Work

Investigative projects, reporting series, interviews, and special field dispatches.

My work includes

Akwa Ibom Gubernatorial & State Assembly Elections

Uyo, Nigeria•Feb – Mar 2023

Multi-week on-the-ground election monitoring across 15 local government areas, tracking polling logistics, voter turnout, and electoral integrity.

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Investigative Lead • Premium Times

The Coastal Highway Project Investigation

Eket & Ibeno, Nigeria•Nov 2022

A three-part investigative series probing municipal contractor delays, budget allocations, and compensation bottlenecks for displaced littoral communities.

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Special Correspondent • Independent

Crude Realities: Artisanal Refining in the Creeks

Eastern Obolo, Nigeria•Sep 2023

Extensive fieldwork in coastal estuaries assessing the environmental fallout, health crises, and economic survival networks around local artisanal refining.

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Feature Reporter • Vanguard

The Politics of Palm Oil: Smallholders vs Agribusiness

Abak & Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria•May 2023

Documenting customary land tenure disputes, smallholder cooperatives, and industrial agricultural concessions in rural Akwa Ibom.

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Cultural Analyst • The Pioneer

Urban Renewal & Heritage Loss in Colonial Uyo

Uyo Metropolis, Nigeria•Aug 2023

An architectural and historical critique of rapid municipal redevelopment projects and the demolition of pre-independence civic landmarks.

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Environmental Reporter • Premium Times

Cross River Estuary Fisheries & Climate Vulnerability

Oron, Nigeria•Jun 2023

Profiling women-led artisanal fisheries coping with saltwater intrusion, industrial trawler incursions, and shifting seasonal tides.

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