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Residents groan as Lagos road targeted for completion within 20 weeks, enters 8 years

Lagos State Government awarded Hitech Construction Company a contract to fix the Isawo-Agric road, the project which was supposed to be completed within months has been snail-paced into eight years. OLAOSUN HANNAH looks at the impunity that trails most government-awarded contracts. Some residents of Isawo Community in Ikorodu in Lagos State are not too happy […]

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Fact-Check: Was slain Lt Col AH Ali, the Army Personnel preaching about death in viral video?

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Claim: A Social media post, mostly on WhatsApp and facebook emerged claiming that late Lt Col AH Ali was interviewed under a tree prior to the attack on his battalion that led to his untimely death in Delta State. The claim has been massively circulated and reposted on various social media ecosystems. Full-text: The caption

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Death in the water: Systemic failures fuel boat accidents along River Niger

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Regulatory and operational problems plague Nigeria’s water transportation, fuelling deadly crashes, a joint investigation by Pluboard and Premium Times finds. A crowded boat prepares to depart the Etsungi port in Kwara State, along the River Niger, in February 2024. Boat travel is a key mode of transportation in the region but lack of adequate safety

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Residents of Lagos community in survival battle amid rising cost of drinking water

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It is everyday struggle for Jaiyeola Confidence, a 300-level student of Political Science in Lagos State University (LASU) to get potable water in her hostel area. With her condition as a person with disability, it is usually a battle for Confidence, who walks on crutches, to get water for her domestic needs. Her hostel, situated

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Fact Check: Were young girls wielding guns in a new video abducted from Kuriga school, Kaduna?

How Bauchi representative member, Mansur Soro executes fictitious, shoddy constituency projects through suitcase company owned by a close associate

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The serving federal lawmaker representing Darazo-Ganjuwa in the House of Representatives Mansur Manu Soro, has used a briefcase company, Sahel Global Desert Energy Ltd and poorly executed constituency projects worth about a N100 million. The company which has no records of undertaking similar projects in the past-having been registered in April 2019 as an energy

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Fact-check: Were Senegal’s new President Faye, wife peasant farmers as depicted in a viral picture?

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Claims: There is a picture of a young man and a woman on a farm, holding hoes in a selfie pose claiming to be the newly elected President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his wife’s humble beginnings as farmers. Full Text: The text accompanying the picture reads: “Senegal: Here is the newly elected President

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Kwara government reacts to medical certificate racketeering report, moves to arrest culprits, curb fraud

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The court must not take charges of forgery lightly. It is imperative that they ensure these allegations are tenuously dealt with, The sky was a little bright. It was in November. My son had malaria, so I decided to take him to Ilorin General Hospital for medical treatment. It was akin to a marketplace, with

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5 years after completion, this multi-million naira milk factory is now a poultry farm

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The abandoned milk processing plant. Photo credit: Peace Oladipo Excitement swept through Omu-Aran upon the establishment of a 1-processing factory in what is the third-largest town in Kwara State. In a town filled with low-paying teaching jobs, the factory raises hopes of diverse employment opportunities and development. But the optimism was only short-lived. After

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MTN Nigeria’s representative illegally used state force on its approved Physically Challenged agent, rendered him unemployed

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Prior to his graduation in 2014, Kazeem Atitebi, a 36 yr old physically challenged man with a walking-stick, was working as a Campus Canvasser for the Diamond Yello Account (DYA) – a defunct mobile-money service jointly owned by Diamond Bank and MTN Nigeria, at the Federal Polytechnic Offa, in Kwara State. Kazeem Despite his impairment,

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INVESTIGATION: Inside the ‘doctored’ medical certificates in Kwara hospitals

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The sky was a little bright. It was in November. My son had malaria, so I decided to take him to Ilorin General Hospital for medical treatment. It was akin to a marketplace, with people seated, patiently awaiting their turn to be called. When it was our turn, a tall, fair-skinned woman called us forward.

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Fact-check: Did Macron, Zelensky discuss about negotiation with Putin to end Russia-Ukraine War in new video?

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Claims: A viral video supposedly detailing a phone call between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron has been circulating on social media. The video purports to show the two leaders discussing the situation in Ukraine and the Russian invasion. The video captures their intense discussion as they grapple with the shocking extent

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Investigation: How sale of unverified medical documents in Sokoto hospitals is undermining public trust, put communities at risk

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In Sokoto State, issuance of false medical documents by health officials for a fee across government-owned hospitals is rife. Buy vitamins and supplements In this report, James Ojo and Jabir Ridwan went undercover to Sokoto South, Goronyo and Tangaza LGAs to expose how the trend further erodes already dwindling public trust in healthcare system and puts vulnerable

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Undercover as a Smuggler

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Following repeated complaints about the porosity of Nigeria’s borders, investigative journalist ‘Fisayo Soyombo attempted to illegally import not one or two but 100 bags of rice from the Republic of Benin into Nigeria. He succeeded without the faintest security resistance, working with information from greedy Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) bosses who betrayed patrol teams by updating smugglers

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Fact-check: Did Lasisi Olagunju condemn Herbert Wigwe and buyers of defunct Intercontinental Bank?

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Fact-check: Did Lasisi Olagunju condemn Herbert Wigwe and buyers of defunct Intercontinental Bank? Clam: A widely shared post on WhatsApp message attributed to an award winning columnist, Lasisi Olagunju of Tribune newspaper condemned the successive buyers of defunct Intercontinental Bank, including the late Access Bank group CEO Herbert Wigwe, who died recently in a helicopter

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Fact check: Were food laden trucks from the North stopped from entering the South-West Nigeria?

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Fact check: Were Food Laden Trucks from the North Stopped from Entering the South-West Nigeria? Claim: A viral video circulating on social media and various blogging platforms alleges that trucks transporting foodstuffs from the Northern region are reportedly encountering restrictions at Kwara-Jebba, preventing them from entering the Southwest. Full text: On February 17, 2024, a

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Annals of horror: Names, photos, videos… How bloodthirsty Fulani herders brought the apocalypse to the Plateau on Christmas eve

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It’s close to midnight, and something evil is lurking in the dark. Under the moonlight, you see a sight that almost stops your heart. You try to scream, but terror takes the sound before you make it. You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes. You’re paralysed… and no one’s going to save you from

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Fact-check: Did EFCC discover $800m cash at the residence of former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State?

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Fact-check: Did EFCC Discover $800m Cash at the Residence of former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State? Claims: There is a photo of piles of cash circulating on social media claiming that it was $800 million discovered and seized by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) from the residence of a former governor of

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Fact-check: Did late Herbert Wigwe unveil multi billion naira mansion weeks before his death?

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Claim: There is a viral video, across virtually all the social media platforms claiming that a multi billion naira palatial mansion in Ikoyi, Lagos State was unveiled by late Herbert Wigwe, the Group Managing Director and CEO of Access Bank Plc,. Full Text: The viral video claimed that the late banker opened the mansion late

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How compromised scholarship scheme, cultural norms undermine girl-child education in Kano

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Mallam Sani Idris, a resident of Kuri, a sleepy town in the Kibiya Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State, thinks sponsoring his daughter, Maryam Idris to acquire education before marriage is contrary to the norms and values of his society among other underlying factors. Despite being well-versed in Islamic literature, Mr. Idris held a

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Investigation: How cultural stereotypes hinder women’s struggle for economic survival in some labour sectors

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This investigation is for the GENDER, THE AGENDA project of Gender Strategy Advancement International (GSAI) supported by the Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), and the MacArthur Foundation. 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

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