Question

A group of churches in this country, including the Precious Stone Society, have a name meaning “praying people” and are led by prophets. In this home country of the Aladura churches, ceremonies are performed for Ala to bless crops. In 2024, the BBC published an exposé about how the founder of this country’s Synagogue Church of All Nations faked miracles and abused women. This home country of (*) T.B. Joshua contains a “city of 401 deities” (10[1])venerated by one of its ethnic groups. Most practitioners of juju folk magic live in this country, where Odudua (10[1])and Obatala created the first people in Ile-Ife (“EE-lay-ee-fay”). For 10 points, name this country where Muslims are predominant in the North, but Christians predominate among southern ethnic groups like the Igbo. ■END■

ANSWER: Nigeria [or Federal Republic of Nigeria]
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