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Nigerian presidential election delayed due to security concerns

Nigerian presidential election delayed due to security concerns
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The country's electoral commission announces the vote will be postponed by more than a month.

Nigeria’s electoral commission has announced a mid-February presidential election will be postponed to March 28 due to security concerns.

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Opponents of the incumbent Goodluck Jonathan are likely to be enraged by the decision to delay what is expected to be the most hotly-contested vote since the end of military rule in 1999.

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