{
  "id": 11561500,
  "title": "PDP, APC trade blame over attack in Cross River",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/pdp-apc-trade-blame-over-attack-in-cross-river-11561500",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T00:32:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/pdp-apc-trade-blame-over-attack-in-cross-river/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The PDP and APC in Cross River State are blaming each other for an attack on a PDP consultative meeting in Calabar South. According to reports, gunmen injured three people during the meeting.\n\nThe PDP and APC are trading blame for the attack, with each party pointing fingers at the other.\n\nThere is no information on who is responsible for the attack or what their motives were. The incident is the latest development in the ongoing rivalry between the two parties in Cross River State.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Police arrest 30-year-old man over alleged threat to father in Cross River",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/police-arrest-30-year-old-man-over-alleged-threat-to-father-in-cross",
        "published": "2026-10-02T20:29:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Cross River shuts down 10 unapproved schools",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/cross-river-shuts-down-10-unapproved-schools",
        "published": "2026-10-02T21:42:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}