{
  "id": 17072067,
  "title": "Niger: Vatsa dumps APC, takes over 200 supporters to SDP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/niger-vatsa-dumps-apc-takes-over-200-supporters-to-sdp",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T13:09:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/29/vatsa-dumps-apc-for-sdp-takes-over-200-supporters-in-niger/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Niger State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Jonathan Vatsa, has defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Social Democratic Party, SDP, alongside over 200 supporters. Vatsa announced his defection on Wednesday at Gulu-Anguwa-Gulu Vatsa Ward in Lapai Local Government Area, barely two weeks after resigning from the APC over what […] Niger: Vatsa dumps…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}