that's how they can also a watch it now on youtube. ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, nigeria as main opposition part is called a strap the country's presidential election. they're demanding a new vote after alleging widespread voter fraud. early results are showing a lead for bowler to nubile of the ruling. apc also, and the program ukraine acknowledges russian battlefield gains near bark mood. president zelinski says the situation is becoming more and more difficult as russia

makes progress in its attempt to encircle the frontline city. ah, i am glad elfaire welcome. najia an opposition parties are calling a fort last weekend's presidential election to be scrapped calling it a sham. the labor party and the peoples democratic party say the pole has been irretrievably compromised. the electoral commission hasn't commented on the demands early results show bowler to novel offer. ruling all progressives congress in the lead to replace outgoing president mom audible hurry, but half of the country states have still to report their results. i spoke to the w correspondence. why so it was in boucher earlier and but the main opposition part is not the monitor, the cancellation of this weekend selection,

calling of the sham i asked him what the chances of that happening that are very slim chance is of canceling an election that was conducted although it has some problems, because even some of the international azar bus, including the root, can union fall, ted, the way the election was conducted. but the clinician, most of this had just started about 10 minutes ago. the commissioner, chairman of the national electro commission, has said they have 70 states showing that is an indication that the election is not going to be canceled after the former president of bus. and you will call on the president bahati to stop the announcement of the election to president. did you say anything? an indication? because previously, when ever election is been seen as flawless or rather has a fraud,

you wit and go to court, i challenge it. that is why that is court process because top pin or continental election is a big issue. nigeria is like calling for an i q in the country, according to so many analysts. now, what's the biggest issue plaguing these elections? is it manipulation? is it logistics, or is it the failure of a new electronic voting system? dement biggest issue is fella of the electronic transmission of the result as raised by a position party, walked out of the coronation center yesterday saying that the results must be of low debt, which has not been done so according to them. but the electric commissioner replied them responded, send that, no, the result was uploaded, but is not completely resolved that they are put in is what was uploaded from the pointing units and then down. and that issues of complex of reagan and manipulation

in some areas, that was why they said they are not going to believe in the process, then are going to believe in the result. but the main issue is that electron because dip transmission of results electronic honey is a new tenant. nigeria is the 1st time we are using it in presidential elections. now turn out was also quite low. and now there are some protests being organized in different cities. have my jillions of last the trust in the electoral system. yes, i thing is 5050. many nigerians have been apprehensive of the electro system because the electric commission is called independent. but he's still under government control. it is government. it is a prison that appointed the chairman, is a government that is providing all they need dead fonts for the election to take

place. so it's a mixed reaction piece. some how trust and confidence. what latch nigeria don't trust the system. they've been apprehensive with the election hold. will it be free? unfair would doubt what count. these are the issues did risk was interest then reporting from a boucher for us. thank you. ukrainian forces say the situation in the eastern city of buck motors extremely tense. as russian troops step up their assault. they say russia is trying to cost ukrainian supply lines to the city and force them to surrender. or to withdraw the fiercely contessa barrier as become a symbol of ukrainian resistance. rushes relief plus the tax on back mood had reduced the city to rumble. there are few signs of life on the ground. and from above, the scale of the damage is overwhelming. now moscow has been further in teams to

fight at shelling ukrainian soldiers a fighting bag as hard as they can. so we are hitting them with whatever we have. we are holding on against their infantry here. they are not sparing people on the whole area is filled with their dead bodies and a day to process the sea. and also for russian troops have 4 months trying to capture the city. whether emma and both sides have suffered high casualties. though i know i don't good when whether you prefer breakfast, my medical work practically nonstop or for the full scale invasion here, we have 50 to 60 wounded in a 9 month rotation of a war. now sometimes we have more than that in 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 put 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. little as russia ramps up at the tax, it could be on the verge of claiming the city ending the longest battle so far of its invasion of ukraine. here's a nigger, commonly as covering the war from a kiss when we asked him earlier, what's behind his increasingly urgent ukrainian statements about back what? what is the 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 gain of pinning down rush forces there is not worth it anymore. they're just too many ukrainian laws being lost in 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. having 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, this is like come across catalogue else, which is still safer. ukrainian control or a lot more important in terms of the logistics of being able to fight a war. so definitely a sense that this could be a russian game close, but i don't think it really changes circles make commonly that reporting from keith

. now, marina marin is a military. i spoke with kings college in london. i asked her why the russians are putting so much effort into taking blackwood, if the town is indeed of little strategic importance. well, there are different opinions on the back mood 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 bach mood. conversely, it would also undermines a moral of the ukrainian troops. and that would also lead to a loss of credibility, perhaps, or from the western partners in the capabilities of the ukrainian armed forces. so the rest, this importance, that is the 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 mood 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 more. we shouldn't be dismissing its importance just yet. now, recently, there were also some tensions was in the russian military, reportedly, and explicitly between the infamous walkman, 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 solid are. 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, you're getting precaution has become very vocal again,

criticizing the ministry of defense for not supplying it was nasty, was a necessary ammunition and not supporting the wagner group. so essentially we have seen that, you know, in the political sphere it seems that the wagner tried to contest the ministry of to fans. however, as of now, we're seeing that on the battlefield, they're still trying do achieve coleman. the military strategic objective marine m are in the military analysts with kings college london. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines. the bill originally the alexander lucas franco has arrived in beijing at the start of the 3 day trip to china because it goes a key ally of moscow will have talks with liter. she's in ping, the visit comes in that continuing us concerns that china is seeking to are russia european parliament has become the latest you institution to bound the popular tick

tock up on staff phones. it follows the european commission council. the u. s. has also given government employees 30 days to remove the up or fears the chinese app could be used for spying. hong kong has announced it's lifting one of the world's last face mask mandates imposed during their pandemic. from wednesday, residents will be able to leave home without a mass for the 1st time in nearly a 1000 days. it's the last karone of irish virus measure still in force in the financial hub. north korea's leader kim jong own has ordered a fundamental transformation of the countries agriculture. there is speculation about a serious food shortage in the country. state media hasn't reported what measures will be taken on monday, kim opened the political conference dedicated to agriculture. in football, leona messy has won see 1st male player of the year award for the 7th time. last

year, he guided argentina to the world cup and helped paris sandra man, when the french league barcelona, alex alexia protests took home the 2022 women's award. the ceremony and paris followed the 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 thief a world best male player, a war for now. no good are going to me were here was crazy for me me. so i achieve my dream. did i had been hoping for for so long in city? he fought off competition from his petty salmon teammate and france forward killing and pappy as well as rail madrid's champions league gwinnett carrying bens emma

argentina's wilken win also meant linelle. stallone was named best men's coach while england's triumph in the women's european championship. their 1st major honor landed serena vague. men, the female coach toward the best women's player, went to spain's alexia protests for the 2nd straight year. also one best go a flurry of awards after a busy year of football. and yet again it's leah, no messy, taking home the big prize. and finally, before we go, it may still be february in europe, but it is already surf season despite the cold. several hardy souls have been raving the water in the surface paradise of nazareth and fortune. nearly 5000 meters deep on the water canyon helps to generate these enormous waves. hundreds of

spectators watched from the cliffs, numerous suffolk records have already been set at this site. so in foot prizes in pakistan are forcing parents to make difficult choices for their children's future. deerish vanity has the details on dw new zation on gab office in berlin. ah ah, what people have to say matters to us. mm. that's why we listen to their stories reporter.