we ll ask how the plan might work. also ahead. downing street says talks with the eu over a brexit deal covering northern ireland have been positive , raising hopes of a new agreement. 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. officially, there are just 30 minutes left to vote in nigeria s most competitive elections since the end of military rule. but there are still long queues, with reports that some polling stations didn t open on time. a record number of people, nearly 90 million, have been eligible to vote. there s tight security across the country. 18 candidates are running to replace president buhari. the election is being seen as one of the most unpredictable in recent years. joining me now from lagos is our west africa correspondent, mayenijones. thank you forjoining us. just give us a little bit of context surrounding these elections, they are taking place i
millions of nigerians are voting in the country s most competitive election since military rule ended there more than two decades ago. the race is between two major established parties, and a third candidate, peter obi, who has galvanised the support of young people. this is africa s most populous country and a record number of people nearly 90 million have been eligible to vote. voting has officially ended but the millions of people who are in queues at polling stations nationwide can still cast their ballot. and in some places, especially in the south of the country, voting has not even started due to severe delays and violent disruptions. joining me now from adamawa state in the north east of the country is the bbc s yemisi adegoke. how has voting been going where you are? i going where you are? can see a big queue behind ) yes, i can see a big queue behind you? yes, yes there is. i am in the north east, i am yes, yes there is. i am in the north east, iam in yes, yes
let s begin with these wise words from our 35th president. ask not what your country can do for you. ask what you can do for your country. keep that in mind. the problems facing us in the 60s ranked from civil rights, a huge deal, the vietnam war, a huge deal, to the plethora of assassinations. but we understood back then that america was the land of the fry, not the freeloaders. look what happened this week with the student loans. we are a nation who pays for college. or i should say used to know that. if you couldn t pay, you take out a loan. or you get to decide if you want a four-year degree tore you might be better suited for a trade school. all pathways were forges your own way. to get success in america you wrote your own ticket. now we are a country with 10 million job openings and 6 million jobless choose not to fill those job openings. we would rather be on tiktok than punch the clock. apple is having trouble getting their employees to go into work three days a we
let s begin with these wise words from our 35th president. ask not what your country can do for you. ask what you can do for your country. keep that in mind. the problems facing us in the 60s ranked from civil rights, a huge deal, the vietnam war, a huge deal, to the plethora of assassinations. but we understood back then that america was the land of the fry, not the freeloaders. look what happened this week with the student loans. we are a nation who pays for college. or i should say used to know that. if you couldn t pay, you take out a loan. or you get to decide if you want a four-year degree tore you might be better suited for a trade school. all pathways were forges your own way. to get success in america you wrote your own ticket. now we are a country with 10 million job openings and 6 million jobless choose not to fill those job openings. we would rather be on tiktok than punch the clock. apple is having trouble getting their employees to go into work three days a we
let s begin with these wise words from our 35th president. ask not what your country can do for you. ask what you can do for your country. keep that in mind. the problems facing us in the 60s ranked from civil rights, a huge deal, the vietnam war, a huge deal, to the plethora of assassinations. but we understood back then that america was the land of the fry, not the freeloaders. look what happened this week with the student loans. we are a nation who pays for college. or i should say used to know that. if you couldn t pay, you take out a loan. or you get to decide if you want a four-year degree tore you might be better suited for a trade school. all pathways were forges your own way. to get success in america you wrote your own ticket. now we are a country with 10 million job openings and 6 million jobless choose not to fill those job openings. we would rather be on tiktok than punch the clock. apple is having trouble getting their employees to go into work three days a we