Election observers decry inadequate security presence as violence, vote-buying mar Nigeria’s elections –

Election observers decry inadequate security presence as violence, vote-buying mar Nigeria’s elections –

The Center for Democracy and Development (CDD) condemned the low number of security personnel deployed at polling stations in the country’s gubernatorial and state assembly elections. Speaking to reporters at a media briefing in Abuja on Saturday, CDD Director Idayat Hassan and CDD Center for Election Analysis President Adele Jinadu pointed to the low number … Read more

CSOs decry rising insecurity in Osun, faults Governor Adeleke –

CSOs decry rising insecurity in Osun, faults Governor Adeleke –

The state’s governor, Ademola Adeleke, has come under fire from The Osun Masterminds, a coalition of civil society groups, for not doing enough to protect the state and continued insecurity rise. The group’s executive director, Professor Wasiu Ali-Oyedokun, told reporters in Thursday’s State of the Union address that governors should stop supporting rioters to stem … Read more

Women decry scarcity of new naira notes in Lagos –

Women decry scarcity of new naira notes in Lagos –

A group of market women at the Asejere market in the Makoko community and the Sabo market in Yaba Lagos complained that ATMs in the area were distributing old ATMs despite instructions from the Central Bank of Nigeria to commercial banks to roll out redesigned ATMs. Naira banknotes local currency. During a marketing tour on … Read more

Mold, Vermin, Raw Sewage: Tenants Rally At Chesapeake Apartment Complex In South Los Angeles, Decry Living Conditions

Mold, Vermin, Raw Sewage: Tenants Rally At Chesapeake Apartment Complex In South Los Angeles, Decry Living Conditions

South Los Angeles (KABC) — Mold, pests and untreated sewage are just some of the complaints from tenants living in Chesapeake apartments in South Los Angeles. Residents rallied at the apartment complex on Monday to call attention to what they say is shabby and unhealthy living conditions. “I’ve been dealing with mold and the sewer … Read more