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Tuesday 31 March 2015

Has Bruce Jenner undergone breast implant surgery in his biggest move towards becoming a woman?


Bruce Jenner has undergone breast implant surgery according to reports on Tuesday.
RadarOnline.com has claimed the reality star had silicone implants put in earlier this month.
'Bruce had silicone breast implants put in a few weeks ago,' Radar quoted an insider. 'He went with a smaller implant because he didn't want to look ridiculous.'
When MailOnline asked his representative about the report, he replied: 'No comment'.

One step close: Bruce Jenner, pictured in January, has undergone breast implant surgery according to reports on Tuesday
One step close: Bruce Jenner, pictured in January, has undergone breast implant surgery according to reports on Tuesday
The 65-year-old has yet to officially confirm his transformation, but in recent months has been gradually changing his appearance to a more feminine form.
As well as growing his hair out an painting his nails, the former Olympian has already undergone a laryngeal shave procedure to flatten out his Adam's Apple, and has reportedly had rhinoplasty to sculpt his nose into a more feminine shape.
'Recovery hasn’t been that difficult, but Bruce has had to sleep in a recliner to help with the healing,' the source said.
'He’s not allowed to lift anything, and he has to wear a bra 24/7, but he’s expected to resume normal activities in the next six weeks.' 
Feminine: In February last year the 65-year-old had a laryngeal shave to reduce the size of his adam's apple
Feminine: In February last year the 65-year-old had a laryngeal shave to reduce the size of his adam's apple
Transition: The former Olympian has undergone a number of physical alterations in recent months, including a reported nose job
Transition: The former Olympian has undergone a number of physical alterations in recent months, including a reported nose job
Changes: How Bruce looked in 1993
Changes: How Bruce looked in 1993
'He has been emotional, but finally feels like this is the body he has meant to have,' they added.
The report claims Bruce's next step if full gender reassignment surgery, while he may also have further breast augmentation to gradually increase his cup size.
On Monday Bruce's son Burt jumped to his father's defence after Jamie Foxx made fun of him while hosting Sunday Night's iHeartRadio Music Awards.
Foxx was accused of transphobia in a Twitter backlash after his routine at the Shrine Auditorium saying: 'We have some groundbreaking performances here too tonight. We got Bruce Jenner, will be here doing some musical performances. He’s doing a his and her duet all by himself.'
The following day Burt slammed Foxx telling TMZ: 'I think he is just copying Kevin Hart because Kevin Hart is taking all his movie opportunities.' 
'The man is on a roll and Jamie Foxx is on the way down. He's gotta keep his mojo going so he's gotta copy what's working' 
The 36-year-old was referring to similar jibes Hart made during Comedy Central's Justin Bieber Roast, where 19-year-old Kendall Jenner was in attendance. 

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David and Victoria Beckham get next-door neighbour hot under the collar with plans to air condition five rooms in their £31.5million London mansion - including the gym and wine cellar

David and Victoria Beckham's plans to refurbish their new £31.5million mansion have hit trouble after a rich neighbour complained they are damaging the historic character of their leafy London boulevard.
For 18 months the couple, said to be worth a combined £210million, have spent £5million improving the palatial west London home - an inner-city replacement for their sprawling Hertfordshire estate 'Beckingham Palace'.
But at least one neighbour is upset about plans to install air conditioning in five rooms, including in the new gym and wine cellar. 
Moving in: The Beckhams are spending £5million on building work before they move into their new London home, pictured, but a neighbour has complained over plans to install air conditioning
Moving in: The Beckhams are spending £5million on building work before they move into their new London home, pictured, but a neighbour has complained over plans to install air conditioning
A plan of the Beckhams' mansion
Plans: The first floor will belong to David and Victoria, and boast a huge bedroom, an even bigger dressing room and an en-suite bathroom. The house will include rooms for hairdressing, manicures and make-up, as well as separate rooms for 40-year-old Victoria’s shoe collection
Portfolio: The couple, pictured together at a charity dinner, have applied for planning permission to improve their mansion, which will become their main UK residence after they sold Beckingham Palace in Hertfordshire - they already have homes in California, France and Dubai
One resident has written to the local council and said he 'totally disagrees' with the plans, which 'will affect the historic character of the Victorian house of the streets, my house included'.
MailOnline understands that the complainant is worried about air conditioning units being attached to the mansion, because of the visual impact and the humming noise. 
His letter said: 'The council must identifed (sic) our deep concerns about all adverse impacts on living conditions from noise, vibration, dirt, pollution and dust from construction and from associated traffic, in addition to concerns about impacts on drainage, on appearance and landscape, on structural stability, and on historic buildings.'
The Beckhams have hired designer Rose Uniacke to oversee the project and plans for 'internal alterations at all levels' were approved in February this year.
This included the enlargement of the lower ground floor wine cellar and the installation of a retractable cinema screen. They also want to re-configure two bathrooms while removing a third-floor guest bathroom to form an extended bedroom and sitting room.
When ready, the home will have six-bedrooms, a gym, study, office, playroom, cinema and large drawing room.
The first floor will belong to David and Victoria, and boast a huge bedroom, an even bigger dressing room and an en-suite bathroom.
The house will include rooms for hairdressing, manicures and make-up, as well as separate rooms for 40-year-old Victoria’s shoe collection. 
Staff and security will have access to a tunnel which will take them unseen to a second property.
The couple have already installed a sound system so that music can be played in every room, and which can be controlled by a phone or computer. They are planning on adding specially designed waterproof plasma TVs in every bathroom. 
Their children Brooklyn, 16; Romeo, 12; Cruz, ten; and daughter Harper, three, will take over the second floor of the house which has three bedrooms, all with en-suite bathrooms.
An artist's impression of what it might look like inside the Beckhams' home
An artist's impression of what it might look like inside the Beckhams' home
Family: David Beckham  takes a selfie of himself and his children (L-R) Brooklyn Beckham, Romeo Beckham, Cruz Beckham and Harper Beckham, before Victoria's event at New York Fashion Week. All the children will have huge amounts of space in the mansion
Family: David Beckham takes a selfie of himself and his children (L-R) Brooklyn Beckham, Romeo Beckham, Cruz Beckham and Harper Beckham, before Victoria's event at New York Fashion Week. All the children will have huge amounts of space in the mansion

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Match made on MasterChef is heating up: John Torode pictured 'moving in' with 2010 winner Lisa Faulkner


When actress Lisa Faulkner won Celebrity MasterChef in 2010 she declared it had ‘totally changed my life’.
How right she was. For not only has the former Holby City star turned her win into a cookery career, she found love with MasterChef presenter John Torode.
Now it appears their two-and-a-half-year relationship is heating up. 


Moving day: Masterchef Judge John Torode was spotted packed his belongings into removal vans and his car outside his south London home
Getting serious: Torode then arrived with his belongings at his girlfriend Lisa Faulkner's home
Getting serious: Torode then arrived with his belongings at his girlfriend Lisa Faulkner's home
Great taste: Torode and the former Holby City actress, pictured at the National Television Awards in January this year,  have been together for two-and-a-half year after meeting on MasterChef
Great taste: Torode and the former Holby City actress, pictured at the National Television Awards in January this year,  have been together for two-and-a-half year after meeting on MasterChef
Australian chef Torode was spotted packing up his belongings at his Clapham home last week before arriving at Faulkner’s house in North London, where the 43-year-old lives with her eight-year-old daughter Billie from her marriage to actor Chris Hoghill. The couple split in 2012.
   
Torode, 49, separated from Jessica, the mother of his two children, in 2011 and was granted a divorce last year.
Let’s hope the culinary couple’s new-found domesticity isn’t affected by too many cooks in the kitchen.
Hooray for the BBC, cries TV boss (as he jumps ship) 
A mere fortnight ago, Ben Stephenson, the BBC’s drama boss, declared his commitment to the Corporation when he won a special judges’ prize at the Royal Television Awards.
‘The BBC is always on the front pages for the wrong reasons and it’s effing nonsense,’ an excitable Stephenson declared.
‘It’s time for everyone to get behind the BBC. There are no more cuts [to be made] at the BBC — only programmes.’ 
Just days after his emotional pronouncement, Stephenson has confirmed that, far from getting behind the Beeb, he is off to the U.S. after accepting a job with Star Wars director J. J. Abrams’ TV production company.
‘I couldn’t be more excited to be joining Abrams at Bad Robot,’ Stephenson said. A twist worthy of one of his own BBC drama commissions.
Since defecting from the BBC amid great fanfare with her morose One Show co-host Adrian Chiles, Christine Bleakley has struggled at rival ITV.
But the 36-year-old presenter appears to be crying all the way to the bank.
Newly published accounts for her company, Chrisola Entertainment Ltd, disclose that Bleakley  made a profit of £286,000 in the past year.
Bleakley, whose fiance is Premier League footballer Frank Lampard, was reported to have signed a four-year contract with ITV in 2010 worth a total of £4 million. 
But she and Chiles were dropped from Daybreak, the new breakfast show they hosted, the following year.
Bleakley’s company had £2.25 million cash in the bank and was owed £684,000 as of June last year. So, it was worth £2.8 million. Not bad for a firm that held just £35,000 in profits in 2010.
No wonder she and Lampard are reportedly eyeing up a 9,000sq ft apartment in the Big Apple, costing £64,000 a month. The pair are due to relocate to America when Lampard joins New York City FC in July.
JCB boss's rose fuels Jeremy Clarkson
Rose fan: Clarkson and his tipple of choice
Rose fan: Clarkson and his tipple of choice
Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson is known for his quick temper, but apparently his loyalty knows no bounds.
Among the many luxuries he demands backstage at the Top Gear Live show is a quantity of Chateau Leoube rosĂ©, grown on JCB owner Lord Bamford’s vineyard in the South of France. 
Tory donor Bamford and his wife, a former air hostess, are part of Clarkson’s Chipping Norton set in Oxfordshire, which also includes David and Samantha Cameron.
Lady B says of Clarkson’s chosen tipple: ‘He has great taste.’
Chateau Leoube is also sold by the magnum, which may be part of its appeal.
Out of work since his fellow Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson punched their producer, James May has been enjoying the more gentle arts.
On Monday 52-year-old May and his girlfriend Sarah Frater were spotted watching the Royal Ballet perform at the Royal Opera House in London.
As a dance critic, Sarah was able to advise him on the finer points of the grands jetés.
Sadly, it’s too late for her to give oafish Clarkson a kick up the derrière.

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It's definitely paying off! Khloe Kardashian shows off slim figure in sexy slinky dressing gown after putting in epic gym workouts

She can often be seen hitting the gym while back home in Southern California.
And Khloe Kardashian wasn't shy about showing off the results while enjoying a holiday in Miami.
The 30-year-old reality star took to her Instagram on Tuesday to share a picture of herself in a very sexy gold gown featuring a low V-cut and very high split.

Golden girl: Khloe Kardashian flaunted her fabulous figure in a sexy slinky dressing gown in a picture she shared on Instagram on Tuesday
Golden girl: Khloe Kardashian flaunted her fabulous figure in a sexy slinky dressing gown in a picture she shared on Instagram on Tuesday
She definitely seems to be enjoying a getaway in the South Eastern city with her now on-again boyfriend French Montana, P. Diddy and his girlfriend Cassie.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star teamed the sexy slinky dressing gown with a pair of matching shiny gold heels.
Khloe wore her newly dyed blonde locks down into waves as she practised her best pout with natural, complimentary make-up on her face.
Gilt: The 30-year-old reality star's racy outfit was very similar to the shimmering gold robe dress her sister Kim wore at the Grammy Awards in LA back in February

Gilt: The 30-year-old reality star's racy outfit was very similar to the shimmering gold robe dress her sister Kim wore at the Grammy Awards in LA back in February
The racy dress was very similar to her older sister Kim Kardashian's eye-catching plunging gold robe dress that she wore at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in February.
The 34-year-old wife of rapper Kanye West definitely turned heads in the shimmering number which featured a high centre cut as she also paired the look with shiny gold heels.
No doubt, Khloe was so inclined to show off her impressive figure as she has trained hard to achieve her new figure through her epic gym workouts.
Gym grind: The youngest Kardashian sister is regularly seen hitting the gym as she shared this mirror selfie at her favourite training facility last week
Gym grind: The youngest Kardashian sister is regularly seen hitting the gym as she shared this mirror selfie at her favourite training facility last week
'Started my Monday morning off right': Khloe often takes to social media to share her fitness journey as she posted this image of herself doing pull-ups two weeks ago
'Started my Monday morning off right': Khloe often takes to social media to share her fitness journey as she posted this image of herself doing pull-ups two weeks ago
Last month, the youngest of the Kardashian sisters unveiled her rock hard abs with a post on the picture-sharing social network as she said: 'My fitness journey will be a life long journey.'
On Sunday Khloe along with the two rappers and R&B singer made the rooftop of the Red Bull Guest House in Miami into their own private party.
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The make-or-break holiday? Zayn Malik and fiancée Perrie Edwards jet out of the UK on a private jet amid MORE cheating claims

He has been at the centre of a media storm, lately.
So it's perhaps understandable that Zayn Malik and girlfriend Perrie Edwards were seen flying out of Britain via a private jet on Tuesday. 
The former One Direction star, who sensationally quit the band last week, was spotted boarding the luxury aircraft with the Little Mix singer amid yet more cheating claims. 

Keeping a low profile: Zayn Malik and Perrie Edwards leave Britain to enjoy some private time 

Keeping a low profile: Zayn Malik and Perrie Edwards leave Britain to enjoy some private time 
Straight-faced: The Little Mix star didn't seem too overjoyed at the prospect of going abroard
Straight-faced: The Little Mix star didn't seem too overjoyed at the prospect of going abroard
Leaving: Zayn Malik and girlfriend Perrie Edwards were seen flying out of Britain via a private jet on Tuesday
Leaving: Zayn Malik and girlfriend Perrie Edwards were seen flying out of Britain via a private jet on Tuesday
The former One Direction star, who sensationally quit the band last week, was spotted boarding the luxury aircraft with the Little Mix singer amid yet more cheating claims

The former One Direction star, who sensationally quit the band last week, was spotted boarding the luxury aircraft with the Little Mix singer amid yet more cheating claims
Stylish: Perrie looked fashionable as she made her way onto the luxury aircraft in a cream and black outfit
Stylish: Perrie looked fashionable as she made her way onto the luxury aircraft in a cream and black outfit
The break comes shortly after Swedish model Martina Olsson urged Perrie to break off her engagement to after claiming she had an affair with Zayn in Thailand 
The 24-year-old told The Sun On Sunday's James Beale: 'Perrie should not stay with Zayn any longer because he has cheated on her and continues to lie about it. It is not the first time either, so maybe she will walk away.'
Meanwhile, Perrie, 21, and Zayn, 22, continue to put on a united front in the wake of the claims as they were pictured house hunting as they checked out a £2million house in Hertfordshire last week.  
Together: Perrie, 21, and Zayn, 22, continue to put on a united front in the wake of the claims as they were pictured house hunting as they checked out a £2million house in Hertfordshire last week
Together: Perrie, 21, and Zayn, 22, continue to put on a united front in the wake of the claims as they were pictured house hunting as they checked out a £2million house in Hertfordshire last week

Jet-setters: The pair, who have found themselves at the centre of a media storm, have escaped the media eyeJet-setters: The pair, who have found themselves at the centre of a media storm, have escaped the media eye
Jet-setters: The pair, who have found themselves at the centre of a media storm, have escaped the media eye 

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SPOILER ALERT: Lydia Bright admits she has fresh feelings for ex-boyfriend James Argent on upcoming episode of TOWIE

She surprised her co-stars by flirting with her ex-boyfriend on the last installment of TOWIE.
And it seems Lydia Bright is starting to develop real feelings for her long-term love James 'Arg' Argent, despite her now having a new man in her life.
The pretty blonde opens up about her dilemma on Wednesday evening's episode of the ITVBe show, telling her supportive mum Debbie Douglas how confused she is.

Confessional: Lydia Bright finally admits she could be falling for James Argent once again on Wednesday's episode of The Only Way Is Essex
Confessional: Lydia Bright finally admits she could be falling for James Argent once again on Wednesday's episode of The Only Way Is Essex
Her confession comes as a marked turnaround from the start of series 14 when she asked Arg - who had just come out of rehab - to keep his distance from her because she was still hurt by his poor treatment of her when he was at his worst last year.
The 25-year-old star calls Lewis Bloor to get a man's opinion on the situation, but with the hunk on the phone to Arg at the same time, an awkward threeway ensues.
When Lewis informs his pal that Lydia might be falling for him again, Arg is over the moon and redoubles his tireless efforts to win her back.
Ecstatic: Arg is evidently overjoyed when his pal Lewis Bloor tells him the news
Ecstatic: Arg is evidently overjoyed when his pal Lewis Bloor tells him the news
Being honest: Lydia sits down with her mum Debbie to explain how she feels about Arg, who was once a huge part of their family's life
Being honest: Lydia sits down with her mum Debbie to explain how she feels about Arg, who was once a huge part of their family's life
Wingman: Lewis Bloor tells his good friend James what Lydia had said about him
Wingman: Lewis Bloor tells his good friend James what Lydia had said about him
Elsewhere, Lauren Pope is furious after hearing what Danielle Armstrong said about her during the gang's trip to Wales.
Danielle tries to apologise for her catty comment that Lauren can't 'keep her knickers to herself', but the model-and-DJ isn't impressed.
Ferne McCann has an uncomfortable encounter of her own when show newcomer Jake Hall warns her to stop meddling in his relationship with Chloe Lewis.
Awkward: Danielle Armstrong is forced to apologise to Lauren Pope for saying she sleeps with everyone
Awkward: Danielle Armstrong is forced to apologise to Lauren Pope for saying she sleeps with everyone
Unimpressed: Lauren is clearly livid and won't be forgiving Danielle any time soon
Unimpressed: Lauren is clearly livid and won't be forgiving Danielle any time soon
Ferne isn't going to take his criticism lightly and tells Jake exactly what she thinks of him.
As for Elliott Wright and Chloe Sims, their romance is still in limbo as the single mother decides whether she wants to join her ex in Spain to start a new life together.
The drama continues in The Only Way Is Essex, exclusively on ITVBe this Wednesday 1st April at 10pm.

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Photos: Buhari kisses his wife passionately to celebrate winning the election

The new president-elect Gen. Buhari and his wife, Aisha, celebrate being Nigeria's next First Family in a loving way. See the photos after the cut...



Wait, a minute, y'all forgot what today is? Happy April Fools Day! Hehe.
And happy new month to you and your family.
Exhausted. Now off to bed! Kisses
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Prof. Jega officially declares Buhari winner of the 2015 presidential election


Come May 29, 2015, Nigeria will have a new president in the person of Gen. Mohammed Buhari. INEC chairman Prof. Jega just declared him winner of the 2015 presidential election having certified the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes in the election. Congrats Nigeria for a peaceful 2015 election. God bless President Jonathan for conceding. God bless Nigeria!
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Final results of the 2015 presidential elections - Buhari wins


As announced by Prof Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission...
"14 candidates, fielded by 14 political parties participated in the election. We'd like to announce the votes for each party"
Acredited voters - 31,756,490
AA - 22, 125
ACPN - 40,311
AP - 30,673
ADC - 29,666
APA - 53,537
APC - 15,424,921
CPP -, 36,300
HOPE - 7,435
KOWA - 13,076
NCP - 24, 455
PDP - 12,853,162
PPN - 24,475
UDP - 9,208
UPP - 18,220
Total valid votes - 28,587,564
Rejected votes - 844, 519
Total  - 29,432,083
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Photo: PDP agent refuses to sign the Presidential election result sheet


After announcing the presidential election results, Prof. Jega called all party agents to come on stage at the collation center and sign the Presidential election sheet by INEC, and every agent did except the agent for PDP. He climbed the stage, spoke with Jega, shook his hands and walked away without signing the result sheet.
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Northern Governors Congratulate Buhari, hail Jonathan for accepting outcome of election

The Northern States Governors Forum has congratulated​the ​President-elect of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari​,​ over his success at the 2011 presidential poll.
The chairman of the forum​, and Governor of Niger State, Mu’azu Aliyu​,​ ​ in a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Israel Ebije​,​ said the victory of the All Progressive Congress should be seen as victory for Nigerian democracy and collective progress of the nation.
Mr. Muazu also hailed President Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat, saying he had exhibited the tenets of a true democrat. He said history would remember Mr. Jonathan for his political maturity.
Mr. Aliyu, who lost his bid to be elected a senator to APC candidate, David Umar, congratulated his colleagues who got elected to the National Assembly as senators.
He urged them to engage in national discuss in the best way possible to advance Nigerian democracy to the height it deserves and also to serve the people with the best dividend of democracy.
He also urged his colleagues who lost to see it as an act of God. He said they should always avail themselves for national duties as the outcome of this election must not affect their contribution to the progress and development of Nigeria.
“Let me on behalf of my colleagues in the Northern States Governors Forum congratulate the president elect, General Muhammadu Buhari over his success at the president polls,” he said. “It is indeed triumph for democracy and indeed the decision of Nigerians.
“I also thank the president of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for accepting the outcome of the election. He has indeed shown he is a statesman and posterity will forever remember him for his decision to allow a free and fare election.”
He said Nigeria would fare better and grow stronger now that the people knew their rights and have realize they have the power to decide their political fate. He congratulated Nigerians for the peaceful conduct of the election.
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Buhari urges peaceful celebrations, warns against attacks on PDP

The candidate of the APC in the just-concluded elections, Muhammadu Buhari, has issued an interim message of thanks and gratitude to Nigerians for choosing him and his party over and above the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, the incumbent President, President Jonathan Goodluck.
The party declared victory after Mr. Jonathan called Mr. Buhari at 5:15pm to make a concession and congratulate the winner.
A statement issued Tuesday evening by the Director Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Garba Shehu, said the mood of the country as well as its current state did not warrant the type of wild celebrations reportedly going on in some cities across the country.
Mr. Buhari said anybody happy with the victory of the APC in the presidential election will not be involved in the molestation of opponents or the destruction of their property.
“He or she is not with me, whoever does that,” Mr. Buhari said.
He is due to make a major acceptance speech in the coming hours
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Buhari in historic election win, emerges Nigeria’s President-elect

After three previous failed shots at the presidency, Muhammadu Buhari is finally moving into Aso Rock, Nigeria’s presidential palace,as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
A retired Major-General, Mr. Buhari, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, polled a total of 15,416,221 votes to defeat the incumbent and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, President Goodluck Jonathan, who got 12,853,162 votes.
The APC candidate got the highest number of votes in 21 states while Mr. Jonathan prevailed in 15 states and Abuja.
Mr. Buhari has also met the constitutional requirement to be declared President-elect by getting more than one quarter of the votes in 27 states.
The APC candidate won in Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara.
Mr. Jonathan on the other hand prevailed in Rivers, Plateau, Taraba, Nasarawa, Imo, Enugu, Ekiti, Edo, Delta, Ebonyi, Cross River, Bayelsa, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Abia and the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja).
The Independent National Electoral Commission is yet to announce Mr. Buhari’s victory because the commission is still expecting results of the presidential election from Borno.
But we can report that Mr. Buhari got 473,543 votes in Borno compared to the 25,640 earned by Mr. Jonathan.
So, the APC candidate has practically won the election by beating Mr. Jonathan by 2,563,059 votes.
Mr. Buhari’s victory makes it the second time since 1999, when Nigeria returned to democratic rule, that a retired military officer would become Nigeria’s president.
Mr. Buhari, who wields enormous support in Northern Nigeria, won in 21 states to emerge victorious.
The retired army officer’s journey to the presidency began in 2003 when he contested under the platform of the now defunct All Peoples Party, APP.
That year, he got 12.7 million votes to lose to Olusegun Obasanjo, also a retired army officer, who was seeking a second term as president.
Despite picking a southerner, the late Chuba Okadigbo, as a running mate, Mr. Buhari got a huge chunk of his votes from the north.
Four years later, Mr. Buhari, contesting under the ANPP, attempted another shot at the presidency, this time going head to head with a fellow northerner, Umar Yar’adua of the PDP.
Again, he lost.
Despite still picking a southerner as a running mate, his performance in 2007 was far worse than that of 2003 – he polled a meagre 6.6 million votes while the eventual winner got thrice his vote.
By 2011, Mr. Buhari helped found another party, the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, and, once again, he aimed a shot at becoming president.
Once again, he picked a southerner as running mate.
On April, 16, 2011, he ran against the incumbent, President Jonathan.
He polled 12.2 million votes to lose to Mr. Jonathan who got almost twice his votes.
After the 2011 general elections, three major political parties – the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), a faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and Mr. Buhari’s CPC – began talks on a merger that would enable it provide a formidable platform to challenge the dominant PDP.
On February 6, 2013, the APC was founded.
“We promise not to disappoint Nigerians who have reposed much confidence in us,” Lai Mohammed, then interim National Publicity Secretary of the APC, said at the time.
“We say that contrary to the lies peddled by the naysayers, we are not seeking political power for the sake of getting it, but in order to use it to empower our people and allow their long-nursed hopes and dreams to become a reality.”
At the APC presidential primaries in December 2014, Mr. Buhari contested against political heavyweights like Atiku Abubakar, former vice president; Rabiu Kwankwaso, governor of Kano State; and Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo State.
At the end of the day, the retired general polled 3,430 delegates votes to defeat his challengers.
For his running mate in the run up to the 2015 general election, Mr. Buhari again picked a southwesterner as a running mate.
During his campaign, the 73-year-old traversed the length and breadth of the country canvassing for votes.
The 2015 presidential election was the first time Mr. Buhari won in states outside northern Nigeria, winning all the south-western states except Ekiti State.
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BREAKING Opposition candidate General Buhari wins Nigeria’s presidential election.

SaharaReporters is confidently projecting Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of last weekend’s presidential election based on collated poll results from 95 percent of Nigeria’s polling units. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will resume the official release of the poll figures at 10 a.m. Nigerian time today, with Mr. Buhari all but certain to be declared the president-elect.
Last night, INEC suspended the official release of the state-by-state vote counts for the keenly contested presidential election. However, with only five percent of votes remaining to be added up, our figures indicate that Mr. Buhari is leading incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan by more than two million votes. In addition, the APC candidate has secured at least twenty-five percent of votes cast in two-thirds of Nigeria’s 36 states. Mr. Buhari has so far won 14,855,820 million votes, with Mr. Jonathan trailing him with 12,107,628 million.
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LIB congratulates Nigeria's President-elect, Gen Buhari


The results have finally been read out and Nigeria will soon get a new president, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari. He contested four times, and finally now has victory. Here's a big congratulations to him from all of us at LIB.

About President Jonathan, he's really the hero in all this. His ambition to be president wasn't worth the bloodshed. He conducted a free, fair and credible election regardless of the outcome. He accepted defeat and set a good example. He's a true leader.  Let's all thank him for serving us since 2010.
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