{
  "id": 10452898,
  "title": "‘Tinubu expected to visit Nigeria next week’ — Dino Melaye mocks prolonged vacation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/tinubu-expected-to-visit-nigeria-next-week-dino-melaye-mocks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T13:05:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/28/tinubu-expected-to-visit-nigeria-next-week-dino-melaye-mocks-prolonged-vacation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Kogi State senator Dino Melaye has criticized President Bola Tinubu for his prolonged stay abroad, mocking the head of state over his extended vacation. Melaye shared a post on X stating, \"President Tinubu is expected to visit Nigeria next week.\" This came after Tinubu announced he would return to Nigeria on Tuesday, September 29, following an absence of nearly four weeks in Europe as what the Presidency called a working vacation. Tinubu initially departed on August 30 for London, United Kingdom, with plans to spend three weeks away as part of his annual leave. After a week in London, he traveled to Paris, France, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron and businessman Vincent Bolloré. The Presidency later extended Tinubu's stay by a few days, but his return date was postponed multiple times before the latest schedule revealed Tuesday, September 29, as the anticipated arrival. Tinubu is set to spend time in Lagos until October 1, commemorating Nigeria's 66th Independence Anniversary and delivering a national broadcast, before moving to Abuja. This extended absence has sparked controversy, especially regarding Tinubu's decision to travel outside Nigeria for such an extended period, as well as his absence from the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other opposition figures have questioned the rationale behind Tinubu's extended vacation, while Peter Obi also criticized the choice to spend the break in Europe.",
  "summary": "Former Kogi State senator, Dino Melaye, has mocked President Bola Tinubu, over his prolonged stay abroad, amid the latest adjustment to the President’s return date. Melaye, in a post on X on Monday, wrote: “President Tinubu is expected to visit Nigeria next week.” His remark came as Tinubu is now expected to return to Nigeria […] ‘Tinubu expected to visit Nigeria next week’ — Dino Melaye mocks…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Nigeria at 66: Tinubu reviving Nigeria’s dying economy – Akporeha",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/nigeria-at-66-tinubu-reviving-nigerias-dying-economy-akporeha",
        "published": "2026-09-28T12:09:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}