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  "id": 2225878,
  "title": "‘Voodoo economist’ — Wike tackles Atiku over plan to restore petrol subsidy if elected president",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/voodoo-economist-wike-tackles-atiku-over-plan-to-restore-petrol",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T18:08:01.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.thecable.ng/voodoo-economist-wike-tackles-atiku-over-plan-to-restore-petrol-subsidy-if-elected-president/"
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  "summary": "Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has criticised former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over his recent… The post ‘Voodoo economist’ — Wike tackles Atiku over plan to restore petrol subsidy if elected president appeared first on TheCable .",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "‘Voodoo Economist’, Wike blasts Atiku over subsidy pledge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/voodoo-economist-wike-blasts-atiku-over-subsidy-pledge",
        "published": "2026-08-20T18:53:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Presidency tackles Atiku for saying he’ll restore fuel subsidy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/presidency-tackles-atiku-for-saying-hell-restore-fuel-subsidy",
        "published": "2026-08-20T19:04:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Wike attacks Atiku over fuel subsidy reversal, backs Tinubu’s re-election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/wike-attacks-atiku-over-fuel-subsidy-reversal-backs-tinubus-re",
        "published": "2026-08-20T19:04:47.000Z"
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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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