Lagos, June 24, 2025 (AFP) - Opposition cracks help Nigerian president tighten grip

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2025-06-24

A wave of defections from Nigeria's major opposition parties has swollen the ruling party's ranks, strengthening President Bola Tinubu's hand with less than two years to go until the next general elections. Dozens of opposition politicians including two sitting state governors, a former vice president and scores of federal and state lawmakers have jumped ship since Tinubu took the reins of the west African country. Critics accuse his government o......

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