By Abdulbasid Dantsoho On the edge of the IBBI River in Taraba State, a stretch of concrete pillars juts into space, which signals that a vital link was meant to begin. The …
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Abandoned Youth and Sports Centre: Inside Ilutitun-Osooro’s Broken Promise of Development in Ondo
By Alaba Adeyemi When news reached Ilutitun-Osooro in Okitipupa Local Government Area that a youth and sports centre would be built in their community, the reaction was immediate and emotional. …
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N129m Spent, No Visible Impact: Inside the Missing Obalende Under-bridge Beautification Project in Lagos
By Omowumi Abraham Under the shadow of Obalende Bridge, the morning rush begins with urgency. Buses edge into narrow spaces, their engines idling as conductors lean out, calling destinations one …
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Stephen Enoch Across Nigeria, the seeming collapse of public education has quietly reshaped how families pursue learning, pushing millions toward private schools as a form of rescue. But that rescue …
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Yawale Adamu A Deputy Chairman of Darazo Local Government paid N20,000 for 50 hectares of protected forest land, N400 per hectare for land that smallholder farmers would later buy from …
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How Women in Labour are Forced to Pay Despite Free Maternal Care Policy in Kano Government Hospitals
Uzair Adam The cries of women in labour echo through the maternity wards of Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital and Gwagwarwa Primary Healthcare Center, Nasarawa local government area in Kano, as …
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Paying for the Crown: How LG Workers Were Allegedly Forced to Fund Emir’s Coronation in Bauchi
Aminu Adamu Five thousand and fifty local government workers in Ningi and Warji, cleaners, teachers, nurses, and clerks, had money deducted from their October and November 2025 salaries without their …
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Beyond The Headlines: South East Renewed Hope Agenda Lied To The Public About Free JAMB Registration For Students In Enugu
Between February 17 and 18, some national dailies and television stations were awash with reports announcing the launch of a free JAMB registration programme for 50, 000 students by the …
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As Enugu govt turns to smart schools, existing public schools left in unsafe and degrading conditions (Part I)
While the Enugu State government is committing billions of naira to the construction of new “Smart Schools,” pupils and teachers in existing primary schools continue to learn in unsafe and …
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Stephen Enoch At just 14, Ahmed Umar* knew the streets of Brigade better than he knew a classroom. From Yan Doya to Yan Gwan Gwan, he knew many other locations …