Who is winning the election in Nigeria

ONITSHA, Nigeria, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Nigeria's presidential election was marked by long delays at some polling stations on Saturday that did not deter large ...

Nigerians voted on Saturday for a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari in a tightly fought race, with three frontrunners for the first time in the ...

"It's a very important election because we need a total change," said fashion designer Titus Ojewale, 61, voting in the popular Lagos district, Yaba. "It's going to be different this time, we have three people," said Friday Ikwuako, 55, a school employee waiting to vote in the affluent Ikoyi district of Lagos. [Nigerians](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/nigeria/) angry and struggling more than usual in a country already hit by more than 20 percent inflation. Among the candidates in the race, three stand out: Bola Ahmed Tinubu, candidate of the ruling party (APC), Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition party (PDP), and Peter Obi, backed by the Labour Party. For the first time since the end of military rule in 1999, a third serious candidate has emerged to challenge the dominance of the ruling [90 million people](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/nigeria/) are eligible to vote in [the election](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/presidential-elections/), which is taking place as Africa's most populous democracy grapples with a multi-front security crisis, a sluggish economy and widening poverty.

As the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, cast his votes at the Tunda Ward of Madobi Local Government Area.

Hundreds of Kwankwaso supporters cheered him as he arrived at the polling unit to cast his vote. As the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, cast his votes at the Tunda Ward of Madobi Local Government Area of Kano State, he said he is fully confident of winning the 2023 elections. 2023 election: I’m confident of winning – Kwankwaso as hundreds cheer him at polling unit

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso the presidential candidate of the NNPP has addressed the press after casting his vote in Tandu Polling Unit in Madobi Local Government, ...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has arrived at his polling unit in PU 019, Umudimakasi Square, Agulu, Anambra State. Welcome to Pulse Nigeria's coverage of the 2023 presidential election. Let's keep a few things in mind before we go into the excitement of the day. There are 93.5 million Nigerians on the national voters' register but 6.3 million of them have not collected their Permanent Voter's Card (PVC) in time to vote today. NNPP presidential candidate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has voted in Tandu Polling Unit in Madobi Local Government Area of the state. The governor is approaching the end of his second term in office. Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has casted his vote in Polling Unit 39, Ward 13, in Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa State. President Buhari has spent eight years in power and will be handing over to a new government on May 29, 2023. Officers of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been spotted at Tinubu's polling unit. Voting has continued across Nigeria where the electorate will be electing a new president and their representatives at the National Assembly. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress have won his polling unit at the 2023 presidential elections. It was earlier reported that there was a delay of INEC officials in reaching the polling unit.

The Presidential Candidate of New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso has expressed optimism of winning the ongoing presidential election.

Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has boasted about his chances of winning the elections.

I’ll accept the final result of the election.” if you want to meet them, go to Wuse Market, go to the markets in Kano, go to the market in Sabo, Ibadan, go to markets in Rivers and the roads and so on, and ask people.” We must demonstrate a high sense of political tolerance to ensure peaceful conduct of future exercise,” he said.

The elections are the biggest democratic exercise in Africa, with 87 million people eligible to vote.

He has been dogged by accusations of corruption and cronyism, which he denies. The wealthy businessman served as governor of the south-eastern Anambra State from 2006 to 2014. The new notes were introduced in order to tackle inflation, and also vote-buying. A candidate needs to have the most votes and 25% of ballots cast in two-thirds of Nigeria's 36 states to be declared the winner. "As a Nigerian you expect any eventuality, so I came out with my power bank and a bottle of water. He is known as a political godfather in the south-west region, where he wields huge influence, but like Mr Abubakar, has also been dogged by allegations of corruption over the years and poor health, both of which he denies. Most people consider the election a referendum on the APC, which has overseen a period of economic hardship and worsening insecurity. Most of his career has been spent in the corridors of power, having worked as a top civil servant, vice-president and a prominent businessman. On the eve of the election a member of the House of Representatives was arrested with almost $500,000 (£419,000) in cash, and a list of people he was supposed to give it to, police say. Although he was in the PDP before then, he is seen as a relatively fresh face and enjoys fervent support among some sections of Nigeria's youth, especially in the south. Tens of thousands of polling stations are counting the results, which will be collated and sent to the electoral headquarters in the capital Abuja. But voting was postponed to Sunday at 141 polling stations in the oil-rich southern state of Bayelsa because of disruptions.