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Nigeria’s Tinubu picks Muslim senator as presidential running mate

Nigeria’s Tinubu picks Muslim senator as presidential running mate

NIGERIA'S presidential frontrunner Bola Tinubu picked as his running mate a sitting Muslim senator and former governor of northeastern Borno state, the heartland of an Islamist insurgency that has killed and displaced thousands of people. The move by Tinubu, who is also Muslim, breaks with past practice where presidential candidates from major political parties have chosen running mates from a different religion in a bid to foster unity in the country. Tinubu, 70, was last month elected as the ruling All Progressives Congress party's candidate to succeed incumbent Muhammadu Buhari, who will step down next year after completing two terms. …
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Nigeria buries 43 farmers killed by militants, dozens missing

Nigeria buries 43 farmers killed by militants, dozens missing

LANRE OLA VILLAGERS in northeast Nigeria's Borno state yesterday buried 43 farmers killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants while security forces searched for dozens still missing. Around 30 of the men were beheaded in the attack, which began on Saturday morning in the village of Zabarmari, while residents said 70 people in all are feared dead. While there was no claim of responsibility, such massacres have been carried out in the past by Boko Haram or the Islamic State West Africa Province which are both active in the area, where Islamic militants have killed at least 30,000 people.…
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