{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_pnsxr6g2a4afdnx2ijca","title":"UPDATED: Court orders INEC to reinstate Adebutu as Ogun PDP gov candidate","title_en":"UPDATED: Court orders INEC to reinstate Adebutu as Ogun PDP gov candidate","outlets":27,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/court-fixes-friday-for-judgment-in-pdp-adebutus-suit-against-inec-pnsxr6g2a4","count":37,"items":[{"id":"n_unq4xnobxjgppw6e53ga","seq":11109301,"kind":"article","title":"Court Orders INEC To Restore Adebutu On Ogun Governorship Candidate List","url":"https://naija247news.com/court-orders-inec-to-restore-adebutu-on-ogun-governorship-candidate-list","published":"2026-11-14T16:51:01Z","seen":"2026-11-14T16:51:01Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"naija247news.com","name":"naija247news.com","domain":"naija247news.com"},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["economy","politics","business","education"],"entities":[{"id":"Q3152854","name":"Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos","type":"org"},{"id":"Q128199050","name":"Adebutu","type":"person"},{"id":"Q255116","name":"Ogun","type":"place"}],"story":"st_pnsxr6g2a4afdnx2ijca","category":"politics","category_p":0.699999988079071,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.0,"political":0.8600000143051147},{"id":"n_blt23ulc475hwwtvsmpq","seq":11035051,"kind":"article","title":"2027 Elections: Court Orders INEC To Publish Adebutu As Ogun PDP Governorship Candidate Within 24 Hours","url":"https://www.informationng.com/2026/11/2027-elections-court-orders-inec-to-publish-adebutu-as-ogun-pdp-governorship-candidate-within-24-hours.html","summary":"A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish Ladi Adebutu as the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Ogun State within 24 hours, ruling that the commission acted unlawfully by dropping his name. 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