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2015 elections in Nigeria

Everything about the 2015 elections in Nigeria: candidates, results, key moments, incidents and what changed afterwards.

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The 2015 presidential election: the first time an incumbent lost and conceded

Muhammadu Buhari won at his fourth attempt, and Goodluck Jonathan's phone call conceding defeat set a new standard for Nigerian democracy.

16 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Incidents during the 2015 elections

Recorded from reliable reporting, by place.

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Technology (card readers, BVAS, IReV) · 2015 President Jonathan cannot be accredited by a card reader Smart card readers failed to verify voters in many areas, including the President's own polling unit in Otuoke, and INEC allowed manual accreditation. Otuoke, Ogbia LGA, Bayelsa State · 28 Mar 2015