Nigeria election 2019

Nigeria’s main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in Saturday’s fiercely contested election. PDP spokesman Kola Ologbondiyan told Report Focus that the results were totally unacceptable. He said the party was questioning the high numbers of votes

Some polling stations remained open across Nigeria on Sunday, while votes were counted in Saturday’s presidential election, widely seen as a tight race between the president and a former vice president. Although voting was said to be peaceful in most areas of

The World Bishops’ Council (WBC) has urged Nigerian politicians to accept the results of Saturday’s elections. The country’s electoral commission cancelled them last week, just as the polls were about to open. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) blamed logistical problems for