{
  "id": 3844063,
  "title": "Suspected thugs disrupt Ondo Speaker’s impeachment bid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/suspected-thugs-disrupt-ondo-speakers-impeachment-bid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T23:56:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/suspected-thugs-disrupt-ondo-speakers-impeachment-bid/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Suspected thugs disrupted the Ondo State House of Assembly's attempt to impeach Speaker Olamide Oladiji over allegations of financial misconduct. According to Punch, the incident occurred as lawmakers pursued the impeachment process.\n\nThe spokesperson for the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Olatunji Ifabiyi, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the impeachment process against Oladiji was still on course, despite reconciliation efforts led by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Ifabiyi denied that the process had been abandoned, saying lawmakers were still determined to impeach the Speaker.\n\nOladiji, however, denied any impeachment process against him, stating that issues leading to the crisis had been resolved through the governor's and All Progressives Congress leadership's intervention. TheCable reported that tension heightened at the Ondo state house of assembly as suspected thugs invaded the premises.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Thugs invade Ondo Assembly amid Speaker’s impeachment saga",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/thugs-invade-ondo-assembly-amid-speakers-impeachment-saga",
        "published": "2026-08-27T14:12:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Punjab Assembly speaker stalls anti-terrorism amendment bill after opposition objections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/punjab-assembly-speaker-stalls-anti-terrorism-amendment-bill-after",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:40:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheCable",
        "title": "Suspected thugs invade Ondo assembly as lawmakers move to impeach speaker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/suspected-thugs-invade-ondo-assembly-as-lawmakers-move-to-impeach",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:54:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Punjab Assembly halts anti-terrorism bill amid opposition concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/punjab-assembly-halts-anti-terrorism-bill-amid-opposition-concerns",
        "published": "2026-08-27T18:04:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Impeachment process against Ondo speaker on course — Assembly spokesperson",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/impeachment-process-against-ondo-speaker-on-course-assembly",
        "published": "2026-08-27T20:30:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Tension as Suspected Thugs Invade Ondo Assembly Amid Speaker’s Removal Move",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/tension-as-suspected-thugs-invade-ondo-assembly-amid-speakers-removal",
        "published": "2026-08-28T02:36:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}