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    Nigeria's new constitution, unveiled by its outgoing military government, mirrors much of its 1979 charter, news reports said. However, according to the BBC, it goes "some way" towards meeting the demands of communities in the oil-rich but volatile Niger Delta. The document, which AFP said was released in an extraordinary official gazette, reportedly gives Nigeria's 36 states a greater share of the national income, with each receiving at least 13 percent of all wealth they produce - up from the current 10 percent. The charter also provides for the voluntary establishment of Sharia courts in the predominantly Muslim north of the country, a long- standing demand.

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