Partial results from Nigeria's election give ex-military
ruler Muhammadu Buhari more votes than the incumbent, President Goodluck
Jonathan.
However, populous states such as Lagos and Rivers are yet to
declare.
With just over half of Nigeria's states declared, Gen
Buhari's All Progressives Congress (APC) was reported to be ahead by some two
million votes.
More results are due to be announced from 10:00 local time
(09:00 GMT) on Tuesday.
Nigeria's election commission (Inec) suspended its
declarations late on Monday night, after giving the results for 18 states and
the capital Abuja.
President Jonathan's People's Democratic Party (PDP) gained
6,488,210 votes and Gen Buhari's APC party received 8,520,436 votes.
Several key states have yet to declare in the south, where
Mr Jonathan, a southerner, enjoys strong support, .
The candidate with the most votes will only avoid a run-off
if they gain at least 25% of the votes in two-thirds of Nigeria's 36 states.
The BBC's Will Ross in Abuja says that at this point, neither
side is mentioning the possibility of losing the election.
Our correspondent says that international observers have
broadly praised the conduct of the vote but there has been some concern over
possible efforts to rig the outcome during the count.
Source: BBC
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