{
  "id": 13709502,
  "title": "Full List: Governor Yusuf to face 16 challengers as exclusion of main rival stuns Kano",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/full-list-governor-yusuf-to-face-16-challengers-as-exclusion-of-main",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T12:04:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/916132-full-list-governor-yusuf-to-face-16-challengers-as-exclusion-of-main-rival-stuns-kano.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to the INEC’s final list of governorship candidates reviewed by PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Abdulsalam of the NDC is missing from the 17 candidates listed for the election. The post Full List: Governor Yusuf to face 16 challengers as exclusion of main rival stuns Kano appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "2027: INEC excludes Pantami, Adebutu, clears Chinda in final governorship candidates’ list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/2027-inec-excludes-pantami-adebutu-clears-chinda-in-final",
        "published": "2026-10-11T04:25:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: INEC publishes final names of governorship candidates across states [FULL LIST]",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/2027-inec-publishes-final-names-of-governorship-candidates-across",
        "published": "2026-10-11T08:57:34.000Z"
      }
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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."
}