{
  "id": 4026384,
  "title": "Nigeria’s borders are already open, Presidency tackles Atiku",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nigerias-borders-are-already-open-presidency-tackles-atiku-4026384",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T19:35:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigerias-borders-are-already-open-presidency-tackles-atiku/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Presidency has tackled former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his pledge to “open the borders” if elected president, insisting that Nigeria’s land borders are already open. The Presidency made this known in a statement on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, titled, “Atiku and the Read More:…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "2027: I’ll reopen all borders, develop southern ports if elected – Atiku",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/2027-ill-reopen-all-borders-develop-southern-ports-if-elected-atiku",
        "published": "2026-08-28T15:03:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Nigeria’s borders are already open, Presidency tackles Atiku",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nigerias-borders-are-already-open-presidency-tackles-atiku",
        "published": "2026-08-28T19:48:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Our borders already open, Presidency replies Atiku",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/our-borders-already-open-presidency-replies-atiku",
        "published": "2026-08-28T20:13:37.000Z"
      }
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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."
}