After awarding a contract for the construction of the Omoku Zonal Hospital in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, which was once hailed as the most crucial hospital of an era has languished in neglect for years during the previous administration of the ex-governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike. The Omoku Zonal Referral Hospital, which […]
As it grapples with dire challenges and dwindling resources, the story of the struggling Burji Health Centre sheds light on the broader issue of healthcare disparities and the urgent need for support and revitalisation in vulnerable communities. The clock struck midnight and Jummai Abdullahi, a 50-year-old woman from Kuyan Ta Inna, found herself wide awake.
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Kano State government has ordered some contractors to resume construction work on the abandoned 5km road networks in Bebeji, Gwarzo, Gezawa, Dawakin Kudu, Kabo, and Albasu Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. This is after 16 days of Stallion Times investigation on some abandoned 5km roads in the state. In the report, StallionTimes revealed
Abuja based AD4 TVRadio recently organised a capacity training for journalists in Abuja on Capacity on Investigative Journalism. This is part of its activities under the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity and Accountability (CMEDIA) Project of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism with funding support from MacArthur Foundation.
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As communities in Ilorin prepare for the impeding flood as predicted by several government agencies, concerns have arisen regarding the utilisation of the N1.1 billion ecological funds accrued to Kwara State between 2021 and 2023 DARE AKOGUN reports that utilisation of this fund has been shrouded in secrecy. Like last year, the Nigeria Meteorological Agency
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has reiterated his administration’s commitment to clear the backlog of retirees gratuities in the state. He restated his commitment while delivering a speech at Nigeria’s 63 independence celebration on 1 October 2023 held at Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano. It could be recalled that two months ago, Stallion Times
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Solacebase in this report uncovered how residents of Hugulawa and Marga in Bichi LGA, two communities that border Katsina states prefer to travel about 11 kilometers on motorcycle to Bichi town where they can eventually buy drugs and receive treatment or resolve to herbs, a practice capable of increasing their health condition, according to medical
The issue of discrimination or marginalisation of women in the work environment in Nigeria or elsewhere in the world, has continued to enjoy the prime of place in the arena of human discourse. Scholars, civil society activists, human rights advocates, the media as well as national and multilateral personalities and authorities from antiqued to digital
Yakubu Mohammed, WikkiTimes editor and the author of an investigative report exposing terrorism funding and illegal mining in Niger State, has been on the police watchlist and his wife, colleagues and friends have been the targets of coordinated threat. His investigation unearthed how Chinese-allied miners operating under the licenses of Eso Terra Investment Limited and
A total of 40 Journalists in Kogi State have participated in multimedia newsroom training. The one-day training workshop on Thursday was organized by Stallion Times Media Service LTD., the publisher of Stallion Times newspaper. Stallion Times Media Services Ltd. is implementing a 3-year Participatory Governance and Media Literacy project tagged “Get Involved, Dialogue and Improve
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Following National Record’s investigative report on the non-implementation of the provisions of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, the executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), James Lalu, has threatened to seal off facilities that do not comply with the Act’s accessibility clauses. National Record on September 20, 2023
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In this report, Arinze Chijioke travelled to Imo State from Enugu and back, to investigate how security operatives extort money from commercial drivers across multiple checkpoints and delay travel time for road users Travelling from Garki, one of the major markets in Enugu State where several motor parks are located to Owerri, the Imo State capital, is a 138km
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It was a struggle that took a coalition of organisations of people with disabilities and civil society allies almost two decades before realisation with the National Assembly’s passage in 2018. But the expectation that the signing into law in 2019 of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act by then President Muhammadu Buhari was
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Abuja based AD4 TVRadio recently organised a capacity training for journalists in Abuja on Capacity on Investigative Journalism. This is part of its activities under the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity and Accountability (CMEDIA) Project of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism with funding support from MacArthur Foundation.
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Abuja based AD4 TVRadio recently organised a capacity training for journalists in Abuja on Capacity on Investigative Journalism. This is part of its activities under the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity and Accountability (CMEDIA) Project of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism with funding support from MacArthur Foundation.
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Academics and Students have described the stringent conditions attached to the Students loan act as barriers towards benefiting from the educational initiative by the federal government. According to them, if not relaxed, the government efforts to make higher education more accessible to the citizens will remain nothing but a mirage or a mere illusion. In
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Kano State Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf on Saturday flagged off the Keep Kano Clean initiative tagged “Operation Nazafah” at Kofar Kwaru, Emir’s Palace, Kano. This is coming 10 days after a Stallion Times report “Residents in Kano Task Government on Timely Evacuation of Refuse.” In the report, residents and business owners in Kano tasked
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Thirty-five-year-old Usman Sani was an employee of the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), until he succumbed to the cold hands of death, on December 24, 2020, after he was electrocuted while on duty. A Senior Assistant linesman with KEDCO in Katsina State, Sani left behind two wives and six children who are now bearing the
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Naija no dey carry last! As Nigeria no gree carry first. ???? This October, Nigeria marked its independence anniversary with 63 hopeful cheers. But these were not loud, open-mouthed cheers. The Naira cries overwhelmed the Naija carry-go spirit. ???? The Naira was one of the early signs of Nigeria’s independence from Britain’s colonial rule in
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