Ilorin, Kwara State– Odo-Eku is a community in the Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State. The community has been facing a challenge with water for decades, as residents cannot boast of access to potable water.The community solely relies on a small spring called Omi Ekú, where residents share the water with cows, wash their […]
Benue State in Nigeria’s north-central region has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in Nigeria. And this is due to the widespread lack of access to healthcare across its rural communities. In this report, ARINZE CHIJIOKE visits Gboko and Ohimini Local Government Areas (LGAs), exposing the tragic stories of maternal and child mortality and
On June 26, 2024 at Akure Airport while on his way to Abuja, Hon. Olanrewaju Oladosu, a physically challenged person and special Assistant to the Osun state Governor on Disability matter was denied his right to fly by Green Africa Airline. This is despite the fact that Hon Olarewaju is not a zero mobility passenger.
On a cold Friday morning in May, every household had rubber drums, metal containers, and clay pots filled with water gathered from rainfall from the previous night, lined up in front of their houses. Individuals, especially women, were joyfully transferring the water into their kitchens in the Isanlu-Isin community, under the Isin Local Government Area
Three foreign-owned quarries are exposing Abuja rural communities to an ecological time bomb. Their mining activities pollute the environment and threaten the survival of their host communities, despite generating billions in revenue annually. In this report, ADEDOKUN THEOPHILUS narrates the story of the endangered communities threatened by profit-seeking mining companies owned by the Chinese and
Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife Osun State has in the new session increased the accommodations fee from #3,090 to #30,000 for fresher’s and #25,000 for stale students but students are not getting real value for the increment. Overgrown grasses, water scarcity, uneven distribution of cupboard, dirty environments, amongst others still affects the hall of residence
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In this concluding second part of a two-part report, Adedokun Theophilus details the multi-billion-naira revenue being raked in by Turkish and Chinese mining companies degrading host communities in the FCT, trampling on their rights and causing health challenges for residents. The report notes the apparent indifference of regulatory authorities to these abuses and violations of
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In this report, Maduka Charles sheds light on the hardship faced by UNILAG academic staff since the removal of fuel subsidy on May 29, 2023 by President Bola Tinubu In the vibrant halls of the University of Lagos are dedicated scholars with degrees earned through years of toil and dedication. They stand as beacons of
In this investigation, IFECHI OBIESIE looks at the dangers of environmental pollution and health hazards to residents and traders living and trading close to a dump site in the Oke-Afa area of Lagos State, highlighting how the negligence of Lagos State Waste Management Authority heightens the situation The atmosphere at the popular Mass Burial Market,
Our reporter, EJIOFOR TOOCHI in this special report, looks at how students in Lagos schools are battling issues relating to clean water and functional toilets despite the implementation of WASH. Miss Oreoluwa is a Junior Secondary School (JSS) student of Mobolaji Bank Anthony Junior High School, located in the Sabo, Yaba, Mainland area of Lagos
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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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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
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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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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Claim: Social media posts, mostly on WhatsApp accompanying a viral video claimed that bandits have threatened to marry off abducted school girls from Kuriga, in Kaduna State due to delay in ransom payment. Full Text: The video started trending on social media, especially X, formerly twitter after daredevil bandits abducted about 300 students of LEA
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
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
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
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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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,
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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