By Emmanuel Kwada The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that fresh elections will be conducted in 59 polling units in Kogi state. This development means that the winner of the governorship poll held on November 11, 2023, will not be announced until after the fresh elections are conducted in the affected areas. INEC […]Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Kwada Prof. Mahmood Yakubu of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), addresses officials (Both regular and ad-hoc) in the governorship elections scheduled for November 11, 2023 in the states of Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi. In a statement released late on Thursday, 9 November, 2023, on the Commission’s verified Twitter (X) handle, the electoral Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Kwada The Department of State Service (DSS) has warned politicians against making inciting statement that can lead to anarchy. In a statement released on Thursday, November 9, by its spokesperson Peter Afunanya, the Service urged politicians and their supporters in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa States to conform to the rules of engagement, particularly […]Continue Reading
By Theophilus Abbah Key points Forth coming Kogi election is taking the form of a murderous power struggle The Police seldom make arrest of suspects involved in violent acts against opposition political parties Criminals emboldened to shed blood and wreak havoc on perceived opponents of the APC as Police look away The disposition of the […]Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Kwada President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Inspector-General of the Police, Egbetokun Olukayode, have been called upon to probe the incessant and senseless killings and violent intimidation of the people of Kogi East by suspected thugs who have been allegedly given cover by security agencies in Kogi East. The call was made by […]Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Kwada Daily Trust Foundation with the support from the MacArthur Foundation has trained no fewer than 20 journalists selected from across the Nigerian blogosphere, print, and broadcast stations on Data Journalism to aid their investigative abilities. The training which took place between 23 and 25 September focused on the tools for data journalism […]Continue Reading
A ZAM TRANSNATIONAL INVESTIGATION By Elizabeth BanyiTabi (Cameroon), Theophilus Abbah (Nigeria), Emmanuel Mutaizibwa (Uganda), Ngina Kirori (Kenya) and Brezh Malaba (Zimbabwe) A new ZAM transnational investigation into migration from five African countries shows that, in many cases, the urge to leave is so desperate that migrants consciously risk extortion by smugglers, Continue Reading
Zimbabwe’s émigrés deliver billions into an ailing economy By Brezh Malaba “One of the most painful realities of being a teacher in Zimbabwe is that you cannot afford to give your own children a decent education,” says Obert Masaraure (39). Masaraure is a teacher and a trade unionist, as well as a parent with three […]Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Mutaizibwa “He can pray for your visa,” promises apostle Goodwin, from his stage at the Zoe Ministries evangelical settlement on the shores of Lake Victoria, just outside Uganda’s capital Kampala. “Many have been helped already. They have travelled, they are working in the United States. You only have to bring offerings and he’ll […]Continue Reading
By Folalumi Alaran in Abuja Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Monday, called for a review of existing climate change policies and legal frameworks that prioritise foreign interests over domestic concerns and hinder the progress of pro-people climate finance initiatives. The executive director of CAPPA, Akinbode Oluwafemi ,said this became Continue Reading
By Theophilus Abbah Stuck in the desert in Algeria “with nothing”, Uka Ifeanyi, on February 14 2023, accepted an offer by the International Organisation on Migration (IOM) to “resettle” back home in Nigeria. Brought back by air to Lagos, the IOM staff “asked us to wait for three months for our accommodation and resettlement,” he […]Continue Reading
Ngina Kirori On Christmas Day in 2019, at her wits end after failing for long periods to put enough food on the table at home, Faith Murunga left Kakamega, her rural area in Kenya, with an “agent” who offered her a domestic worker job in Saudi Arabia. “I simply could not bear to see my […]Continue Reading