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8 February 2012 Last updated at 06:31 ET

Nigeria's Buhari challenges pollMuhammadu Buhari (r) cast his vote on 16 April 2011

Nigeria's biggest opposition party goes to court challenging President Goodluck Jonathan's election victory, alleging fraud.

Background

'Enough is enough' Journalist Sola Odunfa despairs at the violence People demonstrate in Nigeria's northern city of Kano where running battles broke out between protesters and soldiers on April 18, 2011

Voting round-up BBC reporters at polling stations countrywide Voters queue to cast their ballots at Daura, in Katsina state, in northern Nigeria 16 April 2011

Explore Nigeria: Chaos amid the oil Maps reveal economic and social divisions Oil spill seen through pipeline

LIKE me Politicians are all of a twitter for young voters Screen grabs from PDP Goodluck Jonathan's Facebook page (left) Nuhu Ridbadu of the ACN Twitter page (top) and the fan page on Facebook for Muhammadu Buhari from the CPC.

'I fear my neighbours' Jos priest has had his home burnt three times Reverend Noah Maikano

Bloody politics Why elections are now a matter of life and death Nigerian police holding shields

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