{
  "id": 13676147,
  "title": "FULL LIST: House of Assembly Candidates Cleared for 2027 elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/full-list-house-of-assembly-candidates-cleared-for-2027-elections",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T07:52:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/full-list-house-of-assembly-candidates-cleared-for-2027-elections/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the list of candidates cleared to contest seats in the various State Houses of Assembly in the 2027 general elections. According to the Daily Trust, the list was signed by the Commission’s secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, and published on October 10, 2026.\n\nThe list contains candidates nominated by political parties to contest the state legislative seats across the federation, ahead of the February 6, 2027 governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. The Daily Post Nigeria provided a partial list of candidates for Rivers State, including Chinda Kingsley Ogundu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Dumo Lulu-Briggs of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).\n\nThe Premium Times noted that the candidate list features aspirants from different age groups, ranging from young contenders to candidates in their sixties.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Edo Assembly race: Men account for 90% of candidates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/edo-assembly-race-men-account-for-90-of-candidates",
        "published": "2026-10-11T06:04:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}