x military ruler x military ruler -- ex-military ruler muhammadu buhari has a slight lead over the blood jonathan. and until midnight for an historic deal with iran, but first now to nigeria where there is still no clear winner from the presidential election two days ago. vote counting is underway with official results supposed to be coming out sometime this tuesday. her limitary results already from about half of the votes counted show that there was a slight lead for x military ruler muhammadu buhari ahead of the president goodluck jonathan. with the state most likely to lean toward the current president, that could change completely. this is the first time in nigeria's history that a challenger is seen as having a real chance of beating a president already and power. reporter: tehhe waiting game. the region is a key about agronomists election, but the incumbent's 95 victories -- 95% victories is prompted suspicions among observers and the opposition, who have already begun protesting. >> [speaking foreign language] reporter: it was hit hard by religious violence. the tension here is p

more than 1,000 people died when the main opposition leader, muhammadu buhari led to incumbent leader goodluck jonathan back in 2011. four years on it's deja vu for nigerians. now it's also the continent's largest economy so people wait. they will find out soon who has won. haru mutasa, al jazeera lagos. >> the syrian government has reportedly sent one of its top military commander to recapture the city of idlib from rebel factions. government accused of launching chlorine gas attack. idlib was captured on saturday, second capital to fall into opposition hands. >>> the united nations says syrian refugees need urgent aid with resources dwindling fast. karen lyon malone reports. >> 63% of money pledged last year was collected. what should countries afford to donate compared to what they actually gave. some of the worst offenders are australia, south korea russia. needing a total of $8.7 million will provide only the equivalent of 1 american dollar per day. overburdened with refugees, mostly in turkey lebanon jordan egypt and iraq. oxfam says only 2% of those people have been offered any

journalists turned author who worked for muhammadu buhari.rnalists with a nigerian news outlet based in new york beyond the reach of nigerian authorities, and managing director much ait, the channel the opposition says is siding with the government which is why the incumbent's main rival refused to appear on the presidential debate that the channel broadcast. the accusations against axe it centers around coverage and this documentary in particular, called the real muhammadu buhari it was an hour-long matter that went beyond the track's record. >> and became the first to say as a woman, death by firing squad. ram rod stiff, never sniling. on the future should matter. and nothing about him sticks to the future. >> we'll take any platform to sell our party. they are not ready to walk into. we saw them as costly. incidently many agree with us. they see our leaders. they did not see that. >> a station like a it made it known they approve jonathan. during the election period they tried to be fair. i'm not defending the opposition party, but they ru

that's the margin with muhammadu buhari in the lead at the moment. we still have many states to come in. at this stage, you have to turn to the different political parties and check their moods. certainly, inside the governing party, the faces are much longer. they are struggling to work out how this election can be won. when you look at the results that have come in and look at some of the unofficial results that are also coming in from across the country. the opposition party, its confidence of victory. having said that it's dangerous to predict anything at all in nigeria and publicly both parties are saying they can win this vote. the surprise would be if it's not disputed by one side or the other. we may well get the results by the end of today. >> tell us about muhammadu buhari. >> reporter: well, he is of course, known for his days when he was last in power back in the 1980s. he came to power after a coup at the end of 1983 and then in 1984, he lasted a few months and was ousted himself. he is a muslim candidate from the north of the country. o

of these 10 have gone to muhammadu buhari, eight for goodluck jonathan.ammadu buhari leads overall, the numbers of votes alone does not settle the election. ynonne ndedge has more from abuja. >> the results from 18 other states in this presidential election are yet to be announced, including nigeria's popular state lagos, with a population of 17-20 million people, and the highest number of registered voters. once there's a clear winner in terms. national picture, one candidate getting the majority of the votes, there's another phase, that the winner of the election has to get 25% of the votes in two-thirds of nigeria's 36 states. we know from the release of data so far from the electoral commission that the main opposition presidential candidate muhammadu buhari is leading by some 2 million votes. with 18 other states to be announced that could change. the electoral commission and candidates are calling on nigerians to be patient and let the commission do its job >>> it's been a week since the nigerian military detained two al jazeera journalists. ahmed i

in nigeria, muhammadu buhari holds a slim lead over incumbent goodluck jonathan. e phone from lagos by uche okoronkwo. how likely is buhari's lead to hold? uche: we are waiting on the electoral commission to announce the full results from the 18 remaining states. so far partial results are showing that the opposition candidate muhammadu buhari is leading with about 2 million votes. this is based on results from 18 of the country's 36 states. it is important to note that many states from the southeast where jonathan as popular have not reported their results yet. buhari has won in nigeria's two biggest dates lagos and kano. a tough race between goodluck jonathan and muhammadu buhari. francine: could the nigerians be looking at a difficult post electoral period? uche: this is the most hotly contested election since military rule ended in 1999. it is seen as a sign of progress but also a huge challenge in terms of stability. in a key oil-producing state in the southeast, we saw protesters tear gassed monday. they took to the streets alleging they had seen something th

>> analysts say the whole notion that there was going to be violence if muhammadu buhari was declared president was nonsense. there was violence in the niger delta where the now president goodluck jonathan is from. there were questions of how they might react to announcement of a win by buhari, but that has not happened. as you were saying, barbara in the introduction, this is truly an unbelievably historic day in nigerian politics. the first time that one democratically elected leader has handed power over to another democratically elected leader. people cannot believe this has happened. that change is possible. if the nigerian decide they're not happy with the performance of their leaders they can change them through the ballot box freely peacefully and fairly. >> we're waiting to hear from the president-elect of nigeria in the coming hours. meanwhile, we have this report on the man who will be nigeria's next president. >> it's fourth timer lucky for muhammadu buhari. what do we know about the man. he has ruled nigeria before in 1948 but only for 20 months after taking part in a mil

votes have been counted in 18 states. 10 states have gone to muhammadu buhari, eight voted for goodluck jonathan. even though muhammadu buhari leads overall, the number of votes alone - that does not settle the election. . >> well the results from 18 states in this presidential election are yet to be announced. including nigeria's popular state, legos, which has the highest number of voters. once there's a winner in terms of the national picture, one candidate getting the majority of the votes, there's another phase. the winner has to also get at least 25% of the votes in two-thirds of nigeria's 36 states. we know from the release of data that the main opposition presidential candidate is leading by some 2 million votes. with 18 other states to be announced, that could change. the electoral commission and the candidates are calling on nigerians to be patient and let the electoral commission do its job. >> it's been a week since the nigerian military detained two al jazeera journalists. ahmed idris and ali mustafa were detained and kept in their hotel. al jazeera is demanding their relea

the incumbent jonathan goodluck or the main opposition candidate muhammadu buhari will have to tackle corruption unemployment and challenges brought on by falling global oil prices. there are concerns about violence. there'll probably be some violence. i'm not worried about nation-wide violence. the fact that there has been a healthy discussion over the past year will be helpful. >> this highly anticipated vote comes after a 6-week delay. >> the electoral commission had problems distributing voters cards, and are testing a new identification system which is raising concerns and it's a logistical challenge, with 60 million expected to vote in 120,000 polling stations. but they say they are ready. >>> german prosecutors have found doctors notes excusing the co-pilot of germanwings from work on the day he flew a plane into the french alps. fuelling suspicions that andreas lubitz was hiding an illness before the crash killing 150 people. we have this report from his home town montabaur in jeremy. >> reporter: a president pays his respects. [ bell tolls ] >> reporter: more information emer

jonathan goodluck main opponent is bare muhammadu buhari, a retired general that ruled. he ran for president in 2003, 2006 and "11. he's a muslim fulani coming from katsima state >>> nigeria's ministry pushed them out of the state. the army announced a success in borno state on the eve of election day. from the capital we have this report. >> reporter: the nigerian ministry said it has captured a boko haram state. in a rare address a military spokesperson gave the statement. terrorists died. many have been captured in the process. >> the home of the terrorists have been destroyed. >> reporter: it can't be verified. restrictions have been pleased on the society and the media and accessing the north-east. al jazeera journalists have been confined to the hotel since tuesday. the army accused them of operating without accreditation, and they'll be held without further notice. both were embedded with the military. the al jazeera news crew has been prominent in reporting events in the north-east of the country, and has been one of the few, if not only sources of information fr

laura: what is muhammadu buhari's vision for nigeria? laura: he's a strong man. he is promising security is a priority. he is promising leadership and dignity to the armed forces who have been humiliated and struggling to suppress boko haram. they are promising direction for the economy. that is not his strong suit so we are waiting to see the appointments that he makes. he is very strong about the rule of law. this is a country where we know that billions of dollars go missing, particularly from the oil budget, and there is talk of a crackdown they are from the new leadership. i suspect this on public officials, who have taken up seen amounts of money may be feeling nervous tonight. laura: you've talked to many nigerians during the campaign trail. what is the decisive issue? andrew: security in the north particularly. down south, more a question of the economy. that all the revenues are drying up. and the currency has had a bit of difficulty in the past few weeks. corruption is something that unites everyone and discussed. there is a sense that over years, this

opposition candidate muhammadu buhari has been the winner. the former military ruler defeated incumbent president goodluck jonathan. this marks the first time in nigerian history that a president has been democratically voted out of power. well yvonne ndege there are a lot of challenges facing buhari. when he was speaking to a lot of people celebrating today, it's corruption, it's poverty and security and the fight against the boko haram. what does the election mean for nigeria's future? how will he tackle all of these problems? >> well, barbara he has huge challenge toss overcome. the security that we've seen in this country. corruption has been an issue. billions of dollars have been lost over the last few years by the government because of corrupt practices that have been allowed to continue. there is also the issue of unemployment unemployment stands around 25% of the population. there is also a massive power crisis, a huge lack of electricity in nigeria which makes the cost of doing even the basic things so incredibly expensive. now a lo

goodluck jonathan and muhammadu buhari are in the tightest race since the end of military rule 60 years ago. >>> also another crucial day for greece. >> lucy the greek prime minister right here. they've submitted their new reform plans just in the nick of time. now, if these plans are accepted by its creditors and the rest of europe, they'll release the next big chunk of rescue cash. but let me tell you, time is ticking. come april, greece will run out of this. >>> welcome to "gmt." it is 1:00 p.m. in switzerland and 12:00 noon here in london. the last audience with the queen for david cameron. campaigning for the u.k. general election is finally under way. polling day is in 5 1/2 weeks. at the moment the result is too close to call. well, let's take you straight to phillipa tomas. too close to call, unpredictable. does it feel exciting? >> reporter: it really does feel very exciting lucy. i was standing here on the day that margaret thatcher left office in 1990. then in 1997 when tony blair brought labor government back to britain after 18 years. i think this feels like the most exciti

i think it's still early to tell if lagos goes in the direction of muhammadu buhari it's difficult to see how he's not going to win this election. but so far they're urging people to be patient and wait for official results. >> well, yvonne, i know you'll stay on it. yvonne ndege. thanks. >>> two al jazeera journalists were held in their hotel in maiduguri, al jazeera is demanding their release. >>> thomas greenfield, the assistant secretary of state for african affairs she hopes that the two are released soon. >> we were very surprised by that and very concerned as well. as you know, the u.s. is committed to freedom of the press, and a free media. the media has played an important role here in reporting on the election, and your reporters were part of that process. it is our hope that the nigerian government will release them soon. >> iran and six major world powers are struggling to reach a deal on the country's nuclear future before a self-imposed deadline on tuesday. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has told al jazeera that foreign ministers are working very hard to reach an acc

on the ballot incoming president jonathan goodluck and retired general muhammadu buhari. voters faced violence from boko haram. 41 people were killed mainly in the north-east of the country. after a deadly attack gunmen yelled that they had warned people to stay away from the bowls. from from ynonne ndedge in abuja. >> reporter: raphael casts his vote for a president and parliamentians at the provincial station in abuja. things wept smoothly here. this process is happening in 120,000 locations across the country. >> i voted, i believe that it could take us to the level we want to go. under security. education and structure. >> there was some violence in the north. several were killed when boko haram attacked voters going to polling stations. thousands of agents were deployed to protect voters. in the state where there has been election-related violence voter registration was delayed by hours. hundreds died in 2011. voters were undeterred. >> i shouldn't be afraid because i know my hand is behind the creator. and there's nothing that i should fear for. if i do it someone w

remember the main candidate muhammadu buhari boycotted the debate, and the feeling is in this looked good for jonathan and not muhammadu buhari >>> still to come for you on the al jazeera america nouri al-maliki, heading to berlin. a great leader prepares for tough talking on money in a meeting with the german chancellor >>> israel's president starts the process of finding a coalition to run the country. and in football steven gurr jed gets a red card -- gerard gets a red card after less than a minute on the pitch. we'll tell you what happened later. - - - al jazeera america presents "motherhood on ice". tonight, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america >> the stream, >> your digital community >> you pick the hot topics and express your thoughts the stream it's your chance to join the conversation only on al jazeera america >> tonight. >> you have to look at the suffering of these children. >> director of unicef, anthony lake. >> every one of those numbers is an individual child. >> helping the innocent victims of war. >> what can unicef do? >> there's a very short answer... our bes

on the ballad jonathan goodluck and chief retired general muhammadu buhari. 56 million are registered to vote. we get more. >> raphael cast the vote for president and parliamentarian at the natural assembly office in abuja. he's one of 60 million taking part in an historic exercise. things wept smoothly. this process is happening in 120,000 locations across the country. >> i believe that it can be close to the level we want the country to go. the issue of unemployment security and structure. as expected there was violence in the north. several were killed when boko haram fighters attacked fighters. thousands were deployed to protect voters much in kaduna state, where there has been violence voter registration was delayed by hours. hundreds died in fighting during the last election in 2011, voters were under terred. >> i shouldn't be afraid. my hands are there. there's nothing that i should fear for. choosing my leader is on my hands. even though somebody is angry with what i did, well, it doesn't have anything to do with my life. thousands monitored the vote. permanent cards were used

olivia: muhammadu buhari is leading in polls after this weekend's election in the country.n come it will be the first transfer a party power in the country since the military handed the government back to civilian control 16 years ago. gideon rose, editor of "foreign affairs" still with a sunset obviously under president goodluck jonathan, the economy initially did well. it has been slipping with the collapse in the price of oil there has been a terrible rise with the islamist insurgencies. what would change under buhari? gideon: it is a little to choose what -- it is a little too soon to say what will change but the big question is whether they will be -- not just if buhari w ins, but an acceptance of this when in a kong, clear, transfer of power. he did a wonderful book on the rise of a liberal democracy and nigeria is a question about -- is it a liberal democracy? the real question is -- if buhari wins, will be loser goodluck jonathan, except the results come i will the army except the results come and will there be a clean and voluntary transfer of power? if that happen

a very tight race between current president goodluck jonathan and the former military ruler muhammadu buharing was extended to some places into sunday because of technical problems. >> reporter: nigerians have to show extraordinary levels of patience when they were made to queue all day to choose their next president. then came a second day of voting in areas where there have been some logistical challenges. and now another longer than expected wait for the outcome. here one set of results is rushed to the capital under tight security. as well as some incidents of violence in the north, there was a protest in the niger delta after militias backed by the governing party disrupted voting there. the head of the electoral commission says he'll look into those allegations. he hopes election results will start to come out later on monday but says people must wait for the official announcements. >> the commission warns strongly against premature publication or announcement of results by unauthorized persons and media channels particularly on online sites. >> reporter: these have been the most expen

is underway in nigeria, the incumbent president goodluck jonathan is facing a challenge from muhammadu buhari a former military leader. thousands took to the streets on sunday alleging voting irregularities in the oil producing river states. we have more from the capital. >> reporter: river state is a strategic state in the elections. it's a key battle state between the ruling party. the people's democratic party and the main opposition. what voters are saying is that many of the election material and all important result sheets didn't arrive. as a consequence, they were unable to vote. they want the independent electoral commission to investigate. there was huge concerns what the impact of all of this will be. tensions were high. here is my summary of the reports happening around the country. up to 15,000 opposition supporters protest outside the offices in the oil-rich southern region. they say they didn't get a chance to vote on saturday because electoral materials and result sheets never arrived. the electoral boss is investigating what happened. it is believed the ruling party lost the e

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 ha

the leading contender muhammadu buhari is seen as a better and credible alternative to the counter enbumt and it seems like nigeria across the country are singing and preaching for change. prior to the election the parties skyped an agreement and they pledge that they'll knor whoever wins. sounds like the independent electoral commission is doing a lot of work to make sure it's free, fair and credible. i believe many have come out to vote. we hope it will be respected and the candidates accept defeat if they lose. >>> two other al jazeera journalists that have been deployed have been detained. they have been held in a hotel by the military on tuesday. both were embedded with the military in the most before being detained. al jazeera is demanding their unconditional release. >> police fired tear gas at an angry crowd. since friday people have been told it stay indoors. some defied the order. they came looking for food. when there wasn't enough. fights broke out. this is an impoverished neighbourhood, and a hot bed for ebola cases. hundreds defied the crackdown. >> people are desperate for

he lost by at least 2 million votes to challenger muhammadu buhari. jeffrey brown reports. >> brown: supporters of buhari celebrated in the northern city of kaduna, an opposition stronghold, as word of the results spread. >> i am out because i am happy about the change of government. >> brown: later, president jonathan called buhari to congratulate him, making it official. the winner, a muslim and former military ruler, swept the muslim north. crucially, he also scored well in states across southern nigeria, where christians predominate and jonathan had his power base. the outcome stunned the ruling party, and one of its officials even disrupted the electoral commission's proceedings charging, "we have lost confidence in you!" but for buhari's all progressives congress, the results were momentous. >> we are all happy because we are witnessing history in the sense that this is the first time in nigeria that a sitting government would be voted out of power using purely democratic means. >> brown: buhari initially came to power in a military coup 30 year

president jonathan is up against muhammadu buhari in the tightest election in years. >> reporter: heed nigeria from jan 1984 until august 1985 after taking power in a military coup. he has since tried and failed three times to become president. [ applause ] >> reporter: when he was in power the former military leader jailed journalists without charge and banned public demonstrations. but at 73 his supporters say he has changed. >> he comes with a history of being a fair person. a history of not being corrupt. and for a country in its worst stages of corruption this would be something that could be -- be change that people want to see. >> reporter: buhari is popular among his supporters. when he was in power, he introduced a policy called the war against indiscipline to bring back public morality in which committing fraud could result in the death penalty. but his critics say he doesn't have solutions to the problems facing nigeria today. >> the change that buhari's party is proposing is a wish list. in corruption we're going to fight corruption. we don't know how. what will this look

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goodluck jonathan is a christian and muhammadu buhari is a muslim.ine: they are facing economic problems. what does it mean? uche okoronkwo: boko haram rom is one the biggest issues and nigeria. -- is a one of the things issues and nigeria. that is what nigerians are looking for the leader in two -- is looking for the leader to take care of. human rights -- over 5000 people have been killed. we delayed our elections after security issues and the northeast as well. besides boko haram, falling oil prices, political uncertainty and the currency even. the next president has to deal with the fact that the africa's biggest oil producer, two thirds common from oil and the falling oil prices will have an impact and nigeria's currency has lost about 18% against the dollar. these are some the issues that nigeria's next president will have his hands full with. receiving uche okoronkwo -- francine: uche okoronkwo thank you. coming up, a longtime supporter of the labour party in one of their biggest parties. keep it right here. we are just getting started. ♪ fran

the release of data so far formula electoral commission thatfrom the electoralcommission that muhammadu buhari is leading by 18 million votes. that could change. the electoral commission and the key candidates are calling on nigerians just to be patient and let the electoral commission do its job. >> yvonne ndege in nigeria. two of our al jazeera colleagues are still being detained 50 nigerian military, ahmed idris and ali mustafa. al jazeera is demanding their release. >>> concern over reprisal killings in one nigerian city as the election results are coming in. residents of kaduna in the country's northwest are barricading them indoors braceing for the aftermat. in 2011, violence broke out leaving 800 people dead. president obama will travel to kenya in july to attend a summit insummit. >>> dozens of world leaders whose passport information was breached before attending the g-20 summit in september. an australian official mistakenly e-mailed out the information including names birthdates and passport/visa numbers. >>> a blogger is attacked and hacked to death five weeks after another blogger

the feeling is that this looked good for jonathan not muhammadu buhari >>> in israel the president began meetings to establish the new government. rivlin sat with different parties to talk about forming a coalition. prime minister binyamin netanyahu's party won the most seats in parliament but need the support of smaller parties to claim a majority and stay in power. german foreign ministers and greek ministers met to discuss austerity. greece's prime minister has been pushing to infrastructure and war crimes that they said nazi germany committed. tomorrow alexis tsipras will meet with german chancellor angela merkel, coming days after e.u. leaders agreed to extend athens more money and time to deal with debts. as dominik kane reported, they are split on how to help. >> a meeting in brussels to solve the debt crisis. europe's leaders talked into the night. agreeing a deal allowing more money and time. some analysts in berlin believe neither side has a real stick possibility. >> it's a path of muddling through. there's no clear cut solutions. otherwise you need a system where you cut the

opposition candidate muhammadu buhari has the lead. how close are we to the results? >> we will bring it to you live on a day we witnessed some drama at the coalition center. >>> a deal on nuclear's program. are they close to an historic breakthrough? >> beyonce. kanye west. >> some of the biggest names in the music industry launch their own streaming service. can they beat spotify at their own game? >> our goal is simple we want to create a better service and experience for both fans and artists. that is our promise to the world. >>> still to come aaron joins us looking at the $1.5 trillion -- >> lucy we are talking fashion. how about this? italy, israel and spain have pass zed laws panning the use of ultra thin models. models are going to have to prove they are a certain weight or be fined $80,000 or given a prison sentence. really? stay tuned. we are going to find out who and how you enforce this. >>> welcome to "gmt." it's 1:00. midday here in london and where nigerians are awaiting the results of the presidency. buhari is just ahead of goodluck jonathan. we are w

that's the congress led by the candidate muhammadu buhari and the incumbent president goodluck jonathan, and the ruling party. that's the people's democratic party. it's a state controlled by the ruling party, since the return of democracy following military rule, and is a state that the ruling party cannot lose. if there's a state in the election that the ruling party wants to hold on to it's river state. it's so important. however, there has been political problems in the state. we have seen the governor of that state fall out with the ruling party which used to be a member of the opposition. there is a feeling, as we explained this evening. coming from opposition supporters is the reason that the election did not take place, which is what they alleged, is we are seeing the first signs of an attempt by the ruling party to rig the election. there's no evidence of that so far, and the independent national boss says they'll investigate what went wrong, because hundreds of thousands of people may have been disenfranchised and lost the opportunity to vote. here is the thoughts of the event

president goodluck jonathan is facing off against former military dictator, muhammadu buhari, to leada's largest economy, its biggest oil producer and home to 173 million people. one man must win more than 50% of tomorrow's vote to avoid a runoff >> sreenivasan: jonathan, a christian from the south, has been in power since 2011. buhari, a muslim from the north, is a retired general who ruled nigeria in the 1980s, following a military coup. he is running on an anti- corruption platform. >> sreenivasan: but hanging over the election, and sidelining normal, election-year issues, is the rise of boko haram. the islamic militant group has killed more than a thousand civilians this year alone, and controls parts of northern nigeria, it recently pledged allegiance to the so-called islamic state. president jonathan cited the threat from boko haram when, in early february, he delayed this election six weeks. now, jonathan says the army has beat back the group, even though many areas in the north will still have no polling stations. just today, the military said it recaptured a northeastern town

in nigeria, former military ruler muhammadu buhari is leading in the presidential election.ith over half of states declared, buhari is leading by about two million votes, threatening to make president goodluck jonathan the first incumbent to lose at the polls in nigeria's history. the polling took place amid violent attacks which killed an estimated 50 people. addressing the u.n. security council by video stream, mohammed ibn chambas, head of the un office for west africa, described the ongoing threat from the militant group boko haram. mr. ibn chambas: the group continues horrific acts against women and children. we have received reports that children particular have been recruited, objected, maine, and killed. schools are no longer safe places of learning, and many continue to be attacked, looted, and destroyed. several schools in the area also remain close. amy: meanwhile, two nigeria journalists covering boko haram and the elections for al jazeera have been detained in their hotel room in maiduguri for a week. nigerian authorities have accused ahmed idris and ali mustafa

it pitted the former military dictator muhammadu buhari against incumbent president goodluck jonathan three-quarters of the country's states counted, buhari led by two million votes. jeffrey brown reports. >> brown: hundreds of women in southern nigeria weren't waiting for the results. they rallied in port harcourt, demanding an election do-over. >> we no votes! >> brown: nigerian television broadcast images of protesters blocking streets and claiming irregularities. police fired tear gas to break up the rally. the opposition party flatly accused the ruling people's democratic party of rigging the count. >> absolutely what we have here is an attempt to steal the votes of our people with the militias set off by the party to avoid democracy. >> brown: still, turnout was high and the voting itself appeared to be generally smoother than in the past. >> we have seen no evidence of systemic manipulation of the process. "there are disturbing indications that the collation process... may be subject to deliberate political interference. assistant secretary of state for african affairs, linda t