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Opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari won the presidential election by more than 2.5 million votes. [8] Incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat on 31 March, before the results from all 36 states had been announced. [9] This was the first time an incumbent president had lost re-election in Nigeria.
A presidential election was held in Nigeria on 16 April 2011, postponed from 9 April 2011. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] The election followed controversy as to whether a Muslim or Christian should be allowed to become president given the tradition of rotating the top office between the religions and following the death of Umaru Yar'Adua , who was a ...
Nigeria's army vows to recapture the town, while Niger and Chad withdraw their forces from a transnational force tasked with combating militants. [ 5 ] January 10 - A female suicide bomber, believed to be aged around 10 years old, kills herself and 19 others, possibly against her will, at a market in the northeastern city of Maiduguri .
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 ...
2015 presidential election results by state. Ahead of the elections, the party presidential primary was held on 10 December 2014 with former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari winning by a significant margin. [32] In the federal elections on 28 and 29 March 2015, Buhari emerged victorious over incumbent Goodluck Jonathan by 2.6 million votes
The elections were the most expensive ever held in Nigeria, costing ₦69 billion (US$625 million) [8] more than the 2015 elections. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari won his re-election bid, defeating his closest rival Atiku Abubakar by over 3 million votes.
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 ...
Elections in Nigeria by state and year (37 C) * Gubernatorial elections in Nigeria by year (15 C, ... 2015 elections in Nigeria (7 C, ...