it working? oh no sir. ah, find out about some man story in so my going reliable news home i agree with it. they may be ah ah business dw news live from berlin, nigeria as main opposition. parties call to scrap the country's presidential election. they're demanding a new vote after alleging widespread voter fraud. early results are showing a lead for paula to nubile of the ruling a. p. c. also on the program, ukraine acknowledges russian battle field gains near bock, mort,

ukrainian commanders describe the situation as extremely tense. russian forces are said to be making progress in their push to encircle the front line city. also coming up israel steps up, security checks in the west bank as violence a searching in the region in the latest attack and is really american man is killed in a drive by shooting. ah, i'm a girl 1st. welcome to the program. nigerian opposition parties are calling for last weekend's presidential election to be scrapped, calling it a sham the labor party, and the people stim aquatic parties say the pole has been irretrievably compromised . the electoral commission hasn't commented on the demand. early results show paula

to noble of the ruling. all progressives congress in the leads to replace outgoing president, mama to hurry, but half a country states have still to report their results. and for more details on this, we can now talk to our corresponded wiser. edc joins us from a boucher now it was you, the main opposition parties are calling for the cancellation of this weekend selection saying it was a sham. what are the chances of that happening? is a very slim chance is of that happening in nigeria because cancellation of election is not a joke in a country like nigeria previously election have never been canceled even if it is sham or rigged. you tell those who doesn't want to believe you need to go to

court after the announcement. that is why i constitutionally know, but you can stop the announcement which they are asking for. so they may have to wait and go to court. i challenge the election with their evidences, but the cancellation is not something that is quite heathwood that will happen. now . what's the biggest issue plaguing this election? is it manipulation, logistics, or the failure or for the new electronic voting system? i think is a combination of on but the biggest is lack of, of lorden of the result as provided by the new electron at doors who complained the opposition. parties who walk out yesterday from the collision center . yeah. complained that i nick has not been upload into results. logistic is

a problem which and i get out live with it even during the election election materials arrive late. that was way we had elections even on sundays. manipulation . yes. that is what they are seen. but dep agent sign must have the election results before it was brought here for the men issue is the electra at not being at the head to uptown with, to so much time to ensure that the electra allowed to walk what this morning. i nick us upon the election port and where everybody can now view it before. now you cannot view it on the i nick that has access to that portal. now one warnings. the thing turn out appears to be quite low across the board. have nigerians lost trust in the democratic process? i don't think nigerians lost confidence in the, in their. 2 or interest in did democratic process because we have seen how huge

number of youths came out to collect down on a board takata. the ridges today been agitated that with not being allowed to clinic for the cache crunch, which was introduced by this administration very close to the election, is what affected the entire process. people don't have as low as 500 never to transport themselves to where the i went because they're bought. and then i never changed the entire system by dividing most of the pulling units that are congested, any pulling unit that has up to 200-3000 d now divided into 2 and 3. somebody who lives farther away. i'll skip of the city of a buddha is hosted to come and cast his vote inside the city on an election day and with cash crunch law transportation. nothing if he doesn't have a car, how will he come? so he said multiple issues, the cash crunch,

and then the changes i mc mc, which the did it late without informing people they just sent text messages that were not delivered on time was over with all that you've just said will. whoever wins this election a be seen as a legitimate leader. that is said, dick crystalline. a very good one. legitimacy of election in nigeria has been an issue. because those who challenge the election will continue to see when the election at the end, as an illegitimate leader in aftab went to court. if court yes says yes, he was elected legitimately, but they would continue to see he is needing the county. he's needing them without the legitimate to do so. of course that's question we are in now. that is what we're going to fees it by imagine the we not because it's like the it p c. the need

impact is already ahead of us in the county that he's on coin would you are with him to start in the next few minutes because you see that i have his seat that already on the crowd, but that you to miss. he is the question that challenge and continued to haunt, who ever would in much of the winner of this election, y c was their reporting from a boucher thank you so much, was of ukrainian forces say the situation of the eastern city of buck mote is extremely tense as russian troops step up their assault, they say russia is trying to cut ukrainian supply lines to the city and force them to surrender, or to withdraw. the fiercely contested area has become a symbol of ukrainian resistance. ration relief plus the tax on back move to produce the city to rumble. there are

a few signs of life on the ground and from above, the scale of the damage is overwhelming. now moscow has further intensified its shelling ukrainian soldiers a fighting bag as hard as they can follow. we are hitting them with whatever we have us. we are holding on against their infantry here. they are not sparing people on the whole area is filled with their dead bodies and the date of brussel, the sea and also for russian troops have full month's trying to capture the city, whether i'm up and both sides have suffered. high casualties are good though. i know i was good when whether to brazil breakfast, my medical work practically nonstop or for the full scale invasion. we have $50.00 to $60.00 wounded in a 9 month rotation of war. now sometimes we have more than that in a one day. so there's a lot of work,

but these soldiers are the best back loop holds limited strategic importance, but taking it would be a major symbolic victory for russia, ukraine's president admitted things were not going well, putting in avenue. so the situation is constantly becoming more difficult. the enemy is constantly destroying everything that can be used to protect our positions for fortification and defendable. our soldiers defending in the back move direction . here are real heroes was priority level. as russia ramps up its attacks, it could be on the verge of claiming the city ending the longest battle so far of its invasion of ukraine did obviously calmly is covering the war for us in the key . if we asked him, was behind these increasingly urgent ukrainian statements about backward? well, there's a real sense that this could be the beginning of the end for ukraine soldiers in back mort for now, at least after weeks and months where it seemed like the russians were very close

and now seems like they are really closing in. and there is only one route in and out left to leading to gain control territory. one route for the logistics, one route get out through just recently there were still 2 and you know, we've heard for a long time that the americans in pushing the ukrainians to get out. they seem to think that basically the, the gain of pinning down rush forces there is not worth it anymore. they're just too many ukrainian lives being lost and that kind of cost benefit us just doesn't work anymore. and there's a sense that basically the kind of leadership here in ukraine is preparing people for potentially bad news ahead. how he said that the citric, important and such as we heard in the report, isn't that huge. this is more about symbolism that russia really needs a big what they can sell as big when, after months of defeats. and yeah, if you look at the real kind of geography of that part of the country of us, it's like come a thoughtful surveillance which is still safer. ukrainian control or a lot more important in terms of the logistics of being able to fight war. so

definitely a sense that this could be a russian game close, but i don't the really historical school they commonly, they're reporting from keith. now also discuss the situation in an round book mood with marina miran, and she's a military expert with kings college in london. i asked her why the russians are putting so much effort into taking baltimore if the town is indeed of little strategic importance. well, there are different opinions on back mod and how it gains strategic importance, right. so obviously, it is strategically important, despite what might be claimed by the media. first of all, for the russians, it would boost the morale of the troops if they managed to take book moved. conversely, it would also undermines a morale of the ukrainian troops. and that would also lead to the loss of credibility, perhaps, or from the western partners in the capabilities of the ukrainian armed forces. so there is this important that it's a strategic indeed. and there is

a military strategic importance, which would allows the russians to launch offensive to come a thought, ask, for instance, if they take book more because they would be controlling important roads and, and therefore cut off ukrainian armed forces and making the defense much more difficult for the ukrainian armed forces, so there are many sides to book what we shouldn't be dismissing its importance just yet. now, recently, there were also some tensions with in the russian military, reportedly, and explicitly between the infamous wagner mercenary group and moscow's minister of defense. how united are the russians on the front line? really? it is very difficult to say right now. it would suggest that they have a unity of effort on the battlefield because the wagner group is leading to fight. and we remember as, as wagner, it was also partially responsible for taking sol adar. and now wagner is taking settlements all around the move to surround the ukrainian forces they are. and

we've seen also last week said the chief of the group of guinea proportion has become very vocal again, criticizing the ministry of defense for not supplying it where it was nessa was a necessary ammunition and not supporting the wagner group. so essentially we have seen that, you know, in, in the political sphere it seems that wagner tried to contest the ministry of defense. however, as of now we're seeing that on the battlefield, they're still trying to achieve a coleman, a military strategic objective. that was marina, i'm here on a military analyst with kings college in london. and as the boy grinds on, the casualty numbers amounting on both sides, tens of thousands of soldiers have died with some estimates. putting the number much higher in onyx report. we meet an orthodox priest who has been laying ukrainian sodas to rest every day. this his father taught us me shy,

shook a military chaplain, preparing for his daily duty out of the vive cathedral. and these are ukrainian soldiers carrying their fallen comrades. their loved ones have turned out their fellow fighters to, to say good bye. ready the steady stream of funerals have taken a toll. the man i suppose, thought sivitz think for me personally, the distance between earthly life and the churn. a life has shrunk to the bare minimum shortage, because quite often i have to realize that we are really saying good bye. and praying to the defenders of ukraine who died defending our motherland budget that is shamal spark deploy shamelessly. momma says, oh, it's time to take the fallen to their final resting place. an emotional last journey and just one of many for follow tatt us. yet almost sure that the courts, if i think i can give you a clear number,

but he can all be seen at the cemetery. obviously we're talking about hundreds of funerals, certainly them all. plus what your boarding pseudo that, aka, it sometimes happens that we bury several of our heroes before lunch. and then after lunch, hold on there. there could be 5 falling in a day, sir, to whom we said good bye to our chair. the final moments above ground before the earth swallows them up amid so much grief, follow tad us, says his job is also to keep up morale. sir, is it? no, it's not so easy psychologically. but for now we're holding on on that as him with him not just given up and praying, molar was invalid. one last good bye. and then father taught us must ready himself to bury more soldiers in finland. the parliament is holding a final debate on a bill aimed at speeding up the country's application from nato membership. the

debate coincides with a visit to helsinki from nato's secretary general un stoughton burke. speaking alongside, finished prime minister son amarion, he said now is the time to allow both finland and sweden to join the allies. that comment directed to nato members. turkey and hungary were still standing in the way asked the ws terrace shows no reports. turkeys opposition is causing the most cancer side by side. that's how almost everyone presumed nordic neighbors, finland, and sweden would travel the path to nato when they submitted their applications in may. this is a good day or at the critical moment for our security. but turkish president, wretched tie, a bear to one, put the brakes on the 2 countries bids, due primarily to their perceived tolerance for kurdish groups. he considers enemies . the 3 countries made a deal at the nato summit in madrid to work out their differences. but only finland

has succeeded in sweden where the officially designated kurdish terrorist organization, the p k. k is more visible. activists have targeted air to one personally, and burned the qur'an stoking anchor's animosity the garage. oh, we do not have relatively a major problem with respect to finland on that. we are always on the learning that sweden should take concrete steps as these. this has led to a distinct change in nato's emphasis that the nordics joined together. the main question is not whether the feminine sweden or r ratified together. or the main question is that they are both ratified as full members. as soon as possible, there's been a shift in helsinki to finish president sally mister says joining together is his preference, but our hands, sorry, no way tight. we have applied for membership should be no say that. no, we comes lower. case. know that we come with fins. are thinking more about their

other neighboring now decades of opposition to nato membership, evaporated after russia launched war on ukraine. will be very hard for decision makers to justify the people war, i think over 80 percent in favor of nato right now. and also we're seeing over 50 percent offend knowing favor of going in in aid. so at this point, even if we're not right it by the swedish prime minister of kristen has reacted angrily warning that leaving sweden outside nato even temporarily would compromise both of their security. henry vaughan and disagrees. sweden would be a nato invites each surrounded by nato members. and have would have finland on its eastern neighbor a, nate, so i wouldn't say would be the worst possible scenario. i would say see, it was significant improvement at the moment. it's the most likely scenario with finland, holding parliamentary elections in april. the current government would like to see a finished flag raised at nato under its watch, and there's still

a sliver of possibility for a tandem accession, as stalled talks with turkey resume in march. we don't use attorneys, she'll send us that report. and earlier i asked her where the debate in finland now stands. the finished parliament is this afternoon, holding its final debate on finish membership in nato. and this is something that the government wanted to do to get everybody behind its move to join after so many decades of the country being firmly opposed to nato membership. so the public opinion has changed so dramatically that more than 80 percent of people are in favor of joining nato. and the parliamentarians reflect that opinion as well. there's only a handful of people who still oppose membership. they say that they're worried that nuclear weapons would be station unfinished territory that us troops would be there that it would invite russian attacks. but the bill will, will pass overwhelmingly. now finland applied funny to membership together with

sweden and it was expected that would join at the same time and now finland is contemplating to go. it alone is causing strain on the ties between the 2 natives. that's right, finland is very much portraying this as not it's choice to leave sweden behind, but a choice that's in the hands of hungary and turkey who of course are in control of when they ratify the finish and swedish memberships. so this is something that even nato has begun to say that it's, it's not up to finland and sweden, it's up to hungary and turkey. so yes, i would say there has been a bit of tension. we heard the swedish prime minister say that this puts his country in danger, and he also believes that reduces the security of the nato alliance as a whole. but behind the scenes finish and swedish politicians have worked together for decades. it's, it's the closest of relationships between neighboring countries, really, and i'm told the will not be a lasting impact, even if sweden has to do a trail behind finland a bit. in joining nato. correspondence shows that. thank you,

terry tanelle to have a look at some of the other stories making headlines today. the european parliament has become the latest ear institution to band the popular tick tock, app on staff phones following similar decisions of the european commission and council. the u. s. has also given federal employees 30 days to remove the chinese on the app from government devices. there are fears that could be used for spying north korea's leader kim jong on has ordered a fundamental transformation of the countries agriculture. those speculation about a serious food shortage in the country. state media hasn't reported what measures will be taken. on monday, kim opened a political conference dedicated to agriculture. israel has closed of access to the town of jericho and the occupied west. bank security was tightened in the area after an israeli american man was killed in his car during

a drive by shooting israeli forces, se palestinian gun targeted several vehicles before fleeing. the scene. incident came a day after 2 israelis were killed by palestinian in the west bank town of however, is really said this responded by attacking for the stingy homes and property in the area, killing one palestinian man. and earlier we asked our correspondent rebecca writ as what efforts were being made to reduce the risk of further escalation. oh, of course, seen all the international calls for com or we've seen even calls from come from, you know, certain israeli politicians, benjamin netanyahu saying don't take matters into your own hands and other ministers echoing that. but we have seen some ministers from the far right from the security minister. been it my bend, veer's party court, you know, condoning the violence in fact, supporting it. so you know,

the tensions are being stoked regardless. and i think, you know, we are seeing calls for calm, we saw a couple of weeks ago as tensions were flaring again, a few weeks ago after another raid in the northern west bank. we saw it timed with the u. s. secretary of state here. and he was calling for come, we did see a momentary law intentions, but even given things like the summit that was held in jordan on sunday. and out of that summer they were assurances from the israeli side saying that they would hold settlement expansion at least for a few months to try and calm things ahead of the ramadan. the islamic ramadan holy month coming up, and everyone worried about things spiraling out of control. but it is hard to see with, with, you know, out of that meeting benjamin netanyahu said no, we're not going to hold these settlement expansion. so definitely a lot of tit for tat going on. it's very hard to kind of know where it's going, but it certainly doesn't feel like it's going in the right direction. oh cassandra

rebecca, renter's reporting there from jerusalem that meanwhile german foreign minister on a lena bear book has expressed concern about the plan, changes to the judicial system in israel and a news conference with her israeli counterpart, eli cohen, in berlin. she also said that germany was quoted very concerned about plans by israeli government to introduce the death penalty. comments come after the new ripe when government led by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu went ahead with its proposed changes. elect cohen said that israeli settlements in the west bank would continue to be built under the current government as it had on the previous one. also called on the palestinian authority to do more to stop the escalation of violence in the west bank. a country which a strong commitment to the role of flow re condemn violence and do everything in our power to avoid it. however,

we cannot ignore the epoch gracie, we see when faced with barbaric acts, such as the wires we experienced this week. it is clear that this balance will only come to an end when the palestinian takes the size decisive actions to stop it. ah, and for ball linelle messy has one 5th as male player of the year award for the 7th time. last year, he guided argentina, the world cup title, and helped our assange. i'm out when the french league bus loaners alexia protests took home the 2022 women's award. the ceremony in paris followed a vote by fans and football personalities. ah, lin messy has gone from winning this famous trophy for the very 1st time

to receiving a 7th faithful world. best male player, a war for now? no good about me were here was crazy for me. me. so are you chief my dreamed it. i had been hoping for, for so long in city. he fought off competition from his party, sanjay monte mate, and france forward killing him, pappy as well as rail madrid's champions league. winner carrion ben's emma argentina's welcome. when also mentally and else kaloni was named best men's coach, while england's triumph and the women's european championship. their 1st major honor landed serena vague. men, the female coach award, the best women's player, went to spain's alexia protests for the 2nd straight year, alexia, who, they ha ha, barcelona side when every league game last season,

polish and beauty football matching alexi also won best goal. a flurry of awards after a busy year of football and yet again, it's leonor metty taking home the big prize. and if you are in the mall in the mood for more football, football op next on our bonus league, i show kickoff there, look at the tight race at the top of the table. that's it from me and the news team for now i'll have an update for you. of course, the top of the talk to gabby office in berlin from me and the team. thanks for watching. ah ah, with

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