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
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,
By Umoh Umoh, AfriCast On the morning of September 2, 2024, there was an attack on residents of the over 500 housing units at the M.I Wushishi Housing Estate in Minna, Niger state, leading to the reported death of one person and destruction of properties. Emerging reports about the attack varied, with some media houses
By Patrick Obia On April 20, 2024, a tragedy unfolded in Shikpeche, a quiet community nestled in Bishiri North, Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State. What should have been another day of labor turned fatal for Peter Shinong and Emmanuel Ushikeh, two young men who died while working in an illegal mining pit.
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has set an eight-man Constitution of the State Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee (MIREMCO), to address illegal mining in the State. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Gil Nsa, disclosed this in a press release made available
By Ben Aroh, The Whistler Ben Aroh, in this investigative report, explores how farmlands and cash crops of Ezuruike, an agrarian suburb of Ezimo-Agu in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State, were destroyed without compensation in 2019 by Queensec GlobalResources Limited, an unlicensed coal mining company. Tales of Woes Emenike Nnadi is from Amadin
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has embarked on a five-week recess. The House made the disclosure on Wednesday, September 13th during its plenary at the Assembly chambers, Calabar where it was adopted and adjourned. In a motion adopted, the member representing Yala 2 State Constituency Honorable
By Godwin Otang The Cross River State Governor Senator Bassey Otu has directed the immediate disbandment of the Committee on Illegal Mining in the State. The directive was contained in a Press Release signed by his Chief Press Secretary Emmanuel, and obtained by CrossRiverWatch in Calabar, on September 13, 2023. According to the release, the