All three main candidates are winning in the main areas that we expected them to. A fourth candidate called Rabiu Quenquaso is doing pretty well in some rather populous parts of the north. An unprecedented level of competition means that there could in fact be a run-off. But because of how competitive this is, it means whoever wins, there's going to be a very large group of unhappy people.
Excitement still surrounds the spoiler candidate Peter Obi, whose down-to-earth ways appeal to a large constituency of fed-up youths. We look at the early returns. A year ago Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor, announced a tremendous shift in defence policy and funding; we ask how far the warship has turned since then. And remembering Queen Elizabeth I’s favourite composer.
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