Tag: Muhammadu Buhari

Residents, waving brooms and singing songs, celebrated in the streets.

Mr. Buhari warns against attacks against the PDP and its members.

Celebrations have broken across Nigeria as news of Mr. Buhari’s victory dribbles around the nation.

The APC’s candidate’s victory makes it the second time since 1999 that a retired military officer would become Nigeria's president.

When he is eventually declared winner, Mr. Buhari would be making history as the first opposition candidate in Nigeria’s history ...

Mr. Jonathan polled a total 273,460 to beat Mr. Buhari who scored 236,838.

Muhammadu Buhari polled 528, 620 votes to defeat President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who polled 303,376 ...

Final results from the 36 states and Abuja will be collated in Abuja where the winner of the election would ...

Defeat in those polling units does not necessarily translate to Mr. Jonathan losing the election.

It is not yet clear the full details of polling units affected by such postponements and total number of voters ...

It is unclear whether the PDP is following these recommendations as the voting process goes underway across the country.

While there are 14 Presidential Candidates, the race is really between Messrs Buhari and Jonathan.

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It shows the level of interest Nigerians have in the individuals contesting for the presidency.

While northern states were the major flashpoints in 2011, some states in the South appear to have leapfrogged the north.

Can the former army general win the presidential election after three attempts?

The two leading candidates had on January 14, at another event, spoke openly against violence and committed to a peaceful ...

Mr. El-Rufai described the call for electorates to leave the polling units after casting their votes as illegal.

In his permutation, Mr. Ribadu says President Goodluck Jonathan will trounce APC’s Muhammadu Buhari in Saturday’s election

Mr. Buhari urges his supporters not to be intimidated.

There had been apprehension across the country that the opposition candidate might be disqualified, with his party, the APC suggesting ...

Hearing on the suit adjourned till Wednesday.

Anyone who will disqualify a presidential candidate on the eve of an election, seeks to trigger chaos, the APC said.

There are about 10 suits challenging the eligibility of the APC candidate for the March 28 presidential poll