‘Only 10 percent?’ Wike laments as voter apathy, vote buying mar Abuja council poll

Allegations of Vote buying, low turnout and voter apathy dogged the conduct of the local council election in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Saturday with the minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike clearly disappointed with the low turnout. Daily Trust reports that Minister Wike who was shocked when he was told that only ten percent […]
At least 323 killed in February in Nigeria—Amnesty International

International Human Rights Organisation, Amnesty International has revealed that twenty days into February, at least 323 people have been killed in different attacks on rural communities in: Benue, Katsina, Kwara, Kebbi, Niger and Zamfara states. In an update posted on its facebook page, the organisation noted that the “rising death toll clearly shows that President […]