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...Nigeria's presidential election was billed as the first civilian transfer of power since independence in 1960. That much was achieved with Monday's declaration that Umaru Yar'Adua will be the country's next President - ostensibly by a landslide 24.6 million votes to 6.6 million for his nearest rival. But it remains doubtful that this particular civilian transfer of power will end the political turmoil that has accompanied the election campaign...
After disastrous regional elections--in which ballot boxes were stuffed and stolen, electoral offices burned down, an estimated 50 people killed and the tallies in two states nullified--it's with understandable trepidation that Nigeria heads into its presidential and parliamentary vote April 21. Three major contenders, above, are vying to become the nation's second democratically elected President: the ruling party's Umaru Yar'adua, opposition leader and current Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari. Political rallies have been banned to stanch the violence this time around, but if one candidate doesn't earn...
...countries like India, Nigeria and Afghanistan, the costs of ending vaccinations before eradication was achieved would be especially devastating, according to the study, which will appear in the April 21 issue of The Lancet...
...become chairman of the board of trustees of the PDP, and from that position he could control nominations for government positions and even policy and strategy. As one Western diplomat said, "He intends to sit in the passenger seat giving advice and ready to grab the wheel if Nigeria goes off course...
...Nigeria resounds with prophecies of clashes and chaos. Still, it's a national tendency to predict disaster and then swerve to avoid it at the last second. Trouble is, that tendency terrifies others on the road they hope will lead to prosperity and stability. As I came through Ghana on my way to Nigeria, one Minister told me: "Please beg those Nigerians for all our sakes to stay cool and calm. We don't want a disaster that will damage...