{
  "id": 7092025,
  "title": "INEC releases final list of 4,878 contestants for 2027 presidency, NASS elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/inec-releases-final-list-of-4-878-contestants-for-2027-presidency",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T09:19:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ripples Nigeria",
    "slug": "ripples-nigeria",
    "url": "https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/inec-releases-final-list-of-4878-contestants-for-2027-presidency-nass-elections/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The countdown to the January 16, 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections gathered steam yesterday after the The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday issued a final list of candidates billed to contest the January 16, 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections. The list features a total of 4,878 candidates with 18 of them […] The post INEC releases final…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "2027: INEC releases final list of 122 Ondo national assembly candidates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/2027-inec-releases-final-list-of-122-ondo-national-assembly-candidates",
        "published": "2026-09-13T09:24:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}