. >> reporter: and she is shopping for toiletries in the nigerian capitol of abuja and the prices nearlyere because of the falling price of oil and sellers buy their goods in dollars abroad but the local currency lost 10% against the dollar making the goods more expensive to import and passed the increased costs on to customers. >> it's ridiculous because i came to the market today with an intent of spending 7,000 and i ended up spending 9,000 when i was asking the man most of the things i used to buy for 1500 were now 1800 and some even 2000 so everything they had added money to so many of the commodities. >> reporter: nigeria central bank reduce the value because of the falling price of oil, more than 90% of the nation's income comes from exporting oil and oil has lost nearly 60% of its value over the last six months. at stores like these in abuja that have been preparing for increased costs of importing goods. >> bringing in most of the goods from abroad has kind of slowed down. we kind of expected it because of the drop in the price of oil and it's just simple business. >> reporter:

al jazerra abuja nigeria. us now live from the northeastern city where boko haram has recently launch aid series of attacks. give us an idea as to what the reaction to the news of the delay has been where you are. >> reporter: well, the mood here is that of huge disappointment. people were actually ready for the elections here. i spoke to the deputy government of borno state who said they were ready and this is a huge blow to their plans. people will be thinking most of the state borno state is occupied by boko haram over 20 governments out of 27 are under or partly under boko haram control in this particular state. but most of the civilians accord to this government here, have moved from those local government areas to about 20 of them in the city and are living with relatives also inside the city. and so the election commission here said it has distributed many or most of the. [ inaudible ] to eligible voters and they are ready to do the voting in the camps. now, for them, this is a huge disappointment for a

according to the defense in abuja the fright -- abuja, the fight is bean won. they are expelling terrorists from the territory. much is made of the fact that you have foreign forces fighting boko haram in nigeria. this is not new, that it's a multi national force, organised by by lateral countries with an from in the border. remember they have launched attacks in the neighbouring countries, like chad and cameroon. however, if you talk to non-governmental organizations, emergency management those dealing with the fall out from what has been going on in the areas, there's concern, worry that the exact of this is having on civilians. there's concern and worry about the impact of this on tens of thousands of displaced persons. it's difficult to know what the authorities are prosecuting the war against terrorism, and the impact of all of this. >> and in this hugely volatile area nigeria is considering - is supposed to be holding a presidential election on 5 february, and, indeed elections on of 20th of february. is that still going ahead. because, of course there ar

a report from the cap allah pwaoupblgcapital abuja. >> reporter: shopping for troy toiletries.ave his neater doubled. the local currency has lost nearly 10% of its value against the dollar. making the goods more expensive to import. and so sellers have passed the increase costs onto customers. >> it's ridiculous, i came to the market today with intent of spending 7,000. i ended up spending 9,000 when i was asking the man most of the things i used to buy for like 1,500 were now 1,800 1,850. or some evening 2,000. so everything they had added money to so many of the mod at at commodities -789dz. >> reporter: the nigeria creps central bank has reduced the value month more than 90% of the nation' income comes from exporting oil and oil has lost near 60% of its value over the last six months. at stores like these in abuja they have been preparing for the increased cost of importing goods. >> bringing in most of the goods from abroad. has kind of slowed down. we kind of expected it. because of the drop in the price of oil. it's justify simple business. >> reporter: but the situation

yvonne ndege is in abuja. >> told nigerians to remain calm that the constitution will protect their right to vote. >> constitutional provision is met, we cannot fight with it. but i hope the military and inec and the ruling party will accept that this is a limit. we do not expect inec to say they cannot conduct their election after six weeks. >> many nigerians have reacted angrily. nigeria's election boss says the military can't guarantee the safety of the citizens because it's fighting boko haram. president goodluck jonathan fears use losing the presidential poll. >> the thought that jonathan is scared of an election is completely false. we are ready to go. we are a nation that is guided by laws and take very seriously the issue of life and property. if for example we were proceeded with election and people were slaughtered simply because the military can't do their job you would be criticizing us for this. and general bohari, saying the military couldn't take care of this, in five years he didn't buy one bullet for the military. we will win this election and we will put bohari and the s

we have more from the capital abuja. >> according to defence headquarters here in the capital abuja, the fight against boko haram. reports coming in of fighters killed on the boarder with chad and cameroon. they say it is evidence that the military is able to expel what they call terrorists from nigeria. much has been made of the fact that you have foreign forces fighting boko haram in syria. they say this is not knew it's a multi national force composed of thousands of soldiers and organised by a bilateral agreement. they also have an interest in security on the boarder. boko haram launched attacks in the neighbouring countries like chad and cameroon where we see supporters coming in. when you talk to non-governmental organizations and merge vi management organizations dealing with the fall out there is concern about the impact this has on civilians. there is concern about the impact of this on the tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of displaced people. it's difficult to know whether the authorities are prosecuting the war against terrorism, and the real human impact of all of

. >> we have the latest from abuja abuja, yvonne, thank you. >>> well as yvonne was mentioning despite this gain for the multi national force the armed group's violent campaign does continue. people have been killed in clashes between boko haram and niger army on lake chad. fighters launched an attack late friday with battles continuing early in saturday morning. >>> well in the news ahead. >> i'm paul brennan in the battle-scared town of baby looking more like a ghost town, but with bewildered residents asking what is next. talk to al jazeera part of our special black history month coverage on al jazeera america >> tuesday on "the stream". >> selling cocaine was my purpose. >> they had been trafficking on behalf of the united states government. >> renowned filmmaker marc levin discusses his new movie "freeway: crack in the system". "the stream". tuesday, 12:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. the coup in yemen was illegal and all points since then are illegal. that's the message from the man who says he's still the country's presiden

at stores like these in abuja that have been preparing for the increased cost of importing goods. >>in most of the goods from abroad has kind of slowed down. we kind of expected it because of the drop in the price of oil it's just for business. >> reporter: but the situation was more harsh for consumers traveling abroad and spending more to get dollars. economists say the falling value is an important lesson. >> we should be more responsible and save in good times. if you look at some of the arab countries and also oil rich they diverse away from oil. >> reporter: they hope to regain and prices come down but could be more pressure on the currency just around the corner the presidential election is being held in just over a week and there are concerns that with security it could further weaken the currency abuja, nigeria. >> reporter: the u.n. expressed concern about the increase of new ebola cases in west africa and infection rates had been dropping in resent months raising hopes that the worst was over and 9,000 people have died from the disease since december of 2013 and gerald has

we will be live in the nigerian capital abuja a little later in this news hour.l jazeera journalist mohamed and fahmy are now home with their families after 412 days behind bars they have retrial on charges of colluding with the banned muslim brotherhood is expected to resume ten days from now and we have the very latest. >> al jazeera producers mohamed and fahmy are now reunited with their families in cairo. and it has come as a huge release. >> translator: i'm going immediately to tell the kids that their father is coming home today and that life will be beautiful. i'll wait to welcome him back. life has changed today. >> reporter: fahmy and mohamed were in prison for more than 411 days and as part of the bail fahmy was asked by the judge to pay security bond of around $33,000. >> i will follow everything and abide by everything in egyptian law and i'm sure he will be vindicated by this and continue vindicated on this case and falls apart completely. >> reporter: the fight for fahmy and mohamed will continue until the charges are dropped and he was initially se

on the line from abuja, we have the latest with that. yvonne? >> yvonne, i'm going to interrupt you. there. i was hoping that the phone line would improve, but it hasn't. we'll talk with you soon. let's look at grease which faced a tough day in russells on friday. it was only the first of many tests. greece's prime minister addressed the nation on saturday saying a battle may have been won, but real difficulty lie ahead. >> yesterday we took a decisive step leaving austerity, the bailouts, a decisive step for a change in direction within the eurozone. the negotiation now enter into a new decisive phase within the final transitional agreement to the policies of growth, employment, and social cohesion. >> let's break down the agreements here that the greeks struck with the european union. greece signed up to its existing bailout for another four months which is what germany wanted. so in return to the extension athens now has three days to decide how to reform its economy. things like tax collection and pensions. they promised to work night and da

al jazerra abuja. >>> now, the greek finance minister is due to meet his german counterpart in berlinthursday. germany is one of the toughest critics of new greek government. the greek government for its part says it's optimistic about reaching ideal to reduced it's $360 billion debt. but the european central bank is getting tougher on athens, restricting finance in to the country's banks making borrowing even more expensive. greece is facing payment deadlines at the end of february and then again in may. >>> gunmen in libya have killed four men and abducted nine others at an ale field. the nigerian and filipino workers were kidnapped from the oil field. there are reports that they are carrying isil flags. the oil field has a partnership with the french oil company total. >>> afghan refugees in pakistan are being forced to leave the country in record numbers. the expulsions have increased ever since a taliban attack on a school in december. as jennifer glasse now reports even after begans with proper documentation are being forced to cross the border with nowhere to go. >> reporter: t

al jazerra abuja nigeria. >>> south korea's constitutional court has struck down an adult are you laws criminalized extramarital affairs for the last 60 years. the 1953 statute was aimed at protecting traditional family values. but the court ruled it's unconstitutional under the law violators could serve up to two years in prison, but fewer people have served time in recent years. >>> and you can keep up-to-date with all of the day's news and developments on our website. aljazerra.com. >> just when it looked like america's longest war was winding down, the pentagon is talking about leaving troops in afghanistan. i'll take you on the ground in kabul. and as america's cold war in cuba stars to thaw out, you'll meet a modern day rum runner with a thirst for black market booze. i'm ali velshi and this is "real money."

we go to our correspondent joining us from abuja. just to bring people up-to-date to give people of significance when the nigeria army can say they've retaken baga. >> this is significant because this town baga has been the achilles' heel, the thorn in the side. in january of this year it was reported that 2,000 people were killed by boko haram during deadly violence in the town. the military here have always disputeed that figure. they said it was around 100. but as you can imagine that number going out with terrible p.r. for the government and for the armed forces. >> right. >> i've got to interrupt you. we've going to go down to aden quickly to get some breaking news we were waiting for a televised statement, what has been said? >> yes in a televised statement by president hadi. he issued a written statement but it is a presidential statement in which he basically said that he still maintains his support and adoption of the gulf initiative that led to a resolution in yemen after the shia up rising and toppled ali abdullah saleh. a

let's talk now to evon and correspondents who is in the nigerian capitol abuja and bring us up to dateell us the detail of this attack. >> well what we know is this attack happened in the very early hours of friday morning in this border town called nanboya on the shores of lake chad and borders the nigerian border and according to an unnamed security official and couldn't be named because he is not authorized to speak to the media, the village was attacked and four people killed including a soldier, the same security source it was launched by 30 suspected boko haram fighters. another eyewitness talking to news agencies says the death toll was higher and ten people were killed and it's incredibly difficult to get precise and accurate information because it's such a remote area and communications there are very very poor. >> yes, i can imagine that it is very difficult to get current and accurate information, but do we have any idea as to how this multi national force is actually getting on because they launched their operations against boko haram just under a week ago. >> well that is

we have this report from the nigeria capital, abuja. >> the head of the nigerian electoral commission said he was ready and able to conduct the security poll. they could not guarantee the safety of voters particularly in areas affected by boko haram. >> if the election materials cannot be guaranteed the life of innocent men and women, as well as prospects for free fair credible elections will be in danger. consequently the commission decided to schedule that. the national elections ie presidential and national assembly are now to hold on march 28, 2015 >>> people have been protesting against delays outside the electoral commission headquarters in abuja for days. millions of voters are eager for elections to take place. president jonathan goodluck is facing challenge from the opposition main candidate. >> that man said one year ago, to draw a timetable for election should not be able to sit on the eve of election to postpone it. >> at the same time nigeria and four neighbours announced plans to deploy a force of 8,700 to fight boko haram in the north-east. it's part of a plan to bring

we have the latest from the nigerian capitol of abuja. >> reporter: they have confirmed that soldiers are on nigerian territory fighting boko haram in parts of northeast nigeria. they say this is part of an ongoing multi national strategy to fight the group in the region. they say much is being made of the fact that there are forces here but they say this is not a story, and there is no limit to the number of foreign forces that can fight the group. the fact that these forces are present is more evidence that they're winning the war against terrorism and boko haram in the country. now in a separate development there are concerns about what impact the insecurity in the region and the fighting in the region might have on the upcoming presidential election on the 14th of february. the authority here in a the capitol of abuja said that the election will be held in these places an it will go ahead despite concerns of security. they've been promised additional can security, but some political parties have waited to say no, it's not secure, the elections should be postponed. but that it will

. >>> outside the electoral headquarters in abuja for days. many are eager for elections to take place. main candidate of goodluck jonathan modelu bohari. -- mohamedu bohari. at the same time, dereplying a force of more than 8700 to fight boko haram in the northeast. it is a plan to bring security to the region, aa plan that might allow elections to go ahead, but national security has not defeated boko haram in five years, how will they do it in six weeks unless there is another motive behind the delay? >> achieved as a result of the pressure that has come from a party that is scared of defeat in the elections and so if the party has its way to achieve the goal post towards the end of the match then the party will have its way in manipulating the result. >> under nigerian constitution elections have to take place by the end of april so they could be moved again. resignation and the country's security chief over the postponement of the election, but that's not likely to happen. een voyvonne ndege, al jazeera. >>> give us reaction news of the po

its leader has declared damascus pooh response zone which is near abuja. hashima albara has more. >> reporter: victims are taken to field hospitals. the army has recently suffered major losses in this area, largely controlled by the army of islam one of the main opposition armed groups in syria. after almost four years of fighting in which thousands were killed and entire areas reduced to rubble, the violence continues. in zabadani a dmasks damascus suburb, antigovernment attacks are aimed at driving rebels out of the areas that surround damascus. this is a convoy from the airm of islam on its way to shell areas near the capital. >> our attack and retaliation ton outskirts of damascus and across the country. we send warnings to civilians. >> here its fighters attack government positions in h.ota. >> we do not favor the situation to be like this and exchange shelling from both sides. we don't accept bombarding civilians. unfortunately neither the criminal regime nor the outside. >> the army of islam has also expanded north where it has joined an alliance of

yvonne ndege has more from the capital of abuja. >> the capture is a hugely symbolic victory to the nierch army. itnigerian army. two events have taken place in the town earlier this year in january. there were reports that at least 2,000 people were killed by boko haram and the military were accused of turning a blind eye to this. in 2013, similar accusations a smaller number at least 200 people were allegedly killed by boko haram and dumped in a mass grave. authorities were accused of not responding from sos calls from residents in the area. so it was hugely important for the nigerian military to get this town back from boko haram. what they're telling us is many boko haram military were killed. getting back vehicles and weapons, and what they're hoping now is the town under the control of nigerian army that many thousands of people that fled to bordering countries like niger republic would return. >>> offensive next month to be carried out buy reernlg regional force. boko haram is intensifying cross-border raids. >>> 89 boys have been kidnapped by an armed group in south sudan. accordin

more from yvonne ndege in abuja. >> it's really been the thorn in the side of the fight against the group in the last six years. two very controversial events have taken place in the town earlier in the year in january there were reports that the that at least 2,000 people were killed by boko haram and the military were basically accused of turning a blind eye to this. in 2013, similar accusations though a smaller number, at least 200 people were killed by boko haram and dumped mr. a mass grave. again the -- dumped in a mass grave. it was hugely importantly for the nigerian military to get this town back from boko haram. they are telling us that many were killed, that they were able to get weapons that the group were holding anti-aircraft weapons for example and that they're hoping the town is under control of the nigerian army this we will see the many thousands that fled to other countries like niger republic will return. >>> 89 boys have been kidnapped from the town of malakal recently there have been fighting between government and rebel forces. it's estimated that 12,000 children acr

. >> al jazeera's ahmed idris in abuja. >>> al jazeera continues to demand release of their journalists who have been imprisoned for 400 days. peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy peter and baher were given a seven year term, mohamed a ten year. (f) peter says we still have no idea when the retrial will begin or how long it might take. so while we remain strong and determined to do whatever it takes to clear our names and win our freedom 400 days still feels far too long to correct an injustice. al jazeera's wayne hay sat down with peter greste's parents in australian city brisbane. >> a complete sense of disbelief. a complete sense of disbelief. yet here it is as you say 400 day. it is a very bitter very sad reality. >> and lois you have just come back with spending two months in cairo and visiting peter on several occasions. how does he seem now? >> we've always known he is a strong person, very pliable you could say the word, and coping with all sorts of situations. you know you've got to be when you're a foreign correspondent in many ways. and this is just another one of th

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. >> we're live from abuja. do you think he would have answered some of his critics with this long chat with the media? >> please repeat the question for me, please. >> i was asking whether you thought that goodluck jonathan would have answered any of his critics during any of this media conference? >> i think yes, he would have. the two fundamental issues on the minds of many nigerians is, one, why was the election postponed on saturday for another six weeks. there has been a lot of suspicion and allegations mainly from the opposition for the reasons of that. it's believed by them that the president wants to buy more time and colluded with security teams to say that they can provide security during the election, and that's why it was pushed back. they did address that issue and he said he had nothing to do with it. he wants the election to go ahead. and then the second issue is boko haram another issue on the minds of those of people of people is security during the elections. they say they need to fight agains

at stores like these in abuja that have been preparing for increased cost of importing goods. >> bringing in most of the goods from abroad has kind of slowed down. we kind of expected i.t. becauseit becauseof the drop in the price of oil. just bad for business. >> but the situation is a little harsher for consumers who have to buy dollars whether they travel broad and they are having to spend more in nira for dollars. it is an important lesson. >> if you look at some of the arab countries they're also oil rich. they have diversified the economy away from oil. >> nigerians are hoping that the price of oil will stabilize so the prices can come down but there could be more pressure on the currency just around the corner. the presidential election is being held in just over a week and there are concerns if there is any insecurity that could further decrease the value of the currency. yvonne ndege, al jazeera nigeria. >>> as sleuk reports a new kristin saloomey reports. >> the man standing guard and the barbed wire outside the windows are a constantly reminder: this lesson on shakespeare's mac

but day after day, every day the bring back our girls campaign meets in abuja. their protest at times has the feel of a wake, but no one has told them whether, after more than 300 days, those whom they mourn are dead or alive. the government of president goodluck jonathan has promised again and again to bring the girls back, but the nigerian army has failed to bring back even one. nigeria and nigerians have moved on. this video was posted last may by boko haram, one month after they'd kidnapped more than 200 teenaged girls from a school in the small town of chibok. the insurgent leader said they'd be sold into slavery. nothing has been heard of them since. even the star-studded global hashtag bring back our girls campaign has pretty much fizzled and died. >> it's actually very moving to be here. in this country of 200 million people, this handful of people turns out every single day to remember the missing chibok girls. the education minister doesn't even reply to their letters. they say if they didn't come here like this every day, the girls would be completely

been protesting for days against delaying the vote outside the electoral commission headquarters in abuja>> thatman for election should not be allowed to sit on the eve of the election. >> plans top fight the group boka haram in the northeast. it's part of a plan to bring security to the region a plan that the government says will allow the election to go ahead. nigeria's security forces have been struggling to defeat boko haram for the last five years. many are skeptical that the situation in the country's north can be changed in six weeks. >> so they can accomplish this in six weeks, why didn't they do it if it is true they can deal with this situation. so innocent people continue to be killed? is that what they are telling the world? the chiefs t i think they should honorabley resign. >> on the nigeria's constitution elections must take place by the end of april and that is what many are pinning their hopes on, that it won't be moved again. mohammed ado, al jazeera, lagos, nigeria. >> the leader of the on zip party, former military mohammed abd ahrar says the reason to delay the poll s

outside the electoral commission headquarters in abuja for days. president jonathan goodluck is facing a formidable challenge from the opposition's main candidate. >> that man wants to draw a timetable for an election. he should not be allowed to postpone it on the eve of election. >> reporter: at the time nigeria's, and neighbours announced plans to deploy 8,700 to fight boko haram in the north-east. it's part of a plan to bring security to the region that may allow the elections to go ahead. the security services failed to defeat boko haram in five years. some are asking how will they do it in six weeks, and whether there's another motive behind the delay. >> supporters will lose confidence in the process, because definitely they believe that as a result of pressure that comes, it is squared of defeat and elections, if they have a goalpost then the idea is to manipulate the result. >> elections must take place. there's a chance they could move again. >> some still society are calling or the resignation of the election and the security chief over

we go out to abuja. this is a dramatic claim. what more is he saying? >> well, officials are being very careful with their wording. they keep using the words try. they know it's going to be a difficult task and they know it's going to be harder to convince apology near i i nigerians that they can do it. they're hoping that people who have been displaced by the fighting in boko haram will feel comfortable enough to move back and vote. they're being very careful as well. they say even if they don't achieve what they plan to do in the next six weeks they hope that the condition on the ground will be conducive and people can go back to vote when when the election takes place in march. >> they'll say look, hang on a minute you've been fighting boko haram for five years. you haven't beaten the group. how are you going to do it in six weeks? >> that's right. the nigerian government does not have a good track record in defeating boko haram. they have been saying that in a year we'll defeat them. in a couple of months we'll defeat them. the biggest blunder is wh

secretary of state john kerry issued a statement: well the electoral commission in abuja says the polls will be healed six months later than planned. we have the latest. >> nigerians have been acting to the postponements of elections by a period of six weeks by the electoral positions. from supporters the reactions have been angry with them asking whether it is enough to deal with the insecurity. the entire state in the country. many people are wondering how would the military the nigerian military deal with boko haram, for a series of six weeks, to guarantee the elections, something they say they would not we able to guarantee on 14 february, which is the date elections should have been held. there has been angry reactions from the congress to the president jonathan goodluck his continued rule of nigeria, and the party called the postponement provocative. >> india's prime minister could be facing his first defeat since coming to power last year. polls for the elections suggest a victory for the party. the vote is seen to test. and election results will be announced on tuesday. >> austr

media and carried out attacks and controls an area as bill as belgium and we have this update from abujaorter: president jonathan touched on the key political issues touching the country and the key thing is the fight against boko haram in the northeast area. during the interview he basically said within the next three to four weeks boko haram would be significantly diminished, not eliminated but power reduced and admitted the authorities made mistakes in the fight against boko haram and underestimated the capacity of the group but that now soldiers were far better equipped to deal with the crisis what is the likely reaction from the public to this interview? divide and has to be said there are those who welcome this interview and be happy that president jonathan is speaking directly now about what the government is doing to try and deal with the country's problems but there are those in the opposition and opposition supporters who will say that this is too little too late and elections coming up on march 28 and this is just an attempt by president jonathan to try and bolster public supp

while the capital abuja is well protected, troops in the north are poorly supplied. many end up defecting and joining boko haram. >> if the opposition candidate -- the army is a complete failure. it's corrupt and supplies boko haram with weapons. >> and some analysts say the only hope of defeating boko haram rests on a candidate standing in february's presidential election. a former military commander and a muslim, he recently declared war on bogota rom. -- boko haram. >> if the opposition candidate buhari loses the election, he's likely to launch an appeal, since the vote won't actually take place in many parts of the northeast. that's down to people fleeing and to boko haram's campaign of intimidation in the run-up to election day. >> boko haram has rapidly grown into a powerful army -- its focus now on expanding the already large swathes of territory it controls. as february's elections approach, many fear the terror group will take the opportunity to wreak more havoc. >> just why has the nigerian military response been so ineffective? go to the "global 3000" face

let's go back to the nigerian capital, abuja.he international condemnation and the unity we are seeing from some of the neighboring countries, those really there is no stopping i guess, the add vance much boka haram. >> well boka haram, itself boka haram is in a tight situation now. the camroonians and forces from niger are bearing down from the chad border and the nigerian security forces are also trying to mop up some elements of boka haram from the towns and villages they occupy in northeastern nigeria. the group is in a tight spot now. it is able to launch coordinated attacks. look at the attack this morning. it was launched on four different fronts on the city of maidguri. they have coveted the city. it's important and strategic for them as well as for the military. so, if they were able to take over maiduguri, they would have declared victory. they have been chased out. what's significant in today's incident is that use who have never had any training any military training supported vig lints as well as the military to chas

let's go live to nigeria's capitol abuja. ivan?> reporter: well, adrian more details coming in of precisely what happened. starting with the first blast, we are now getting confirmation that it was a male suicide attacker. there were initial reports that it could have been a female suicide bomber. it's not clear whether the attacker boarded a bus or planted a device in the bus. in carno, two male suicide bombers were behind this attack. these individuals had arrived on a bus that went into this bus station where they exploded their devices. we also know speaking to the police that the area where the bomb went off has been cordoned off and combed through, and has been deemed safe. people are kind of moving around but still on edge. >> what does this tell us about the security situation in the country? >> reporter: it depends who you ask. when you speak to the authorities, they say, look the fight against boko haram is ongoing. they have never promised to eliminate boko haram. they have never said that it would be possible to stop th

. >> the president settling in for a nice chat with some media chums there in abuja broadcast on nigeria tv. if there were a fire in the room, he would be giving a fire side chat. it has been so chummy, we bring in an author over the book of nigerian democracy. have you heard anything that you would take home with you tonight, anything new? >> well, i think that there are a couple of opportunities that he seized upon, and a couple of opportunities that he didn't seize upon as fully as we, as nigerians might have hoped. i mean, certainly one very important take away appears that he was not fully consulted with the decision on delaying the elections. now, i think that will come as a surprise for many nigerians because just about two weeks ago his national security adviser in a speech no in london floated the idea of possibly delaying the elections and worried that that might be some trial balloon, as we call them the opposition and the very well oiled organizations who are fighting for a fair election raised some a alarm after this comment. president jonathan said that we should tread caut

more from the capital abuja. >> reporter: the recapture is a hugely significant and symbolic victory nigerian army because it really has been the thorn in the side of the fight against the group over the last six years. two very controversial events have taken place in the town. earlier this year in january. there were reports that at least 2,000 people were killed by boko haram and the military were basically accused of turning a blind eye to this. in 2013, similar accusations though smaller number, at least 200 people were allegedly killed by boko haram. and dumped in a mass grave. again, the authorities were a cased of not responding to s.o.s. calls from residents in the area. so far it was hugely important for the nigerian military to get the town back from boko haram. what they are telling us is that many boko haram fighters were killed in the violence that took place, that they were able to get weapons that the group were holding. antiaircraft weapons for example, vehicles, and that what they are hoping now that the town is under the control of the nigerian army is that we'll s

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they're meeting with members of the civil society in the capitol abuja and they say that six weeks will be necessary to deal with logistical problems that are facing the commission, including the distribution of more than 40% of the $6.8 million something that is very essential to cast their vote. however, the call or the proposal for postponement came from the national security adviser of the government. saying that the military because of the ongoing operation of boko haram, was not going to be able to cure all the areas and the hundreds of thousands of people in the northern part of the country might not be able to vote, and eventually the vote would not be one that can can represent the will of of everyone, and it will be interesting to see if they can come up with a consensus. >> to ukraine where fierce fighting continues to rage in the east, shelling in the separatist stronghold of donetsk has intensified in the last few days. this is he's spitethis is despite efforts to put down the situation. angela merkel is in germany attending a security conference in munich. the crisis in uk

town is a headquarters for a multinational military force from all four countries, we have more from abuja. >> reporter: the recapture of baga is a significant victory for the nigeria army. it's been the thorn in the fight against the group over the last year. two controversial event have taken place in the town this year in january. there were reports that at least 2,000 people were killed by boko haram, and the military were basically accused of turning a blind eye to this. 2013, similar accusations. two people were killed by boko haram, and dumped in a mass grave. there were accusations of nonresponse to sos calls. it was importance for the nigerian military to get the town back. what they are telling us is many were killed in the violence many boko haramions, and they were able to get records that the group were holding. anti-aircraft vehicles and they are hoping the town is under the control of the nigerian armies that will see the many thousands that fled to neighbouring countries like niger republic return >>> a victory against boko haram comes as france's foreign minister is tourin

. >> outside the headquarters in abuja for days. millions are voters are eager for elections to take place. president gmc is goodluck jonathan is facing a opponent, plan to bring security to the region a plan that may allow the elections to go ahead. but nigeria security services have failed to defeat boko haram in five years. some are asking how will they do it in six weeks and whether there is another motive behind the delay. >> losing confidence in the process because definitely they will believe that achieved a result a party that is scared of defeat, at the elections and so if that party has its way to achieve the goal post towards the end of the match then party will have its way in manipulating the result. >> elections must take place by the end of april so there is a chance they could be moved again. some civil society organizations are calling for resignation of the election boss and the security chief over the postponement of the election but that's unlikely to happen. yvonne ndege, al jazeera nigeria. >>> arrested for all

haru matassa, al jazeera abuja. >>> president goodluck jonathan faces challenger, mohamedu bohari. >> two al jazeera journalists are spending the weekend with their families. the court granted them bail, their retrial is expected to start in ten days, they're accused of supporting muslim brotherhood and spreading false information, charges al jazeera denies. >> i'm very proud of every single moment i spent in prison for the sake of freedom of expression. i'm really proud of it. if time goes back i would change the same. >> their colleague and fellow inmate peter greste was freed two weeks ago and departed to his home country australia. >> supplying people with kosher food for 96 years closing its doors in big apple. >> how life has changed. >> we'll take you inside the biggest carnival, in roy rio de janeiro. fp janeiro. fp janeiro janeiro >> an emotionally ceremony in dresden. 70 years ago today british and u.s. planes unleashed a 37 hour long bombing attack on what was a nazi stronghold. here are the pictures before and after the bombs were dropped in 1945. as you can see the people

we have this report from abuja. >> reporter: the election campaign in nigeria - politicians through the media, they are looking for appear there's acts of violence. they were attacked by supporters. >> they detached from a convoy. they attacked and talked about candidates smashed cars and beat us up. >> it's all because of these. posters and campaign materials. some supporters tart officers vehicles and each other. this is despite an accord signed by the major parties to hold a peaceful campaign and election. >> political party offices and billboards have been attacked and destroyed. there is a fear unless the parties control the supporters it could lead to violence during and after the elections. >> despite the agreement to conduct it nigerians continue to say acts of violence across the country. but the politicians say the supporters are not to blame. >> rarely have you heard or seen p.d. p supporters throwing stones inflicking violence or insuring leaders. it hardly happens. it's unheard of. maybe one or twice. >> it's an important revelation for us and the world for that. the govern

they have the latest from the nigerian capitol of abuja. >> fighting boko haram in parts of northeast nigeria. they say this is part of a multi national strategy to fight the group in the region. they say much is being made of the fact that there are ground forces here but they say this is not the story there is no limit to the number of foreign force who is can fight the group. and the fact that these oh forces are prevalent is more evidence that they're winning the war against terrorism and against boko haram in the country. now in a separate development there are concerns about what impact it might have in the election. they say that the election will hold it will go ahead despite their concerns about security they've been promised additional security by the nigerian police force. but some political parties have weighed in on the row saying it's not secure, the elections should be postponed. but they say they will still go ahead with the election, and they don't feel that the inability to hold the poll in certain areas affected by fighting ever impinge on election day. >> nigeria's

abuja. >> in yemen the three-day deadline set by houthi rebels the former presidential council has expired without a deal. houthi fighters have warned they would take over the government if an agreement was not reached. the u.n. envoy has been holding talks with political parties. we have more now from the yemeni support town of aden. >> they'll try to salvage what is left of the political process here in yemen. all sides have been meeting in the capitol. the main sticking points is not necessarily the mechanism or the way the country will be ruled in terms of an interim period. the possibility of a presidential council or unity parties. they have demand from the houthies that they commit never again to accepting their fighters on to the streets to forcebly remove whoever is in office. they're saying there no "s" no point to agreeing to a political process if in the future any one side can potentially accepted their troops or fighters into the capitol take control of the presidential palace, so until they find some guarantee and the guarantee right now that is being dee mapped is that the

. >> monitoring the event from abuja. >> well, president jonathan addressed two key issues during the media chat. the first one was why was the decision taken to postpone elections by six weeks. they have been in favor of the delay in order to buy more time. there was going to be a six-week delay the reason given for the election delay by the security services is that they need to concentrate their effort on fighting the group. and during the media chat the president clarified how long it will take. even with the six-week delay of the election, the security services are not saying that boko haram will be completely destroyed in that time, but the military and other security agencies would make significant gains against the group and we canwould ensure a safer vote. >> do you think he was not involved in any way and will convince his critics? >> i think sadly in this election he's denying it on they occasion of the elections being postponed. in situations like this he has to cover his back, which i think they are. >> how much concern is that it is delayed. are people that bothered. >>

it comes after a party rally in river state from nigeria's capitol abuja we have reports. >> reporter: well, it has been a particularlyly violent day in nigeria. a rally organized by the country's leading opposition party saying that there were gunfire following explosions that killed one of their colleagues and injured four people. this leads to 60 people the number of killed in election-related violence across into jeer i can't since december -- in nigeria since december 2014. a security source told al jazeera that as many as 0 people may have been killed in an attack that included young girls and boys who are walking along the highway. in the neighboring state, a suicide-bombing killing himself and two other people. and 13 people were injured in that particular attack. the escalation of acts from boko haram is making people nigerians in particular, wonder whether or not the nigerian military in cooperation with their counterparts from cameroon, are actually winning the war. >> prime minister stipras says that they will not give in to the eurozone. they're giving them a week or risk

. >> reporting from abuja. the victory comes as france's foreign minister is touring the region.e met with leaders from chad and cameroon both participating in a multi-national ground and air offensive against boko haram. >> is scheduled to begin next month hadi says he is technically the president. he left the capital friday after being held for weeks under house arrest by houthi fighters in a statement obtained by al jazeera, he called the houthi since september i will legitimate. mohammed vall has more from aden. he was expectedto as each envisioned on the local a den t.v. at the last minute that statement was obtained by al jazeera. it included quite a few points one of them is that every decision every appointment every change that took place since september 21st, when the houthis stormed sanaa should be annuled and considered void legally and he mentioned there that those sdekz, those appointments were taken by an illegal militia of the capitol of yemen. he sdmand the international community to come to -- continue to support the solutions political solutions after the downf

we have this report from abuja. >> reporter: these chadian soldiers are part of a group trained by the western army, it's an exercise designed to help countries fight violent groups. the focus is boko haram. >> what they take away from this is better cohesion cooperation amongst each other and other nations, amongst their african partners, western partners. >> reporter: this increased activity comes as president jonathan goodluck told nigerian media that he underestimated capacity. he promised the ability to launch attacks would be significantly diminished in the next 3-4 weeks. >> we are not ready to fight the war because of our position over time the military submitted they didn't have the capacity, and recently jets have been acquired for the air forks the army re-engineered. i think our military has the capacity now to take them on. >> in the last week the nigerian army said it has taken on many towns in borneo state where boko haram is present. some are confident that the training will help them to defeat the group. >> boko haram is a militia made of civilians, they don't have the

armed idris reporting from abuja >>> at least four people have been killed in a bomb blast in the syrian capital of damascus. an explosion went off in the city center. what do you know steph, at this point? >> what we are being told is seven are dead. 20 injured. it appears to have been a lebanese bus carrying shia lebanese piil scrums from beirut to dammartin-en-goele. this is a shrine in the center of damascus. this happens every weekend. it is unusual because the capital is secure. the center of it. we have not seen an attack like in in over a year. there is fighting but we have not had an incident like in in a long time. what we are hearing is that this happened in the center of dammartin-en-goeledamn damascus. why shia because we know they are fighting inside syria. there's a lot of back and forth and with the leader of hezbollah, when he spoke on friday accusing the nusra front being aligned with israel. we have not had a claim of responsibility but shows the complications and allegiances of the war. to highlight the rarity and unusual for an attack like this to happen on a bus in