{"id":1564,"date":"2021-10-15T18:10:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T18:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=1564"},"modified":"2021-10-15T18:10:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T18:10:46","slug":"20bn-bailout-forfeiture-yahaya-bello-should-tender-a-public-apology-okai-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/20bn-bailout-forfeiture-yahaya-bello-should-tender-a-public-apology-okai-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"20bn Bailout Forfeiture:. 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