http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12881634#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Nigeria elections section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:31:42 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12881634#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 Nigeria's biggest opposition party goes to court challenging President Goodluck Jonathan's election victory, alleging fraud. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13331202#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13331202 Mon, 09 May 2011 08:38:34 GMT Counting begins after relatively peaceful elections for Nigeria's powerful state governors - no-one was hurt when more bombs exploded in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13190584#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13190584 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:24:05 GMT Bomb blasts kill at least three people in the north-east Nigerian city of Maiduguri, ahead of Tuesday's elections for governors across the country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13185667#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13185667 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:35:36 GMT Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan says the violence following his election is a "sad reminder" of events that plunged Nigeria into civil war in 1967. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13156508#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13156508 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:06:45 GMT Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes because of post-election violence in Nigeria, the Red Cross says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13147831#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13147831 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:05:04 GMT A guide to the candidates, issues and background to three rounds of elections in Africa's most populous nation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12941582#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12941582 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:36:52 GMT Journalist Sola Odunfa despairs at the violence http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13189176#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13189176 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:42:47 GMT BBC reporters at polling stations countrywide http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13104474#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13104474 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:30:39 GMT Maps reveal economic and social divisions http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12893448#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12893448 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:44:01 GMT Politicians are all of a twitter for young voters http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13048880#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13048880 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:20:47 GMT Jos priest has had his home burnt three times http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12985289#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12985289 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:36:00 GMT Why elections are now a matter of life and death http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12972064#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12972064 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:33:50 GMT http://buhari4change.com/ http://buhari4change.com/ http://www.goodluckjonathanfor2011.com/ http://www.goodluckjonathanfor2011.com/ http://ribadu2011.com/ http://ribadu2011.com/ http://ibrahimshekarau.com/jm/ http://ibrahimshekarau.com/jm/ http://www.inecnigeria.org/ http://www.inecnigeria.org/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special_reports/nigeria_at_50/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special_reports/nigeria_at_50/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/hausa/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/hausa/ An imam and a pastor from the Nigerian city of Kaduna say the violence in the north is not a religious but a political issue. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13129572#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13129572 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:10:48 GMT Voting taking place in Dutse-Alhaji town in Bwari council and Gwarimpa district of Abuja http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13106017#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13106017 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:58:12 GMT In the lead up to the election the BBC is finding out what is on people's minds on the streets of Nigeria http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13091032#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13091032 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:38:41 GMT People in Nigeria's oil-producing Ogoniland region say they are still waiting for the benefits of the wealth under their feet, reports the BBC's Peter Okwoche. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13096461#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13096461 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:29:19 GMT Muhammadu Buhari is disappointed at the performance of his CPC party in parliamentary elections but optimistic about the presidential poll. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13092402#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13092402 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:35:09 GMT Nigeria's electoral commission chief defends the third delay to legislative elections in some parts of the country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13011374#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13011374 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:45:41 GMT With constant blackouts and frequent power cuts, electricity is an issue most Nigerians would want to see resolved after this month's elections. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13004923#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13004923 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:07:26 GMT Has religion been hijacked by Nigeria's politicians? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13136318#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13136318 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:39:40 GMT Anger in the north at results show Goodluck Jonathan set to win http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13121735#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13121735 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:52:54 GMT Nigerian author urges voters not to repeat neighbour's mistakes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13035540#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13035540 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:02:01 GMT Can leaders resist temptation to rig poll? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13085284#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13085284 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:02:35 GMT Maiduguri: Islamist shootings and police brutality http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12713739#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12713739 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:30:23 GMT How Nigerian musicians are mobilising the youth vote http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11950054#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11950054 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:56:50 GMT Nigeria's divorced, uneducated teenagers http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11427409#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11427409 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:11:42 GMT The continuing influence of chiefs and emirs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11418542#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11418542 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:20:32 GMT Taking Martin Luther King to Nigeria's militants http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11454989#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11454989 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:56:01 GMT Lucky by name... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12192152#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12192152 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:57:14 GMT Here we go again... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12890807#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12890807 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:13:23 GMT How will sharia links affect him? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12974761#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12974761 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:42:37 GMT Taking his fight against graft to the top http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12704967#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12704967 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:26:25 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1064557.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1064557.stm Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:17:11 GMT