{
  "id": 4073621,
  "title": "Ogun to pay ex-councillors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/ogun-to-pay-ex-councillors",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T01:22:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ogun-to-pay-ex-councillors/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Ogun State Government has assured former councillors who served across the 20 Local Government Areas of the state between 2021 and 2024 of payment of their outstanding severance entitlements. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ganiyu Hamzat, stated this in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Thursday. According to Hamzat, Governor Read More:…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Ogun to pay ex-councillors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/ogun-to-pay-ex-councillors-4075573",
        "published": "2026-08-29T01:34:16.000Z"
      }
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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."
}