{
  "id": 18280413,
  "title": "Nigeria’s ‘godfathers’ pull the strings ahead of elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/nigerias-godfathers-pull-the-strings-ahead-of-elections",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T09:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/05/world/politics/nigeria-godfathers-elections/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigerian political scene is dominated by a caste of competing kingmakers stretching all the way to the very top.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
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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."
}