{
  "id": 4785680,
  "title": "2027: INEC denies smuggling candidates, probes NDC alteration claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/2027-inec-denies-smuggling-candidates-probes-ndc-alteration-claims",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T04:17:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/2027-inec-denies-smuggling-candidates-probes-ndc-alteration-claims/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refuted allegations by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) that electoral officials altered its candidate list for the 2027 general election. The commission maintained that it lacks both the statutory and constitutional authority to nominate or substitute candidates for any political party. The response follows claims by the NDC […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Provide evidence on replacement of your candidates, INEC challenges NDC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/provide-evidence-on-replacement-of-your-candidates-inec-challenges-ndc",
        "published": "2026-08-31T13:37:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "2027: NDC accuses INEC of replacing party’s candidates with ‘unknown persons’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/2027-ndc-accuses-inec-of-replacing-partys-candidates-with-unknown",
        "published": "2026-08-31T19:30:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}