{
  "id": 8660419,
  "title": "APC wins Kano Assembly seat in by-election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/apc-wins-kano-assembly-seat-in-by-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T10:00:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/apc-wins-kano-assembly-seat-in-by-election/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa State Constituency by-election in Kano State. According to the Premium Times, Ibrahim Tajo-Suraj, the returning officer, declared Hussaini Yusuf-Datti the winner of the election.\n\nDaily Post Nigeria reported that Yusuf-Datti secured 22,890 votes to emerge victorious. The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) came second with 270 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 108 votes. Other parties, including the Action Peoples Party (APP) and the Labour Party (LP), also participated, securing 53 and 39 votes respectively.\n\nThe Kano State Police Command commended residents of Dawakin Kudu LGA for their peaceful conduct during the by-election, as reported by Punch Nigeria.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "APC wins Kano, Bauchi, Gombe bye-elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/apc-wins-kano-bauchi-gombe-bye-elections",
        "published": "2026-09-20T07:52:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "APC wins Kano Assembly seat in by-election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/apc-wins-kano-assembly-seat-in-by-election-8665868",
        "published": "2026-09-20T10:50:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}