{
  "id": 662517,
  "title": "Makinde releases ₦3 billion for Amotekun projects in first half of 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/makinde-releases-3-billion-for-amotekun-projects-in-first-half-of-2026",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T12:41:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/902334-makinde-releases-%e2%82%a63-billion-for-amotekun-projects-in-first-half-of-2026.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Oyo released over half of Amotekun’s capital budget and paid ₦1.84 billion in salaries in the first half of 2026, but spent nothing on the agency’s overhead despite rising security concerns. The post Makinde releases ₦3 billion for Amotekun projects in first half of 2026 appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}