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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A Nigerian election tribunal sided Tuesday with the president in a challenge of the vote that brought him to power last year and which opposition leaders say was tainted by fraud.
The two opposition leaders vowed to appeal — sticking to a legal, peaceful route that is perhaps a sign of the African nation's maturing democracy in contrast to its past and violence that followed Kenya's disputed presidential election.
In a judgment delivered over three hours to a packed, sweltering courtroom, the tribunal said the petitions by former strongman Muhammadu Buhari and ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar lacked evidence that fraud had materially affected the outcome of the April 21 vote.
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