{
  "id": 6395283,
  "title": "Morning recap: Atiku, Obi, Makinde resist step-down pressure, bank manager killed by kidnappers in Imo, other top stories",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/morning-recap-atiku-obi-makinde-resist-step-down-pressure-bank",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T07:44:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/morning-recap-atiku-obi-makinde-resist-step-down-pressure-bank-manager-killed-by-kidnappers-in-imo-other-top-stories/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde have resisted pressure to step down for a consensus opposition presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 election.\n\nThe Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre has invited a West African Examinations Council official, Olanrewaju Fadehan, over alleged cyberstalking and criminal defamation.\n\nA bank manager was killed by kidnappers in Imo, according to Punch.",
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        "title": "Morning recap: Atiku, Obi, Makinde resist step-down pressure, bank manager killed by kidnappers in Imo, other top stories",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/morning-recap-atiku-obi-makinde-resist-step-down-pressure-bank-6395303",
        "published": "2026-09-09T07:44:24.000Z"
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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."
}