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  "id": 8660436,
  "title": "Group demands probe into deaths of 37 miners in Niger",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/group-demands-probe-into-deaths-of-37-miners-in-niger-8660436",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T08:00:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/group-demands-probe-into-deaths-of-37-miners-in-niger/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A group has demanded a transparent probe into the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the NSCDC in Minna, Niger State. Read More: https://punchng.com/group-demands-probe-into-deaths-of-37-miners-in-niger/",
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      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Niger: Enraged Nigerians flay NSCDC over death of 37 illegal miners",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/niger-enraged-nigerians-flay-nscdc-over-death-of-37-illegal-miners",
        "published": "2026-09-20T05:09:38.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Group demands probe into deaths of 37 miners in Niger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/group-demands-probe-into-deaths-of-37-miners-in-niger",
        "published": "2026-09-20T08:00:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Niger miners tragedy: MURIC demands overhaul of NSCDC operations, compensation for victims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/niger-miners-tragedy-muric-demands-overhaul-of-nscdc-operations",
        "published": "2026-09-20T09:37:50.000Z"
      }
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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."
}