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World Mar 31

Why Nigeria voted for new leadership

By PBS News Hour

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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Jul 23

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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…

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