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Deadly Stampede in Nigeria at Political Rally Days Ahead of Election
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A number of people were killed in a stampede at a rally in support of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, local officials from his party said on Tuesday, days ahead of an election in which he is seeking a second term.

The incident happened at an event in the southern city of Port Harcourt, which is in the country's Niger Delta oil-production heartland.

Voters in Nigeria, Africa's biggest democracy, will go to the polls on Saturday. Buhari's main challenger in the race to govern the continent's top oil-producing nation is Atiku Abubakar, a businessman and former vice president.

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