Investigation
Education Investigation

Abandoned And Underserved: How Government Negligence Crippled Gombe Special Education Center

By Hafsah Muhammed Ibrahim, WikkiTimes The school, established in 1996, serves disabled children from six northeastern states but struggles with dilapidated facilities and minimal funding. Students often find themselves abandoned during vacations, and their parents viewing the school as a dumping ground. Facing severe infrastructure issues, lack of security, and insufficient resources, the school’s staff

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Breaking News Investigation

How Igbo Culture Deprives Women’s Right To Inheritance

By Ben Aroh Despite a Supreme Court judgment in Ukeje vs Ukeje in 2014 which affirmed that women have the same right to inherit their fathers’ estates as their male counterparts, many Igbo women are being denied access to such by their male counterparts. BEN AROH explores this denial in selected locales of Enugu State.

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Breaking News Investigation

Federal Livestock Project In Enugu Remains Moribund 42 Years After Establishment

By Ben Aroh Federal Livestock located at Okpuje in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State is a multi-million naira piggery initiative. It was established by the Shagari administration for mass production of pigs for local and export values. About forty-two years down the line, the state-of-the-art facilities have become moribund, with one staff member,

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Breaking News Investigation

Investigation: How Magistrates Abuse Their Office, Commercialize Litigation In Cross River Communities

By Archibong Jeremiah, TheInvestigator A disturbing pattern emerges in the shadowy corridors of Cross River’s judicial system — Magistrates abusing their power, turning justice into a commodity. The narrative unfolds with stark clarity as TheInvestigator delves into instances of judicial malpractice, revealing a system where justice is often for sale and the vulnerable are exploited

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Breaking News Investigation

Enugu Government Fails To Explain Encroachment On Land Meant For State Varsity

The multi-hectares of land donated by neighboring Obeagu Awkunanaw and Amechi Uwani communities to the old Anambra State for the building of the main campus of then Anambra State University of Science and Technology, ASUTECH, have become a source of controversy between the donors and the state following the conversion of the land to private

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Breaking News Health Investigation

How Cross River Community Suffers From Water Scarcity

By Violet Ikong, TheInvestigator As bad as the water situation in Agbara and Ekureku is, it has yet to get the government’s attention, and community members get attacked or threatened for publicly calling out the government to address the issue. Helen Echeng leaves her house every morning before 6 am in search of water for

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Breaking News Health Investigation

How Bad Roads To Cross River Primary Healthcare Leads To Miscarriages, Death

In this investigation by Sylvia Akpan, workers and patients of Primary Health Centers in Akamkpa and Akpabuyo Local Government Areas of Cross River State, decried the poor state of roads leading to these facilities that play an integral part in increasing patients’ risk of miscarriages, delayed treatment amongst many other sundry issues. This piece gives

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Breaking News Health Investigation

How Abandoned Health Centers Endanger Lives Of Citizens In Cross River

By Sylvia Akpan Every healthcare delivery system requires primary health care. But in this shocking investigation, CrossRiverWatch exposes the deplorable condition of healthcare centers in Cross River State’s Abi Local Government Area. The gradual collapse of critical healthcare facilities in Cross River State has put the lives of its citizens at risk. Amidst the lush

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