{
  "id": 7772934,
  "title": "NDC picks Shugaba-Abdullahi as Nasarawa governorship candidate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ndc-picks-shugaba-abdullahi-as-nasarawa-governorship-candidate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T11:09:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/16/ndc-picks-shugaba-abdullahi-as-nasarawa-governorship-candidate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has picked Musa Shugaba-Abdullahi as its candidate for the 2027 Nasarawa State governorship election. Shugaba-Abdullahi emerged during the party’s substitution primary election held on Tuesday night in Lafia, the state capital. The exercise, which was conducted through affirmation, was overseen by the NDC Electoral Committee and supervised by officials of the…",
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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."
}