{
  "id": 16189629,
  "title": "State Police Bill scales major hurdle as 24 states approve amendment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/state-police-bill-scales-major-hurdle-as-24-states-approve-amendment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T13:02:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/23/state-police-bill-scales-major-hurdle-as-24-states-approve-amendment-presidency/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Presidency says the proposed constitutional amendment to establish state police in Nigeria has scaled a major hurdle after 24 State Houses of Assembly approved it. Chairman of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, Femi Gbajabiamila, made this known in a statement on Friday. Gbajabiamila, who is also the Chief of Staff […] State Police Bill scales major hurdle as 24…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/da-election-campaign-posters-removed-from-free-state-streets-as",
        "published": "2026-10-23T13:18:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "State Police: Presidency applauds constitution amendment passage by 24 States",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/state-police-presidency-applauds-constitution-amendment-passage-by-24",
        "published": "2026-10-23T14:17:09.000Z"
      }
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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."
}