{
  "id": 15792093,
  "title": "Constitution amendment: Ogun Assembly backs establishment of state police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/constitution-amendment-ogun-assembly-backs-establishment-of-state",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T18:59:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/20/constitution-amendment-ogun-assembly-backs-establishment-of-state-police/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday, the Ogun State House of Assembly adopted a resolution in support of the establishment of state police. The resolution, H.R. No. 194/OG/2025, was passed after the Ad-hoc Committee on Constitutional Review presented a report on 26 clauses and amendments to the Constitution. Chairman of the committee, former Speaker Olakunle Oluomo, presented the proposed amendments one by one, with members voting in favor of all the clauses and sections. The amendments included substitutions, insertions, and alterations to specific constitutional provisions. The report was then referred to the House Speaker, Rt. Oludaisi Elemide, who directed that a clean copy be sent to the National Assembly to formally communicate the state's support.",
  "summary": "The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a resolution supporting the establishment of state police. The resolution, titled “H.R. No. 194/OG/2025 – Consideration of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999) (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026 (Establishment of State Police Services),” was passed on Tuesday. The passage followed the presentation of a report […] Constitution amendment:…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Plateau Assembly backs establishment of state police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/plateau-assembly-backs-establishment-of-state-police",
        "published": "2026-10-20T15:48:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "JUST IN: Kwara Assembly approves state police bill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/just-in-kwara-assembly-approves-state-police-bill",
        "published": "2026-10-20T16:02:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}