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Jana Krause, Professor of Political Science , University of Oslo

Security in Nigeria: Bola Tinubu will increase tension in some parts of the country and reduce it in others

Nigeria's president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja in July 2022. Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images

Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be sworn in as president of the country on 29 May 2023. That’s if the courts uphold his election victory.

Tinubu won the highly contested 25 February presidential election with 37% of the total votes. At least two leading opposition candidates have filed separate legal challenges to the election results.

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