By WILL CONNORS KADUNA, Nigeria—After a largely peaceful day of voting Saturday, Nigeria’s incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan was closing in on victory despite a strong challenge from former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari. Mr. Buhari, who ruled Nigeria for a year and a half in the early 1980s, has widespread popular support in mostly Muslim northern Nigeria. Mr. Jonathan has a large base of support in mostly Christian southern Nigeria and has the backing of the ruling People’s Democratic Party. After Saturday’s polling, which saw unprecedented turnout, Mr. Jonathan had an…
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