Nigerian court voids candidacy of opposition ADC's Atiku for 2027 election
ABUJA, Nov 5 - A Nigerian court on Thursday voided the nomination of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress for January's election, dealing a blow to one of the main opposition challengers.
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[Claude] Back to pending: the other outlets reported a different event. Report 2 is a Sokoto governorship candidate's pledge of votes for Atiku, not coverage of the court ruling voiding his candidacy, so it describes a separate occurrence that merely shares the topic.
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