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Feb 2023
48m 54s

Nigerians vote in crucial election

Bbc World Service
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Long queues have formed at polling stations in Nigeria as voters pick a new leader in the most unpredictable election since the end of military rule. Also in the programme: Our reporter is on one of the helicopters bringing aid to Turkey's earth quake zone; and we debate who is to blame for the war in Ukraine. (Photo credit: Getty Images) 
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