{"id":4535,"date":"2019-02-14T16:36:41","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T16:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=4535"},"modified":"2019-02-14T16:37:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T16:37:20","slug":"2019-nigerias-election-government-closes-land-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/2019-nigerias-election-government-closes-land-borders","title":{"rendered":"2019 Nigeria\u2019s election: Government closes land borders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. 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