Investigations

After months of denial and cover-up, the Akwa Ibom State Police command has admitted that Emem Emmanuel was an accomplice to the murder of the job-seeker, Iniubong Umoren. Mr. Emmanuel, who is the son of...

Public schools of stench As you walk towards the tiny concrete buildings behind a long block of classrooms, a foul odor hits you square in the face. A small cloud of well-fed flies swarm disgustingly...

The criminal cover up The Police in Akwa Ibom State have not only compromised the investigation into the assault, rape and murder of the jobseeker, Iniubong Umoren, but also shamelessly lied to cover up many...

Conspiracy in high places The NEXT EDITION authoritatively reports that the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and Nigerian security forces ignored multiple warnings about the looming crisis in Southern Kaduna, and the rampant insecurity and...

In Sokoto State, many civil servants travel several kilometres between the state secretariat complex and the auxiliary secretariat in Giginya on a daily basis to meet the demands of their jobs.   TUNDE OMOLEHIN in...

In the first part of its four-part series, The NEXT EDITION had revealed how 136 persons were slaughtered in coordinated attacks by suspected herdsmen from June 10 - August 21. INVESTIGATION: Horror in Southern Kaduna:...

Tribal groups cry out As the shock over the unending killings in Kaduna State, Nigeria’s North-west continues, Fulani leaders and groups have cried out, saying 85 of their kinsmen have been murdered and their properties...

A massacre too many Nigeria’s government and that of Kaduna State have done very little or nothing to halt the killing, maiming and plundering of communities in Southern Kaduna, North-west Nigeria. As far back as 2017,...

SUBAIR MOHAMMED fortuitously broke into the circle of a kidney-harvesting syndicate operating from Lagos to India. The members connect through a password, ‘Life-Giver’. His report: On Wednesday, the House of Representatives doubled down on its...

Nearly 200 people including IDPs unlawfully killed or forcibly disappeared between February and March 2020. Arbitrary arrests sweep up dozens at a time, some aren’t seen again Impunity and the desire to produce...

COVID 19: Official cover-up, poor testing may spiral COVID-19 infections in Akwa Ibom (Part 1) THE Akwa Ibom State Government is not only covering up cases of COVID-19 infections but also blocking moves to test...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Amidst worsening power supply and widespread allegations of bullying and extortion of customers in Akwa Ibom, The NEXT EDITION had commissioned an undercover investigation into the activities of the power distribution company...

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF) Boss Mustapha Tuesday said the deplorable state of Calabar Itu Road has been discussed at the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Mr. Mustapha made this known while...