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FIFA Threatens To Suspend Nigeria, Ghana Football Federations
Nigeria put itself on a collision course with FIFA in July.
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Niger's President Sworn In For A Second Term After Disputed Vote
Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou was sworn in Saturday to a second five-year term after being re-elected in a run-off vote last month that was boycotted by the opposition.
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Nigeria Rejects 'World's Worst Airport' Tag
Unhelpful staff, demands for bribes, lack of seating, broken air-conditioning and a tent for an arrivals hall. Nigeria's Port Harcourt International Airport was recently voted the worst in the world.
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World Health Organization Takes Nigeria Off Global List of Polio-Endemic Countries
Canada's opposition Liberals, locked in a three-way tie ahead of an Oct. 19 election, promised on Friday to do more for the immigrant community, which used to vote en masse for the party but has since drifted away.
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Muhammadu Buhari Party Wins Majority of Nigeria States in Regional Vote
The party of Nigeria's president-elect Muhammadu Buhari has won governorship elections in a majority of the country's 36 states, building its strength nationwide after a historic presidential win, official results today showed.
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Incoming President's Party Makes Gains in Nigeria Regional Election
Nigeria's All Progressives Congress on Sunday made key gains in regional elections and kept power in the economic capital Lagos, strengthening its position nationwide after a historic win in the presidential vote last month.
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Nigerians Vote for Powerful State Governors
The final stage of Nigeria's election began on Saturday with voting for powerful state governors, two weeks after a presidential poll saw an incumbent leader unseated at the ballot box for the first time.
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Nigeria Votes for State Governors, Local Assemblies
Nigeria votes in gubernatorial and state assembly polls on Saturday, bringing to an end a remarkable election cycle that saw the first win for an opposition presidential candidate in the country's history.
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Nigerians to Vote for Powerful Governors in State Elections
The final stage of Nigeria's election will begin on Saturday with state governorship polls, two weeks after a presidential vote saw an incumbent leader unseated at the ballot box for the first time.
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UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon Praises Nigeria's 'Democratic Spirit'
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated Nigeria's new president-elect Muhammadu Buhari for his election victory and described the vote as a "testament to the maturity of Nigeria's democracy."
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Britain Calls for Peaceful Transition in Nigeria
Britain today hailed the successful presidential election in its former colony Nigeria and voiced hope that the transition of power to vote winner Muhammadu Buhari would be "peaceful".
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Nigeria Elects Muhammadu Buhari as President in Historic Vote
Challenger Muhammadu Buhari won Nigeria's presidential election by 2.57 million votes, official results showed today, defeating incumbent Goodluck Jonathan in the first democratic change of power in Africa's most populous nation.
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Opposition Holds Lead, Wins Key State in Tense Nigeria Vote
Nigeria's opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari today won the key prize of Lagos state in the country's general election, keeping a lead of about two million votes as results came in.
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Muhammadu Buhari Wins Massive Majority in Key North Nigerian State of Kano
Nigeria's opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari earned a massive victory in the key northern state of Kano, beating his rival, President Goodluck Jonathan, by nearly 1.7 million votes, official presidential election results released Monday said.
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Hackers Shut Down Nigeria Electoral Commission Website
The 'Nigerian Cyber Army' warned officials not to rig the presidential election, and the site's disabling wasn't seen as interfering with the voting process.
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FIFA Threatens To Suspend Nigeria, Ghana Football Federations
Nigeria put itself on a collision course with FIFA in July.
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Niger's President Sworn In For A Second Term After Disputed Vote
Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou was sworn in Saturday to a second five-year term after being re-elected in a run-off vote last month that was boycotted by the opposition.
-
Nigeria Rejects 'World's Worst Airport' Tag
Unhelpful staff, demands for bribes, lack of seating, broken air-conditioning and a tent for an arrivals hall. Nigeria's Port Harcourt International Airport was recently voted the worst in the world.
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World Health Organization Takes Nigeria Off Global List of Polio-Endemic Countries
Canada's opposition Liberals, locked in a three-way tie ahead of an Oct. 19 election, promised on Friday to do more for the immigrant community, which used to vote en masse for the party but has since drifted away.
-
Muhammadu Buhari Party Wins Majority of Nigeria States in Regional Vote
The party of Nigeria's president-elect Muhammadu Buhari has won governorship elections in a majority of the country's 36 states, building its strength nationwide after a historic presidential win, official results today showed.
-
Incoming President's Party Makes Gains in Nigeria Regional Election
Nigeria's All Progressives Congress on Sunday made key gains in regional elections and kept power in the economic capital Lagos, strengthening its position nationwide after a historic win in the presidential vote last month.
-
Nigerians Vote for Powerful State Governors
The final stage of Nigeria's election began on Saturday with voting for powerful state governors, two weeks after a presidential poll saw an incumbent leader unseated at the ballot box for the first time.
-
Nigeria Votes for State Governors, Local Assemblies
Nigeria votes in gubernatorial and state assembly polls on Saturday, bringing to an end a remarkable election cycle that saw the first win for an opposition presidential candidate in the country's history.
-
Nigerians to Vote for Powerful Governors in State Elections
The final stage of Nigeria's election will begin on Saturday with state governorship polls, two weeks after a presidential vote saw an incumbent leader unseated at the ballot box for the first time.
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UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon Praises Nigeria's 'Democratic Spirit'
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated Nigeria's new president-elect Muhammadu Buhari for his election victory and described the vote as a "testament to the maturity of Nigeria's democracy."
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Britain Calls for Peaceful Transition in Nigeria
Britain today hailed the successful presidential election in its former colony Nigeria and voiced hope that the transition of power to vote winner Muhammadu Buhari would be "peaceful".
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Nigeria Elects Muhammadu Buhari as President in Historic Vote
Challenger Muhammadu Buhari won Nigeria's presidential election by 2.57 million votes, official results showed today, defeating incumbent Goodluck Jonathan in the first democratic change of power in Africa's most populous nation.
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Opposition Holds Lead, Wins Key State in Tense Nigeria Vote
Nigeria's opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari today won the key prize of Lagos state in the country's general election, keeping a lead of about two million votes as results came in.
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Muhammadu Buhari Wins Massive Majority in Key North Nigerian State of Kano
Nigeria's opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari earned a massive victory in the key northern state of Kano, beating his rival, President Goodluck Jonathan, by nearly 1.7 million votes, official presidential election results released Monday said.
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Hackers Shut Down Nigeria Electoral Commission Website
The 'Nigerian Cyber Army' warned officials not to rig the presidential election, and the site's disabling wasn't seen as interfering with the voting process.
