Nigeria Politics | APC leads as election results trickle in

NIGERIA - Results in Nigeria's presidential elections are beginning to trickle in.

The governing APC has already taken a comfortable lead in its stronghold Etiki state.

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Meanwhile, residents in the city of Kanor say voting has gone well.

Three frontrunners are vying to govern Africa's most populous democracy.

The ballot was hit by delays and isolated incidents of violence.

The race sees former Lagos governor and APC candidate Bola Tinubu facing the PDP's Atiku Abubakar.

A surprise third-party candidate, Labour's Peter Obi, is also making inroads.

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Nearly 90 million people were eligible to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari's successor.

Many Nigerians hope the new leader will tackle the security crisis, the sluggish economy, and growing poverty.