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  "id": 16566421,
  "title": "Dele Cole (1940-2026) and his public service, By Eric Teniola",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/dele-cole-1940-2026-and-his-public-service-by-eric-teniola",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T05:27:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
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    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/920257-dele-cole-1940-2026-and-his-public-service-by-eric-teniola.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "On 29 July, 1975, General Murtala Mohammed GCFR (8 November, 1938 – 13 February, 1976) became head of state by overthrowing General Yakubu Gowon GCFR (92). On 7 August, 1975, General Mohammed set up a committee on the creation of more states in the country. At that time, Nigeria had 12 states. The committee was […] The post Dele Cole (1940-2026) and his public service, By Eric Teniola appeared…",
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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."
}