By Archibong Jeremiah Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has appointed Commissioners for the Ministries of Finance and Agriculture and Natural Resources after the CrossRiverWatch investigation exposing the soya beans farm project contract award scandal. The two ministries had stayed without Commissioners for months before the CrossRiverWatch investigation revealed that the contract envisaged to
By Idris Kamal A few weeks to Nigeria’s general elections, many residents of the Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State who voted in previous elections are still uncertain about exercising their voting rights this time around. Their possible disfranchisement is not of their making. A devastating flood that swept away homes in many parts
By Patrick Obia The 2022 Electoral Act in its section 84(12) warns that “No political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at the Convention or Congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election.” The political appointees this section spells out
As Nigerians look forward to violence-free elections, some voters in Oyo State are rather scared of the potential threats of violence by Mukaila Lamid, Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of Oyo State Park Management System. Adeyemi Okediran of Development News Nigeria in this four-week investigation, shows how Lamidi has been accused of violating human rights
By Aare Adebayo, Development News Nigeria In October 2016, the Nigerian government inaugurated the first of its proposed 37 mega solar power projects in the country at the University of Ibadan. This project which was initiated in partnership with the German Government through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) was aimed at getting the university
By Patrick Obia From early 2000, Calabar, Nigeria’s first pre-independence capital city, was regarded as one of the cleanest and greenest cities in the country. Many craved and were eager to visit the ‘People’s Paradise’ with its scenery and uncontaminated air. The environment, its culture, tradition, cuisines, and loving people made Calabar one of Nigeria’s
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Founded on the principles of open governance and accountability, through investigative journalism CrossRiverWatch published 22 investigative reports that exposed corruption in Cross River State last year. The reports were published under different projects supported by Civic Media Lab, Climate Tracker, Policy Alert, Y Monitor, I-79 Media Consults, Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism,
By Elijah Akoji, SolaceBase Mal. Audu Muhammed, 51, and his two wives Aisha and Khadijat, who are residents of Dubantu community in Hadeja LGA may have to wait for the announcement of the election result to see if their preferred candidates have been voted into power in the coming election. This is not because they