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The Supreme Court of Nigeria said Thursday it has reserved judgment indefinitely on a challenge to the country's disputed 2007 presidential election which was won by President Umaru Yar'Adua . The challenge was brought...

Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua told AFP Sunday that he would resign if the Supreme Court of Nigeria invalidated his victory in the disputed 2007 presidential election . In March, Nigerian opposition leader and presidential...

Nigerian opposition leader and presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Supreme Court of Nigeria to review last week's decision by the country's election tribunal to uphold the results of last year's disputed presidential elections...

Nigeria's Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Tuesday upheld the results of last year's disputed presidential elections , saying that opposition groups failed to present sufficient evidence to support their fraud allegations . European Union and NGO observers...

Nigerian union leaders Thursday called for a two-day national strike to protest the May 29 inauguration of president-elect Umaru Yar'Adua , who they say was elected fraudulently. The strike, which will involve both blue-collar and white-collar unions, is...

Nigeria's Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal ruled Monday that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must provide "certified true copies" of ballots from Nigeria's contested April 21 presidential elections to embattled candidate and current Nigerian Vice President Atiku...

The head of Nigeria's electoral commission announced Monday that ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Umaru Yar'Adua won the country's weekend presidential election by a landslide - taking 24.6 million votes as against...

The two major opposition parties in Nigeria and an election watch group on Sunday challenged the legitimacy of the country's Saturday presidential elections, reporting voting delays and potential ballot-rigging in favor of the People's Democratic Party...

The Nigerian electoral commission said Tuesday that Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar would be included on the ballots for this coming Saturday's presidential elections, after the Nigerian Supreme Court overturned his disqualification as...

The Supreme Court of Nigeria ruled unanimously Monday that Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar should not have been barred from running in the country's April 21 presidential election by the Independent National...