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  "id": 8122748,
  "title": "Between ballot and fear: Inside Gombe’s high-stakes bye-election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/between-ballot-and-fear-inside-gombes-high-stakes-bye-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T23:20:43.000Z",
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  "summary": "INEC highlights security risks from political thugs in Gombe and Funakaye ahead of the federal constituency bye-election for nearly 500,000 voters. Read More: https://punchng.com/between-ballot-and-fear-inside-gombes-high-stakes-bye-election/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Between ballot and fear: Inside Gombe’s high-stakes bye-election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/between-ballot-and-fear-inside-gombes-high-stakes-bye-election",
        "published": "2026-09-18T05:10:44.000Z"
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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."
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