{
  "id": 14481597,
  "title": "How ex-minister Hadi Sirika secured ‘Nigeria Air’ contract for his friend – Witness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/how-ex-minister-hadi-sirika-secured-nigeria-air-contract-for-his",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T15:22:23.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/917047-how-ex-minister-hadi-sirika-secured-nigeria-air-contract-for-his-friend-witness.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mr Sirika is facing prosecution on six corruption charges which partly centre on an alleged N1.3 billion contract the aviation ministry awarded in 2023 to Gabriel Tilmann, a professor. The post How ex-minister Hadi Sirika secured ‘Nigeria Air’ contract for his friend – Witness appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Sirika imposed German friend on ministry for Air Nigeria contract – EFCC witness",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/sirika-imposed-german-friend-on-ministry-for-air-nigeria-contract",
        "published": "2026-10-14T15:28:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}