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Nigeria presidential election 2023

Nigerians will vote for a successor to Muhammadu Buhari on February 25. Political veterans Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar represent the two big parties but relative outsider Peter Obi has gained growing support, making it a three-man race

Nigeria’s new president inherits fragile nation
Youthful west African country with dysfunctional economy presents vast challenges for winner of closely-run vote
Nigeria’s badly flawed election
If Bola Tinubu’s victory is challenged, the courts should take a hard look
‘Godfather of Lagos’ wins tightest Nigerian presidential election in decades
Opposition alleges irregularities in counting and calls for rerun
Tinubu leads disputed Nigerian vote as opposition calls for election rerun
Anger directed at the Independent National Electoral Commission over long delays in collecting results
Nigeria’s vote count marred by delays as electoral body faces criticism
Only a third of results made public two days after closely fought presidential election
Nigerians go to the polls in closest-run vote in country’s democratic era
Three candidates have a realistic chance of winning election but the count could take several days to compile

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