Tuesday

Prof. Jega officially declares Buhari winner of the 2015 presidential election


Come May 29, 2015, Nigeria will have a new president in the person of Gen. Mohammed Buhari. INEC chairman Prof. Jega just declared him winner of the 2015 presidential election having certified the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes in the election. Congrats Nigeria for a peaceful 2015 election. God bless President Jonathan for conceding. God bless Nigeria!


Photo: PDP agent refuses to sign the Presidential election result sheet


After announcing the presidential election results, Prof. Jega called all party agents to come on stage at the collation center and sign the Presidential election sheet by INEC, and every agent did except the agent for PDP. He climbed the stage, spoke with Jega, shook his hands and walked away without signing the result sheet.


Obasanjo congratulates Buhari, asks him to be magnanimous in victory


Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated Gen Buhari on his victory today. In a message released this evening, Chief Obasanjo asked the President-in-waiting to be magnanimous in victory and also fight corruption when he assumes office.

"With so much harm already done to many national institutions including the military, which proudly nurtured you and me, you will have a lot to do on institution reform – education, healthcare, economy, security, infrastructure, power, youth employment, agri-business, oil and gas, external affairs, cohesiveness of our nation and ridding our land of corruption. Your varied and wide experience will undoubtedly stand you in good stead. is blessed with men and women of goodwill, character and virtue across the board that you can mobilise to join hands with you in the reform, repairs and re-direction that will be imperative to put Nigeria back on the fast lane of good governance, unity, cohesiveness, development and progress. For me, the totality of 2015 elections hold many lessons for our democracy and democratisation process, which are both maturing. On this occasion, the system has been unnecessarily overheated before and particularly during the campaigns when emphasis was more on trivialities and hate, divisive, undignifying and disrespectful statements and comments rather than on pressing issues requiring attention. I know that in victory, you will be magnanimous to start binding the wounds and bitterness occasioned by the campaign and the evil disciples ” the statement read




Aliko Dangote before and after the election results were announced




Lol. See him above with GEJ as election results were being announced. And after it was clear who would win, he moved kia kia. He's a businessman, not a politician. Friends with anyone in govt...:-)


'You are celebrating because GEJ allowed freedom blossom' - Reno Omokri


More tweets after the cut...










Photo: Ice Prince meets Jay Zs


Nice stuff!


Presidential election results for Borno state - APC wins

As announced by the collating officer for Borno state

AA - 145

ACPN - 243

AD - 392

ADC - 201

APA - 878

APC - 473,543

CPP - 310

HOPE - 88

KOWA - 158

NCP - 107

PDP - 25,640

PPN 143

UDP - 31

UPP - 41

Total valid votes - 501,920

Rejected votes - 13,088

Total votes cast - 515,008

Guess Nigeria has a new president. Congrats to Gen. Buhari


Elections is not about the num. of celebs behind you- Rukky Sanda, other celebs react


The actress shared her thoughts on the outcome of the election results this evening. See what Toyin 'mo le ku fun PDP' Aimakhu and Ini Edo also had to say about it after the cut...














Photos of Pres. Jonathan watching the election collation results


President Jonathan pictured with members of the National Peace Committee for 2015 Elections watching the election collation results as they were being announced at the National Collation center in Abuja today. Notice Dangote there? But he later moved...lol. Another photo after the cut...













Photos: Dangote, Abdulsalam, Tambuwal, others with Buhari in Abuja


Africa's richest man don reach there already....lol. Buhari pictured speaking with Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar. Aliko Dangote, Primate Nicholas Owoh, Tambuwal, Osinbajo, Chris Ngige and others are around Nigeria's president-elect at their APC office in Abuja this evening. More photos after the cut...















Atiku Abubakar congratulates Gen. Buhari on his victory


The former Vice President wrote a congratulatory message to Buhari which he shared on Facebook. See it below...

My hearty congratulations to His Excellency, General Muhammadu Buhari, for being elected the next president of our beloved county, Nigeria. You have led our party, the All Progressives Congress to an unprecedented victory within two years of it’s official formation, and in so doing, written the most important chapter of our democracy.


The great Nnamdi Azikiwe once wrote that “history will continue to vindicate the just”. Your victory in the polls, with votes from across the length and breadth of our country, bears witness to the acceptance of not just our party, the APC, but also your ideology of justice, fair play and zero tolerance for corruption as the bedrock for national rebirth.



At this historic moment, it is most important to say a hearty thank you to every Nigerian who voted for the APC. Your votes have not just elected the first opposition party into federal power, but has also set a precedent which will have positive implications for democracy across Africa.



Dear GMB, the journey has just begun. Millions of Nigerians have put their trust in you, because they were not satisfied with the status quo. You represent the hope of a new generation of Nigerians, and you cannot afford to fail them. Our party has made a promise of change to our young people, to secure and rebuild our country, create jobs and opportunity, and improve citizens’ welfare. We will stand behind you to ensure we keep those promises, just like we did during these elections.



Our country needs a new direction. We have voted for you, and our party won the election, but when you assume our highest office, you must become the president of not just the APC, but all of Nigeria, including the people who did not vote for you. We look up to you to heal the fractures of our country, and truly unite this country like never before.



To President Jonathan, I want to specially thank you for conducting a historic election. Your party may have lost the elections, but you have won the admiration of the world by not interfering with the wishes of Nigerians. History will be kind to you.



It is my sincere hope that we will all come together as one country, to build the Nigeria of our dreams.

God bless Nigeria.


Asari Dokubo denies tweet being circulated claiming he is friends with any government in power


Former Niger Delta militant Asari Dokubo has denied a tweet being circulated where he purportedly said that he is a friend of any government in power. That is not his real twitter handle. What he wrote on Facebook above and the controversial tweet after the cut...













Photos: Jubilation at APC headquarters in Abuja


APC supporters pictured above celebrating at the party's headquarters in Abuja this evening in anticipation of INEC's announcement later today














Chude Jideonwo says GEJ has called Buhari to congratulate him on his victory



The commission will reconvene around 8pm to give us the result for the last state remaining - Borno, but as it stands, it looks like Nigeria now has a new president. Debola Williams and Chude Jideonwo who work with Gen. Buhari claim GEJ has called to congratulate Buhari over the election results.