{
  "id": 11179854,
  "title": "Nigeria @66: Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu urge Nigerians to remain united",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/nigeria-66-tinubu-sanwo-olu-urge-nigerians-to-remain-united",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T11:45:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/913805-nigeria-66-tinubu-sanwo-olu-urge-nigerians-to-remain-united.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigeria marked its 66th Independence Anniversary. The governor of Lagos, Sanwo-Olu, and Bola Tinubu expressed optimism about Nigeria's future, urging citizens to remain united and work collectively towards achieving national goals.\n\nThe United States Government congratulated Nigeria on its Independence Anniversary, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening bilateral relations. The US described Nigeria as Africa's largest democracy and one of the continent's largest economies, highlighting the country's role in promoting regional stability and economic growth.\n\nThe Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, congratulated residents on the anniversary, urging them to elect progressive leaders in the 2027 general elections. Wike stated that the FCT Administration was committed to transforming Abuja into a world-class capital city with modern infrastructure and improved public services.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "title": "Find, use new digital postcodes, FG urges Nigerians",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/find-use-new-digital-postcodes-fg-urges-nigerians",
        "published": "2026-10-01T08:26:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "October 1: Gov Idris urges Nigerians to uphold unity, democracy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/october-1-gov-idris-urges-nigerians-to-uphold-unity-democracy",
        "published": "2026-10-01T09:20:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}