by militant islamists have made voting difficult in some regions. and in this polling station on the mainland of lagos, electoral officials never even showed up. they will tell us that the area is dead. there is nothing free and fair in this election. most people passing through this place were telling us that they were not able to vote. they are cancelling polling units all over this place. we have stayed here since past ten and this is past three. we ve not heard anything, we ve tried to call them. i have a twitter account, i ve been trying to tag any officials. actually it s a sin for you to stay at home today. young urbanites who want better economic opportunities have been encouraging each other to vote on social media. and it seems to be working. in lagos, despite the lack of organisation, voters told us more people showed up than in the last elections. turn out here in lagos, nigeria s most populous city, tends to be quite low. in 2019, only 18% of the electorate sho
some of these guys have been flying over 1000 hours since the earthquake struck. they say they will continue to keep going as long as aid is needed. china fails to condemn russia s invasion of ukraine, causing tensions at a meeting of the 620 major economies. marchers in sydney s gay and lesbian mardi gras are joined by their prime minister in a first of its kind. most importantly, for the people of australia. everyone should be respected for who they are, and tonight s a celebration of that. votes are being counted in nigeria s most competitive presidential election in decades. the process has been largely peaceful, but there were some reports of violence in lagos earlier. the contest is a tight race between three frontrunners, as mayenijones reports. shouting. frustration and anger. many nigerians want to take part in this election but have been disappointed by the lack of organisation. gang violence and threats by militant islamists have made voting difficult in some regio
some of these guys have been flying over 1000 hours since the earthquake struck. they say they will continue to keep going as long as aid is needed. china fails to condemn russia s invasion of ukraine, causing tensions at a meeting of the 620 major economies. marchers in sydney s gay and lesbian mardi gras arejoined by their prime minister in a first of its kind. most importantly, for the people of australia. everyone should be respected for who they are, and tonight s a celebration of that. and over 2,000 people take part in copenhagen s light run as the city celebrates being designated this year s unesco world capital of architecture. votes are being counted in nigeria s most competitive presidential election in decades. the process has been largely peaceful, but there were some reports of violence in lagos earlier. the contest is a tight race between three frontrunners, as mayenijones reports. shouting. frustration and anger. many nigerians want to take part in this elec
flying over 1000 hours since the earthquake struck. they say they will continue to keep going as long as aid is needed. china fails to condemn russia s invasion of ukraine, causing tensions at a meeting of the 620 major economies. and over 2,000 people take part in copenhagen s annual light run as the city celebrates being designated this year s unesco world capital of architecture. hello and welcome to bbc news. votes are being counted in nigeria s most competitive presidential election in decades. the process has been largely peaceful, but there were some reports of violence in lagos earlier. the contest is a tight race between three frontrunners, as mayenijones reports. frustration and anger. many nigerians want to take part in this election but have been disappointed by the lack of organisation. gang violence and threats by militant islamists have made voting difficult in some regions. and in this polling station on the mainland of lagos, electoral officials never even
children s books are to be printed in their original form after a backlash against editing them for modern audiences. president biden has ruled out sending f 16 fighterjets to ukraine, saying the planes are not needed for now. it comes despite increased pressure from ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky for urgent air support to help protect its skies from russian attacks. president zelensky has marked the first anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine by hailing his nation s year of invincibility. james waterhouse reports from kyiv on how the first anniversary was marked. the morning war rained down on ukraine. air raid siren. a shadow with haunting consequences. the once unthinkable playing out as the world looked on. 150,000 russian troops moving in from three directions. ukraine s leader had offers to leave. but he stayed. ..and is still here. this is a bittersweet day for ukraine, a reminder of remarkable survival and extraordinary loss. i kindly ask everyone to obs