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  "id": 17360011,
  "title": "Obasanjo criticises Tinubu’s borrowings, says debt could destroy generations of Nigerians",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/obasanjo-criticises-tinubus-borrowings-says-debt-could-destroy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T06:22:13.000Z",
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  "summary": "\"And for anybody to say debt is no leprosy, is absolute nonsense. Debt is worse than leprosy. Because leprosy destroys only one person. Debt destroys generations.” The post Obasanjo criticises Tinubu’s borrowings, says debt could destroy generations of Nigerians appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Debt is worse than leprosy - Obasanjo tackles Tinubu over borrowing comment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/debt-is-worse-than-leprosy-obasanjo-tackles-tinubu-over-borrowing",
        "published": "2026-10-30T18:36:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Debt worse than leprosy, Obasanjo counters Tinubu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/debt-worse-than-leprosy-obasanjo-counters-tinubu",
        "published": "2026-10-30T20:38:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Debt Worse Than Leprosy, Destroys Generations, Says Obasanjo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/debt-worse-than-leprosy-destroys-generations-says-obasanjo",
        "published": "2026-10-31T02:39:41.000Z"
      }
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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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