{
  "id": 432140,
  "title": "2027: INEC extends deadline for gov’ship candidates’ submission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/2027-inec-extends-deadline-for-govship-candidates-submission",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T02:24:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/2027-inec-extends-deadline-for-govship-candidates-submission/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for political parties to submit the list of candidates for the 2027 governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections by three days. The commission, in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, said the deadline, which […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: APC beats INEC deadline, uploads candidates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/2027-apc-beats-inec-deadline-uploads-candidates",
        "published": "2026-08-09T23:40:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}