{"id":98830,"date":"2022-09-01T14:04:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T13:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=98830"},"modified":"2022-09-01T14:04:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T13:04:24","slug":"court-to-hear-wikes-suit-against-pdp-atiku-sept-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/court-to-hear-wikes-suit-against-pdp-atiku-sept-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Court To Hear Wike\u2019s Suit Against PDP, Atiku Sept. 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>A Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Sept. 14 to hear a suit filed by Gov. 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