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Nigeria’s electoral commission has postponed elections for state governors and local assemblies by one week. The polls had been scheduled to take place on Saturday. They will now be held on 18 March. Nigeria’s opposition had asked to check electronic voting machines. A court rejected their complaint. But the electoral …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), in charge of elections in Nigeria, has warned that it could cancel the general elections if nothing is done to tackle insecurity in the country. The elections are due to be held on 25 February. The body’s chairman Mahmood Yakubu said the commission was …