{
  "id": 14768533,
  "title": "Evening recap: ToluwaniSings’ ordeal, Mandiya’s death, Ekpa’s reduced jail term, other stories",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/evening-recap-toluwanisings-ordeal-mandiyas-death-ekpas-reduced-jail-14768533",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T19:16:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/evening-recap-toluwanisings-ordeal-mandiyas-death-ekpas-reduced-jail-term-other-stories/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "1. Gospel singer ToluwaniSings was hospitalized seven to eight times in Ibadan after suddenly collapsing, according to his personal assistant, Babadunni Olayemi. Some hospitals cited doctors' strikes or declining to admit him.\n\n2. Senator Abdul Ningi shared the tragic story of his late colleague, Bello Mandiya, who slipped and hit his head in the bathroom while bathing. Mandiya's body was discovered 72 hours later after his absence from prayers raised concerns.\n\n3. President Bola Tinubu sent three executive bills to the House of Representatives for changes to legal frameworks governing the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), and the replacement of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Commission (ASCON) with a National School of Government.",
  "summary": "Read the evening news roundup on ToluwaniSings’ death, Senator Mandiya’s fall, Simon Ekpa’s reduced jail term, and Tinubu’s new executive bills. Read More: https://punchng.com/evening-recap-toluwanisings-ordeal-mandiyas-death-ekpas-reduced-jail-term-other-stories/",
  "key_points": [
    "Gospel singer ToluwaniSings hospitalized 7-8 times in Ibadan",
    "Senator Mandiya's death discovered 72 hours after missing prayers",
    "Tinubu sends bills to change laws on NDLEA, NSIB, ACSON"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Evening recap: ToluwaniSings’ ordeal, Mandiya’s death, Ekpa’s reduced jail term, other stories",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/evening-recap-toluwanisings-ordeal-mandiyas-death-ekpas-reduced-jail",
        "published": "2026-10-15T19:14:54.000Z"
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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."
}