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By Nico Colombant Abuja 24 April 2007 Opposition leaders, lawmakers and pro-democracy activists in Nigeria are mulling options on how to contest results from this month's fraud-filled and ruling-party dominated state and federal elections. Many of th

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By Nico Colombant Abuja 29 May 2007 Nigeria's new president Umaru Yar'Adua has called for reconciliation and electoral reform, following controversial elections in Africa's leading oil producer. Mr. Yar'Adua was sworn in Tuesday in Eagle Square, Abuj

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