Nigeria's closely fought general elections were forced into a second day on March 29 after failures in controversial new technology delayed the polling.
Nigeria Election - March 29, 2015
![An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission retrieves documents from ballot boxes from the presidential election in Katsina state, March 29, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d644df75-b999-41dc-aead-0867502df8ef_cx0_cy6_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission retrieves documents from ballot boxes from the presidential election in Katsina state, March 29, 2015.
![A polling station at a school in the Kawaji Ward is pictured in Kano, Nigeria, March 28, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/17edd3eb-5b62-44fd-86dd-8886754a8b14_cx0_cy6_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A polling station at a school in the Kawaji Ward is pictured in Kano, Nigeria, March 28, 2015.
![People gather to review results at a polling station in Kawaji Ward in Kano, Nigeria, March 28, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7503cbe2-2be3-4071-83fd-e796f760651f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People gather to review results at a polling station in Kawaji Ward in Kano, Nigeria, March 28, 2015.
![Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officers submit their results sheets for colation at the city council in Port Harcourt, River state, March 29, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6b2e29eb-e88c-41bd-a2f9-30743252e077_cx0_cy5_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officers submit their results sheets for colation at the city council in Port Harcourt, River state, March 29, 2015.