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  "id": 15927616,
  "title": "Ekiti Assembly passes state police bill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/ekiti-assembly-passes-state-police-bill-15927616",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T18:18:52.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/ekiti-assembly-passes-state-police-bill/"
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  "summary": "The Ekiti State House of Assembly has passed a bill for the establishment of State Police Services in Nigeria to address national security challenges. Read More: https://punchng.com/ekiti-assembly-passes-state-police-bill/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Kebbi Assembly receives bill seeking constitutional backing for state police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/kebbi-assembly-receives-bill-seeking-constitutional-backing-for-state",
        "published": "2026-10-21T06:29:24.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Ekiti Assembly passes bill to establish state police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/ekiti-assembly-passes-bill-to-establish-state-police",
        "published": "2026-10-21T18:07:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Ekiti Assembly passes state police bill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/ekiti-assembly-passes-state-police-bill",
        "published": "2026-10-21T18:18:52.000Z"
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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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