Nigeria awaits first results after tight election

Nigeria holds its breath as the very first results of the presidential election are announced

Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Bola Tinubu are in the lead to lead Africa's most populous country, the continent's largest economy.

Voting continues in Nigeria, a day after polls due to close

The cash shortage affected transportation not only for voters but also for election workers and police officers providing security.

Nigeria’s electoral commission announces some early results

Chairman of Nigeria’s electoral commission says the release of vote tallies will resume on Monday morning.

Nigeria gets early results from tight election race

LAGOS: Nigeria announced initial results on Sunday (Feb 26) after a tight election for the presidency of Africa's most populous nation, marked by widespread voting delays and early accusations of attempts to manipulate ballot counts. Nearly 90 million were eligible to vote on Saturday for a successor to Pr

Factbox: Results so far from Nigeria's presidential election

Nigeria's electoral commission has announced the following results following the country's presidential election, with the final tally expected within five days of the close of voting on Sunday.

Nigeria awaits results after tight election

Nigeria began to announce early results on Sunday after a tight election for the presidency of Africa's most populous nation, as concerns grew over long delays in voting and accusations of attempts to manipulate tallies. The election went ahead mostly peacefully, despite some ransacked polling stations and late starts at many others. Voters stayed up late at night in many locations to observe the count and "protect" the ballots.