{
  "id": 7120138,
  "title": "FULL LIST: INEC publishes names of 33 candidates for Kaduna Senate polls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/full-list-inec-publishes-names-of-33-candidates-for-kaduna-senate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T15:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/full-list-inec-publishes-names-of-33-candidates-for-kaduna-senate-polls/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of 33 candidates vying for the three senatorial seats in Kaduna State for the January 2027 National Assembly elections. The candidates, representing various political parties, include former Kaduna State Governor Mukhtar Yero, former Senator Shehu Sani, incumbent Senator Lawal Usman, and serving Senator Sunday Katung. The candidates are distributed across the three senatorial districts of Kaduna North, Kaduna Central, and Kaduna South, with Yero contesting in Kaduna North against incumbent Senator Khalid Ibrahim Mustapha, and Shehu Sani challenging incumbent Senator Lawal Usman in Kaduna Central.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "outlets": 3,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "FULL LIST: INEC publishes names of 33 candidates for Kaduna Senate polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/full-list-inec-publishes-names-of-33-candidates-for-kaduna-senate-7120158",
        "published": "2026-09-13T15:02:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: INEC releases names of senatorial candidates [FULL LIST]",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/2027-inec-releases-names-of-senatorial-candidates-full-list",
        "published": "2026-09-13T16:08:19.000Z"
      }
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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."
}