Balanced News: Counting underway in Nigerian vote for new governors

In Saturday’s election in Nigeria, millions of people went to the polls to vote for new state governors. The election in 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states comes amid heightened tensions following last month’s disputed presidential poll. Opposition parties continue to reject the victory of President-elect Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress party. There have been reports of scattered violence and voter intimidation in some cities across the country. Local observer group, YIAGA Africa, said it found several instances in which voters were intimidated and prevented from voting unless they cast their ballots for certain political parties. The final results are expected by Monday.