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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.
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 .
The 2015 general elections were originally scheduled to be held on 14 February but was later postponed to 28 March (presidential, senatorial, and House of Representatives) and 11 April 2015 (governorship and state house of assembly). [29]
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 ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, [6] [7] [8] the party came to power following the victory of party candidate Muhammadu Buhari [7] in the 2015 presidential election. [9]
Votes are being counted in the 2024 U.S. presidential election and some are looking to past races to get a sense of how the race could play out.. The 2016 election was the first general election ...
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Summary of the 28 March 2015 Nigerian presidential election results for Rivers State; Parties Votes Percentage People's Democratic Party (PDP) 1,487,075 95.00 All Progressives Congress (APC) 60,238 3.85 KOWA Party 2,274 0.15 Alliance for Democracy (AD) 1,104 0.07 Action Alliance (AA) 1,066 0.07 African Democratic Congress (ADC) 1,031 0.07