Nigeria election winner addresses supporters

Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu on Wednesday spoke to supporters after officials declared him the winner of Saturday's election in Africa's most populous nation. Tinubu received 37% of the vote, or nearly 8.8 million, while main opposition candidate Abubakar won 29% with almost 7 million.Third-place finisher Obi took 25% with about 6.1 million.

On Tuesday, the two leading opposition parties had demanded a revote, saying that delays in uploading election results had made room for irregularities.The ruling All Progressives Congress party urged the opposition to accept defeat and not cause trouble.