Politics● Elevated2h ago · Nov 6, 2026, 6:55 AM
Atiku’s candidacy in doubt after Nigerian court ruling
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Africanews [en] · Sub-Saharan Africa
A Nigerian court Thursday declared invalid the nomination of Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate for the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), just two months before the country's elections.
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