{
  "id": 9367130,
  "title": "Lagos APC expels ex-Agege chairman, aspirant over defection to APM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/lagos-apc-expels-ex-agege-chairman-aspirant-over-defection-to-apm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T16:16:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/lagos-apc-expels-ex-agege-chairman-aspirant-over-defection-to-apm/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled two former members, Ganiyu Egunjobi and Azeez Yusuf, for defecting to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) after losing APC primaries. The expulsion was announced by the state APC Chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi, in a Facebook post, accusing the two of anti-party activities and disloyalty. Ojelabi stated that the APC views their conduct as a clear repudiation of membership obligations and an unacceptable act of anti-party activity. The expulsion comes after Egunjobi and Yusuf contested the primaries for Agege Constituencies I and II, respectively, but failed to secure the party’s tickets before obtaining tickets from the APM.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: Lagos APC expels two Assembly aspirants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/2027-lagos-apc-expels-two-assembly-aspirants",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:25:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Lagos APC expels ex-Agege chairman, aspirant over defection to APM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/lagos-apc-expels-ex-agege-chairman-aspirant-over-defection-to-apm-9370084",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:34:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Lagos APC expels two members after their emergence as APM candidates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/lagos-apc-expels-two-members-after-their-emergence-as-apm-candidates",
        "published": "2026-09-23T18:03:57.000Z"
      }
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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."
}