{
  "id": 10803403,
  "title": "Why I sued Abia NDC over Senate ticket – Aspirant",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/why-i-sued-abia-ndc-over-senate-ticket-aspirant",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T23:16:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/why-i-sued-abia-ndc-over-senate-ticket-aspirant/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Blessing Ugbo, a senatorial aspirant of the Nigerian Democratic Congress in the Abia Central Senatorial District, has sued the party over her denied Senate ticket. According to Ugbo, she won the party's primary election but was not given the ticket. She alleged that the person given the ticket, Senator Nkechi Nwogu, was a member of All Progressives Congress (APC) and did not participate in the primary election.",
  "summary": "A senatorial aspirant, Blessing Ugbo, explains why she sued the Nigerian Democratic Congress for allegedly denying her the Abia Central senatorial ticket. Read More: https://punchng.com/why-i-sued-abia-ndc-over-senate-ticket-aspirant/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Why I sued Abia NDC over Senate ticket – Aspirant",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/why-i-sued-abia-ndc-over-senate-ticket-aspirant-10803912",
        "published": "2026-09-29T23:18:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}