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Presidential election

Buhari's stronghold becomes key battleground in tight Nigeria election

Nigerian President Muhammadu. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Nigerian President Muhammadu. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
By Aaron Ross
24/02/2019

KANO, (Reuters) - Sunday Nicholas voted for Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria's 2015 presidential election, but the 32-year-old factory worker in the northern city of Kano was casting his ballot on Saturday for the president's challenger, Atiku Abubakar.

Nigeria counting votes in presidential election dogged by delays

Main opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar casts his vote at Ajiya's polling station. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Nyancho NwaNri
Main opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar casts his vote at Ajiya's polling station. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Nyancho NwaNri
By James Macharia and Ahmed Kingimi
23/02/2019

ABUJA/MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Nigeria began counting votes in Saturday's closely-fought presidential election although the electoral commission extended voting hours in some places where polling stations opened late or ballot machines malfunctioned.

Nigerian vote tough to call as week-long delay may hurt turnout

Ballot papers are seen at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Daura, Katsina State, Nigeria, February 22, 2019. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Ballot papers are seen at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Daura, Katsina State, Nigeria, February 22, 2019. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
By Abraham Achirga and Paul Carsten
22/02/2019

YOLA, Nigeria/ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian teacher Benjamin Shagu flew 500 km (310 miles) from the east of the country to the capital, Abuja, to vote in the presidential election - only for the vote to be delayed for a week, just five hours before polls had been due to open.

Nigeria's Buhari promises security for delayed presidential election

A cyclist drives pasts a campaign poster for President Muhammadu Buhari in a street after the postponement of the presidential election in Kano, Nigeria, February 17, 2019. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Luc Gnago
A cyclist drives pasts a campaign poster for President Muhammadu Buhari in a street after the postponement of the presidential election in Kano, Nigeria, February 17, 2019. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Luc Gnago
By Felix Onuah
22/02/2019

ABUJA (Reuters) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday urged Nigerians "to go out and vote", promising that there would be adequate security for Saturday's postponed election that pits him in a tight race with businessman Atiku Abubakar.

The race for Nigeria's presidency in 2019

A man sits next to a campaign poster of Atiku Abubakar, leader of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), after the postponement of the presidential election in Kano, Nigeria, February 17, 2019. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Luc Gnago
A man sits next to a campaign poster of Atiku Abubakar, leader of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), after the postponement of the presidential election in Kano, Nigeria, February 17, 2019. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Luc Gnago
By Paul Carsten
21/02/2019

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's elections were postponed by a week to Feb. 23 just five hours before polling units were set to open last Saturday, causing shock and disappointment among many voters.

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