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Goodluck Jonathan (L) and Muhammadu Buhari embrace after signing a peace accord ahead of the presidential elections in Abuja on March 26, 2015. (Reuters/Stringer)
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Nigerian women from the Hausa tribe stand in line to validate their voting cards at a polling station located in Daura, the home town of opposition candidate Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, on March 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Nigerians turn out en masse to vote in presidential election
Abuja, Nigeria, AP—Nigerians turned out en masse to vote in a presidential election Saturday that analysts say is too close to call between President Goodluck Jonathan and former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari. A car bomb exploded at a polling station in...Caption:
An armoured vehicle used by Boko Haram militants captured by the Nigerian military in Maiduguri, Borno State, North East Nigeria, on January 27, 2015. (EPA/STR)
Extremists attack biggest city in northeast Nigeria
Maiduguri, Nigeria, AP—Islamic extremists attacked Maiduguri, the biggest city in northeast Nigeria from four fronts overnight with the crescendo of warfare—booming cannon and whooshing rockets—continuing Sunday, witnesses said. The third attack in a week on Maiduguri...Caption:
Soldiers and policemen deploy to secure the venue during a rally of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Maiduguri on January 24, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/ TUNJI OMIRIN)
Boko Haram attacks northeastern Nigerian city, dozens killed
Maiduguri, Nigeria, AP—In fierce fighting Sunday that killed more than 200 combatants, Nigerian troops clashed with Islamic extremists who attacked Maiduguri, the biggest city in northeastern Nigeria, from three fronts. At the same time the insurgents continued...Caption:
Protestors hold signs during a demonstration on May 6, 2014 outside the Nigerian embassy in Washington, DC, demanding robust action to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in the West African country. (AFP Photo/Robert MacPherson)