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Nigeria's Tinubu launches re-election campaign as economic pain tests support

Straits Times24 October 2026, 17:37 UTCNigeria

KADUNA, Oct 24 - President Bola Tinubu formally launched his campaign for a second term on Saturday in the northern city of Kaduna, where he sought to convince voters that painful economic reforms are beginning to pay off despite a lingering cost-of-living crisis.

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