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  "id": 3864994,
  "title": "2027: Lawmaker, lawyers slam Atiku over Tinubu credentials controversy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/2027-lawmaker-lawyers-slam-atiku-over-tinubu-credentials-controversy-3864994",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T01:56:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-lawmaker-lawyers-slam-atiku-over-tinubu-credentials-controversy/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As political activities intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections, a member of the House of Representatives and a group of lawyers and policy analysts have criticised the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, over his renewed focus on President Bola Tinubu’s United States record, academic and National Youth Service Corps credentials. Read More:…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "Atiku dares Tinubu govt to prosecute him over alleged $16bn spent on power under Obasanjo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/atiku-dares-tinubu-govt-to-prosecute-him-over-alleged-16bn-spent-on",
        "published": "2026-08-27T11:13:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheCable",
        "title": "ADC: Tinubu’s $1bn social fund is a response to Atiku’s subsidy plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/adc-tinubus-1bn-social-fund-is-a-response-to-atikus-subsidy-plan",
        "published": "2026-08-27T20:08:03.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: Lawmaker, lawyers slam Atiku over Tinubu credentials controversy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/2027-lawmaker-lawyers-slam-atiku-over-tinubu-credentials-controversy",
        "published": "2026-08-28T01:24:16.000Z"
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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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