World Mar 31 Watch 1:53 Nigerians vote out a sitting government for the first time Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat to Muhammadu Buhari, who won the election by at least 2 million votes. Buhari came to power in a military coup 30 years ago, but says he is now an advocate of democracy and… By PBS News Hour
World Mar 31 Muhammadu Buhari unseats Goodluck Jonathan as Nigeria’s next president Former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari defeated incumbent Goodluck Jonathan to become Nigeria's next president. By Laura Santhanam
World Mar 30 Watch 3:33 Nigerians worry about post-election violence while awaiting outcome of a very close race By PBS News Hour
World Mar 30 U.S. official ‘hopeful’ Nigerian elections will remain violence-free Nigerians stood in long lines to vote for their next president over the weekend, and on Monday were still awaiting results that were too close to call. “We’re all waiting with baited breath,” U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African… By Larisa Epatko
Mar 27 Watch Will Nigeria have its first-ever democratic transition of power since independence? By PBS News Hour Millions of Nigerians are expected to turn out for tomorrow’s delayed election, which pits President Goodluck Jonathan against former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari in a tight race, with fears of terrorism looming. Jeffrey Brown learns more about the significance of… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 2:30 Nigeria wages offensive against Boko Haram ahead of election By PBS News Hour Nigeria’s upcoming election between current President Goodluck Jonathan and former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari could be the nation’s closest contest since the end of military rule in 1999. But hanging over the election is the threat of Boko Haram, the… Continue watching
Mar 25 Photos: Nigerians worried about safety, vote-rigging in upcoming elections By Joshua Barajas Nigeria will hold presidential elections on Saturday, and some Nigerians have expressed fear over continued bloodshed by the Islamist militant group known as Boko Haram, corruption that has come to define Nigerian politics, and basic human issues such as electricity… Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 3:54 As many lose interest in ‘Bring Back Our Girls,’ a few vow not to forget By PBS News Hour Since world leaders and celebrities showed their support for the “Bring Back Our Girls” campaign last spring, what has become of efforts to find and return the young female mass kidnapping victims of Boko Haram? Jonathan Miller of Independent Television… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 100 days since schoolgirls’ abduction, what explains Boko Haram’s expanding reach? By PBS News Hour It’s been 100 days since nearly 300 young schoolgirls were abducted by Islamist militants from a town in northeastern Nigeria. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports on the growing threat that Boko Haram represents in Nigeria and around the… Continue watching