{
  "id": 2027714,
  "title": "Why it’s necessary for Cross River to continue engaging federal government – Official",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/why-its-necessary-for-cross-river-to-continue-engaging-federal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T21:57:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/south-south-regional/904129-why-its-necessary-for-cross-river-to-continue-engaging-federal-government-official.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The official was reacting to recent criticisms by Alphonsus Eba, the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River, who said that Governor Otu hardly stayed in the state. The post Why it’s necessary for Cross River to continue engaging federal government – Official appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Use your social media influence to foster peace, safer society – New CP tells Cross River youths",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/use-your-social-media-influence-to-foster-peace-safer-society-new-cp",
        "published": "2026-08-19T17:53:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Man sets mother on fire in Cross River over witchcraft accusation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/man-sets-mother-on-fire-in-cross-river-over-witchcraft-accusation",
        "published": "2026-08-19T20:50:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}