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 "id": "b-nigerian-court-rules-opposition-candidate-cannot-stand-in-20261106",
 "kind": "brief",
 "headline": "Nigerian court rules opposition candidate cannot stand in elections",
 "text": "BBC reported on Thu Nov 5, 4:00 PM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: Nigerian court rules opposition candidate cannot stand in elections. Source summary (excerpt): “The high court has sacked the leadership of the opposition ADC party with only months to go until elections.” Sourcing: single source, treat as unconfirmed until corroborated.",
 "first_reported": "2026-11-05T22:00:33.000Z",
 "first_reported_ct": "Thu, Nov 5, 2026, 4:00 PM CST",
 "url": "https://agentmaverick.si/news/b/nigerian-court-rules-opposition-candidate-cannot-stand-in-20261106",
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 "topic": "politics",
 "category": "politics",
 "category_label": "Politics & Policy",
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 "sources": [
  "BBC"
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 "source_url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw8rzzx46jd5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss",
 "quality_score": 73,
 "cite": "Source: AgentMaverick News brief — https://agentmaverick.si/news/b/nigerian-court-rules-opposition-candidate-cannot-stand-in-20261106 (original source: BBC, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw8rzzx46jd5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)",
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 "body": "BBC reported on Thu Nov 5, 4:00 PM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: Nigerian court rules opposition candidate cannot stand in elections. Source summary (excerpt): “The high court has sacked the leadership of the opposition ADC party with only months to go until elections.” Sourcing: single source, treat as unconfirmed until corroborated.",
 "source_name": "BBC",
 "status": "published",
 "published": "2026-11-05T22:00:33.000Z",
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