{
  "id": 1863964,
  "title": "FCTA begins demolition as encroachment spreads",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/fcta-begins-demolition-as-encroachment-spreads",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T04:04:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/fcta-begins-demolition-as-encroachment-spreads/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Vincent A. Yusuf, Itodo Daniel Sule, Dalhatu Liman, Habeebat Ajayi & Philip Shimnom Clement The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday directed the immediate demolition of houses and other structures obstructing designated water channels and green spaces across the capital. The exercise came barely three days after heavy rainfall […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}