{
  "id": 5277872,
  "title": "2027: NDC rejects INEC’s explanation, asks commission to explain source of Anambra candidates’ list",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/2027-ndc-rejects-inecs-explanation-asks-commission-to-explain-source",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T07:44:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/907160-2027-ndc-rejects-inecs-explanation-asks-commission-to-explain-source-of-anambra-candidates-list.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The NDC had accused INEC of “smuggling” the names of 10 people it said were not its approved candidates into the commission’s portal and publishing them as the party’s candidates for the 2027 elections. The post 2027: NDC rejects INEC’s explanation, asks commission to explain source of Anambra candidates’ list appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "NDC disowns 10 Assembly candidates’ names published on INEC portal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ndc-disowns-10-assembly-candidates-names-published-on-inec-portal",
        "published": "2026-09-03T07:06:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}