Armies, Boko Haram Trade Punches Ahead of Nigeria Poll

Nigeria delayed nationwide elections to give security forces a requested six more weeks to subdue Boko Haram in the northeast. Military gains announced since the delay have been punctuated by deadly bomb attacks and incursions by Boko Haram into neighboring countries. Nigeria has about five weeks to go before March 28 nationwide elections, already postponed once for security reasons. Boko Haram had seized control of large parts of the northeast and was threatening the Borno state...

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