Bola Ahmed Tinubu wins Nigerian election

Opposition leaders say the polls were rigged and are calling for a new vote. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What The World is following Bola Ahmed Tinubu wins Nigerian election [Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress celebrates with supporters at the party's campaign headquarters after winning the presidential election in Abuja, Nigeria, March 1, 2023.] Credit: Ben Curtis/AP Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress party has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election. Opposition leaders say the polls were rigged and are [calling for a new vote](. Tinubu defeated former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi, who was popular among young voters. Tinubu is the former governor of Lagos state and will become Nigeria’s fifth elected president since 1999. As he takes office, he will have to [navigate an economic crisis]( in Africa’s largest nation. Greece Greece’s [transport minister has resigned]( in the wake of Tuesday’s train collision near the city of Larissa that left at least 36 people dead. Survivors described a ["nightmarish 10 seconds"]( as their train carriage overturned and burst into flames. Many of the 350 people onboard the passenger train that crashed head-on into a freight train were students returning to Thessaloniki after a long weekend celebrating Greek Orthodox Lent. Police have launched an investigation and arrested a local station master. Finland Finland’s parliament has [approved legislation]( that would allow it to join NATO. Both Finland and Sweden submitted applications to join the alliance last year, abandoning decades of military non-alignment following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. New entrants must be approved by all 30 existing members of the bloc, and both nations are awaiting approval from Hungary and Turkey. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s center-left government [initiated the vote](, hoping to secure approval before general elections in April. --------------------------------------------------------------- From The World [He spoke out against banning girls’ education. The Taliban silenced him.]( [A classroom that previously was used for girls sits empty in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 22, 2022.]( Credit: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP/File photo Ismail Mashal used to teach at two universities in Afghanistan. He ran his own education centers and was an [outspoken critic]( of the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education. He was arrested earlier this month, along with another academic and a journalist. [‘Kneel and apologize!’: 76 years after island-wide massacre, Taiwan continues to commemorate — and debate — the tragedy]( [Attendees at the 228 Memorial eat squid porridge, the traditional meal eaten every year at the Lee family to remember Lee Ruei-Han.]( Credit: Ashish Valentine/The World On Feb. 28, 1947, the Chinese Nationalist Party began killing thousands of people across the island of Taiwan, in a [massacre that lasted for months](. Today, Taiwan continues to debates the circumstances of that tragedy — and the legacy of Chiang Kai-Shek. --------------------------------------------------------------- Bright spot The northern lights are on display once again. 🌌 One pilot on an EasyJet flight even made a [360-degree turn]( to ensure all passengers could see the spectacular aurora borealis during a trip from Iceland to the UK. [Aurora borealis as seen fron Uppsala, Sweden, Feb. 27, 2023.] Credit: Courtesy of Veronica Rendo In case you missed it on The World --------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to subscribe to The World's Latest Edition podcast using your favorite podcast player: [RadioPublic](, [Apple Podcasts](, [Stitcher](, [Soundcloud](, [RSS]( [The World logo]( [The World on Facebook]( [The World's Twitter account]( [Donate]( | [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in your browser]( Top of the World is written weekday mornings by the team at [The World](. [The World]( is produced by [PRX]( and [GBH](.