{
  "id": 557047,
  "title": "Oyo electoral body accepts Wike-backed PDP candidates for council polls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/oyo-electoral-body-accepts-wike-backed-pdp-candidates-for-council",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T10:26:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/11/oyo-electoral-body-accepts-wike-backed-pdp-candidates-for-council-polls/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) has accepted the list of candidates submitted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for the upcoming local government elections. The commission received the names of the party’s chairmanship and councillorship candidates for the December 29, 2026, […] Oyo electoral…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}