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Widespread voting delays hinder tense Nigerian election as millions go to the polls | CNN

[ad_1] Abuja, Nigeria CNN  —  Widespread delays overshadowed a crucial presidential election in Nigeria Saturday, as millions voted to elect their new leader. The hotly contested poll is being held simultaneously with elections for representatives for the country’s parliament. CNN confirmed reports from eyewitnesses of isolated violence at two polling stations in Lagos, with the

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‘It changes nothing.’ Nigerians unimpressed with redesigned banknotes | CNN Business

[ad_1] Abuja, Nigeria CNN Business  —  Nigerians have criticized the “redesigning” of the country’s local currency proposed by its central bank to rein in counterfeiting and hoarding of large sums outside the banking system. President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled the redesigned 200-, 500-, and 1,000-naira notes on Wednesday, saying “the new Naira banknotes have been fortified

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Nigeria’s Abubakar launches presidential bid to to save country from ‘frightening descent’ into anarchy | CNN

[ad_1] Abuja, Nigeria Reuters  —  Nigeria’s main opposition leader Atiku Abubakar launched his presidential election campaign on Wednesday calling for a sweeping victory to save the country from a “frightening descent” into anarchy. Official election campaigning started on Wednesday, ahead of a February presidential vote to choose a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is

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