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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Polling stations opened late across parts of Nigeria on Saturday as Africa's most populous country held presidential and parliamentary ...

The full impact of Nigeria’s currency crisis on Saturday’s election was not immediately clear, though officials said they’d been able to get much of the money the government needed to carry out the vote. At the same time, older bank notes stopped being accepted, creating a shortage in a country where many use cash for daily transactions. For the first time this year Nigeria’s election results will be transmitted electronically to headquarters in Abuja, a step officials say will reduce voter fraud. And Atiku Abubakar has the name recognition of being one of Nigeria’s richest businessmen, having also served as a vice president and presidential hopeful in 2019 for his Peoples Democratic Party. estimates that Nigeria will tie with the United States as the third most populous nation in the world after India and China. The vote is being carefully watched as Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and one of the continent’s top oil producers.

Tens of millions of Nigerians head to voting booths on Saturday to decide a tight and unpredictable contest for the presidency and parliament of Africa's ...

It could also send a message to other leaders and ruling parties clinging to power on the continent. However, analysts point out that this is the seventh poll held since the end of military rule in 1999 and that some Nigerian democratic institutions are growing stronger. In recent weeks, an effort to replace almost all Nigeria’s bank notes – in part to reduce the widespread practice of vote buying – has caused massive economic disruption and much popular anger. More than 80% of the 10 million new voters who have registered for the coming poll are “I don’t want to vote for any of them. [describing it](https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/06/nigeria-election-2023-obi-tinubu-abubakar/) as “a global event – even if the world scarcely knows it”. Both are seen as traditional politicians who will seek to mobilise voters with massive organisation and spending. Analysts have spoken of a “bellwether” election that could be crucial turning point after several years of worsening insecurity and acute economic troubles. [criminality](https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerian-gunmen-kill-eight-including-police-chief-2023-02-01/) affecting much of the country. Obi is seen as a reformist willing to overhaul Nigeria’s political system who has reached across the country’s many ethnic and religious faultlines. [ the Daily Post newspaper told its readers on Saturday morning, ](https://dailypost.ng/2023/02/25/nigeria-decides-2023-d-day-is-here/)saying it has “been a long road” to the polls. [Africa](https://www.theguardian.com/world/africa).

ONITSHA, Nigeria, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Nigeria's presidential election was marked by long delays at some polling stations on Saturday that did not deter large ...

Voters in Nigeria cast ballots Saturday to choose a new president as Africa's most populous nation struggles with a bank note shortage that some observers.

And Atiku Abubakar has the name recognition of being one of Nigeria’s richest businessmen, having also served as a vice president and presidential hopeful in 2019 for his Peoples Democratic Party. The full impact of Nigeria’s currency crisis on Saturday’s election was not immediately clear, though officials said they’d been able to get much of the money the government needed to carry out the vote. At the same time, older bank notes stopped being accepted, creating a shortage in a country where many use cash for daily transactions. The country has been dealing with a cash crisis, power outages, and high unemployment. estimates that Nigeria will tie with the United States as the third most populous nation in the world after India and China. The vote is being carefully watched as Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and one of the continent’s top oil producers.

Catholic leaders are warning that chronic violence in Nigeria is part of a plan to skew the results of today's election in the direction of the ...

“Nigerians in the southeast have long been saying that it is an orchestrated campaign to Islamize the country. We, as citizens, must learn to make the right choices for good governance to thrive and be sustained,” they said. “Like politicians everywhere, candidates are promising heaven and earth – all have promised to end the violence, build houses, make healthcare available, fight corruption. “Boko Haram insurgents, herdsmen militia, bandits, and the so-called unknown gunmen have continued to unleash terror in different parts of the country,” the bishops said. Nigerians are set today to select the country’s next president and vice president, as well as 468 federal legislators. “From Anambra (in southern Nigeria) we are receiving reports of gunshots being fired in forests by militias to intimidate people not to vote.

Nigerians voted on Saturday for a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari in a tightly fought race, with three frontrunners for the first time in the ...

"It's a very important election because we need a total change," said fashion designer Titus Ojewale, 61, voting in the popular Lagos district, Yaba. "It's going to be different this time, we have three people," said Friday Ikwuako, 55, a school employee waiting to vote in the affluent Ikoyi district of Lagos. [Nigerians](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/nigeria/) angry and struggling more than usual in a country already hit by more than 20 percent inflation. Among the candidates in the race, three stand out: Bola Ahmed Tinubu, candidate of the ruling party (APC), Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition party (PDP), and Peter Obi, backed by the Labour Party. For the first time since the end of military rule in 1999, a third serious candidate has emerged to challenge the dominance of the ruling [90 million people](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/nigeria/) are eligible to vote in [the election](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/presidential-elections/), which is taking place as Africa's most populous democracy grapples with a multi-front security crisis, a sluggish economy and widening poverty.

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More than 93M voters will have their say in choosing President Buhari's successor, lawmakers for both parliament houses - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. “With the choices we make today, we’re deciding our future and what it will look like. (1330GMT). (0730GMT) and will end at 2.30 p.m. Fidelis Angba, a voter in the state of Benue, said the elections are a “matter of destiny” for many Nigerians. The former two-time governor of Anambra, a state in southeastern Nigeria, has been polling strongly in the lead-up to the general elections, with some surveys projecting him as the winner.

Nigeria ruled out any move to extend the time for people to cast their ballots despite delays and long lines seen across the country, with some polling ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Voters in Nigeria are casting ballots Saturday to choose a new president as Africa's most populous struggles with a national bank note ...

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Polling stations have opened late across parts of Nigeria as Africa's most populous country holds presidential and parliamentary elections amid a nationwide ...

“Delays along with reports of voter suppression in Lagos risk aggravating the disappointment among passionate voters in a highly-anticipated election and cause an explosion of violent protests in urban centers,” he warned. It is also home to one of the largest youth populations in the world with a median age of only 18. And Atiku Abubakar has the name recognition of being one of Nigeria's richest businessmen, having also served as a vice president and presidential hopeful in 2019 for his Peoples Democratic Party. Lengthy waits to vote “will likely disenfranchise voters, deepen the electoral disputes and trigger violence.” For the first time this year Nigeria's election results will be transmitted electronically to headquarters in Abuja, a step officials say will reduce voter fraud. At the same time, older bank notes stopped being accepted, creating a shortage in a country where many use cash for daily transactions. estimates that Nigeria will tie with the United States as the third most populous nation in the world after India and China. Associated Press journalists saw armed men pull up to the voting station in a minibus, fire shots in the air and snatch the presidential ballot box. There were fears of violence on Election Day, from Islamic militants in the north to separatists in the south. “So it is very difficult for them to access their polling unit.” There have been “widespread complaints about late-arriving officials, nonfunctioning machines, low presence of security and attacks on polling stations," he added. The cash shortage affected transport not only for voters but also election workers and police officers providing security.

By MacDonald Dzirutwe and Sofia Christensen. LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerians were voting in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday that are seen ...

INEC says that citizens wishing to witness the sorting andcounting of ballot papers at polling stations should do so froma distance of 300 metres (yards). If no one clears both hurdles, the top two candidates willcompete in a run-off. On voting day, results from individual polling stations willbe pasted outside for citizens to view, and sent through BVAS toan INEC portal. This is aimed at reducingthe risk of fraudsters voting several times. (0730 GMT to 1330 GMT) on Feb. More than 93 million people are registered to vote.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Polling stations opened late across parts of Nigeria on Saturday as Africa's most populous country held presidential and parliamentary ...

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People are still lined up hours after voting was supposed to close in Nigeria during the country's presidential and parliamentary election which opened with ...

“Delays along with reports of voter suppression in Lagos risk aggravating the disappointment among passionate voters in a highly-anticipated election and cause an explosion of violent protests in urban centers,” he warned. It is also home to one of the largest youth populations in the world with a median age of only 18. And Atiku Abubakar has the name recognition of being one of Nigeria's richest businessmen, having also served as a vice president and presidential hopeful in 2019 for his Peoples Democratic Party. Lengthy waits to vote “will likely disenfranchise voters, deepen the electoral disputes and trigger violence.” For the first time this year Nigeria's election results will be transmitted electronically to headquarters in Abuja, a step officials say will reduce voter fraud. At the same time, older bank notes stopped being accepted, creating a shortage in a country where many use cash for daily transactions. estimates that Nigeria will tie with the United States as the third most populous nation in the world after India and China. Associated Press journalists saw armed men pull up to the voting station in a minibus, fire shots in the air and snatch the presidential ballot box. There were fears of violence on Election Day, from Islamic militants in the north to separatists in the south. “So it is very difficult for them to access their polling unit.” There have been “widespread complaints about late-arriving officials, nonfunctioning machines, low presence of security and attacks on polling stations," he added. The cash shortage affected transport not only for voters but also

Eighteen candidates are competing to succeed Muhammadu Buhari as president, but only four are frontrunners.

Only four of the 18 candidates are considered frontrunners: Bola Tinubu of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar of the leading opposition People’s Democratic Party, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). [Key issues at stake](/news/2023/2/23/nigeria-election-2023-five-reasons-to-care-about-the-vote) include the economy, which has suffered two recessions in four years, and security. [Nigeria’s elections for the presidency](https://aje.aj-harbinger.com/news/liveblog/2023/2/25/nigeria-elections-live-news-nation-poised-for-presidential-vote) and both houses of the federal parliament were under way on Saturday across the country’s 36 states.

Voters in Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, head to the polls on Saturday to cast ballots in presidential and parliamentary elections.

The top presidential candidates this year signed a peace accord on Wednesday, to ensure a peaceful election. The election commission has not said when it expects to declare official results. “Vote buying remains a major threat to our democracy,” Mahmood Yakubu, the head of Nigeria’s election commission, told reporters Thursday. All three of the main presidential candidates have made improving the economy and strengthening security their main priorities. Nigeria has a long history of electoral fraud. Here is what to know about the elections:

The elections are the biggest democratic exercise in Africa, with 87 million people eligible to vote.

He has been dogged by accusations of corruption and cronyism, which he denies. The wealthy businessman served as governor of the south-eastern Anambra State from 2006 to 2014. The new notes were introduced in order to tackle inflation, and also vote-buying. A candidate needs to have the most votes and 25% of ballots cast in two-thirds of Nigeria's 36 states to be declared the winner. "As a Nigerian you expect any eventuality, so I came out with my power bank and a bottle of water. He is known as a political godfather in the south-west region, where he wields huge influence, but like Mr Abubakar, has also been dogged by allegations of corruption over the years and poor health, both of which he denies. Most people consider the election a referendum on the APC, which has overseen a period of economic hardship and worsening insecurity. Most of his career has been spent in the corridors of power, having worked as a top civil servant, vice-president and a prominent businessman. On the eve of the election a member of the House of Representatives was arrested with almost $500,000 (£419,000) in cash, and a list of people he was supposed to give it to, police say. Although he was in the PDP before then, he is seen as a relatively fresh face and enjoys fervent support among some sections of Nigeria's youth, especially in the south. Tens of thousands of polling stations are counting the results, which will be collated and sent to the electoral headquarters in the capital Abuja. But voting was postponed to Sunday at 141 polling stations in the oil-rich southern state of Bayelsa because of disruptions.

The presidential and parliamentary elections come amid fears of violence, from Islamic militants in the north to separatists in the south, though officials said ...

“Delays along with reports of voter suppression in Lagos risk aggravating the disappointment among passionate voters in a highly-anticipated election and cause an explosion of violent protests in urban centers,” he warned. It is also home to one of the largest youth populations in the world with a median age of only 18. And Atiku Abubakar has the name recognition of being one of Nigeria's richest businessmen, having also served as a vice president and presidential hopeful in 2019 for his Peoples Democratic Party. Lengthy waits to vote “will likely disenfranchise voters, deepen the electoral disputes and trigger violence.” For the first time this year Nigeria's election results will be transmitted electronically to headquarters in Abuja, a step officials say will reduce voter fraud. At the same time, older bank notes stopped being accepted, creating a shortage in a country where many use cash for daily transactions. estimates that Nigeria will tie with the United States as the third most populous nation in the world after India and China. Associated Press journalists saw armed men pull up to the voting station in a minibus, fire shots in the air and snatch the presidential ballot box. There were fears of violence on Election Day, from Islamic militants in the north to separatists in the south. “So it is very difficult for them to access their polling unit.” There have been “widespread complaints about late-arriving officials, nonfunctioning machines, low presence of security and attacks on polling stations," he added. The cash shortage affected transport not only for voters but also election workers and police officers providing security.

Nigeria headed to the polls Saturday in a closely watched election. A wealthy businessman, Peter Obi, is championed by his young fans.

He is also vowing to reduce government costs and tackle soaring inflation and the crisis created by a currency redesign, which has caused a [nationwide cash shortage](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/how-nigerias-crackdown-on-gray-economy-led-to-chaos/2023/02/15/dd300ed8-ad50-11ed-b0ba-9f4244c6e5da_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_8&itid=lk_inline_manual_40) and led to protests. Our vision is a Nigeria that every citizen will be proud of and the one that works for all.— Peter Obi (@PeterObi) [said ](https://apnews.com/article/politics-nigeria-government-atiku-abubakar-think-tanks-92e173b6787b62c9b94c33d1126a89e1)in a recent speech in London. The other is Bola Ahmed Tinubu, known as the “Godfather of Lagos,” a former governor who is supported by Buhari and has played kingmaker in Nigerian politics for decades. He has [denied ](https://allafrica.com/stories/202110080017.html)breaking any laws and said the accounts were part of legitimate asset management. [likened ](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20230220-can-nigeria-s-peter-obi-ride-his-newfound-momentum-all-the-way-to-presidency)Obi to French President Emmanuel Macron for breaking away from the two traditional political parties to forge a third path. He has promised, if he wins the presidency, to appoint a special counsel to prosecute corruption cases. One is his onetime running Abubakar, a former vice president making his sixth and likely final bid for the presidency. The nationwide #EndSARS protests, which garnered global attention, led to police opening fire on peaceful protesters and killing [at least 15 people at Lagos’s Lekki tollgate](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/11/16/nigeria-end-sars-panel-report-massacre/?itid=lk_inline_manual_25&itid=lk_inline_manual_14). [more than 60 percent of Nigerians live in poverty](https://nigerianstat.gov.ng/news/78#:~:text=63%25%20of%20persons%20living%20within,million)%20live%20in%20the%20South.). Obi is a millionaire businessman who started as a drinks trader at the outdoor market in his hometown of Onitsha, in southern Nigeria. A wealthy businessman and former governor of Anambra State in southeastern Nigeria, Obi, has galvanized social media and is championed by fans who term themselves “Obidients.” If he wins, he will become the first president of Ibo ethnicity to take the role since Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999.

Citizens go to the polls to elect a president and other leaders amid heavy security that has been deployed.

"I think that's the one thing that makes people come out massively to vote this time round." "We're following the challenges we have in two locations in Borno state, some bandits or some insurgents that were firing from the mountain top in Gwoza, despite firing at random," Yakubu said. Nigeria is struggling to control widespread violence, including Islamic militancy, kidnapping and separatist agitations.

People are still lined up hours after voting was supposed to close in Nigeria during the country's presidential and parliamentary election which opened with ...

“Delays along with reports of voter suppression in Lagos risk aggravating the disappointment among passionate voters in a highly-anticipated election and cause an explosion of violent protests in urban centers,” he warned. And Atiku Abubakar has the name recognition of being one of Nigeria’s richest businessmen, having also served as a vice president and presidential hopeful in 2019 for his Peoples Democratic Party. For the first time this year Nigeria’s election results will be transmitted electronically to headquarters in Abuja, a step officials say will reduce voter fraud. It is also home to one of the largest youth populations in the world with a median age of only 18. Mahmood Yakubu, head of Nigeria’s election commission, said national collation of results in the presidential election would commence at noon on Sunday. Associated Press journalists saw armed men pull up to the voting station in a minibus, fire shots in the air and snatch the presidential ballot box.

Frustrated Nigerians cast their ballots into the evening Saturday, hours after the official deadline for joining the voting line in Africa's most populous ...

“Delays along with reports of voter suppression in Lagos risk aggravating the disappointment among passionate voters in a highly-anticipated election and cause an explosion of violent protests in urban centers,” he warned. It is also home to one of the largest youth populations in the world with a median age of only 18. And Atiku Abubakar has the name recognition of being one of Nigeria’s richest businessmen, having also served as a vice president and presidential hopeful in 2019 for his Peoples Democratic Party. Lengthy waits to vote “will likely disenfranchise voters, deepen the electoral disputes and trigger violence.” For the first time this year Nigeria’s election results will be transmitted electronically to headquarters in Abuja, a step officials say will reduce voter fraud. At the same time, older bank notes stopped being accepted, creating a shortage in a country where many use cash for daily transactions. estimates that Nigeria will tie with the United States as the third most populous nation in the world after India and China. Associated Press journalists saw armed men pull up to the voting station in a minibus, fire shots in the air and snatch the presidential ballot box. There were fears of violence on Election Day, from Islamic militants in the north to separatists in the south. There have been “widespread complaints about late-arriving officials, nonfunctioning machines, low presence of security and attacks on polling stations,” he added. “So it is very difficult for them to access their polling unit.” The

Organized crime, terrorist violence, ethnic and cultural tensions, corruption, nepotism, and state violence are all critical issues for the next leader to ...

The election and its outcome are both critical for Nigeria’s democracy, and for Africa overall, Kwaja said. That’s in addition to global inflation and [a cost of living crisis](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64417130) that has forced doctors and other young professionals to leave the country in search of better opportunities elsewhere. “Each election gets a little bit better, they learn from the experiences of the last time,”Siegle said. Farmers and herders often compete over resources limited by encroaching urbanization and climate change, Kendhammer told Vox; though that conflict is layered upon longer-running ethnic and cultural tensions, the proliferation of small arms in the past decade has made the conflict more deadly. [Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the APC and Atiku Abubakar of the PDP](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/24/nigeria-election-obi-tinubu-atiku/) are frontrunners. While groups like Boko Haram and Islamic State Western African Province (ISWAP) “are less militarily able to disrupt lives than they were five or six years ago, that’s the good news,” Kendhammer said. Whoever wins the 2023 contest, whether via Saturday’s polls or during a later runoff should no candidate win a majority of the vote in this round, he’ll have his work cut out for him preserving Nigeria’s young democracy in the face of [democratic backsliding](https://www.vox.com/2022/2/5/22919160/coup-guinea-bissau-africa-burkina-faso-sudan-why) throughout the continent and the multiple problems facing Nigerians. In the northeast, Islamist terrorist violence continues despite the claim by the Buhari government that Boko Haram has been defeated. Though the two traditional parties, Buhari’s All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are expected to continue their dominance in the National Assembly, according to a January report from [the Africa Center for Strategic Studies](https://africacenter.org/spotlight/elections-2023-nigeria-sierra-leone-zimbabwe-gabon-liberia-madagascar-drc/), the same won’t necessarily hold true for the presidency. “He hasn’t been part of the ‘godfather’ political stereotype that we see with Bola Tinubu or Atiku Abubukar,” Joseph Siegle, director of research at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies told Vox in an interview. The replacement notes haven’t been widely disbursed, creating a cash shortage in a country where Organized crime, terrorist violence, ethnic and cultural tensions, corruption, nepotism, and state violence are all critical issues for the next leader to address.

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People are still lined up hours after voting was supposed to close in Nigeria during the country's presidential and parliamentary election which opened with ...

“Delays along with reports of voter suppression in Lagos risk aggravating the disappointment among passionate voters in a highly-anticipated election and cause an explosion of violent protests in urban centers,” he warned. And Atiku Abubakar has the name recognition of being one of Nigeria’s richest businessmen, having also served as a vice president and presidential hopeful in 2019 for his Peoples Democratic Party. For the first time this year Nigeria’s election results will be transmitted electronically to headquarters in Abuja, a step officials say will reduce voter fraud. It is also home to one of the largest youth populations in the world with a median age of only 18. Mahmood Yakubu, head of Nigeria’s election commission, said national collation of results in the presidential election would commence at noon on Sunday. Associated Press journalists saw armed men pull up to the voting station in a minibus, fire shots in the air and snatch the presidential ballot box.

People were still lined up nearly two hours after voting was supposed to close in Nigeria during the country's presidential and parliamentary election on ...

LAGOS, Nigeria -Voting took place across Nigeria on Saturday, to decide one of the most competitive and unpredictable polls in years.

Many both young and old said they were voting for the first time. Bus stops, the front of restaurants, pharmacies and schools, were converted to polling units and lines winding round the block in the heat. As always, the election brought ordinary life to an eerie standstill.

Nigeria was counting ballots on Sunday, a day after a historically tight election among three frontrunners competing for the presidency of Africa's most ...

Nigeria was counting ballots on Sunday, a day after a historically tight election among three frontrunners competing for the presidency of Africa's most ...

"Voting is still in progress well beyond the approved hours," said voter Kabiru Sani, 37. [Mali](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/mali/) and [Burkina Faso](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/burkina-faso/) and growing Islamist militancy have taken the region's democracy back a step. Fuel and cash shortages caused by a bank note exchange in the run-up to the election also left many Nigerians struggling more than usual in a country already hit by more than 20-percent inflation. The rules reflect a country almost equally split between the mostly Muslim north and predominantly Christian south, and with three main ethnic groups across the regions: Yoruba in the southwest, Hausa/Fulani in the north and Igbo in the southeast. [Nigeria](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/nigeria/) still battling a 14-year jihadist insurgency in the northeast that has displaced two million people, bandit militias in the northwest and separatist gunmen in the southeast. [race](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/elections/), three stand out: Bola Ahmed Tinubu, candidate of the ruling party (APC), Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition party (PDP), and [Peter Obi](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20230220-can-nigeria-s-peter-obi-ride-his-newfound-momentum-all-the-way-to-presidency), backed by the Labour Party.

Nigeria's electoral authority counted ballots cast in Saturday's presidential election, with the winner of the vote expected to be announced as early as ...

Late starts by election officials and technical issues with voter ID technology created delays in some polling centres.

“Life is hard as people try to deal with the high cost of living. A lot of markets are open now and people are going about their business, trying to make ends meet, hoping that whoever wins this election will turn around the economy.” The electoral commission said late on Saturday that election would continue in several wards in Yenagoa and where there were cases of election officers and materials failing to turn up on Saturday. Besides Yenagoa, voting was also expected to continue in some parts of northeastern Borno state on Sunday, where voting machines failed to work the previous day. Nigerians are still voting in a national election in a few parts of the country where technical and other glitches prevented voting from taking place as scheduled on Saturday. “The whole process is an absolute mess,” Preye Iti, a 60-year-old civil servant, said before voting in Yenagoa, where voting could not take place in some parts on Saturday because election officers and materials did not arrive on time.

Vote-counting was already underway in other places after Saturday's presidential and parliamentary election. The race to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari was ...

Logistical and security challenges caused widespread delays across the country Saturday leading to frustration among voters, some of whom waited overnight and ...

Out of a total 18 presidential candidates, the three frontrunners are Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi. Whoever wins this presidential election ...

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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — More people in Nigeria cast ballots Sunday morning even though voting in the presidential and parliamentary elections of Africa's most ...

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New polling system hit by significant technical problems with results unlikely to be confirmed on Sunday.

However, analysts point out this is the seventh poll held since the end of military rule in 1999 and that some Nigerian democratic institutions are growing stronger. “If the official results are manipulated at any point in the process we will be able to expose it.” In recent weeks, an effort to replace almost all Nigeria’s bank notes – in part to reduce the widespread practice of vote-buying – has caused massive economic disruption and much popular anger. “The commission is aware of challenges … Many Nigerians express deep disillusionment with their government, though are often wary of any radical break with the past. Yiaga Africa, a coalition of civil society groups, said it had concerns about “voter suppression and irregularities”. Many believe a credible poll and progress in tackling the country’s multiple problems are key to stability across a swath of We need to get things right in Nigeria,” the tycoon “I have the mental capacity, energy and drive to lead this country. His challenge threatens the dominance of the two parties in power since the end of military rule in 1999, making Saturday’s election the most competitive for decades. “It’s going to be a problem for everybody, whoever they voted for.” Early hopes that official nationwide results could be expected from late on Sunday appear optimistic as a new system deployed by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has developed significant technical problems.

More people in Nigeria have cast ballots even though voting in the country's presidential and parliamentary elections had been supposed to end on Saturday.

As voting continued, officials need to ensure there is adequate security at polling stations, monitor the process for vote-rigging and manipulation, and control misinformation, said Dr. Out of the field of 18 presidential candidates, three front-runners emerged in recent weeks: the candidate from Buhari’s ruling party, the main opposition party candidate and a estimates that Nigeria will tie with the United States as the third most populous nation in the world after India and China. Associated Press journalists saw armed men pull up to a voting station in a minibus Saturday, fire shots in the air and grab the presidential ballot box. “The nation needs to really rise and condemn these acts of voter suppression that we observed yesterday,” he said. The challenges also likely resulted in low voter turnout, said Yiaga Africa, the country’s largest election monitoring body.

The cash shortage affected transport not only for voters but also election workers and police officers providing security. In the north-west Bauchi state, Lagos ...

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More people in Nigeria cast ballots Sunday morning even though voting in the presidential and parliamentary elections of Africa's most populous nation was ...

As voting continued, officials need to ensure there is adequate security at polling stations, monitor the process for vote-rigging and manipulation, and control misinformation, said Dr. Out of the field of 18 presidential candidates, three front-runners emerged in recent weeks: the candidate from Buhari’s ruling party, the main opposition party candidate and a estimates that Nigeria will tie with the United States as the third most populous nation in the world after India and China. Associated Press journalists saw armed men pull up to a voting station in a minibus Saturday, fire shots in the air and grab the presidential ballot box. “The nation needs to really rise and condemn these acts of voter suppression that we observed yesterday,” he said. Votes were cast in Benue, Adamawa and Bayelsa states even as the counting of ballots ballots was underway Sunday in places where polls had closed, election observers said.

Nigeria began to announce early results on Sunday after a tight election for the presidency of Africa's most populous nation, as concerns grew over long ...

Buhari, a former army general first elected in 2015, will step down after two terms in office. "Last time, we knew Buhari was going to be re-elected, there was no excitement," said mechanic Orubibi Dighobo. He says his experience as Lagos governor will count. The election went ahead mostly peacefully, despite some ransacked polling stations and late starts at many others. "No try any result magic." Voting has often been determined by large key states such as Lagos and northwestern Kano and Kaduna.

Most polling centers are closed but some voters are still trying to cast their ballots.

Similarly, in Katsina state, thugs attacked one of our voting locations and snatched six BVAS machines. The Independent National Electoral Commission has said the delay was caused by logistics issues and concerns of insecurity. Whoever is verified is inside the system, it's not a manual stuff. "In Oshimiri local government area of Delta state, thugs attacked a polling unit and two BVAS machines were lost in the process. "I'll sleep here, and I'm ready to sleep until tomorrow. But in some polling centers, voters are still trying to cast their ballots.

A CNN team in Lagos saw voters still trying to find a way to cast their ballot Sunday at a school in Lagos where two polling units didn't get to vote in ...

But it also casts doubt on the integrity of this entire process,” Itodo said. “There’s a sense of disappointment, quite frankly, with the way this process has gone. Yiaga Africa, a non-profit civic group that deployed 3,836 observers across the country said it was disappointed with the elections. People were beaten and had their phones smashed. She was knocked to the ground and they smashed her phone.” I was hit several times with a chair.