Nigeria’s presidential candidate Peter Obi, who came third in the February 25 election won by the ruling party’s Bola Tinubu, announced Thursday that he would take his case to court to challenge the results. “We will explore all legal and peaceful options to get our mandate back. We won the election and we will prove […]
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Nigeria president Buhari says president-elect Tinubu best man for job
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday congratulated the declared winner of Nigeria’s presidential elections, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying he was the best man for the job. Tinubu, candidate of Buhari’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), won 8.8 million votes against 6.9 million for opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Atiku Abubakar and 6.1 million for […]