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Pantami campaign office vandalised in Nigeria’s Gombe State

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The campaign office of Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Nigeria’s former communications minister, was vandalised in Kumo, Gombe State, ahead of the gubernatorial election scheduled for 2027. The Peoples Democratic Party accuses officials from the ruling APC, which says it is unaware of the attack, Daily Trust reports.

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