{
  "id": 13703549,
  "title": "2027: INEC publishes final names of presidential candidates, running mates [FULL LIST]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/2027-inec-publishes-final-names-of-presidential-candidates-running",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T11:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/11/2027-inec-publishes-final-names-of-presidential-candidates-running-mates-full-list/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the 2027 election. The list includes 18 presidential candidates and four vice-presidential candidates, representing various political parties and backgrounds. Among the presidential candidates are President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). The youngest presidential candidate is Moses Adebisi of the Democratic Labour Alliance (DLA), while the oldest is 79 years old. The vice-presidential candidates range in age from 35 to 80, with Peace Egobia of the Action Peoples Party (APP) being the youngest. The elections are scheduled for January 16, 2027, for the presidential and National Assembly elections, and February 6, 2027, for the governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
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        "published": "2026-10-11T07:52:32.000Z"
      },
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        "published": "2026-10-11T14:04:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}