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  "id": 15604909,
  "title": "Residents demand probe as NNPC confirms blast, 20 injured in Rivers gas explosion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/residents-demand-probe-as-nnpc-confirms-blast-20-injured-in-rivers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T12:48:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/south-south-regional/918239-residents-demand-probe-as-nnpc-confirms-blast-20-injured-in-rivers-gas-explosion.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Twenty people were reportedly injured, and more than 50 houses and shops were damaged in a Rivers gas pipeline explosion, as survivors allege that warnings of a leak were ignored. The post Residents demand probe as NNPC confirms blast, 20 injured in Rivers gas explosion appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Reps probe NIPCO gas licences, NNPC executive over money laundering claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/reps-probe-nipco-gas-licences-nnpc-executive-over-money-laundering",
        "published": "2026-10-19T14:36:32.000Z"
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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."
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