officerjohn caldwell in omagh. we report on the huge relief effort in turkey and syria to try to help people who have lost everything in the catastrophic earthquakes. some of these guys have been flying around 2,000 hours since the earthquake struck. they say they were medically evacuating casualties for hours, but they say they will keep going as long as they can. hello and welcome to bbc news. tens of million of people in nigeria are heading to the polls to vote for a new president. are heading to the polls to vote there s tight security across the country. the election is being seen as one of the most unpredictable in recent years, with three leading candidates instead of two. the incumbent, muhammadu buhari, is stepping aside after serving the maximum two terms in office. with me now is our west africa correspondent, mayenijones. tell us a bit about the climate in which these elections are taking place? i which these elections are taking lace? . ., .,, which these electio
also in northern ireland, a fifth person s been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of the off duty police officerjohn caldwell in omagh. and, we report on the huge relief effort in turkey and syria, to try to help people who have lost everything in the catastrophic earthquakes. some of these guys have been flying around 2000 hours since the earthquake struck. they say they were medically evacuating casualties for hours, but they say they will keep going as long as they can. ukraine s president zelensky has said he plans to meet china s leader, xijinping to discuss beijing s proposals on ending the war in ukraine. he made the comments in a question and answer session in kyiv, to mark the first anniversary of the russian invasion. translation: first of all, i am planning to meet - with xijinping and i think it will be beneficial for our countries and for the world s security. together with china we have large trade. this is not only about war. we are countries int
for a new president. are heading to the polls to vote there s tight security across the country. the election is being seen as one of the most unpredictable in recent years, with three leading candidates instead of two. the incumbent, muhammadu buhari, is stepping aside after serving the maximum two terms in office. with me now is our west africa correspondent, mayenijones. tell us a bit about the climate in which these elections are taking place? i which these elections are taking lace? . ., .,, which these elections are taking lace? . ., , place? i am here in lagos, the place that has the place? i am here in lagos, the place that has the highest place? i am here in lagos, the place that has the highest number- place? i am here in lagos, the place that has the highest number of - that has the highest number of voters in this election. these elections come at a very tumultuous time for nigeria. there is a shortage of cash. there is also rising insecurity across the country with gan
correspondent, mayenijones, who gave me the latest from lagos. i m here in lagos, which is nigeria s commercial hub, but it s also the place that has the highest number of eligible voters in this election. 6 million people here are allowed to come out today to the polls to cast their votes. and these elections come at a particularly tumultuous time for nigeria. there s an acute shortage of cash that s come as a result of the central bank deciding to redesign the currency at the last minute, they say, to curb vote buying. but there s also rising insecurity across the country with gangs that kidnap for ransom targeting travellers on the country s roads, and the boko haram insurgency, which is still present in the northeast but seems to be spreading across the country. so voters are showing up at the polls today hoping that the next president can tackle some of these pressing issues. polls have opened, what can we expect? so people will be voting here until 2:30 local time.