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In this image taken from video rescue workers and emergency teams work at the scene of a building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday March 13, 2019. There was no immediate official word on numbers of casualties. (AP Photo)

Dozens trapped in Nigeria school collapse, at least 8 dead

By SAM OLUKOYA and CARLEY PETESCH - Associated Press

In this image taken from video rescue workers and emergency teams work at the scene of a building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday March 13, 2019. A three-story building has collapsed in Lagos, and rescuers rush to pull out scores of children thought to be inside. There was no immediate official word on numbers of casualties. (AP Photo)

The Latest: 8 dead, 37 rescued in Nigeria school collapse

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This undated photo provided by Carleton University shows Pius Adesanmi. Adesanmi, a Nigerian professor with Carleton University in Ottowa, Canada, was one of the victims who died Sunday, March 10, 2019, when an Ehtiopian Airlines jet crashed shortly after takeoff in Ethiopia. (Josh Hotz/Courtesy of Carleton University via AP)

Ethiopian crash victims were aid workers, doctors, students

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In this image taken from video, rescuers search through wreckage at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed shortly after takeoff at Hejere near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia Sunday, March 10, 2019. The Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ethiopia's capital on Sunday morning, killing all 157 on board, authorities said, as grieving families rushed to airports in Addis Ababa and the destination, Nairobi. (AP Photo/Yidnek Kirubel)

Government officials, doctors among Ethiopian crash victims

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At least 5 killed in Nigeria as van strikes Boko Haram mine

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All missing from explosion in Nigeria’s oil region are found

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 file photo, incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari gestures to supporters at a campaign rally in Abuja, Nigeria. Nigeria's president was poised to win a second term in Africa's largest democracy, with unofficial results on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 showing a victory, his campaign spokesman said. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

A look at Nigeria’s president as he secures a 2nd term

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

Supporters of Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari pour champagne anticipating a win as they wait for the results to be officially announced in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. Anxious Nigerians on Tuesday awaited a second day of state-by-state announcements of presidential election results in a race described as too close to call. Buhari is facing opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president, is re-elected, but challenger rejects it

By Cara Anna and Khaled Kazziha - Associated Press

A supporter of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari holds up four fingers to indicate &quot;four more years&quot;, in the streets of Kano, northern Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. Buhari was declared the clear winner of a second term in Africa's largest democracy early Wednesday, after a campaign in which he urged voters to give him another chance. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The Latest: Nigeria opposition challenger coy on next steps

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FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 file photo, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari gestures to supporters after casting his vote in his hometown of Daura, in northern Nigeria. Nigeria's president was poised to win a second term in Africa's largest democracy, with unofficial results on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 showing a victory, his campaign spokesman said. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

A look at Nigeria’s president as he secures a 2nd term

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 file photo, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari gestures to supporters after casting his vote in his hometown of Daura, in northern Nigeria. Nigeria's president was poised to win a second term in Africa's largest democracy, with unofficial results on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 showing a victory, his campaign spokesman said. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Muhammadu Buhari declared winner in Nigeria election

By Cara Anna and Khaled Kazziha - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Nigeria State House, Nigeria Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, left, listen to Director of Election Planning and Monitoring Babatunde Raji Fashola, right, as he explain the progress of the party election results in Abuja, Nigeria Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. Nigeria's electoral commission on Monday began announcing official results from the country's 36 states as President Muhammadu Buhari seeks a second term. (Bayo Omoboriowo/Nigeria State House via AP)

The Latest: Nigerian opposition seeks halt to vote results

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A look at Nigeria’s top 2 presidential contenders

By SAM OLUKOYA and CARA ANNA - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Nigeria State House, Nigeria Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, left, listen to Director of Election Planning and Monitoring Babatunde Raji Fashola, right, as he explain the progress of the party election results in Abuja, Nigeria Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. Nigeria's electoral commission on Monday began announcing official results from the country's 36 states as President Muhammadu Buhari seeks a second term. (Bayo Omoboriowo/Nigeria State House via AP)

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign says they have numbers to win

By Cara Anna and Khaled Kazziha - Associated Press

Electoral officials compile voting results at a collation center in Yola, n Nigeria, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. Vote counting continued Sunday as Nigerians awaited the outcome of a presidential poll seen as a tight race between the president and a former vice president. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Nigerian president takes early lead amid vote-rigging charge

By CARA ANNA and JEROME DELAY - Associated Press

Electoral officials compile voting results at a collation center in Kano, northern Nigeria Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. Vote counting continued Sunday as Nigerians awaited the outcome of a presidential poll seen as a tight race between the president and a former vice president. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

AP Explains: What to watch as Nigeria awaits vote results

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

Electoral officials compile voting results at a collation center in Yola, n Nigeria, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. Vote counting continued Sunday as Nigerians awaited the outcome of a presidential poll seen as a tight race between the president and a former vice president. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

The Latest: Nigeria ruling party rejects rigging accusation

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Nigerian election observers watch votes being counted in Kaduna, Nigeria, Saturday Feb. 23, 2019. Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari is facing opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar in the presidential election. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Nigeria votes for a 2nd day in places as death toll rises

By CARA ANNA and RODNEY MUHUMUZA - Associated Press

In Nigeria vote, armed vigilantes work to keep the peace

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA - Associated Press

An electoral worker carries and stacks ballot boxes at an electoral commission office in Kano, in northern Nigeria Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. Vote counting continued Sunday as Nigerians awaited the outcome of a presidential poll seen as a tight race between the president and a former vice president. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The Latest: Nigerian police arrest 128 over vote offenses

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