definition of investigative journalism is multifaceted (Houston, 2010). It is also known as exposé journalism, adversarial journalism, in-depth journalism, muckraking journalism, advocacy journalism, public service journalism, watchdog journalism and journalism of outrage. These names have various definitions, which reflect numerous conceptions. Among layman, the term investigative journalism invokes a picture of crime reporting. For some, any news is investigative because it requires research before the reporter can write the news. However, daily news and investigative news have differences, especially in terms of their depth, issues covered, focus and even the information-gathering techniques. Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), the world largest non-profit investigative journalism association, defined investigative journalism as “systematic, in -depth, and original research and reporting, often involving the unearthing of secrets, heavy use of public records, and

Investigative journalism  is a form of  journalism  in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes,  political corruption , or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years researching and preparing a report. Practitioners sometimes use the terms "watchdog reporting" or "accountability reporting." Most investigative journalism has traditionally been conducted by newspapers,  wire services , and  freelance  journalists. With the decline in income through advertising, many traditional news services have struggled to fund investigative journalism, which is time-consuming and therefore expensive. Journalistic investigations are increasingly carried out by news organizations working together, even internationally (as in the case of the  Panama Papers  and  Paradise Papers ), or by organizations such as  ProPublica , which have not operated previously as news publishers and which rely on t

READS PRESS STATEMENT, Our attention has been drawn curiously to the trending news across the kingdom and of the air which has gone round all the social media platforms on the alleged embezzlement of funds purportedly paid by the cornoil company and belonging to Arogbo Ibe. We the Apex youth council, in this wise, want to intervene by challenging those who seems to be information transmitters in our vicinity but do without yet a concrete evidence to prove to our satisfaction. There's been several write-ups in respect of the above subject matter by some half baked information carriers claiming to be an adequate information from heaven but no fact and figure to be fished out neither do they come up with a signed document between the leasers and the leased for us to believe. This unscrupulous and trivia details had gone viral and poisoned most people's hearts especially the youths which led to the recent protest staged by some youths who went ahead to the king's palace to inqu

IYC: WESTERN ZONE PARLIAMENTARIANS  UPHOLDS JUSTICE, URGE COUNCIL'S PRESIDENT TO  HONOUR INVITATION. By Egbemavoice, WARRI ________  in regard to the undulating atmosphere in the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) parliament pursuant of the president Comr. Dcn. Peter, Timothy Igbifa and some NEC members  refusal to appear before the floor of the house on several occasions and leadership ineptitude which triggered a vote of no confidence at the last sitting in Imiringi community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State , Central zone.  After the collective agreement of Parliamentarians at the last sitting in Imiringi,a section of law makers from central Zone was sighted romancing the president for their personal gains dishing out unguided statements of roping their integrity as the law makers of council. The Law Makers from Western zone which comprises of Delta, Edo and Ondo States stand with our collective resolution at the last sitting, and called on parliamenta

  READS PRESS RELEASE DATED 03/8/2022 On 01/8/2022 at about 2200hrs, the Divisional Police Officer incharge Ogbaku Divisional Police Headquarters Owerri, lmo State, got a distress call that armed bandits suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and it's arm affiliate Eastern Security Network (ESN), came in a black Lexus Jeep and three motorcycles carrying two persons each, shooting sporadically at  the occupants in a building at Orogwe, Owerri West LGA, Imo State, belonging to one Sir Chima Ogbuehi who resides in Lagos and some tenants are suspected to have been fatally injured.  The Divisional Police Officer, swiftly mobilized his men with the support of a detachment of the command's tactical teams to the scene, on arrival the hoodlums had escaped almost immediately, snatching a blue coloured Toyota Sienna SUV vehicle and the Command's tactical team speedily went on their trail while the DPO and his men rushed the injured ones to Federal

Okowa felicitates Omo-Agege at 59  By Egbemavoice, Delta Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ovie Omo-Agege, as he turned 59 on Wednesday.  In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, the governor said that Omo-Agege, who represents Delta Central Senatorial District, remained an amiable and illustrious son of Delta in whom citizens were delighted about for his political accomplishments.  According to him, Omo-Agege has had an outstanding performance in the Red Chamber as one of the presiding officers and a very vocal member of the 9th Senate.  The governor specifically commended the Orogun-born lawmaker and APC Governorship Candidate for his contributions to the strengthening of laws guiding the electoral process in the country, and for all the projects he had attracted to state.  He commended the lawmaker for his astute representation o

By Egbemavoice, Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday hinted that the Ogheye Floating Market being built by the state government in Ogheye, Warri North Local Government Area of the state, would be ready for inauguration in September. Okowa gave the indication while swearing in five new commissioners at the Unity Hall, Government House, Asaba. The new commissioners are Dr Kingsley Ashibogwu - Higher Education; Dr Darlington Ijeh - Human and Community Development; Dr Godfrey Enita - Agriculture; Chief Anthony Ofoni - Project Monitoring and Audit and Mrs Nkechi Enumah-Chukwura – Girl-Child Entrepreneurship Development. He congratulated the commissioners on their appointments and urged them to justify the confidence reposed in them, especially at this critical period that the administration had entered the last lap of its term. According to Okowa, who is also the Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election,  with less than a yea

By  Egbemavoice, Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a director-general has been picked for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council. This is according to Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai, who briefed journalists on Monday after a meeting the APC governors had with the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and his running mate Kashim Shettima, in Lagos. He said other positions in the council are being discussed, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, would be briefed before a formal announcement. “A decision has been taken on the director-general but other positions in the campaign council are still being discussed. The president and the national chairman and national working committee will be briefed before a formal announcement,” El-Rufai stated. “This is a delegation of the Progressive Governors Forum led by our Chairman Dr Atiku Bagudu and the party represented by the national secretary,” he said. “We came

At age 75 years or more, you can enrol as an external candidate in any  college in Nigeria to write or rewrite SSCE and GCE  examinations. For example, if you have 8 credits but a pass or failed  in Mathematic or English Language, you must enrol again as external candidate in any secondary school to rewrite English or Mathematics or English Literature, as the case may be, because you need a credit pass in any of those subjects to read certain courses in the University. You are not starting college as a fresher but as an external candidate.  You may also decide to do a final year tutorials at the college where you enrolled because of changes in school exams syllabus.  Some of your great political leaders that you are prepared to die for today went through this process unknown to you. Find out for yourselves. There are no Laws  stopping or prohibiting any Nigerian from writing any examination to fulfil academic dreams or requirements. Edevbie and his propagandists must be informed that t

By Egbemavoice A police officer attached to Ogombo police station Lekki area of Lagos has been detained at the zone 2 command headquarters Onikan Lagos following unlawful shooting of an operative attached to the Nigerian Legion in an estate at highbrow Lekki peninsula in Lagos.        The detention of the officer who was identified as Supol Abayomi followed complaint lodged in zone by angry members of the Nigerian Legion and residents of the estate who witnessed the incident and quickly reported. The injured Legion personnel is currently receiving treatment in a private hospital and the bill beign taken care of  by the Ogombo Police Station where the trigger happy cop serves. Members of the  Nigerian Legion in their large number had protested the attack on its personnel to the office of the Chairman Nigerian  Legion Lagos State Command under Col Samuel Akande ( rtd) alleging that  members of the Nigerian Legion have often times been Maltreated by personnel  of  The Nigerian  Police Fo

READS PRESS RELEASE - Assures Nigerians of Improved Security, Cautions Against Spread of False Alarms The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba psc(+), NPM, fdc, has allayed the fears of residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs concerning the recent perceived security threats as he ordered massive deployment of additional police operatives and operational assets within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs to solidify the security and protection of lives and property of its residents, critical national assets and vulnerable facilities as well as road users plying routes in and around the FCT.  The IGP made the charge during the Force Management Team’s meeting at his office on Monday, August 1st, 2020, while receiving general security updates on the nation. He has equally charged the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Department of Operations, DIG Bala Zama Senchi, to supervise and manage the deployment to ensure maxi

...PDP Appeal Supporting Oborevwori's Candidacy Heard Today. By Fred Latimore Ohenesivbe Esq #eacgovdelta  Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered substituted service on Olorogun David Edevbie, who has been evading Court service. The Appellate Court on Monday 1st August, granted the Appellant's motion for substituted service and adjourned to 8th August, so as to enable Counsel to the Appellant and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic  Party, PDP, in Delta State, Ekeme Ohwovoriole, SAN, to file and move motion to abridge time and accelerate the hearing of the Appeal. Subsequently, the Court ordered the bailiff to serve all the processes on Edevbie, tomorrow, 2nd August 2022, at his last known residence in Afiesere Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State. In the same vein, the Appeal filed by PDP challenging the ruling and orders of Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, also came up today.  PDP is insisting via the Appeal that it conduc

By Egbemavoice The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is training officers on election security management in partnership with sister agencies and experts for the 2023 general elections. Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali, said the leadership had kick-started efforts to retool officers to achieve fair, peaceful, secure and credible elections next year. In a statement, he noted that the ‘Election Security Management Workshop’, slated for August 4, would feature sessions, led by legal and security experts, including top officers of the armed forces, to provide lessons on the legal and security framework guiding roles and actions of the police, as well as how to facilitate an inter-agency collaboration for hitch-free elections next year. The training forms part of Baba’s reforms to strengthen the force, particularly as the country heads for an election year. The police chief said the programme is holding in the nation’s six geopolitical zones. He said: “The training, which will be delivere

By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole and Lilian Ukagwu, The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors  has given a condition to avert its planned nationwide strike. The National Publicity of the NARD, Dr Alfa Yusuf, in an interview with one of our correspondents, said the association would shelve its planned strike if the Federal Government met its demands. The group, had in a communiqué signed by its NARD Dr Dare Godiya Ishaya, after its meeting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, given the government two weeks to meet its demands, including the welfare of its members. The doctors are also demanding the immediate implementation and payment of the new Hazard Allowance and arrears as contained in the circular from the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission. Other demands include the payment of the skipping arrears for 2014, 2015 and 2016 to deserving members and immediate payment of consequential adjustment of minimum wage to its members who have not benefitted since it was implemented several years a

NCDC website Till date, 260,977 cases have been confirmed, 253,690 cases have been discharged and 3,147 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 213 new cases are reported from 12 States- Edo (77), Oyo (32), Kaduna (27), Rivers (27), Delta (13), Kano (9), Cross River (7), Imo (7), Ekiti (6), Sokoto (4), Bayelsa (2), and Nasarawa (2). A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 2, continues to coordinate the national response activities.

Kuni Tyessi in Abuja The Deputy Chairman Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Akon Eyakenyi has asked the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to review upward the cut-off mark for students seeking admission into the universities. The senator said to address the falling standard of education in the country, the curriculum and quality of teachers should be improved as well. She made the suggestion during the monitoring exercise of the 2022 National Personnel Audit, being carried out by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in Abuja, saying the educational sector “needs more funding.” She said: “We have called out for that in the chambers.When we miss it at this level, the country will have issues to face. With the cut-off marks approved by JAMB, candidates who couldn’t make it into universities and polytechnics will be sent to the colleges of education.  “This should not be so. Only the best are needed in the teaching profession. We have maintained

By Our Correspondents, Egbemavoice, Ten governorship candidates in six states and 24 female deputy governorship candidates in 15 states have made it to the ballot to contest the 2023 general election.   But the clamour for election of more women into political offices seems not to have yielded much if the number of female candidates on the ballot so far is anything to go by. While there is no female presidential candidate, experts, activists and female politicians who spoke exclusively with LEADERSHIP maintained unanimously that the development is a far cry from what was expected, warning that it would impact negatively on growth and development of the country. Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, had in May this year called on presidential and governorship candidates in the 2023 general election to pick women as their running mates. The first who was represented by her senior special assistant on Public Affairs and Strategy, Muhammad Zorro, at the LEADERSHIP annual conference a

Gov. Yahaya Bello By Egbemavoice, Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has directed the suspension of the Ohi of Eganyi and Chairman, Ajaokuta Traditional Area Council, HRH Alhaji Musa Isah Achuja with immediate effect. In a letter to the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Kogi State, the governor also directed that the Chairman of Ajaokuta Local Government Area, Hon Mustapha Aka’aba be queried over the breach and should reply within 24 hours. The governor’s directive against the affected persons is in connection with the recent security breach in the area which led to the untimely deaths of some security personnel on their engagements of maintaining law and orders. The governor strongly warned other traditional rulers across the state who may have connections in one way or the other with criminal elements in their domains to desist forthwith, saying that his administration will deal ruthlessly with anybody who romances with criminal elements no matter how highly p

Nigeria police force has band unauthorized, illegal possession, and sales of police uniform in Nationwide, order immediate prosecution for those who go against the order,   memo partly reads,  Ref No. CZ.5300/FPRD/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.4/160       Date: July 31, 2022, PRESS RELEASE INSECURITY: NIGERIA POLICE DECRIES UNAUTHORISED, ILLEGAL POSSESSION, SALES, USE OF POLICE UNIFORMS, ACCOUTREMENTS    As IGP Orders Immediate Prosecution of Offenders   The Nigeria Police Force has expressed concern over the incessant and unauthorised possession and use of Police uniforms and accoutrements by some individuals, movies and skit makers, as well as the illegal sale of Police materials and accoutrements by traders in shops, open stores not approved nor recognized by Police authority.   The IGP has equally frowned at the demeaning manner in which movie makers and skit makers portray the Police institution in their movies and skits, using the police uniform without recourse to the provision of Section 251 of

The Nigeria police force intelligence bureau has revealed the movement of bandits, Boko Haram and terrorist in the country, caution and alert travellers to be careful, memo partly reads,  The Deputy Inspector General of Police, The Nigeria Police, Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB), Area 10, Garki, Abuja. The Commissioner of Police, Dept. of Finance and Admin., The Nigeria Police, State Headquarters, Ilorin. INTELLIGENCE REPORT ON THE MOVEMENT OF BANDITS. The Bureau is in receipt of information on the movement of some Bandits/Kidnappers numbering about 112 who will be travelling in two each on motorcycles while their arms and ammunitions will be conveyed by a truck loaded with food items in disguise. Source further reveals that, the route they will ply include but not limited to Kebbi State via Kanba, Malavi to Benin republic. The movement is scheduled to commence on 1st and 2nd of August, 2022 at about 2300hrs.  It is pertinent to note that, they already have a Base in Kainji Lake Nation