Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi

London

Freelance Investigative Journalist at Freelance

Founder/managing editor/CEO @JournoTECHworld @ColonistReport & @TCRAfrica /MA @UniWestminster. Check my Highlights for 2023 reflection

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Articles

Excessive ammonium in drains, rivers causes foul smells plaguing Northern Nigeria

Sep 6, 2024 | thecolonistreport.com | Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi |Mustapha Muhammad

By Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi and Mustapha Muhammad Constant complaints from residents living near the Kano Industrial areas in northern Nigeria about incessant smells polluting the atmosphere prompted The Colonist Report Africa to investigate the source of the pollution.
UK-Diamond company that won water and climate awards has been linked to water pollution in Lesotho

Jun 4, 2024 | thecolonistreport.com | Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi

For eight months, Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi, Sechaba Mokhethi, and Cindy Sipula investigated years of outcry from residents living near a UK diamond mining company. The team conducted scientific analysis of water flowing out of the company waste pipe into the community river, used satellite imagery to determine the level of alleged pollution, and examined seven years of the company’s revenue and profit in Lesotho.
Vapes: Lack of laws puts African kids, the environment at risks

May 27, 2024 | thecolonistreport.com | Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi

With no proper disposal plans in place in Nigeria and Burkina Faso, disposable vapes are recklessly dumped in public places alongside other waste products, sometimes ending up in rivers. Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi, Elza Sandrine Sawadogo, Kevin WokeMay 28, 2024.
“Children using fake ID cards, invading shops to vape”: Vaping issues in the UK

Apr 27, 2024 | thecolonistreport.com | Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi

April 28, 2024.
Weaning from Fossil Fuel Addiction

Apr 19, 2024 | thecolonistreport.com | Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi |Faith Imbu

By Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi and Faith Imbu The Niger Delta is sick and needs to be healed The Niger Delta region has for over six decades been paying huge ultimate prices orchestrated by fossil fuel companies.
Report links cobalt mining in the DRC to women’s reproductive health issues, children’s illnesses

Apr 7, 2024 | thecolonistreport.com | Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi

April 8, 2024.
Life after Lead Poisoning: “What Happened to the World Bank’s $65 million Support for Lead Victims in Zambia?”

Apr 2, 2024 | thecolonistreport.com | Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi

Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi April 3, 2024. 9:37am Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi, Cindy Sipula, and Martin Vrba’s six-month investigation discovered that the failure to completely “cover the mine” continues to affect generations born before its existence.
Au Nigeria, la fronde des villageois face aux ravages de la Socfin

Dec 31, 2023 | afriquexxi.info | Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi

Okomu Oil Palm Company PLC, filiale de la société franco-luxembourgeoise Socfin (elle-même en partie détenue par le groupe Bolloré), possède une plantation de caoutchouc de 7 335 hectares et une plantation de palmiers à huile de 19 062 hectares dans le district d’Ovia South-West de l’État d’Edo, au Nigeria. Le groupe Socfin détient 66% des actions de l’Okomu Oil Palm Company PLC, le reste du capital étant partagé entre des individus et des institutions nigérianes et internationales.
How safe is the personal data on Nigeria's SGBV apps

Dec 23, 2023 | newswirengr.com | Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi

Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi examined the security protocols implemented in the SexualGender-Based Violence (SGBV) apps, which certain Nigerians have utilised to reportincidents involving themselves or their family members.
GIJC 2023: What journalist should focus on when covering climate stories

Dec 19, 2023 | newswirengr.com | Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi

Rising sea levels and greenhouse gas emissions, which have a global impact on human lives, animal lives, and vegetation, are major contributors to the climate crisis. However, as society’s watchdogs, journalists have always reported on climate crises and their consequences, and some newsrooms saw the need to carve out a climate desk dedicated to reporting on everything related to the climate.