Yekeen Akinwale

Yekeen Akinwale is a multiple award-winning investigative journalist with over 17 years journalism experience across different newsrooms in Nigeria. He had previously worked at Leadership Newspaper, Nigerian Compass, New Telegraph and Freedom Newspaper. A graduate of Mass Communication, Akinwale was the Head of Newsroom at the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) before joining HumAngle. He is passionate about investigative reporting, environment, climate change and developments. Akinwale is the 2018 Investigative Journalist of the Year for Diamond Media Award for Excellence (DAME) and 2019 Business Reporter of the Year for Nigeria Media Merit Award ((NMMA).

Analyses

Yekeen AkinwaleFebruary 14, 2022
2,105

Nigeria Losing Niger State To Terrorists As Ungoverned Spaces Expand

Abubakar Bello, Governor of Niger State, North-central Nigeria, is as helpless as the people he governs, as terrorists tighten the…
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Features

Yekeen AkinwaleIhuoma IloDecember 27, 2021
3,286

One Death, Many Controversies: Intrigues Trailing Passing Of Premier Academy Student

The death of Keren-Happuch Akpegher, 14-year-old student of Premiere Academy, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, has thrown up more controversies and a…
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News

Yekeen AkinwaleOctober 30, 2021
625

Govt Must Be Open And Provide Credible Information To Tackle Insecurity – Journalist

Ray Ekpu, renowned journalist and one of the founding fathers of Newswatch Magazine says the Nigerian Government must be open…
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News

Yekeen AkinwaleOctober 18, 2021
530

PIND Celebrates 10 Years Of Peace-Building, Capacity Development In Niger Delta

The Partnership for Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) committed to peace-building and capacity development in…
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Development

Yekeen AkinwaleOctober 14, 2021
815

In Niger Delta, Ijaw, Itsekiri Leaders Chart New Ways Towards Sustainable Peace

‘Peace’. It’s a word that has gained increasing currency in the development debate over the last 20 years in Nigeria’s…
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News

Yekeen AkinwaleOctober 14, 2021
874

#ENDSARS: One Year After Protest, True Police Reforms Still A Mirage

Four days after youths in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria began what would later boomerang to an almost nationwide agitation−the #ENDSARS…
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News

Yekeen AkinwaleAugust 2, 2021
483

Mobilisation Fee Stalls Renovation Of 40-Year-Old Zaria Public Library

With a leaking roof, outdated books, collapsed toilet and overgrown entrance, there are many more signs all over the place…
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Features

Yekeen AkinwaleJuly 30, 2021
903

Kaduna: Work Stalls On Juvenile Detention Centre, While Rehabilitation Centre Plans Come To Life

In 2017, the Kaduna state Government, Northwest Nigeria awarded a N229 million contract for the construction of a modern ‘rehabilitation’…
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News

Yekeen AkinwaleJuly 28, 2021
1,222

BREAKING: Zakzaky, Wife To Be Released

Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), and his wife Zeenah are set to regain their…
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News

Yekeen AkinwaleJuly 9, 2021
417

More Citizens Are Engaging Government On Public Contracting Through Dedicated Radio Platforms

In Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria, citizens now keep track of the government’s procurement processes through two radio programmes: Budeshi Radio,…
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