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On July 23, 2023, this reporter travelled to Bukka village, a few kilometers away from headquarter of Mokwa to meet with an old-sick woman who was accused of witchcraft in Central Nursery and Primary School Mokwa (Yeko Rabba).
For years, Hassan Patigi, a preacher and exorcist from Patigi community in Kwara State, has been touring many towns and villages in Nigeria on a self-imposed mission to heal the sick and save the poor. However, his quest has left a trail of abuse, especially in villages across two North-Central states, Niger and Kwara. During his crusade, he orders the torture of men and the public humiliation of women, accusing them of witchcraft. Alongside these unlawful acts, he extorts money from the victims, causing division and disgrace within the families affected. In this investigative report, Yunusa Umar of WikkiTimes exposes the atrocities committed by another self-proclaimed ‘Man of God’ in Nigeria, showing a disturbing pattern of rights violations of the Nigerian citizens without any apparent sanctions from government authorities.
The 38 students were among the 72 million child labourers between the ages of five and 17 in Africa, according to data by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Despite the award of an N117.634 million contract to Shenuus Solid Minerals Limited for the expansion of GDSS Mabera, students and teachers continued to live in unhabitable environment.
On June 26, 2022, Sokoto State awarded over N100 million worth of contracts (N100,198,196.00) to Sunakhab for the expansion of the school’s low-cost housing. But the project had not been done when the reporter visited in August 2023.
On August 10, 2023, at 11:39 am, the reporter entered SS 2C classroom and found three students sleeping. Those who were awake disclosed that 30 other students that were supposed to be in class with them were still at the hostel.
The blasting often has a negative effect on the school building. However, it is having a devastating impact on school children, who are already beginning to have hearing difficulties.
However, a number of them are subjected to inhumane treatments, with some getting disabled as a result of accidents that happen while on duty.
Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, was promised a lifeline in the form of Greater Abuja Water Supply Project, which was aimed at providing clean drinking water to its growing population. The project, funded by the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA), has been delayed, pushing the city’s 3.8 million inhabitants into despair. From patronising water vendors to improvised wells, a quiet revolution has emerged as residents navigate the arduous path to secure a basic human necessity. In this report, Dataphyte delved into the reasons behind the project’s delay and the heart-wrenching struggles faced by the affected residents.
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This is coming after Dataphyte’s story, which revealed that the N900 million e-ticketing portal of the Nigerian Railway Corporation was non-functional and failing to ensure that people could book and pay for train tickets online.
Dataphyte’s story had exposed lies and half-truths told by Hyprep regarding the remediation of polluted sites in Ogoni, an ancient oil-producing town in Rivers State, South-South Nigeria.
“I suffer a lot, there are times that the rocks remove my house roofing, and you can see the roofing sheet they come with, the blasting has continued to happen” she noted.
As at the time of investigating this company, Dataphyte did not find Qualum Building Products on the database of the CAC after repeated attempts. However, the name of this company is currently on the database of the CAC.
A villager. Ms Josephine Deko, said she had had a series of skin diseases due to the type of water she had used for bathing.
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If the Tinubu government then decides to retain it for the first four years of its administration, subsidy payment is estimated to gulp 14.01 trillion.
