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As Nigeria deals with economic woes and worsening insecurity, Fraser Jackson speaks to a representative of the main opposition, the People's Democratic Party, ahead of Saturday's presidential elections....

The strike was intended to target jihadi fighters operating in the region. The affected area lies near the centre of a long-running insurgency that has troubled northeastern Nigeria for more than a decade, with frequent clashes between armed groups and security forces.

At least 100 dead in Nigeria after air force 'misfire' on market, sources sayBy DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN and HARUNA UMAR Associated PressMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- A N

The strike occurred in a village in Yobe on the border with Borno, the heartland of a long-running insurgency that has killed thousands of people and displaced millions more.

Some of those key to boosting agricultural output in Africa's most-populous nation have given up.

Ruling party candidate promises hope, opposition pledges change as Thursday's deadline to end campaigns approaches.

A Nigerian street trader, who accuses the country's former deputy senate president of trying to harvest his kidney in the UK, told a British court on Tuesday that he begged police officers to "save my life".

It's four days before the most anticipated general election in Africa, in which Nigeria will choose a president for the sixth time since returning to democracy in 1999.

There are 93.4 million eligible voters for February 25 polls, the sixth since Nigeria's return to democracy in 1999.