Nigerian electoral commission declares Bola Tinubu winner of presidential vote

Election officials declared ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election early on Wednesday, with the two leading opposition candidates already demanding a revote in Africa’s most populous nation (Ben Curtis/AP)

Election officials declared ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election early on Wednesday, with the two leading opposition candidates already demanding a revote in Africa’s most populous nation.

The overnight announcement was likely to lead to a court challenge by his main opponents Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi. Mr Abubakar also finished second in the last vote in 2019, then appealed against those results before his lawsuit ultimately was dismissed.