Nigerian Elections
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Ex-Nigerian President, Who Led Africa's Most Populated Nation Twice, Dies At 82
Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, has died aged 82.
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Italy's First Black Senator Elected For Far-Right Party
An Italian man of Nigerian origin, who is the chief immigration spokesman for the far-right League party, has been elected as the country's first black senator
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Harvard Law Review Elects Its First Black Woman President In 130 Years
Twenty-seven years after it elected a black man as its president for the first time, the esteemed Harvard Law Review voted a black woman to the post, making it the first in its 130-year history. Incidentally, the black man was former US president Barack Obama.
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Nigeria Set to Finally Get Government Ministers
Buhari declared before his election: "Corruption will have no place and the corrupt will not be appointed to my administration."
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Muhammadu Buhari Party Wins Majority of Nigeria States in Regional Vote
The party of Nigeria's president-elect Muhammadu Buhari has won governorship elections in a majority of the country's 36 states, building its strength nationwide after a historic presidential win, official results today showed.
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Nigerians Vote for Powerful State Governors
The final stage of Nigeria's election began on Saturday with voting for powerful state governors, two weeks after a presidential poll saw an incumbent leader unseated at the ballot box for the first time.
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Nigerians to Vote for Powerful Governors in State Elections
The final stage of Nigeria's election will begin on Saturday with state governorship polls, two weeks after a presidential vote saw an incumbent leader unseated at the ballot box for the first time.
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Ruling Party Protest Disrupts Nigerian Election Count
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's ruling party today sought to disrupt the results of the general election, accusing the head of the electoral commission of bias.
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Muhammadu Buhari Wins Massive Majority in Key North Nigerian State of Kano
Nigeria's opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari earned a massive victory in the key northern state of Kano, beating his rival, President Goodluck Jonathan, by nearly 1.7 million votes, official presidential election results released Monday said.
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President Goodluck Jonathan Spurned by Nigerian Voters in Boko Haram Heartland
Nigeria's election is in some ways a referendum on President Goodluck Jonathan's record on the economy, power shortages and corruption, but for residents of northeasterly Borno state the key issue was his fight against Boko Haram.
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Hackers Shut Down Nigeria Electoral Commission Website
The 'Nigerian Cyber Army' warned officials not to rig the presidential election, and the site's disabling wasn't seen as interfering with the voting process.
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Nigeria Awaits Tense Poll Results, UN Chief Calls for Calm
Nigerians today awaited the first results of a closely fought general election pitting President Goodluck Jonathan against ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for calm after deadly riots followed 2011 polls.
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Nigerian Return to Polls Again After Technical Glitches
Nigerians hit by failures in new election technology return to the polls today, to allow them to cast their ballots in the country's close-run presidential election.
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Nigerian Electoral Commission Website Hacked Amid Elections
Nigeria's electoral commission admitted today that its website had been hacked, as the country's crucial presidential and parliamentary elections were hit by technical problems.
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Nigerians Vote in First Genuine Contest Since End of Dictatorship
Nigerians voted today in what looks set to be the first genuine electoral contest since the end of military rule in 1999, one in which an opposition aspirant has a fighting chance of unseating the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan.
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Ex-Nigerian President, Who Led Africa's Most Populated Nation Twice, Dies At 82
Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, has died aged 82.
-
Italy's First Black Senator Elected For Far-Right Party
An Italian man of Nigerian origin, who is the chief immigration spokesman for the far-right League party, has been elected as the country's first black senator
-
Harvard Law Review Elects Its First Black Woman President In 130 Years
Twenty-seven years after it elected a black man as its president for the first time, the esteemed Harvard Law Review voted a black woman to the post, making it the first in its 130-year history. Incidentally, the black man was former US president Barack Obama.
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Nigeria Set to Finally Get Government Ministers
Buhari declared before his election: "Corruption will have no place and the corrupt will not be appointed to my administration."
-
Muhammadu Buhari Party Wins Majority of Nigeria States in Regional Vote
The party of Nigeria's president-elect Muhammadu Buhari has won governorship elections in a majority of the country's 36 states, building its strength nationwide after a historic presidential win, official results today showed.
-
Nigerians Vote for Powerful State Governors
The final stage of Nigeria's election began on Saturday with voting for powerful state governors, two weeks after a presidential poll saw an incumbent leader unseated at the ballot box for the first time.
-
Nigerians to Vote for Powerful Governors in State Elections
The final stage of Nigeria's election will begin on Saturday with state governorship polls, two weeks after a presidential vote saw an incumbent leader unseated at the ballot box for the first time.
-
Ruling Party Protest Disrupts Nigerian Election Count
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's ruling party today sought to disrupt the results of the general election, accusing the head of the electoral commission of bias.
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Muhammadu Buhari Wins Massive Majority in Key North Nigerian State of Kano
Nigeria's opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari earned a massive victory in the key northern state of Kano, beating his rival, President Goodluck Jonathan, by nearly 1.7 million votes, official presidential election results released Monday said.
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President Goodluck Jonathan Spurned by Nigerian Voters in Boko Haram Heartland
Nigeria's election is in some ways a referendum on President Goodluck Jonathan's record on the economy, power shortages and corruption, but for residents of northeasterly Borno state the key issue was his fight against Boko Haram.
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Hackers Shut Down Nigeria Electoral Commission Website
The 'Nigerian Cyber Army' warned officials not to rig the presidential election, and the site's disabling wasn't seen as interfering with the voting process.
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Nigeria Awaits Tense Poll Results, UN Chief Calls for Calm
Nigerians today awaited the first results of a closely fought general election pitting President Goodluck Jonathan against ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for calm after deadly riots followed 2011 polls.
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Nigerian Return to Polls Again After Technical Glitches
Nigerians hit by failures in new election technology return to the polls today, to allow them to cast their ballots in the country's close-run presidential election.
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Nigerian Electoral Commission Website Hacked Amid Elections
Nigeria's electoral commission admitted today that its website had been hacked, as the country's crucial presidential and parliamentary elections were hit by technical problems.
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Nigerians Vote in First Genuine Contest Since End of Dictatorship
Nigerians voted today in what looks set to be the first genuine electoral contest since the end of military rule in 1999, one in which an opposition aspirant has a fighting chance of unseating the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan.
