Triacta Nigeria Ltd is building infrastructure in Bauchi State — giving it an outstanding look — sadly, residents of Birshin Fulani are paying the price. In this report, YAKUBU MOHAMMED documents the excruciating plights of the residents. Muhammad-Annur Saeed was six months old when an explosive from the Triacta quarrying site disrupted his sleep. “He […]
By Yinka Olaito Accountability and lives at the subnational level, especially under reported issues are important to Nigeria Grassroot News. In this report, Yinka Olaito, went to Anifiwoshe ikeja, a commercial nerve centre, and came back with this report. Ikeja is a commercial nerve centre and capital city of Lagos state. Formerly populated by the Yoruba,
In this report of a 3-month investigation, National Record’s Iduh Onah, Amos Aar & Denen Achussah, expose the appalling condition of secondary schools in Benue State. To be able to penetrate a strong wall of censorship of administrators of the schools by education managers in the state, the reporters often posed as researchers collaborating with
By Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri As many aggrieved Imo citizens wondered why Justice Inyang Ekwo, the trial judge in the N2.9 billion fraud case that the EFCC brought against the former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, allowed him to ‘travel’ to the United Kingdom for Medicare instead of directing him to use one of the 27 general hospitals
By Chim Ogwutum Staff Sleep On Duty Every Day; Student Doctors Experiment With Patients, Pregnant Women Without Supervision; No Dialysis Unit, Essential Drugs Out Of Stock, Patients Referred To Private Pharmacies;· CMD Evades Press, Holds Daily Endless Meetings On Monday, 11 July 2022, a viral video emanated from the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH),
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‘Write Petition to Area Command,’ PPRO Tells Actor Creditor Says He’s Ready for Investigation By Amos Aar THE Commander of the Gboko Division of the Benue State Livestock Guards, Mr Stephen Shaahu, has alleged that he is being harassed by the Police in Gboko over an allegation by a Tiv movie actor that he was
By Samuel Ajala In this report, Samuel Ajala visited the five South-East states and interrogated students, teachers, parents, government officials and stakeholders in an attempt to unearth how education has been impacted by the weekly sit-at-home order in the region. Chibuzor Daniel (not real name), 18, was doing perfectly well in his studies at Day Secondary School, Enugu, Enugu State. He
Only one of the 4 companies supplied the materials, which have not been distributed yet, 8 months after delivery. The Lawmaker Bello Umar Kaoje, threatened to assault WikkiTimes’ reporter for “poking into his business”. Between the months of September and December 2021, the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development
By Arinze Chijioke In this investigation, Arinze Chijioke looks at how billions of naira supposedly invested on primary healthcare and epidemic preparedness by the Kano state government failed to save lives during the outbreak of Cholera in the state. Although he was the third child in a family of seven, Aminu Ashiru knew too well
By Olanrewaju Oyedeji Review of data from the Oyo State open contracting portal reveals a now familiar trend of contract irregularities as the state again awarded contracts worth N694 million to persons closely linked to the governor. The Seyi Makinde-led Oyo state government has been linked to several contract irregularities and the “friends and family”
By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi Hundreds of thousands of people have been sacked from their ancestral homes as a result of persistent banditry and kidnapping activities that have been ravaging Niger state and other parts of the country in recent years. These displaced victims were forced to settle in neighbouring communities under abject poverty, dehumanizing conditions
By Idris Kamal Ibrahim In what looks like an endless circle of deception, the federal government continues to release billions of naira for the rehabilitation of Numan Jalingo road, but commuters continue to perish amid other economic consequences taking a toll on residents in both Adamawa and Taraba States; reports WikkiTimes’ Idris Kamal Ibrahim. Tjjani
By Justina Asishana The 2021 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene National Outcome Routine Mapping Survey (WASH-NORM) revealed that 50 per cent of the population of Kwara indigenes are still practising open defecation. JUSTINA ASISHANA visited some rural communities where the practice subsists in the state in spite of the state government’s sensitization and interventions. “We go
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By Haruna Mohammed Salisu & Usman Babaji First awarded in 2007, Panyam-Bokkos-Wamba road in Plateau State would have been completed around 2010, based on the contractual agreement between the Federal Government and the first construction firm. However, 15yrs after, construction work remained abysmal, leaving communities along the 90km road in agony-causing them to lose their
In this report, WikkiTimes’ Beloved John reports that despite the well-publicized reports of several cases of killings and kidnappings and the displacement of thousands of villagers by bandits, the Kebbi State government still claims that banditry only operates from neighbouring States. “I have to return home. There is no means of survival. Even this place
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By:Emmanuel Mayah, Kayode Adegboyega, Doris Chizoba And Ginika Nnabue -“Over N30 Trillion federal revenue stolen by Port Mafia” By Emmanuel Mayah, Kayode Adegboyega, Doris Chizoba and Ginika Nnabue Large-scale fraud in the Nigeria Customs Service appears to be taking a turn for the worse as a total of 17 companies are discovered to have imported
By Hafsah Muhammed Ibrahim Following WikkiTimes’ investigation into failed and unexecuted road projects in Plateau and Taraba States, Alheri Community Development and Support Initiative (ACDSI) has called on the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to further probe the menace. WikkiTimes’ revealed how billions of naira amassed from
