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Nigeria 2023 election: Bola Tinubu declared winner

Electoral body says Tinubu garnered 37 percent of the votes, while opposition candidate Abubakar received 29 percent.

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A man cheers holding a newspaper with headlines of the newly elected Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu [Sunday Alamba/AP Photo]
By Hamza Mohamed, Elizabeth Melimopoulos and Virginia Pietromarchi
Published On 1 Mar 2023
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Updated: 1 Mar 2023 (20:19 GMT)

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