25% Child Mortality The under-five mortality rate varies by state in Nigeria. Data from the report shows that Ogun State, in Nigeria’s south-west, has the lowest under-five mortality with 30 deaths per 1,000 live births while Kebbi State, in the north-west, has the highest under-five mortality with 252 deaths per 1,000 live births. Next to […]
Read MoreMandateguards Initiative wishes its founding Member and one of its pillars, Dr RAMATU TIJJANI ALIYU, the Honourable Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory a happy 50th Birthday celebration. Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu has been a consistent change agent and deploys same zeal, commitment and passion in all she does towards positively uplifting the common man. […]
Read MoreOur story with the above headline has been verified by our news medium and found the facts contained in it from our source as concerned Mr Cyril Omoregbe, who is the Delta State Resident Electoral Officer (REC) to be incorrect. In this light, we tender an unreserved apology to Mr Cyril Omoregbe for the information […]
Read MoreN71.72m Upfront Salary Payment Following DATAPHYTE’s report on the disparate salary structure of staff of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Nigerians have thrown in series of reactions. These reactions were received on the Facebook page of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting and the comment section of the story on Premium Times. Many of […]
Read MoreThe Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission led by Prof Keme Podei backed by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, paid a scandalous N641m for media support to cover its forensic audit exercise and rebut media attacks, according to documents obtained by Pointblank. In the documents, the money was paid on […]
Read MoreThe Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) has applauded the Judiciary for the award of 15 million naira damages against the Nigeria Police for the arrest and detention of Daniel and Timothy Elombah in January 2018. The Police had arrested and detained the online journalists and particularly detained Tim Elombah from 05:00am of January 1 […]
Read MoreThe International Press Centre condemns the unlawful detention of Tega Oghenedoro, Editor- in-Chief of Secret Reporters by the Department of State Services in Asaba, Delta State Mr Oghenedoro now released, is popularly known by his pen name ‘Fejiro Oliver’ was detained for over twenty-four hours at the instance of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, following a story […]
Read MoreSecret Reporters Senator Philip Aminu Aduda, representing the Federal Capital Territory at the red chamber has brazenly converted the Karu Town Hall FCT which gulped N100,000,000 (Hundred Million Naira) in 2016, N75,000,000 (Seventy-Five Million Naira) in 2017 and another N50,000,000 (Fifty Million Naira) in 2019 to his personal property in contravention of the provisions of […]
Read MoreBy Iteveh Ekpokpobe Leaders and youths of Ndokwa East are at daggers over who takes charge of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC’s) ongoing monthly allocation for Clans and Community Youth Presidents. The leaders of the Area are fighting over who holds the reins to the soul of what goes on, and […]
Read MoreSecret Reporters The crisis rocking the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) may have taken a new twist with more revelations showing the deeply rooted fraud allegedly perpetrated by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) who keep accusing external forces of trying to frustrate the audit process ongoing in the commission while using fraudulent tactics to enrich […]
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