Elections and Abuja’s need to lead are hindering AU efforts to take on the militants.
People displaced by Boko Haram attacks might have another blow dealt to them, as they would have to return to their hometowns to be eligible to vote.
The reaction in Africa to last week’s massacre of civilians in the northeast of Nigeria has been described as long overdue.
President Goodluck Jonathan bids for a second term as Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar lead race for the opposition ticket.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to harness the potential of the oil-rich country, which remains dogged by poverty, graft and violence.
Fresh bomb blasts jolted Nigeria on Tuesday as the country went to the polls for state governors’ elections.
The support of young voters was crucial in the re-election of Nigeria’s president, who must work to heal a divided nation.
Post-election riots in Nigeria left many dead, thousands displaced and hundreds wounded on Tuesday amid claims that bodies had been thrown into wells.
Burned corpses with machete wounds lay in roads in the Nigerian city of Kaduna where rioting broke out again among opposition supporters on Tuesday.
Nigerians counted the votes on Saturday from delayed parliamentary elections, held with fewer hitches than past ballots despite a chaotic run-up.
Nigeria’s attempt to show it can run world-class polls was dealt a heavy blow.