the head of the election administration, Attahiru Jega, apologized for the delay parliamentary elections in Nigeria until Monday because of organizational problems have delayed officials say.The elections Beamte-which have apologised for the delay--say ballot not in time, were supplied to many polling stations.
The decision is seen as a great blow to the credibility of the electoral body in Africa's most populous country.
Some 73 m have registered more than two weeks for the parliamentary, presidential and gubernatorial elections, polls.
Security was high, with borders and only election officials, security forces and emergency personnel allows to drive during the vote on roads.
Earlier, politicians were asked to campaign violence brought to an end.
Amnesty International, said at least 20 people in related attacks and clashes over the past two weeks had been killed.
In an obvious attempt to cause panic, a bomb was thrown on Friday in a police station in the city of Bauchi. No victims were reported.
The police in the Niger Delta also said they drive a mini bus with assault rifles, ammunition and a rocket launcher filled two men had arrested.
'Not' "to maintain the integrity of the elections and effective overall control over the process, the Commission, which National Assembly elections move to Monday, the very difficult but necessary decision taken retains" independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) head Attahiru Jega said on Saturday."It's an emergency," he added.
It will be assumed that aircraft fly information from overseas including in ballots and accreditation should, but these aircraft were diverted from the Nigerian airspace, reports the BBC's Caroline Duffield in Lagos.
There were angry scenes in polling stations across the country when Word began to spread that the elections were postponed, our correspondent says.
It adds that the move raises some fears that Mr Jega not close enough, and people will handle on his staff at the Electoral Commission itself questions whether the coming elections run smoothly in the next two weeks.
The voting began already with large soft in cities such as Lagos and Kano before the announcement of Mr Jega reported.
The elections are the third nationwide polls in Nigeria since the end of military rule in 1999.
The previous vote - were marred by allegations of widespread ballot stuffing, voter intimidation and violence in 2003 and 2007.
Security forces were also of siding with the people's Democratic Party (PDP), accused the politics has dominated since the return to civilian rule.
Mr Jega told the BBC earlier that if Nigerians wanted to defend their votes peacefully in the polling stations, which was their right.
And he threatened with violence or electoral fraud penalties against all political leaders, he would resign even warning if necessary.
In the elections are 360 seats in the House of Commons of the Parliament, the House of representatives, 109 in the upper House, the Senate, be subject to appeal. The PDP holds more than three quarters of the seats in both houses.
The people's Democratic Party (PDP) won all elections since the end of military rule in 1999. It won two-thirds of Nigeria's 36 States last time. But a southerner - President Goodluck Jonathan - as your candidate it some votes in the North can lose the presidential election.
Nigeria's 160 million people are divided between many ethno-linguistic group and also religious role model. On the whole, the Hausa-Fulani are mainly Muslim people in the North. The Yorubas of Southwest are divided between Muslims and Christians, while the Igbos in the Southeast and Neghbouring groups are mostly Christian or animist. The middle belt is home to hundreds of groups with others believe, and Jos frequent clashes between Hausa-speaking Muslims and Christians are members of the community be Rome.
Despite its extensive resources, Nigeria is one of the very unequal countries in the world, according to the UN. The poverty of the North stands in stark contrast better developed in the South. The oil-rich Southeastern States complain that all income flows richest state the pipeline to the capital Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria. But residents of Akwa Ibom State and Delta States are still generally better than the life in the North.
Southern residents tend to be better access to health care, like you by the greater inclusion of vaccines against polio, tuberculosis, tetanus, and diphtheria. Some Northern groups boycotted immunisation programmes in the past, say it a Western plot to make Muslim women infertile. This led to a repeat of polio, but the vaccinations have now resumed.
Standard of living for the next generation is seen as the key to improving women. For example, a newborn child is to survive if their mother is well trained far more likely. In Nigeria, we see a strong contrast between the mainly Muslim north and southern Christians and animists. In some Northern States, while in certain Igbo areas more than 90% read and write are read less than 5% of women and write.
Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producer and the largest in the world, but most of the people live on less than $2 per day. The oil is in the Southeast, and some are militant groups a greater share of wealth comes from want to maintain under their feet. Attacks by militants on oil installations led to a sharp fall in Nigeria's output during the last ten years. But in the year 2010, an amnesty Government led thousands of fighters, lay down their arms.
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