{
  "id": 3090575,
  "title": "Edo assembly impeaches suspended speaker",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/edo-assembly-impeaches-suspended-speaker-3090575",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T19:20:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/edo-assembly-impeaches-suspended-speaker/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Edo State House of Assembly has formally impeached its former Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, Agbebaku had previously resigned as Speaker on August 17, 2026, and was subsequently suspended indefinitely by the House.\n\nFollowing Agbebaku's resignation, Yekini Idaiye was elected as the new Speaker. The House also made changes to other principal officer positions, removing Jonathan Ibhamawu as Majority Leader and Addeh Emankhu Isibor as Deputy Majority Leader.\n\nThe impeachment of Agbebaku was confirmed on August 24, 2026, with the new Speaker, Yekini Idaiye, stating that the impeachment notice was signed by 17 members of the House, as reported by the Daily Post Nigeria.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Edo assembly impeaches suspended speaker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/edo-assembly-impeaches-suspended-speaker",
        "published": "2026-08-24T19:12:16.000Z"
      }
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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."
}