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  "id": 17104070,
  "title": "NIA arrests six, terminates appointment of seven others over alleged extortion at Galaka registration centre",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/nia-arrests-six-terminates-appointment-of-seven-others-over-alleged",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T18:07:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/nia-arrests-six-terminates-appointment-of-seven-others-over-alleged-extortion-at-galaka-registration-centre/"
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  "summary": "The National Identification Authority (NIA) has taken disciplinary action following reports of alleged extortion during the recently concluded free Ghana Card registration exercise for children aged 6 to 14 at the Galaka registration centre in the Upper East Region. According to the Authority, six staff members identified by parents of applicants as having demanded money … The post NIA arrests…",
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        "title": "NIA arrests six, dismisses seven over alleged extortion at Galaka Ghana Card registration centrenis",
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        "title": "Ghana Card registration: NIA arrests six, dismisses seven over alleged extortion at Galaka centre",
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        "title": "NIA arrests six, sacks seven over alleged extortion at Galaka registration centre",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/nia-arrests-six-sacks-seven-over-alleged-extortion-at-galaka",
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