{
  "id": 18365923,
  "title": "ADC factional chair Bala hails court ruling nullifying Atiku’s candidacy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/adc-factional-chair-bala-hails-court-ruling-nullifying-atikus-18365923",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T20:28:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/adc-factional-chair-bala-hails-court-ruling-nullifying-atikus-candidacy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Federal High Court has nullified Atiku Abubakar's presidential candidacy under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 elections due to a party leadership dispute. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the judgment also removed David Mark's faction of the party.\n\nBala Gombe, the factional National Chairman of the ADC, commended the court and the trial judge for handling the politically sensitive matter in an independent and impartial manner. Gombe stated that the decision affirmed foundational principles of Nigerian jurisprudence by subjecting leadership emergence to constitutional scrutiny.\n\nAtiku Abubakar has vowed to appeal the judgment. Premium Times reports that his campaign council intends to seek interim relief and disputes the legal basis of the ruling.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Don’t play with fire, ADC warns APC over court ruling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/dont-play-with-fire-adc-warns-apc-over-court-ruling",
        "published": "2026-11-05T12:41:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "ADC: 'Illegal Band of Marauders’ – Keyamo reacts to court ruling on David Mark, Atiku",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/adc-illegal-band-of-marauders-keyamo-reacts-to-court-ruling-on-david",
        "published": "2026-11-05T13:20:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}