{
  "id": 1502716,
  "title": "Edo Assembly Speaker resigns amid impeachment plot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/edo-assembly-speaker-resigns-amid-impeachment-plot",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T13:27:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/edo-assembly-speaker-resigns-amid-impeachment-plot/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has resigned. Agbebaku’s media aide, Ivy Ebojele, confirmed his resignation on Monday, August 17, 2026. Agbebaku stepped down after lawmakers plotted to impeach him. Ebojele said details of Agbebaku’s resignation would be made public later. Agbebaku, who represents Owan West Constituency, was elected Speaker […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}