{
  "id": 10093513,
  "title": "2027: Atiku and the desperate last dance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/2027-atiku-and-the-desperate-last-dance-10093513",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T00:00:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-atiku-and-the-desperate-last-dance/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's 2027 presidential bid is being analysed as a potentially desperate move. According to Punch Nigeria, this bid is being questioned as his 'last attempt' and recent political manoeuvres are being seen as desperate.\n\nThe All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has expressed confidence in the party's electoral prospects ahead of the 2027 general elections. He dismissed the threat posed by opposition parties, citing recent by-elections where the APC secured victory in four out of five contests.\n\nAtiku Abubakar has also made a comment in response to the current hardship, directing an apology and exit to someone, though the name is not specified in the reports.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "2027: ADC, NDC going nowhere, Atiku’s LGA still voted APC last week – Nentawe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/2027-adc-ndc-going-nowhere-atikus-lga-still-voted-apc-last-week",
        "published": "2026-09-26T20:16:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "2027: Atiku and the desperate last dance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/2027-atiku-and-the-desperate-last-dance",
        "published": "2026-09-27T00:00:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}