Nigeria's presidential and parliamentary elections have been delayed for a week. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) made the announcement just five hours before the polls were due to open on Saturday. Read: Nigeria has a history of dodgy elections: will it be different this time? Nigeria has been forced to bolster its security, with the run-up to the elections marred by violence. Nigeria is not new to voting postponements - previous elections in 2011 and 2015 were delayed by several days.

Source: The Star February 16, 2019 04:07 UTC