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☆ The Competition for Believers in Africa Is Transforming Christianity and Islam
  + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Francis X. Rocca | Nicholas Bariyo | Gbenga Akingbule | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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☆ The Competition for Believers in Africa’s Religion Market
  + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Francis X. Rocca | Nicholas Bariyo | Gbenga Akingbule | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-competition-for-believers-in-africas-religion-market-66e5255d
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☆ Nigeria Governing Party’s Bola Tinubu Declared President-Elect
  + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Gabriele Steinhauser | Gbenga Akingbule | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
ABUJA, Nigeria— Bola Tinubu , a longtime kingmaker in Nigeria’s governing All Progressives Congress and two-time governor of Lagos, has been elected president of Africa’s most- populous nation, the country’s electoral commission said early Wednesday, an outcome that was disputed by opposition parties. Mr. Tinubu, who ran with the catchphrase “Emi lokan,” or “It’s my turn” in the Yoruba language, won 37% of the vote, ahead of Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party, who received 29%, according to the commission tally. Peter Obi of the Labour Party, whose candidacy was propelled by young, social-media savvy Nigerians frustrated with an underperforming economy and rising insecurity, got 25%, with the balance going to candidates from smaller parties.
☆ Nigeria Election Criticized by International Observers, Opposition Parties
  + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Gabriele Steinhauser | Gbenga Akingbule | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
LAGOS, Nigeria—Early results from Nigeria’s presidential election showed a sizeable lead for the ruling party’s Bola Tinubu on Monday, as international observers said serious logistical problems, violence and the slow publishing on polling-station results had marred the vote in Africa’s largest economy and most-populous nation. By early Monday evening, results sheets from just over one-third of Nigeria’s 176,846 polling stations had been loaded onto the website of the country’s electoral commission following Saturday’s vote. The commission, which had previously vaunted the immediate publication of those results as a key step toward improving election transparency, said the delays were due to technical glitches and didn’t affect the integrity of the vote.
☆ Nigeria’s Ruling Party Candidate Takes Early Lead in Slow Vote Count
  + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Gabriele Steinhauser | Gbenga Akingbule | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
LAGOS, Nigeria—Early results from Nigeria’s presidential election showed a healthy lead for the ruling party’s Bola Tinubu , as the electoral commission said technical glitches were slowing down the vote count in Africa’s largest economy and most populous nation. By early afternoon Monday, results from just under a third of polling units had been loaded onto the electoral commission’s website following Saturday’s election. Parallel vote counts by civil-society organizations based on results uploaded so far showed Mr. Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress ahead of Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party, followed by the Labour Party’s Peter Obi .
☆ Nigerians, Battered by Crises, Vote in Tight Election
  + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( Gabriele Steinhauser | Gbenga Akingbule | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
LAGOS, Nigeria—Tens of millions of Nigerians cast their votes Saturday in an election that many hope will be a turning point for Africa’s largest economy and most populous nation after years of debilitating economic and security crises. For the first time, the two established parties that have ruled Nigeria since its return to democracy in 1999 are facing a third-party challenger, Peter Obi from the smaller Labour Party, who has gained a following among young people frustrated with a lack of opportunities, rising prices and the struggles that define everyday life in the country.
☆ Nigeria’s Economic and Security Crises Lift Outsider Candidate Ahead of Presidential Election
  + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Gabriele Steinhauser | Gbenga Akingbule | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
LAGOS, Nigeria—It took Patience Moses two years to find a job after graduating from college with high hopes and a communications degree. Then, bandits raided her relatives’ village, burning down houses and killing her grandmother and cousin. Now, an attempt by Nigeria’s central bank to limit cash transactions just before Saturday’s national elections has left her struggling to pay her son’s school fees and for the bus that takes her to work. “I have never voted, but now I want to vote,” said Ms. Moses, who, like many young Nigerians, says she is backing Peter Obi , of the smaller Labour Party, over candidates from the country’s established parties. “I want my vote to count.”
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