{"id":179941,"date":"2022-04-19T13:25:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T12:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=179941"},"modified":"2022-04-19T13:25:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T12:25:08","slug":"breaking-ex-sports-minister-dalung-quits-apc-gives-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/19\/breaking-ex-sports-minister-dalung-quits-apc-gives-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Ex-Sports Minister Dalung quits APC, gives reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The immediate-past Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Barr. 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