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SPESAN develops business plan to ease challenges of accessing learning services in BUK

The Department of Special Education, Bayero University (BUK) Kano, has approximately 500 students including over 200 students with special needs. They students are either studying with visual, hearing, physical, and communication impairments or have one or two challenges accessing learning services in the institution. These students who are studying in the new site of the […]

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Divine deceit: Story of popular cleric Hassan Patigi who tortures people seeking spiritual help, strips women naked, extorts them for money, while Nigeria government turns a blind eye (I)

For years, Hassan Patigi, a preacher and exorcist from Patigi community in Kwara State, has been touring many towns and villages in Nigeria on a self-imposed mission to heal the sick and save the poor. However, his quest has left a trail of abuse, especially in villages across two North-Central states, Niger and Kwara. During

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Fact-check: Did Bill Gates plan to decimate the population of Africans through vaccination?

Claims: There is a trending video circulating on the social media platforms and other international media space in what seems like a panel of inquiry where the respondent claimed that one time world richest man and Microsoft founder, Bill Gates plan to use ‘systemic molecules’ to decimate the population of Africa. Full Text: The claim

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Environmental pollution: How Dangote subsidiaries, pure biotech endanger lives in Benue communities

Last year, National Record published a detailed investigative report of how Dangote Coal Mines Ltd, and Dangote Cement Plant, subsidiaries of Dangote Group, in their exploration of mineral resources in Benue State caused extensive environmental pollution in their host communities. The two-part report, published on November 25, 2022 and December 5, 2022, respectively, also exposed

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Investigation: How government neglect Kano community amidst spread of hepatitis

In this report by SOLACEBASE, Aliyu Mansur evaluates the causes and how government neglect is contributing to the monthly rise of Hepatitis B in Kayare LGA, a viral infection that attacks the liver, causing both acute and chronic kidney and liver disease. “We are aware of the situation, but we have not done anything about

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From displacement to destitution: The misery of IDPs in Benue

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) at Ichwa Camp in Makurdi, Benue State, are grappling with the aftermath of banditry—having witnessed killings, lost family members, and property—and now find themselves in the throes of even greater difficulty. The removal of fuel subsidies has heightened economic challenges and worsened their living conditions. The state government’s failure to fulfill

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Poor standards of PHCs in Kano communities limits access to quality healthcare services

Mazan Gudu Primary Healthcare post in Gabasawa Local Government Area of Kano State is in a dilapidated condition; it cannot offer first aid of any form to patients who visit the facility. Mazan Gudu community thrives on farming cash crops, carrying out menial jobs like block moulding, and hawking street food. Following the National Primary

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Investigation: How clueless leadership undermines kaolin exploitation in Abia

In this report, Stephen Ukandu beams his searchlight on the mining of kaolin, a mineral deposit found in large quantities in Umuahia, Abia State; but lifted to other states for industrial use due to lack of leadership foresight thereby lowering its value chain. Video Player Abia State just like other states in Nigeria, paradoxically sits

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Media Rights Agenda train journalists in Southern Nigeria on use of FOI Act for investigations

Lagos state, South West Nigeria based Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has organised a two-day training workshop for selected practicing Journalists in South East, and South South parts of the country on using the Freedom of Information Act (FOA) for Investigative Reporting. The exercise, held  at Bridge Waters Hotel, Enugu 23rd, and 24th, November 2023, was

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Fact-check: Did traditional ruler spray chains of money on a fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde?

Fact-check: Did traditional ruler spray chains of money on a fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde?   Claims: A viral video on social media platforms particularly purported to show a traditional ruler spraying wads of Naira notes on a popular fuji musician, Dr. Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, also known as KWAM 1. Full Text: In the video, the

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FACT-CHECK: Is French Government using ‘Drone Bird’ to spy on Francophone and West African  countries?

FACT-CHECK: Is French Government using ‘Drone Bird’ to spy on Francophone and West African  countries? CLAIM: A widely circulated WhatsApp message claims that the French government has created a novel ‘drone bird’ technology to spy on its former colonies and West African nations, following the recent coup in Niger. FULL-TEXT: The text that accompanied the

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UNDERCOVER: How DAILY NIGERIAN reporter bagged Cotonou varsity degree in 6 weeks, participated in NYSC scheme

The story of obtaining questionable degree certificates from universities in Benin Republic and Togo is not new. What is new, however, is how these certificates can be obtained with ease and speed. Cotonou is not only famous for the thriving second-hand car business popularly called ‘tokunbo’; it also serves as a mecca for those in

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Inside Lagos factory where workers stand for 12 hours daily to earn N1,500

• Factory, workers operate without safety equipment, protective gears • Employees: Why we can’t stop working in spite of hazardous conditions, poor pay • Standing for long hours causes hypotension, damages spine, cartilage – Medical experts   After working for weeks as an undercover in a Lagos-based shoes factory, DAMOLA KOLA-DARE reveals the hazardous conditions

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Emir Sanusi uncle attended Edo Cross-Over church service, not the current Kano Emir’s son – PRNigeria Fact Check

Nigerian Media – both online and TV – platforms were recently awashed with reports that “Prince Isah Ado-Bayero,” the son of Kano Emir, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero joined the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewure II, on a crossover night church service into the year 2024. But a fact check done by PRNigeria revealed

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Kanem Press Digital Hub collaborates for a groundbreaking conference on digitalisation, AI, and cultural resurgence

Kanem Press Digital Hub, in partnership with Rider Option Standard Vision and other esteemed collaborators, orchestrated a pivotal one-day conference centered on the intersection of digitalisation, artificial intelligence, and the evolving fabric of modern society.     Under the compelling theme “Traditional institutions & cultural renaissance in the Lake Chad region of Borno & Yobe

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Aborted dreams: How children in Benue have spent years at home as insecurity has forced schools shutdown

The heightened insecurity in Benue State has forced the shutdown of numerous schools, casting a shadow on education and leaving a surge in the number of out-of-school children, especially in LGAs like Guma, where bandits and suspected terrorists have besieged communities. Safer Media Initiative (SMI) reports. On November 21, 2020, Eunice Mase’s life took an unwelcome

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After Ikengaonline town-hall suggestions, Abia govt to recruit skilled attendants for the deaf

Abia State Government, has announced plans to recruit skilled attendants for the deaf in public hospitals in the state. Gov. Alex Otti announced this while declaring open the State’s first ever Council on Health held Wednesday at the Ochendo International Conference Centre, Umuahia. One of the Keynote Speakers at the November 30, 2023 Ikengaonline monthly

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