Nigeria Postpones Presidential Election

Nigeria has announced it is postponing the February 14 presidential election six weeks due to security concerns and the Boko Haram insurgency. The head of the country's Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, told a news conference Saturday "If the security of personnel, voters, election observers, and election materials cannot be guaranteed, the lives of innocent young men and women and the prospect of free, fair, and credible elections will be greatly...

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