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Nigeria court rejects opposition bid to overturn February election

The opposition appeal will now most likely head to the Supreme Court, which has never ruled to overturn a Nigerian presidential election since the country returned to democracy from military rule in 1999.

(FILES) Presidential candidate of Labour Party Peter Obi looks on during the party campaign rally in Lagos, on February 11, 2023./AFP
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

A Nigerian appeals court on Wednesday threw out opposition challenges to overturn President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's February election victory after a highly contested ballot.

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