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  Nigeria Awaits Tense Poll Results, UN Chief Calls for Calm

  Nigerians today awaited the first results of a closely fought general election pitting President Goodluck Jonathan against ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for calm after deadly riots followed 2011 polls.

• Blast at Northeast Nigeria Market Kills 7: Police

  A explosion at the main market in northeast Nigeria's Bauchi city killed seven people and injured 25 others in an area repeatedly attacked by Boko Haram, police said today.

• Bomb Blast Kills Five at Bus Station in North Nigeria

  A bomb exploded at a bus station in northern Nigeria's Bauchi state late on Wednesday, killing at least five people and wounding 12, police said.

• Second Blast Rocks Nigeria's Kaduna City: Police

  A second explosion rocked a crowded market area in northern Nigeria's Kaduna city today, police said, after a suicide bomber targeting the convoy of a prominent cleric killed at least 25 people.

• Blast in Northern Nigeria Kills 10: Police

  An explosion in the red light district of northern Nigeria's Bauchi city has killed 10 people and injured 14 others, police said Saturday.

• Gunmen Raze Two Schools in North Nigeria: Police

  A group of gunmen razed two schools in Bauchi state, northern Nigeria, where Boko Haram gunmen previously attacked a girls' school, a police spokesman said on Thursday.

• Seven foreigners kidnapped in north Nigeria: police

  Police in northern Nigeria say gunmen have kidnapped seven foreign workers from a construction company.