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  "id": 14986684,
  "title": "BREAKING: Tinubu shakes up INEC with fresh appointments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/breaking-tinubu-shakes-up-inec-with-fresh-appointments",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T15:33:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/16/tinubu-shakes-up-inec-with-fresh-appointments/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Bola Tinubu has nominated four national commissioners and two Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, to fill vacancies at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The appointments are as follows: National Commissioners Professor Mustapha Aliu (North-West; replaces Professor Abdullahi Zuru) Bashir Muhammed Umar (North-Central; replaces Professor Muhammad Adamu) Oluwatoyin…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Tinubu reappoints Bila, names six new INEC nominees",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/tinubu-reappoints-bila-names-six-new-inec-nominees-14982113",
        "published": "2026-10-16T15:19:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Tinubu nominates four new INEC National Commissioners, two Resident Electoral Commissioners",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/tinubu-nominates-four-new-inec-national-commissioners-two-resident",
        "published": "2026-10-16T15:48:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "Tinubu names 6 INEC officials ahead of 2027 elections, seeks Senate confirmation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/tinubu-names-6-inec-officials-ahead-of-2027-elections-seeks-senate",
        "published": "2026-10-16T15:53:43.000Z"
      }
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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."
}