尼日利亚一家高等法院裁定，总统博拉·蒂努布的主要挑战者不具备参选资格，此时距离选民在非洲规模最大的民主选举中投票仅剩10周，选情由此增添不确定性。法官裁定，前副总统、两度总统选举落败者阿提库·阿布巴卡尔并非非洲民主大会党的合法候选人，因为他是在一个由不合法政党领导团队操办的初选中当选的。
A Nigerian high court invalidated the candidacy of the leading challenger to President Bola Tinubu, creating uncertainty with just 10 weeks to go until voters have their say in Africa’s biggest democratic exercise. The judge ruled that former vice president and two-time presidential election runner-up Atiku Abubakar was not the legal candidate of the African Democratic Congress because he was elected in a primary process run by an illegitimate party leadership team.
阿提库阵营指责蒂努布试图回避就其执政记录展开公平竞争，并表示计划对这项裁决提出上诉。
Atiku’s camp, which accused Tinubu of seeking to avoid a fair contest over his record in office, plans to appeal the decision.
在这个石油资源丰富的国家，竞选活动正全面展开，蒂努布和阿提库近几周都举行了大型集会。总统正宣扬自己的经济成绩，其基础是一系列关键变革，包括取消代价高昂的燃油补贴——今年经济增长预计将达到4.2%。但寻求连任的蒂努布反对者认为，由于生活成本快速上涨和治安普遍恶化，普通尼日利亚人的生活并未改善。
Campaigns in the oil-rich nation are in full swing, with both Tinubu and Atiku holding mega rallies in recent weeks. The president is touting his economic record resting on key changes including scrapping a costly fuel subsidy — growth is forecast to hit 4.2% this year. But opponents of Tinubu, who is seeking a second term, argue that life for ordinary Nigerians has not improved due to the fast-rising cost of living and widespread insecurity.