{
  "id": 17402925,
  "title": "2027 election already rigged – Seun Okinbaloye raises alarm, alleges voters' register manipulation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/2027-election-already-rigged-seun-okinbaloye-raises-alarm-alleges",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T11:38:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/31/2027-election-already-rigged-channels-tvs-seun-okinbaloye-raises-alarm-tells-inec-to-clean-voters-register-now/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Journalist Seun Okinbaloye has warned that Nigeria's 2027 general election may have already been rigged, due to alleged manipulation of the voters' register. The Popular Channels TV presenter made the claims on Friday night's Politics Today programme. Okinbaloye stated that intelligence and early indications suggest politicians have begun tampering with the voter list, with instances of underage registration, double registration, and ghost voters emerging nationwide. He emphasized that the 2027 election is not only being rigged on election day, but right now, through the compromised voter register. Okinbaloye implored the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately launch a comprehensive audit and cleanup of the voters' register, removing any fraudulent entries such as fake names, deceased voters, and underage voters. He stressed that Nigerians should not wait until election day to accuse the electoral body of rigging, as the groundwork for such allegations has already been laid through a corrupted voter register. Okinbaloye concluded by insisting that if the voter register is dirty, the election is also tainted, and INEC must take action promptly.",
  "summary": "Popular Channels TV journalist, Seun Okinbaloye, has raised a serious alarm that the 2027 general election may have already been rigged if the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, fails to act now and clean up the voters' register. Okinbaloye raised the alarm, Friday night during Channels Television's Politics Today programme. He said that intelligence and […] 2027 election already…",
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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."
}