Muhammadu Buhari Wins Nigeria's 2015 Presidential Election

In the most competitive presidential race, ever in Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has won the Nigerian presidential poll. This is also Nigeria's first election victory by an opposition party (APC).

We also gathered that the incurbent, Goodluck Jonathan, has conceded defeat and called Gen Buhari to congratulate him on his victory.

Buhari, a former general who took power in a military coup in 1983, defeated Mr Jonathan "with 15.4 million votes against 13.3 million," according to Reuter Tally.

Observers have generally praised the election, but there have been allegations of fraud, which some fear could lead to protests and violence.

Goodluck Jonathan's tenure in office has been greatly criticized for corruption scandals and failure to address an insurgency by the extremist group Boko Haram in the northern part of the nation. The country's economy is also in a very bad shape as a result of the fall in oil prices that have weakened its fiscal position and undermined its currency.

Below are the results based on States:

Abia: PDP – 368,303

APC – 13,394

Adamawa: APC – 374,701

PDP – 251,664

Akwa Ibom: PDP – 953,304

APC – 58,411

Anambra: PDP – 660,762

APC – 17,926

Bauchi: APC – 931,598

PDP – 86,085

Bayelsa: APC – 5,194

PDP – 361,209

Benue: APC – 373,961

PDP – 303,737

Cross River: APC – 28,368

PDP – 414,863

Delta: APC – 48,910

PDP – 1,211,405

Ebonyi: APC – 19,518

PDP – 323,653

Edo: APC – 208,469

PDP – 286,869

Ekiti: APC – 120,331

PDP – 176,466

Enugu: APC – 14,157

PDP – 553,003

FCT: APC – 146,399

PDP – 157,195

Gombe: APC – 361,245

PDP – 96,873

Imo: PDP – 559,185

APC – 133,253

Jigawa: APC – 885,988

PDP – 142,904

Kaduna: APC – 1,127,760

PDP – 484,085

Kano: APC – 1,903,999

PDP – 215,779

Katsina: APC – 1,345,441

PDP – 98,937

Kebbi: APC – 567,883

PDP – 100,972

Kogi: APC – 264,851

PDP – 149,987

Kwara: APC – 302, 146

PDP – 132, 602

Lagos: APC – 792,460

PDP – 632,327

Nasarawa: APC – 236, 838

PDP – 273, 460

Niger: APC – 657,678

PDP – 149,222

Ogun: APC – 308,290

PDP – 207,950

Ondo: APC – 299,889

PDP – 251,368

Osun: APC – 383,603

PDP – 249,929

Oyo: APC – 528,620

PDP – 303,376

Plateau: PDP – 549,615

APC – 429,140

Rivers: APC – 69,238

PDP – 1,487, 075

Sokoto: APC – 671,926

PDP – 152,199

Taraba: APC – 261,326

PDP – 310,800

Yobe: APC – 446, 265

PDP – 25,526

Zamfara: APC – 612,202

PDP – 144, 833

The new president elect Muhammadu Buhari