Nigeria's Supreme Court Confirms Tinubu's Presidential Victory and Rejects Opposition Challenges

Nigeria's Supreme Court has dismissed the opposition's claims of fraud and electoral law violations, affirming the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The court's decision gives Tinubu a firm mandate to lead the country. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, won the presidential election in February with 37% of the vote. The opposition candidates challenged the result, arguing that the election commission had failed to transmit results digitally as promised. However, the court ruled in favor of Tinubu, stating that he had met the required threshold of winning 25% of the vote in two-thirds of all states. Tinubu now faces challenges such as security threats, high inflation, and crude oil theft during his four-year term.