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  "id": 1620552,
  "title": "15 Ethnic Regions Proposed as PANDEF, Citizens’ Group Demand Restructuring",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/15-ethnic-regions-proposed-as-pandef-citizens-group-demand",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T02:36:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/18/15-ethnic-regions-proposed-as-pandef-citizens-group-demand-restructuring/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "• Seek state police, resource control, 50% derivation • Blame 1966, 1968 decrees for over-centralisation, insecurity •Demand devolution of powers, local government autonomy Sunday Aborisade in Abuja The Pan Niger",
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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."
}