Aminu Adamu, Wikkitimes In Taraba State, a mind-blowing crisis unfolds within the walls of schools like Mallam Audu Primary School, where pupils like Salma Yusuf are compelled to embark on an unexpected journey home during school hours. This is due to the alarming absence of restroom facilities – a dilemma that forces students to miss
By Usman Babaji, WikkiTimes The lack of safe drinking water in various schools across Bauchi State is threatening the sustainability of basic and qualitative education (Sustainable Development Goal 4). It is crippling the attainment of the United Nations SDG Goal, being implemented by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the local actors. The WikkiTimes,
Idris Kamal, WikkiTimes The Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED) over the years, consistently relinquished its role of fixing electric poles, transformers, and cables to its customers in Bauchi; forcing them to bear the financial burden of sustaining power supply to communities contrary to regulatory provisions of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commissin (NERC), WikkiTimes reports. Muhammed
By Jonathan Ugbal The Center for Journalism Innovations and Development, CJID, has released a documentary telling the stories of journalists who have suffered varying degrees of attacks in the country. The Editor-in-Chief of CrossRiverWatch, Citizen Agba Jalingo also featured in the documentary where he spoke about the trying times the Newspaper faced when two of
By Wisdom Okon The Center for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) in collaboration with the International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) and Nigeria Media Innovation Program (NAMIP) is hosting a journalist safety summit. The summit is billed for tomorrow, Thursday, June 8 2023 at Novare Mall, room 208, FCT Abuja. Conversations during this event will
By Idris Kamal And Hafsat Muhammed, WikkiTimes Visually impaired Sadiq Ibrahim, 57, had set out for Jeka Da Fari polling station in Gombe State for the presidential and governorship elections. He was full of energy and enthusiasm, like every other voter. As soon as it was his turn to vote, it became apparent that the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Haruna Salihu Mohammed, Publisher of WikkiTimes, a Bauchi-based investigative platform in Bauchi State is being held at Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Bauchi Police Headquarters on the order of the State Governor, Bala Mohammed. Haruna was arrested earlier yesterday at Duguri, the governor’s hometown in the local council, where he was covering the
By Usman Babaji, WikkiTimes Several voters in Bauchi State will make their decisions about who to elect into various positions based on what they have heard preached in their respective worship centres. The religious metric has been condemned and described as divisive, but it still plays out in the political decision-making of some congregations led