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this isn't the place to discuss what these religions are about, their own articles are for that. Some of them are also questionable on grounds of notability. If the Grail
Movement only has 20,000 adherients worldwide, how many in Nigeria? A thousand? In a country of 140,000,000 virtually every religion, sect and cult will be represented. I daresay Buddhism and Bahai have far more adherents than those included. But the most questionalble addition is Scientology, and I've deleted this because firstly there's no evidence presented that there are any substantial numbers in Nigeria -- two high profile members doesn't make it notable. Secondly the reference whihc was quoted does not back up the text -- there's nothing in the article to back up the claim that Scientology is praised for curbing corruption amongst the government elite. Lastly, Scientology is not included in the article Religion in the United States, where it was founded and has the most members, so what justification is there for including it in Religion of Nigeria?
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