Nigerian elections

Lagos, Nigeria CNN  —  Nigerians will on Saturday vote in delayed governorship polls, weeks after a controversial and disputed presidential election. The gubernatorial race will be decided in 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states as the ruling party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states. But all eyes will be on the tense contest for …

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Abuja, Nigeria CNN  —  Nigerians are going to the polls for a crucial presidential vote that will see the country’s next leader elected. The hotly contested poll is being held simultaneously with voting for representatives for the country’s parliament. Polls opened in Nigeria on Saturday morning in what will be Africa’s largest democratic exercise. About …

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