This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Andrew Pichan at 14 hours GMT on Thursday 23 February.

These are our main stories.

Politicians in Nigeria are urged to take a firm stand against violence on the final day

of the election campaign.

The UN's Middle East envoys in the Gaza Strip as tensions rise between Israel and the

Palestinians.

And Chinese media say the coal mine, where a deadly accident took place, has previously

been fined over safety standards.

Also in this podcast, I'm so small, said the mole.

Yes, said the boy, but you make a huge difference.

The boy, the mole, the fox, the horse and the Oscar.

Elections are about to take place in Nigeria as the country marks nearly a quarter of a

century of continuous democracy.

There have been international calls from countries including the United States for all parties

to take a firm stand against violence and hate speech by their supporters.

News has emerged that a candidate for the Senate was shot dead last night in the southern

city of a new group.

My name is Joe, and I'm correspondent in Lagos.

So it seems that one of the candidates for the Labour Party, which has been fronted

by Peter Alby, he's the third candidate in the presidential elections and has been

galvanizing a lot of support from young Nigerians.

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