{
  "id": 13496573,
  "title": "BREAKING: Gombe: INEC drops Pantami’s name from final governorship candidates list",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/breaking-gombe-inec-drops-pantamis-name-from-final-governorship",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T18:46:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/10/gombe-inec-drops-pantamis-name-from-final-governorship-candidates-list/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Communications and Digital Economy Minister, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has been removed from the final list of governorship candidates for the upcoming election in Gombe State, announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The final list, consisting of 16 candidates, does not include Pantami, who was initially on the provisional list released on August 29. This development echoes a similar situation in Ogun State, where the names of PDP governorship candidate Ladi Adebutu and his running mate have also been omitted from INEC’s final candidate roster. The remaining candidates on the final list for Gombe State include Bala Bello Tinka from the African Democratic Congress, Jamilu Isyaku Gwamna from the All Progressives Congress, and Babayo Ardo Kumo from the Nigerian Democratic Congress, among others.",
  "summary": "The name of former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, is missing from the final list of governorship candidates for the February 6, 2027, election in Gombe State, released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC published the final list of 16 cleared candidates for the election, with Pantami, […] BREAKING: Gombe: INEC drops…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Pantami’s name Missing As INEC Releases Final List of Gombe Guber Candidates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/pantamis-name-missing-as-inec-releases-final-list-of-gombe-guber",
        "published": "2026-10-10T18:34:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "PDP candidates Adebutu, Pantami missing from INEC final gov list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/pdp-candidates-adebutu-pantami-missing-from-inec-final-gov-list",
        "published": "2026-10-10T19:21:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Ogun 2027: INEC excludes PDP’s Adebutu, running mate from final list of candidates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/ogun-2027-inec-excludes-pdps-adebutu-running-mate-from-final-list-of",
        "published": "2026-10-10T19:26:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "INEC lists 16 candidates for Gombe governorship race, omits PDP’s Pantami",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/inec-lists-16-candidates-for-gombe-governorship-race-omits-pdps",
        "published": "2026-10-10T19:42:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}