{
  "id": 12399058,
  "title": "2027: Lagos, Kano dominate voters’ register – INEC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/2027-lagos-kano-dominate-voters-register-inec",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T13:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/2027-lagos-kano-dominate-voters-register-inec/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lagos and Kano states have emerged as the states with the highest number of registered voters ahead of the 2027 general elections, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Lagos tops the national register with 7,488,633 registered voters, followed by Kano with 6,570,276 and Kaduna with 4,662,640. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "2027: INEC lists states with highest registered voters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/2027-inec-lists-states-with-highest-registered-voters",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:05:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "BREAKING: 2027: INEC reveals top 10 states by number of registered voters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/breaking-2027-inec-reveals-top-10-states-by-number-of-registered",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:10:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "2027: Middle-aged voters dominate Nigeria’s 103m voter register – INEC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/2027-middle-aged-voters-dominate-nigerias-103m-voter-register-inec",
        "published": "2026-10-06T13:12:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: INEC reveals Lagos, Kano, Kaduna have highest registered voters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/2027-inec-reveals-lagos-kano-kaduna-have-highest-registered-voters",
        "published": "2026-10-06T15:24:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}