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
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