{
  "id": 7010226,
  "title": "2027: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, 15 others make INEC final presidential candidates’ list (Full List)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/2027-tinubu-atiku-obi-15-others-make-inec-final-presidential",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T23:00:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/909126-2027-tinubu-atiku-obi-15-others-make-inec-final-presidential-candidates-list-full-list.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Independent National Electoral Commission has published the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the 2027 general elections. The list contains candidates sponsored by 18 political parties. Of the 18 presidential candidates, 16 are male and two are female.\n\nThe two female presidential candidates are Ada Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori of the National Democratic Party and Nkem Esther Okereke of the National Rescue Movement, according to the Daily Post Nigeria. The male presidential candidates include Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress, and Peter Gregory Obi of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, among others.\n\nThe list also features 14 male and four female vice-presidential candidates. The candidates' ages and qualifications vary, with ages ranging from 43 to 79 and qualifications spanning from First School Leaving Certificate to university degrees.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "INEC Publishes Final List of Presidential, N’Assembly Candidates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/inec-publishes-final-list-of-presidential-nassembly-candidates",
        "published": "2026-09-12T16:56:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "FULL LIST: INEC releases final list of 18 presidential candidates for 2027 election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/full-list-inec-releases-final-list-of-18-presidential-candidates-for",
        "published": "2026-09-12T18:48:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: INEC releases final names of 18 presidential candidates, running mates [FULL LIST]",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/2027-inec-releases-final-names-of-18-presidential-candidates-running",
        "published": "2026-09-12T20:59:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "2027: INEC publishes final presidential candidates’ list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/2027-inec-publishes-final-presidential-candidates-list",
        "published": "2026-09-12T21:35:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}