Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress opposition party won Nigeria’s presidential election Tuesday, defeating the long-ruling Peoples Democratic Party and President Goodluck Jonathan in a historically tight race. Buhari, a 72-year-old former military dictator, won 15.4 million votes against Jonathan’s 13.3 million, according to a Reuters tally in all 36 of Nigeria’s states. APC spokesman…

Nigerians are contemplating a new era for their country after Muhammadu Buhari won the presidential elections. I lived in Nigeria for almost 15 years and would call it a “Nigerian spring” after decades of corruption. The retired general who was once in power 32 years ago through a military coup has been trying to get back…