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Lagos – Mrs Modupe Onitiri-Abiola, one of the wives of late Chief MKO Abiola, on Saturday declared that she would contest the 2015 governorship election in the state on the ticket of ACCORD Party. Onitiri-Abiola, wife of the acclaimed winner of the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election, made her intention public in a statement issued by her in Lagos. The aspirant said that she joined the party to assist in the eradication of poverty “Since there is no Independent Candidacy in Nigerian Political System yet, I needed to join a political party. “During my search for the party to join, I found out that what we have on ground is severe poverty. “I saw that the people of Lagos are yet to truly receive the dividends of democracy they deserve. “I have seen the suffering of those caught in the grasp of poverty. I have also seen the great potentials our state can achieve,” she said. Onitiri-Abiola said if she became successful at the polls, poverty, god-fatherism, mone...

  YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — A local leader says gunmen ransacked a mainly Christian village in Nigeria's northeast, killing the pastor before being repelled by vigilantes. Madagali council chairman Maina Ularamu said Saturday the suspected Islamic militants also tried to burn down the village of Sabon Garin Yamdula during Friday's attack, but vigilante youths firing guns set them to flight and soldiers later deployed. He said the pastor was rushed to the hospital but died. He could not confirm other casualties. In a separate attack, police reported that a bus Friday set off an improved explosive device on the highway through nearby Kuthra village, killing seven passengers. Thousands have been killed during a 4-year-old uprising by extremists who want Shariah law imposed across Africa's biggest oil producer, which is divided equally between Christians and Muslims.