{
  "id": 17126597,
  "title": "INEC clears Pantami, Gwarzo, rejects Adebutu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/inec-clears-pantami-gwarzo-rejects-adebutu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T19:35:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/breaking-inec-clears-pantami-gwarzo-rejects-adebutu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cleared former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship candidate in Kano State, Abdulsalam Gwarzo, to contest the 2027 elections. According to the commission, this is subject to the outcomes of pending court cases. The commission, however, rejected a […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "BREAKING: INEC bows to pressure, clears Gwarzo as Kano NDC governorship candidate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/breaking-inec-bows-to-pressure-clears-gwarzo-as-kano-ndc-governorship",
        "published": "2026-10-29T20:39:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}