{
  "id": 12746122,
  "title": "NBBF electoral committee confirms Oct 8 deadline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/nbbf-electoral-committee-confirms-oct-8-deadline-12746122",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T00:40:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nbbf-electoral-committee-confirms-oct-8-deadline/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dr. Lanre Glover, the chairman of the Nigeria Basketball Federation Electoral Committee, has confirmed that the deadline for candidates to submit their nomination forms for the upcoming NBBF board elections is October 8, 2021, at 2pm. Glover emphasized that the deadline was crucial to the electoral process and urged candidates to comply, warning that the committee would not accept late submissions.\n\nGlover also mentioned that a comprehensive schedule for the elections has been made public, and stakeholders and the broader basketball community are eagerly anticipating the polls. The elections will culminate with the NBBF Elective Congress in Abuja on October 15, 2021. The Electoral Committee, comprising seasoned professionals, technocrats, and experienced sports administrators, was approved at the federation's Extraordinary Congress in Yola, Adamawa State. The committee includes Glover, Sr. Femi Olugbile, Alhaji Sani Fema, Engr Priscilla Ngozi Iroaganachi, Major General David Lubo, Mallam Farouk Yarima, and Barrister Ichene Kalu, who serves as the secretary.\n\nThe election timeline, as released by the committee, includes the call for nominations on September 30, the deadline for submitting nominations on October 8 at 2pm, the publication of the list of qualified candidates on October 10, and the commencement of the Elective Congress in Abuja on October 15 at 9am.",
  "summary": "The NBBF Electoral Committee has confirmed October 8 as the deadline for nomination form submissions for its upcoming board elections scheduled for October Read More: https://punchng.com/nbbf-electoral-committee-confirms-oct-8-deadline/",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "NBBF electoral committee confirms Oct 8 deadline",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/nbbf-electoral-committee-confirms-oct-8-deadline",
        "published": "2026-10-08T00:32:18.000Z"
      }
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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."
}