yemi Sodeeq reports that despite these releases, the road – from Iresaadu through Igboaka to Onipanu in Surulere