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Newshour: Nigerians Finally Vote In Presidential Poll

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Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari (L) and his opponent Atiku Abubakar cast their ballots

23/02/2019 GMT

Nigerians Finally Vote In Presidential Poll

BBC World Service - Newshour, Nigerians Finally Vote In Presidential Poll

Nigerians have finally gone to the polls in the country's delayed presidential election.

President Muhammadu Buhari and his main challenger Atiku Abubakar are among those who have cast their votes in an election that was postponed a week ago.

Also in the programme: Venezuela's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido says he will bring US aid into the country today; and the RnB singer R Kelly has been charged with ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

(PHOTO: Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari (L) and his opponent Atiku Abubakar cast their ballots. CREDIT: Reuters / AFP)

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