Nigeria election - in pictures

  • Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), centre, with his wife Oluremi, right, after winning the presidential elections in Abuja, Nigeria. AP
    Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), centre, with his wife Oluremi, right, after winning the presidential elections in Abuja, Nigeria. AP
  • Supporters of Mr Tinubu celebrate after he was declared the winner, at the party's campaign headquarters in Abuja. Reuters
    Supporters of Mr Tinubu celebrate after he was declared the winner, at the party's campaign headquarters in Abuja. Reuters
  • APC supporters celebrate in Lagos. AFP
    APC supporters celebrate in Lagos. AFP
  • Mr Tinubu, 70, won 8.8 million votes against 6.9 million for opposition People's Democratic Party candidate Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party's Peter Obi, with 6.1 million. AFP
    Mr Tinubu, 70, won 8.8 million votes against 6.9 million for opposition People's Democratic Party candidate Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party's Peter Obi, with 6.1 million. AFP
  • The announcement of the result is expected to lead to a court challenge by the two main opponents. AFP
    The announcement of the result is expected to lead to a court challenge by the two main opponents. AFP
  • The ruling APC party urged the opposition to accept defeat and not cause trouble. AP
    The ruling APC party urged the opposition to accept defeat and not cause trouble. AP
  • Electoral commission chairman Mahmood Yakubu, centre, looks on as results for individual states are read out in Abuja. AP
    Electoral commission chairman Mahmood Yakubu, centre, looks on as results for individual states are read out in Abuja. AP
  • Besides having to get Nigeria's finances back on track, Mr Tinubu will need to quash violence perpetrated by militants, secessionists and armed bandits across the country. EPA
    Besides having to get Nigeria's finances back on track, Mr Tinubu will need to quash violence perpetrated by militants, secessionists and armed bandits across the country. EPA
  • A man takes part in a protest against the electoral commission in Abuja. AP
    A man takes part in a protest against the electoral commission in Abuja. AP
  • Nigerian soldiers are stationed near a market in Lagos to prevent election-related violence. Reuters
    Nigerian soldiers are stationed near a market in Lagos to prevent election-related violence. Reuters
  • Polling officers collate the results at the electoral commission's office in Lagos. EPA
    Polling officers collate the results at the electoral commission's office in Lagos. EPA
  • A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Amatutu during Nigeria's presidential election. AFP
    A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Amatutu during Nigeria's presidential election. AFP
  • A woman writes her name on an unofficial list of voters. AFP
    A woman writes her name on an unofficial list of voters. AFP
  • People queue to write their names on an unofficial list of voters in Abuja. AFP
    People queue to write their names on an unofficial list of voters in Abuja. AFP
  • A voter gets her information checked by an Independent National Electoral Commission official at a polling station in Agege, Lagos. AFP
    A voter gets her information checked by an Independent National Electoral Commission official at a polling station in Agege, Lagos. AFP
  • An official confirms the details of a voter at a polling station in Agege. AFP
    An official confirms the details of a voter at a polling station in Agege. AFP
  • Voters queuing to vote. AFP
    Voters queuing to vote. AFP
  • A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Agege. AFP
    A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Agege. AFP
  • Nigeria's Labour party candidate Peter Obi speaks to journalists before casting his vote. AP Photo
    Nigeria's Labour party candidate Peter Obi speaks to journalists before casting his vote. AP Photo
  • An official sets up the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System in Amatutu. AFP
    An official sets up the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System in Amatutu. AFP
  • Polls open at the University of Ibadan. AFP
    Polls open at the University of Ibadan. AFP
  • Voters queue outside a polling station in Kano. AFP
    Voters queue outside a polling station in Kano. AFP
  • Party agents look at polling station information in Kano. AFP
    Party agents look at polling station information in Kano. AFP