Count begins after close Nigeria vote

Britain and the United States have voiced concerns about irregularities in the counting of votes after Nigeria's elections.

Magufuli ahead by 1.9 million in latest vote count
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CCM Union presidential candidate, Dr John Magufuli, was last night still comfortably ahead of his close challenger, Mr Edward Lowassa of CHADEMA by 1,912,000 votes. View Comments. According to an official announcement, Dr Magufuli has reached ...

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