{
  "id": 1482763,
  "title": "BREAKING: Edo Assembly gets new speaker",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/breaking-edo-assembly-gets-new-speaker-1482763",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T13:02:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/breaking-edo-assembly-gets-new-speaker/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Yekini Idiaye has emerged as the new Speaker of the Edo Assembly. He replaces Blessing Agbebaku, who has resigned from his role. According to TheCable, Agbebaku's resignation comes amid alleged moves to impeach him.\n\nThe circumstances surrounding Agbebaku's resignation and Idiaye's emergence as the new Speaker are not fully detailed in the reports. However, Punch Nigeria and Punch report that Idiaye has taken over as the new Speaker, with Punch Nigeria and Punch mentioning a zoning arrangement, though specifics are not provided.\n\nIdiaye's appointment as Speaker follows Agbebaku's resignation, which was announced by Agbebaku's spokeswoman, Ivy Adodo-Ebojele, according to Premium Times, though she did not provide further details at the time.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Edo assembly speaker resigns – Spokesperson",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/edo-assembly-speaker-resigns-spokesperson",
        "published": "2026-08-17T12:30:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "BREAKING: Edo Assembly gets new speaker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/breaking-edo-assembly-gets-new-speaker",
        "published": "2026-08-17T12:40:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}