{
  "id": 10668164,
  "title": "VIDEO: I started casting out demons at 17 – Okpebholo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/video-i-started-casting-out-demons-at-17-okpebholo-10668164",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T10:36:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/video-i-started-casting-out-demons-at-17-okpebholo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has revealed that he started casting out demons at the age of 17. According to the governor, this early religious experience has influenced his approach to fighting insecurity.\n\nOkpebholo made this disclosure during a church service at The Votage Church, where he reflected on his youth and experiences dealing with spiritual battles and cultism. He said that seeing young people in church reminded him of his own experiences as a teenager.\n\nThe governor also mentioned that his experiences as a young man have given him a personal understanding of the challenges facing youths, particularly insecurity and cult-related activities. He credited the late Archbishop Benson Idahosa for influencing his spiritual background.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "‘I started ‘casting out demons at 17’ – Gov Okpebholo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/i-started-casting-out-demons-at-17-gov-okpebholo",
        "published": "2026-09-29T09:18:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "VIDEO: I started casting out demons at 17 – Okpebholo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/video-i-started-casting-out-demons-at-17-okpebholo",
        "published": "2026-09-29T10:32:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "TRENDING: ‘I started casting out demons at 18 years, that’s why fighting insecurity isn’t new to me’ – Okpebholo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/trending-i-started-casting-out-demons-at-18-years-thats-why-fighting",
        "published": "2026-09-29T13:11:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}