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Nigeria's Buhari extends lead in election count as death toll mounts

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari extended his early election lead on Tuesday based on official results from a third of the country's districts as the death toll from sporadic election violence rose to 47.

Provisional results announced in state capitals but not yet confirmed by the commission seen by Reuters showed Buhari on course to cementing a commanding lead over his main rival, businessman and former vice president Atiku Abubakar.

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