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Six Nigerian states drop from Presidential petition

Nigeria President Bola Tinubu. [File]

Six states in Nigeria on Friday night withdrew a suit asking the Supreme Court to void the result of the just-concluded presidential election, the latest twist in several challenges facing the ruling party's victory in the vote.

The states - led by governors in the main opposition party, which finished second in last weekend's election - had accused Nigeria's electoral commission of failing to follow its own rules and election laws in conducting the vote and announcing a winner, according to court documents.

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