Nigeria's electoral commission has started announcing state by state results from national elections. Official results from the south-western Ekiti state show a clear victory for ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu in one of his strongholds.

Nigeria Presidential Elections 2023: Results start trickling in amid delays

With Nigerians voting in the general election on Saturday (February 25) to elect a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, an opposition party lawmaker was arrested with almost half a million dollars in cash "for distribution" on Friday.

Nigeria: Voting for general election begins; opposition lawmaker arrested with nearly $500k a day before poll

An opposition senatorial candidate in Nigeria was killed in the southeastern Enugu State late Wednesday, ahead of the crucial general election on Saturday. According to the state police on Thursday, suspected members of two Biafran separatist groups which have been banned by authorities targeted vehicles from three different political parties including the Labour Party in simultaneous incidents at separate locations, news agency Reuters reported late Friday.

Nigeria: Opposition senatorial candidate killed days before election