{
  "id": 18133313,
  "title": "Kogi West APC candidate rejects court ruling, vows appeal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/kogi-west-apc-candidate-rejects-court-ruling-vows-appeal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T14:50:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/kogi-west-apc-candidate-rejects-court-ruling-vows-appeal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Kogi West Senatorial District in the 2027 general election, Sunday Karimi, has vowed to appeal against a Federal High Court ruling that challenges his candidacy. Karimi, who is also a senator representing the senatorial district, reacted to the judgment in a statement personally signed by him. He described the ruling as contrary to the evidence presented before the court and alleged that the trial judge departed from his previous rulings on similar pre-election matters. Karimi further accused unnamed political leaders in the state of being behind the legal challenge, alleging that they were seeking to persecute him over his criticism of the management of Kogi State’s resources. Despite the court judgment, the candidate said his campaign would continue, declaring his support for President Bola Tinubu.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}