INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
Back to homepage2021 UTME: How NIN Helped In Nabbing Impersonators
By Chika Mefor-Nwachukwu Two suspects who were involved in impersonation while registering for the 2021 UTME registration were on Friday, apprehended with the aid of the National Identification Number (NIN). The suspects identified as 50-year-old Sesan Obasa, and his alleged accomplice, Salvation
Read MoreSpecial Rapporteur Confirms Benue Kidnapper, Gana Killed After Exchange Of Fire With Troops
An investigation by the Coalition of Human Rights Groups in Nigeria (CHRGN) has revealed that notorious Benue militia leader, Terwase Akwaza, popularly known as Gana was killed after an exchange of gunfire with the military. CHRGN made its findings known
Read MoreWR Bill: Ortom Accused Of Plans To Monopolize Cattle Business Across Middle-Belt
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has been accused of plots to monopolize cattle rearing business in the Middle-Belt. The Middle Belt Conscience Guard (MBCG), which made this known at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja, also warned the
Read MoreTackling Challenges In The Power Sector: The NDPHC Experience
BY ALJAZIRAHNIGERIA INDEPENDENT ANALYS NDPHC has confronted the many challenges it met in the Nigerian power sector especially of inadequate power generation capacity in Nigeria. It has already grown Nigeria’s generating capacity by about 60% within the 13 years of
Read MoreBetween Boko and Political Haram-Borno Conundrum
By Daniel Ochonu The situation in North-East Nigeria calls for concern from all well-meaning Nigerians. This is given the wanton of destruction that has occasioned the war against Boko Haram terrorism since 2009. In some quarters it has been speculated
Read MoreCrimes And Challenges Of Public Safety In Nigeria
BY LOIS EFFIONG Despite increasing efforts by the Nigerian government to curb the menace of public insecurity, the country still ranks top amongst African continent, becoming an abode for kidnapping and wanton loss of lives. Nigerian citizens have been denied
Read MoreUnemployment Fueling Human Trafficking In Nigeria
BY LOIS EFFIONG In what some people called modern-day slavery, human trafficking is what its victims experience every minute of their lives. Such victims are in millions globally and Nigeria has its fair share as one of the countries the
Read MoreLG Polls: Commissioner Berates Protest Over APC Victory In Plateau
BY YAKUBU WUYEP, JOS Plateau State Commissioner for Information, Hon. Yakubu Dati has berated the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for protesting the massive victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the recent local government election held in the state.
Read More27 Die From Alcohol Poisoning In Iran
Twenty-seven people have died in Iran from alcohol poisoning, and a further 15 are in a critical condition, local media reported on Sunday. The national emergency services said they have taken 290 people to hospital in four Iranian provinces in
Read MoreNigerian Military: Forging Ahead Despite Damning Reports
By Joel Ajayi The Nigerian military, leading other agencies in the onslaught against the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria’s North-East region, has no doubt paid its price for peace and the defence of Nigeria’s territorial integrity. Just in March this
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