{
  "id": 1510571,
  "title": "Edo Assembly: Agbebaku inflated cost of vehicles bought for lawmakers – New Speaker",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/edo-assembly-agbebaku-inflated-cost-of-vehicles-bought-for-lawmakers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T15:40:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/17/edo-assembly-agbebaku-inflated-cost-of-vehicles-bought-for-lawmakers-new-speaker/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The newly elected Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Yekini Idaiye, has accused his predecessor, Blessing Agbebaku, of inflating the cost of Lexus 570 and Toyota Hilux vehicles purchased for members. Idiaye, who spoke during his inauguration on Monday, also accused the former Speaker of performing below the benchmark the lawmakers set for themselves. […] Edo Assembly: Agbebaku inflated…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}