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Nigerian candidate says delayed presidential vote could be compromised

Worshippers attend a church service, after Nigeria's presidential election was postponed in Maiduguri, Nigeria, February 17, 2019. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Worshippers attend a church service, after Nigeria's presidential election was postponed in Maiduguri, Nigeria, February 17, 2019. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
By Alexis Akwagyiram
18/02/2019

ABUJA (Reuters) - While most Nigerians took the delay in a presidential election in their stride on Sunday, after similar postponements in 2011 and 2015, one presidential candidate and civil society groups expressed concern that the vote could now be compromised.

Nigerian presidential poll postponed, opposition slams decision

Men sit near a poster depicting Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, after the postponement of the presidential election in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria, February 16, 2019. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Nyancho NwaNri
Men sit near a poster depicting Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, after the postponement of the presidential election in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria, February 16, 2019. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Nyancho NwaNri
By Paul Carsten and Abraham Achirga
17/02/2019

DAURA/YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities postponed Saturday's national election by a week, just hours before polls had been due to open, prompting the opposition candidate to accuse President Muhammadu Buhari of seeking to "disenfranchise" voters.

Women shut out of Nigeria's poll by violence, fraud and sexism

Women queue to cast their ballots in Nigeria's parliamentary elections in the northern city of Kano, April 9, 2011. Nigerians turned out for a delayed parliamentary election on Saturday, voicing determination to hold a credible vote in Africa's most populous nation despite chaotic organisation and violence. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Joseph Penney
Women queue to cast their ballots in Nigeria's parliamentary elections in the northern city of Kano, April 9, 2011. Nigerians turned out for a delayed parliamentary election on Saturday, voicing determination to hold a credible vote in Africa's most populous nation despite chaotic organisation and violence. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Joseph Penney
By Nellie Peyton
15/02/2019

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Experts predict the number of women who win seats in Nigeria's Saturday elections is likely to fall below the existing 6 percent - already one of the lowest rates in the world.

Nigeria 'Delta Avengers' militants vow to cripple economy if Buhari re-elected

Workers fix an election campaign billboard depicting Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja, Nigeria, January 30, 2019. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Workers fix an election campaign billboard depicting Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja, Nigeria, January 30, 2019. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
By Paul Carsten and Alexis Akwagyiram
14/02/2019

ABUJA (Reuters) - A militant group in Nigeria's oil-rich southern Niger Delta threatened on Thursday to cripple Africa's top oil producer and biggest economy if President Muhammadu Buhari is re-elected in a vote due to be held on Saturday.

Nigeria's election: young voters, old candidates

Jane Jegede, 20-year-old student and young voter, poses in Abuja, Nigeria February 1, 2019. When asked about her expectations from the election, Jane said: "My hopes from this election is that God's will be done. I consider voting is important because it's my civic duty to Nigeria. I hope the winner of this election will look into security, development of the tourism sector and help revamp the falling standard of education." PHOTO BY REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Jane Jegede, 20-year-old student and young voter, poses in Abuja, Nigeria February 1, 2019. When asked about her expectations from the election, Jane said: "My hopes from this election is that God's will be done. I consider voting is important because it's my civic duty to Nigeria. I hope the winner of this election will look into security, development of the tourism sector and help revamp the falling standard of education." PHOTO BY REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
By Alexis Akwagyiram
13/02/2019

LAGOS (Reuters) - Two men in their 70s are contesting a Nigerian presidential election in which half the registered voters are aged between 18 and 35.

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