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This was the first time an incumbent president had lost re-election in Nigeria. The President-elect was sworn in on 29 May 2015, marking the first time since Nigeria gained independence in 1960 that a sitting government peacefully transferred power to an elected member of the opposition. Buhari flipped many states that had voted PDP in the ...
General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress emerged as the winner of the presidential elections and was sworn in on 29 May 2015. The 2015 election was a success because there were tensions everywhere concerning the difficult political and security environment of the country at that time.
Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 16 April 2011, postponed from 9 April 2011. [3] [4] [5] The election followed controversy as to whether a northerner or southerner should be allowed to become president given the tradition of rotating the top office between the north and the south after the death of Umaru Yar'Adua, a northerner, when Goodluck Jonathan, another southerner assumed ...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s election commission announced the first results late Sunday from the country’s closely watched presidential election, The post Election results only announced ...
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February 7 - Nigeria postpones its general election for six weeks to allow its armed forces to control parts of the country currently controlled by Boko Haram. [11] February 15 - A suicide bomber kills seven and wounds 30 in the city of Damaturu. [12] February 16 - Nigeria regains the key town of Monguno from Boko Haram. [13]
The 2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Lagos State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Lagos State, Nigeria. [ 1 ] Overview
The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Imo State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Imo State. Samuel Anyanwu representing Imo East and Hope Uzodinma representing Imo West won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Benjamin Uwajumogu representing Imo North won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.