a. the latest results show the former military dictator beat the look jonathan i 3 million votes. if it is confirmed, it will be the first time an opposition party has taken power in nigeria democratically. reporter: as you can see, here at the headquarters, the

commission has not announced the results, but no one doubts he has won. it is a historic moment for nigeria. the first time that the opposition wins an election and it is a strong message to many african nations. if nigeria and its inhabitants can organized free and fair elections, why can't some of these nations where you've had the same ruling party for decades and decades? laura: so it is looking like the end of goodluck jonathan's five year run of president. he was accused of being an effective from boko haram. claire williams has more. claire: from lecturer to president of africa's biggest economy, goodluck jonathan rapid rise to power was helped by a dose of fortune. born in 1957, his family made

canoes. in 1999, he made his political debut after being elected deputy governor of his home state. the governor was impeached on corruption charges so he took over. in 2007, the former president seen here in the middle, handpicked him to run as the pdp party candidate for vice president. goodluck jonathan was credited for negotiating amnesty with militants in the niger delta. many laid down their arms. in 2009, the president fell ill dying six months later. goodluck jonathan was sworn in us president. he lived up to his name again in 2011 by winning the presidential elections. but his luck ran short in 2013 when his once back are called on him to step down, accusing him

of failing to tackle corruption, oil theft, and unrest. despite the oil reserves some 70% of nigerians live on less than two dollars a day. as he launched his campaign for reelection this year, boko haram continued its campaign in the northeast. goodluck jonathan was accused of dragging his feet and failing to confront the jihadist group. he is promising to fight back. goodluck jonathan: to make sure we run them out of nigeria. we will not allow them to stay in the country. claire: despite his critics divides in nigeria have meant goodluck jonathan draws support from many christians, particularly in the southern states. laura: corruption, and

widespread poverty are some of the main challenges facing the next president. reporter: its own worst enemy the greatest battle lies within its borders. boko haram reached its deadliest height last year, killing 10,000 people according to the council on foreign relations. this year the tally has already tipped 2000. in a sign its ambitions have blown beyond instituting sharia law, they have pledged allegiance to the islamic state. and why the military has rolled them back from urban centers, it has failed at subduing the threat. >> the weekend, they continue to commit horrendous acts against civilians, including women and children. we have received reports that

children in particular have been neglected, abused, recruited maimed and killed. schools are no longer safe places of learning. reporter: as the most oil-rich nation in africa, nigeria is also its largest economy. unemployment and poverty is rife. 70% of nigerians live on less than two dollars a day. as many as 3 million people will not be able to meet their basic food needs after july 2015. unless they receive oil targeted -- well targeted assistance. reporter: corruption is at the root of many problems with many money tied up in oil. criminal gangs make off with

billions in stolen crude and there is accusations in election rigging. following the reelection of goodluck jonathan in 2011. daily violence, corruption and poverty, roadblocks to navigating the path ahead. laura: reports of a dramatic and to a hostage crisis in turkey. a prosecutor who was held at gunpoint has been freed, but was shot and injured. two of his captors were killed according to an official in istanbul. a leftist group is behind the incident. the prosecutor is mehmet selim kiraz. he was investigating the death of a boy who was killed in 2013. sounding the alarm over civilian casualties in yemen. airstrikes carried out by a saudi-led coalition have killed dozens of people. the united nations and red cross say 93 civilians have been killed and 300 wounded. arab states are fighting to

stopping them from seizing the strategic port cities. iraq's prime minister says it is mission accomplished in tikrit. the army has been battling to oust the islamic state. it is the biggest operation yet against the group that has seized territory across iraq and syria. reporter: islamic state flag paraded like a trophy. soldiers celebrate their victory while in baghdad the prime minister confirms the news. prime minister: [translated] i would like to present to you the good news our troops have entered the city center of tikrit. security forces raise the iraqi flag. reporter: the northern city was

seized by the islamic state in june. since sunday, troops fighting alongside shiite forces have made rapid advances, taking back control of the main hospital government buildings, and the city center. street to street fighting is underway as forces battle for full control of the city. there are also -- they are also searching for weapons left behind by the militants. >> they are using new methods. they placed three bonds instead of two. they are booby trapping their clothing, which they did not do before. reporter: the assault on tikrit has been listed by u.s. and french airstrikes. a victory would open up an offensive from mosul, which remains in the hands of the islamic state group. laura: the airline lufthansa

knew the copilot who crashed a jet into the outs had suffered a depressive episode during his training. he said that mental health problems were to blame for several absences from the flight school. we can get the latest on that with jessica who joins us from berlin. what does this mean? jessica: lufthansa published a statement saying they were aware he had been suffering from depression as far back as 2009 when he informs the fight school -- the flight school. this raises questions about why they had not been monitoring this pilot who had depressive tendencies. he said in an e-mail that he had suffered from a severe depressive episode and this goes against what the head of lufthansa said that he believed lubitz had been fit to fly. so many questions lufthansa will have to answer.

we know that he had been trying to hide his illness from his employers. there was medication for mental illness in his apartment. this has sparked a debate about loosening the laws on medical confidentiality. lufthansa has said it is up to the employees to inform them when they are unwell. of course in this case, lubitz was hiding it. people are calling for changes to this law that would allow a doctor to inform the pilots when they feel a pilot could be to unwell to fly. this has become quite the debate in germany. laura: it could have implications in terms of compensation lufthansa might have to pay. jessica: yes, absolutely. the litigation will be long and complicated.

especially since there were people of several nationalities on board. so it will be taken up in europe but also there were three u.s. citizens. so the case could also be taken up in america. and it could be claimed that lufthansa was aware lubitz had been suffering from depression and they were responsible for the crash. so families of the victims would be able to sue. lufthansa has provided families with 50,000 euros each as an initial compensation. but it could go up to total 275 million euros for all of the families on board and also compensation for the airplane itself. as i said, this looks set to be a longer complicated process. laura: thank you very much. reporting from berlin. today's news emerged as a massive recovery operation

continues here in france. the president francois hollande says all victims should be identified by the end of the week. president hollande: there are 800 people working, including 400 members of the military police. as well as military and civilian experts who specialize in victim identification. a minister has confirmed that by the end of the week, it will be possible to identify all of the victims thanks to dna samples collected and to the remarkable scientific efforts. laura: iran and the united states have agreed to extend talks on to run's nuclear program. they have achieved sufficient progress to continue the negotiations. iran and six world powers are seeking an agreement aimed at curbing their nuclear programs in exchange for the lifting of

international sanctions. the original deadline was midnight tonight. iran's motivation is the prospect of an end to crippling international sanctions. the economy has returned to growth after a contraction in recent years. foreign investment is needed. we look at how a deal this week could transform iran's fortunes. reporter: a hoped-for future riches. analysts believe the economy could grow between 5% and 8%, a boost after decades of sanctions and recent political decisions that have crippled the country's economy. inflation is high. under the former president, it was around 45%. it has improved to around 15%. unemployment is rampant and banks are struggling. falling gas prices across the globe have not helped.

these fields of pistachios and oil. a lot of it. 10% of the world's reserves, number four globally after venezuela, saudi arabia, and canada. it has more oil than neighboring iraq. but after decades of sanctions the production is far from its potential. especially after 2012 when sanctions targeted the oil industry. currently the country pumps 2.8 billion barrels per day. that is half of what it was a decade ago and a far cry from the 6 million barrels produced before the islamic revolution. tapping into those reserves and investing into oil could be a boon for the capital. not to mention the world oil companies. and the same goes for natural gas. iran is the second-largest reserve in the world. a lack of investment has cap

iranian gas on the back burner economiclally. laura: jay-z has a new music streaming service. tidal is aiming to go head to head with spotify, the latest move pitting musicians against the -- existing digital services. mark thompson has more. mark: beyonce madonna, daft punk, the biggest names in modern music step up to sign their names. forever changing the course of music history. their plan, a new streaming service they see as a solution to the problems facing artists in the digital age. >> we want to create a better service and experience for fans and artists. that is our promise to the world. mark: tidal was bought by jay-z

from a swedish technology firm. a majority of the company will be owned by artists. >> we need to write the story for ourselves. mark: it offers a standard description for $10 a month. it is the latest in a battle over music streaming that made more money than cd sales for the first time in 2014. a spot a says we think it is good for artists and labels to be on span of five because that is where the music fans are and we are confident that is where they will want to be. in answering the market, jay-z will be taking on some of the biggest and most powerful companies. spotify has 60 million users and apple is expected to introduce a subscriptions dreaming service later this year.

-- subscription streaming service later this year. laura: no official announcement in nigeria following a presidential election. muhammadu buhari does look poised for victory. at the last count he was 3 million votes ahead of his rival goodluck jonathan. i run and united states have agreed -- iran and the united states have agreed to extend a deadline. it had been midnight tonight. they will continue into tomorrow. both sides say they have had enough progress to continue negotiations. lufthansa knew the copilot to crashed and airbus into the alps had suffered from a depressive episode when he took several months leave during his training for his license. those are the top stories. back with some business news. we will start in the u.k. where a campaign is underway. the economy of course taking

center stage. reporter: that is right. conservatives and labor are head to head. it will be interesting to see how voters look to each party. they want to know the economy is in safe hands. the economy grew well last year. unemployment is a low 5.6 percent and consumer confidence is at plus four in march, the highest level it has been in 12 years. now david cameron has warned a labour government would lead to economic chaos and would see a rise in taxes. his conservative government has been criticized for doing not enough to help the middle class. family say they have not felt any benefits from the upturn in the economic turnaround. wages are down and prices are

up. josh marty has more. josh: it is a different supermarket, despite they were in work, they are forced to go for the cheaper option. average food prices have gone up 12% in the u.k. while most salaries have stagnated. >> the pay increases are not a lot. because of pressure on the government. >> food cost us more and more. your wages stay the same. reporter: millions of families find themselves in the same situation. they are cornered by the main parties. the conservatives are in a coalition and say they brought economic prosperity back to britain. labor and opposition say that has come at the expense of the middle classes. >> the conservatives have a lead

on economic credibility. at the same time, we know people are concerned about the cost of living and the extent to which the overall economic performance is not filtering down to them which may be one of the reasons why it has not been having the affect the conservatives might have hoped. reporter: the median salary slumped by 10%. in gap between rich and poor has widened. yes between the conservatives and labor, there is no favorite to win the battle in may when people like laura and phil head to the polls. william: good news today for the eurozone. deflation eased and consumer prices continue to fall. down .1% in march. that is in improvement over january and february. the biggest reason was the falling energy prices, where deflation is minus five point 8%. another sign for the economy

unemployment fell to its lowest rate standing at 11.3%, that is down from january's figure. looking at the u.s. markets, stocks are lower, returning s ome of the games. the first quarter is now trying to a close and the u.s. s&p 500 is down a half a percent as is the nasdaq and the dow jones. time now for a quick look at some of the other top stories, the u.s.'s fourth-largest cable company has agreed to by bright house networks for $10.4 billion. the deal is contingent on regulators declaring comcast's bid to take over time warner cable. there are fears the comcast deal would create a group with disproportionate share of the

market. and good news for private taxi company uber, a court declined to ban its service. they had a reprieve in one of its biggest european markets. it has been suspended in spain and the netherlands. and in all share merger. the deal will create the largest luxury online retailer and a text giant. the revenue will be about 1.3 billion. shares of the combined group will be listed on the italian stock exchange in september. today is the last day of quotas restricting the amount of milk farmers are allowed to produce. other farmers are warning of oversupply and falling prices across the continent. our correspondent reports from

outside berlin. reporter: we are in a farming region not far from berlin. this farm has been hit hard by the milk crisis. she has kept going because of the love of the job. >> unfortunately you can't make much money doing this. particularly you really have to ask yourself if it is worth it, or whether you should let them die. reporter: falling prices have forced many farms to crow. -- two close. >> of course there will be more milk in the market. the prices will slump even further. right now you have to ask yourself if you want to hit the wall head on. or just to say stop. that is enough. reporter: quotas were imposed in

1984 as part of a common agricultural policy. the scheme was meant to stabilize the market and it has been known that the quotas would end in 2015. gary farmers are worried. but for large-scale producers, it is a godsend. there are dozens of farms like this one. previously collective farms today they are the heavyweights in the german farming industry. they produce 17 tons of milk a day. once the quotas are gone, the figure will rise. >> we get 10% more from our cows . that is down to efficiency and the richer feed. nowadays it is not enough to just be a milk producer. you have to learn how to sell. you are not just handing over your milk and waiting until you are given a price for it. reporter: in this industry, size matters. the farms can talk to

distributors and negotiate a good price for their milk. william: and for one last story teary-eyed shafts may be a thing of the past. scientists have produced onions that do not produce eye watering fumes. researchers managed to reduce the level of enzymes that cause tears by using ions. no statement on whether they will be commercially exploited. they could have a big market here in france. i eat onions often. what about you? laura: i don't want to say anything mean. you do get them a lot here in france. william: and garlic. laura: will they be less tasty? william: they could not tell a difference in the taste. you need mouthwash. laura: it is a problem in the kitchen. all right. thank you very much, william

follow the top business news. we are we're going to take a short break here on france 24. more after this including the united states talking with iran, extending the midnight

♪ sible by democracy now!] >> the prospect of this round of talks are not bad. i would even say they are good. the chances are high. amy: days of historic talks aimed at an iran nuclear deal have reportedly concluded with a general agreement to begin a new phase set to conclude in june. we'll go to lausanne, switzerland, for an on-the-ground update from trita