Nigeria's Tinubu to run for second term after party primary win

LAGOS - Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu will seek a second and final four-year term in January after overwhelmingly defeating a little-known challenger in ruling party primaries, results showed on Sunday.

• The ruling All Progressives Congress party held its presidential primaries on Saturday after a surprise candidate, Stanley Osifo, challenged Tinubu.

• The president ended up getting nearly 11 million votes against 16,500 for Osifo.

• Tinubu has won plaudits from foreign investors after rolling out some of Nigeria's boldest reforms, including the removal of fuel and electricity subsidies, ending foreign exchange controls and overhauling the tax code.

• The president's chances of re-election were enhanced after an opposition pact to field a single candidate against Tinubu collapsed earlier this month.

• Tinubu came into office in 2023 after winning against his two main rivals, who unsuccessfully challenged the result in court, alleging the vote was rigged. Tinubu said he won fairly.

(Reporting by MacDonald Dzirutwe, Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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This story was originally published May 24, 2026 at 12:52 PM.