Abstract: The success of Nigeria’s 2015 general elections was unanticipated, judging by the tense political and security atmosphere in which the polls were conducted. It is against this backdrop that this study explores the contribution of four Nigerian newspapers (The Guardian, Vanguard, Independent and Leadership) and, in particular, their editorials, to the reasonably peaceful and mostly credible 2015 general elections in Nigeria. This qualitative study, located within the interpretivist tradition, draws on textual analysis of selected editorials to explore three strands of appeals: – violence-free polls, rational voting and credible electoral process made by these editorials.