Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected for a second four-year term.
Election officials said the former military dictator had defeated his main rival, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, with a margin of just under four million votes.
Buhari secured 15.1 million votes, while Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) received 11.2 million, with voter turnout at a meagre 35.6 per cent.
The opposition has rejected the results, claiming voter fraud and irregularities.
Israeli strikes kill five in south Lebanon, including three rescuers
Two successive Israeli strikes on a building in a southern Lebanese town have killed five people on Tuesday, including three rescuers who went to help those wounded in the initial attack, Lebanon's health ministry said.
Mali leader says situation under control in first speech since attacks
The leader of Mali's military government, Assimi Goita, has made his first public appearance on Tuesday since insurgents launched coordinated attacks over the weekend, vowing in a televised address to "neutralise" those responsible.
Trump tells aides to prepare for extended blockade of Iran, WSJ reports
US President Donald Trump has instructed aides to prepare for an extended blockade of Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing US officials.
King Charles promotes US-UK unity in speech to Congress amid Iran tensions
Britain's King Charles told the US Congress on Tuesday that despite an age of uncertainty and conflict in Europe and the Middle East, the UK and the US will always be staunch allies united in defending democracy, at a time of deep divisions between the two long-time allies over the war with Iran.
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill five, including nine-year-old boy, medics say
Israeli strikes killed five Palestinians, including a nine-year-old boy, in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, health officials said.
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