{
  "id": 4663322,
  "title": "Afenyo-Markin urges public to disregard alleged extortion evidence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/afenyo-markin-urges-public-to-disregard-alleged-extortion-evidence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:17:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/politics/afenyo-markin-urges-public-to-disregard-alleged-extortion-evidence/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has urged the public to disregard reports of alleged audio or video evidence linking him to extortion. Speaking to journalists when cultural troupes from Winneba visited his residence in Accra, Mr Afenyo-Markin said he had conducted his parliamentary duties with dignity and without recklessness. He disclosed that he had resorted to […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "‘Nobody has any video of me embarrassing myself’ – Afenyo-Markin on ‘extortion’ allegation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nobody-has-any-video-of-me-embarrassing-myself-afenyo-markin-on",
        "published": "2026-08-31T13:45:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "‘Nobody has any video of me embarrassing myself’ – Afenyo-Markin on ‘extortion’ allegation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nobody-has-any-video-of-me-embarrassing-myself-afenyo-markin-on-4655375",
        "published": "2026-08-31T14:15:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "No video or audio evidence links me to extortion - Afenyo-Markin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/no-video-or-audio-evidence-links-me-to-extortion-afenyo-markin",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:41:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}