Nigeria has won the Muhammadu Buharin presidential elections . Beat incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan by 2.1million votes . First time the opposition has won a democratic presidential vote . This is 72-year-old General Buhari 's fourth run at the presidency . Buhari previously ruled Muhammadu Buhari in 1984-1985 , after a military coup . His strict ruling eventually saw him ousted by his own soldiers .
Muhammadu Buhari has won the Nigerian presidential elections . Beat incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan by 2.1million votes . First time the opposition has won a democratic presidential vote . This is 72-year-old General Buhari 's fourth run at the presidency . Buhari previously ruled Nigeria in 1984-1985 , after a military coup . His strict ruling eventually saw him ousted by his own soldiers .