Nigeria has granted asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Fernando Dias just days after a coup prevented the results of the recent election being announced. The 47-year-old, who ran as a candidate for the Party for Social Renewal, was under special protection at the Nigerian embassy, following "threats made against" him, Nigeria's foreign minister said. Dias was the main challenger to Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who was seeking a second term as president and has left the country following