Politics● Elevated1h ago · Nov 6, 2026, 8:57 AM
Uncertainty over Nigeria vote after court bars opposition leader from running
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from RFI [en] · Sub-Saharan Africa
A Nigerian court has disqualified Atiku Abubakar as presidential candidate for the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), just two months before the country goes to the polls.
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