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Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria's presidential election against Atiku ... (BBC News)

The 70-year-old veteran politician got 37% of the vote, official results show. His main rival Atiku Abubakar polled 29%, and Labour's Peter Obi 25%.

It is one country and we must build it together," he said in a televised speech. It is the only nation we have. While he met the 25% requirement in two-thirds of Nigeria's 36 states to show he was nationally accepted, the nature of the win indicates the absence of a truly national party. After fighting military rule in Nigeria, escaping into exile and being one of the founding members of the country's democracy in 1999, Mr Tinubu will feel that he was destined to become president. He added that they had the right to challenge the results in court but said that the lapses in the election "were relatively few in number and were immaterial to affect the outcome of this election". Many feel frustrated at what they see as a fraudulent electoral process.

Facing a divided country, Nigerian president-elect Bola Tinubu ... (PBS NewsHour)

Bola Tinubu has been proclaimed the winner of Nigeria's presidential election after a hotly contested election.

Institute of Peace’s interim country manager for Nigeria. “Nigeria is the richest country, the largest country (in Africa), but we suffer the most. A self-proclaimed freedom fighter who entered politics more than three decades ago, he served eight years as governor of Lagos State until 2007 and last June emerged as the All Progressives Congress party’s presidential candidate, after beating other prominent members including Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. How can we progress with someone like Tinubu?” he said. Third-place finisher Obi took 25 percent with about 6.1 million, according to the results announced on live television by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Tinubu received 37 percent of the votes, or nearly 8.8 million, while main opposition candidate Abubakar won 29 percent with almost 7 million.

Who is Nigeria's new President-elect Bola Tinubu? (CNN)

Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged winner of a tense and closely fought contest for Nigeria's presidency, but who is the man who will lead Africa's largest economy ...

Buhari could get all the votes in the north but he couldn’t get two-third majority of votes anywhere in the south, and Tinubu turned the southwest to him. Tinubu wields significant influence in the southwest where he is seen as a political godfather and kingmaker. He used his clout and enormous resources to build leaders and establish political influence, first in the southwest … He once had a bullion van at his home in an affluent area of Lagos during the 2019 elections. He was elected into the Nigerian senate in 1992 and served until the next year when the military seized power. He fled the country in 1994 after the pro-democracy group he co-founded failed to sway the military to relinquish power.

Bola Tinubu is now Nigeria's president-elect. What happens next? (Aljazeera.com)

Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering mixed reactions ...

It has had two recessions in five years, partly due to policy missteps and the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. He and Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima are both Muslims in a country divided fairly evenly between Christians and Muslims. “The legal people are putting the papers together.” The election petition tribunal is expected to wrap up any challenges within 180 days. To serve you, … “This is a serious mandate – I hereby accept it.

Who is Bola Tinubu, winner of Nigeria's presidential election? (The Washington Post)

Former Lagos governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged as the winner in Nigeria's presidential election this week — the most closely contested leadership poll ...

Nigeria's political 'godfather' Tinubu fulfils presidential dream (The East African)

Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress party candidate Bola Tinubu addresses supporters in Abuja on March 1, 2023 during celebrations at his campaign ...

The source of his wealth is unknown, but he has investments in a number of business ventures, from media and aviation to tax consultancy, hotels and real estate holdings. In a mark of his staying power, Tinubu kept a tight grip over the governorship of Lagos from 1999, holding the post until 2007 and holding a hand in choosing his successors since leaving office. He was a political activist before becoming a senator and later governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007. Often referred to with the chieftain's title of "Jagaban", Tinubu has spent years building his Lagos powerbase into a nationwide network of contacts from Lagos market cooperatives and transport unions to political operatives. "You win some, you lose some," Tinubu said of the result, urging his supporters to remain calm. Bola Tinubu, a political "godfather" famed for his strategic deftness and clout, never hid his ambition to be president of Nigeria.