NIGERIA

Nigeria’s ruling party candidate Tinubu wins controversial election

All Progressives Congress (APC)'s presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu (C), accompanied by his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, makes his way through the crowd after casting his vote at a polling station during the general elections, in the Ikeja district of Lagos, Nigeria, 25 February 2023. EFE-EPA/AKINTUNDE AKINLEYE

Lagos, Nigeria, Mar 1 (EFE).- The candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, won Nigeria’s controversial presidential elections held on Feb. 25, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced on Wednesday. Tinubu, 70, obtained 36 percent of the votes, or 8.79 million, INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu said. “Tinubu Bola Ahmed … Read more