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  "id": 9374586,
  "title": "Wike rejects election rigging allegations, says G5 strategy outsmarted Atiku",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/wike-rejects-election-rigging-allegations-says-g5-strategy-outsmarted",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T16:58:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/wike-rejects-election-rigging-allegations-says-g5-strategy-outsmarted-atiku/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, has dismissed allegations that he rigged the 2023 presidential election in the South-South in favour of President Bola Tinubu against the Labour Party candidate, Mr Peter Obi. Wike, who made the rebuttal while addressing journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, described the claim as a “baseless Read More:…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Wike rejects election rigging allegations, says G5 strategy outsmarted Atiku",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/wike-rejects-election-rigging-allegations-says-g5-strategy-outsmarted-9376971",
        "published": "2026-09-23T17:14:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "Wike explains 2023 South-South strategy, rejects claims of electoral rigging",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/wike-explains-2023-south-south-strategy-rejects-claims-of-electoral",
        "published": "2026-09-23T18:38:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "We encouraged voting for Obi to reduce Atiku’s votes – Wike on G5 strategy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/we-encouraged-voting-for-obi-to-reduce-atikus-votes-wike-on-g5",
        "published": "2026-09-23T20:11:03.000Z"
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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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