{
  "id": 3859495,
  "title": "Rivers wins Tinubu inter-school debate, Fubara hails students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/rivers-wins-tinubu-inter-school-debate-fubara-hails-students-3859495",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T01:24:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/rivers-wins-tinubu-inter-school-debate-fubara-hails-students/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 2026 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Inter-Secondary Schools Debate Championship concluded with Rivers State emerging victorious, with the state's Team Rivers, represented by Community Secondary School, Abuloma, Port Harcourt, defeating Team Kwara. Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State praised the students, calling their victory a \"great feat\" and highlighting their intellectual capacity, brilliance, confidence, and preparedness to compete at national levels. The competition, held at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre in Port Harcourt, saw Sokoto State take third place after defeating Ebonyi State.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Rivers wins Tinubu inter-school debate, Fubara hails students",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/rivers-wins-tinubu-inter-school-debate-fubara-hails-students",
        "published": "2026-08-28T01:16:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Rivers Neuropsychiatric Hospital was drug trafficking centre, says Fubara",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/rivers-neuropsychiatric-hospital-was-drug-trafficking-centre-says",
        "published": "2026-08-28T04:30:10.000Z"
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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."
}