{
  "id": 8644904,
  "title": "APC wins Kano, Bauchi, Gombe bye-elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/apc-wins-kano-bauchi-gombe-bye-elections",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T07:52:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/20/apc-wins-kano-bauchi-gombe-bye-elections/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The All Progressives Congress (APC) secured victories in the byelection held in Kano, Bauchi, and Gombe states. In Kano State, APC candidate Hussaini Yusuf Datti won the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa State Constituency byelection, obtaining 22,890 votes. The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) secured second place with 270 votes, while the People's Democratic Party (PDP) received 108 votes. The Action Peoples Party (APP) garnered 53 votes, and the Labour Party (LP) recorded 39 votes. In Bauchi State, APC candidate Yakubu Ali won the Disina State Constituency byelection. He received 5,846 votes, outperforming his closest rival by 217 votes. The Action Peoples Movement (APM) candidate came in third with 5,225 votes, followed by the PRP with 3,701 votes. In Gombe State, APC candidate Kallamu Usman MaiJama’a emerged victorious in the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency byelection. He secured 41,121 votes, surpassing the Labour Party (LP) with 3,553 votes and the APM with 872 votes. The byelections were held to fill the vacant legislative seats in these constituencies.",
  "summary": "The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the bye-elections held in Kano, Bauchi and Gombe states, with its candidates emerging victorious in the three constituencies. In Kano State, APC candidate, Hussaini Yusuf Datti, was declared winner of the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa State Constituency bye-election after securing 22,890 votes. The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) came second with […] APC wins…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "APC wins Kano Assembly seat in by-election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/apc-wins-kano-assembly-seat-in-by-election",
        "published": "2026-09-20T10:00:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}