{
  "id": 13997570,
  "title": "2027: Ex-gov Yahaya Bello, Badaru, Lalong meet Shettima behind closed doors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/2027-ex-gov-yahaya-bello-badaru-lalong-meet-shettima-behind-closed-13997570",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T16:32:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-ex-gov-yahaya-bello-badaru-lalong-meet-shettima-behind-closed-doors/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Nigerian governors Yahaya Bello, Abubakar Badaru, and Simon Lalong, along with other ex-governors and ministers, met with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. The closed-door meeting, which lasted until after Shettima's scheduled meeting with other officials, was reportedly a courtesy visit. The purpose of the visit remains unclear, but it occurred shortly before the planned inauguration of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council on October 14 and the party's campaign flag-off in Kaduna State on October 24.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: Ex-gov Yahaya Bello, Badaru, Lalong meet Shettima behind closed doors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/2027-ex-gov-yahaya-bello-badaru-lalong-meet-shettima-behind-closed",
        "published": "2026-10-12T16:12:07.000Z"
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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."
}