{
  "id": 12060303,
  "title": "Nigeria needs a Presidential debate now more than ever",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/nigeria-needs-a-presidential-debate-now-more-than-ever",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T02:24:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/nigeria-needs-a-presidential-debate-now-more-than-ever/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "“A rally tells us how many people support a candidate. A debate tells us whether the candidate understands the country.” Nigeria needs a presidential debate. Not another rally. Not another endorsement. Not another carefully choreographed television appearance where a candidate speaks for twenty minutes without facing an inconvenient question. Nigeria needs the presidential candidates […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}