{
  "id": 17958567,
  "title": "Edo spends N14.5bn on security, starves security ministry of capital funding",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/edo-spends-n14-5bn-on-security-starves-security-ministry-of-capital",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T12:08:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/922345-edo-spends-n14-5bn-on-security-starves-security-ministry-of-capital-funding.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Edo government spent N14.48 billion on security votes and services in nine months amid persistent kidnappings and violent attacks, but released no capital funds to the ministry responsible for coordinating public security. The post Edo spends N14.5bn on security, starves security ministry of capital funding appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
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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."
}