Feb 27 Nigeria’s president wins second term, calls for unity By Cara Anna, Khaled Kazziha, Associated Press President Muhammadu Buhari was declared the clear winner by nearly 4 million votes, defeating a billionaire former vice president. Continue reading
Feb 26 Nigeria’s president poised to win second term By Cara Anna, Khaled Kazziha, Associated Press With half the votes counted, President Muhammadu Buhari led the election by nearly 3.5 million votes. Continue reading
Feb 23 Nigerians cast ballots in delayed election after explosions, gunfire By Ben Curtis, Rodney Muhumuza, Hilary Uguru, Associated Press Nigerian officials began counting votes in its delayed election on Saturday, after gunfire and explosions started voting day, as President Muhammadu Buhari seeks a second term in Africa’s most populous nation. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 25:00 February 17, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 17, ISIS spreads its footprint in West Africa, Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis deepens as aid sits across the border in Colombia, and an Oscar-nominated film delves into end-of-life care for terminally ill patients. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Feb 16 Nigeria’s candidates blame each other in surprise vote delay By Rodney Muhumuza, Hilary Uguru, Cara Anna, Associated Press Nigeria’s top candidates on Saturday condemned the last-minute decision to delay the presidential election for a week until Feb. 23, blaming each other but appealing to Africa’s largest democracy for calm. Continue reading
Feb 13 Ahead of elections, Nigerian government warns ‘fake news kills people’ By Rodney Muhumuza, Sam Olukoya, Associated Press The stakes are high in Nigeria ahead of Saturday's presidential vote marked by widespread discontent over unemployment, poverty and insecurity in some parts of the country. Continue reading
Oct 25 5 good news stories from around the world By Larisa Epatko Libyan war widows learn to earn a living, and a pilot in South Africa is teaching girls to soar. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 10:45 Human traffickers lead young Nigerians on a dangerous path By William Brangham, Jason Kane Modern-day human trafficking begins in places like rural Nigeria, where young people dream of economic opportunity and a better life for their families, and are willing to give up everything to try and find it. But as many Nigerians learn,… Continue watching
Jun 26 Twitter Chat: How AIDS continues to grip at-risk communities By Lora Strum Russia, Nigeria and Florida are three of the regions hardest hit by the HIV/AIDS crisis. The PBS NewsHour will be joined on Twitter on June 26 at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss why the AIDS epidemic continues to cripple these… Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 10:49 Why Nigeria has more HIV-positive infants than anywhere else By William Brangham, Jason Kane Preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission is considered one of the most basic goals for curtailing the AIDS epidemic, and Nigeria is struggling mightily. In our series "The End of AIDS: Far from Over," William Brangham and Jason Kane examine why this… Continue watching