{
  "id": 14768235,
  "title": "2027 Presidency: Tinubu will defeat Atiku, Peter Obi whether he attends rallies or not — Showunmi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/2027-presidency-tinubu-will-defeat-atiku-peter-obi-whether-he-attends",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T18:45:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/15/2027-presidency-tinubu-will-defeat-atiku-peter-obi-whether-he-attends-rallies-or-not-showunmi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Segun Showunmi, has predicted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will emerge victorious in the upcoming January 16, 2027, presidential election against his opponents—Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress and Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress. Showunmi, who previously served as Atiku's spokesperson in the 2023 election, made this assertion during a briefing in Abuja. Despite Tinubu potentially skipping campaign rallies, Showunmi remains confident in his victory, stating that the president is a \"thousand times wiser\" than his opponents. Showunmi criticized Atiku for changing his stance on fuel, calling it a waste. He suggested that regardless of Tinubu's absence at rallies, Nigerians could still view him on television or visit Aso Rock.",
  "summary": "A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Segun Showunmi, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would defeat the presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, respectively, in the January 16, 2027, presidential election, whether or not he attends campaign rallies. He made […] 2027 Presidency: Tinubu…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "2027: Tinubu ashamed to face the people, says Atiku",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/2027-tinubu-ashamed-to-face-the-people-says-atiku",
        "published": "2026-10-15T18:11:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2927: ‘You want another term but ashamed to face the people’ – Atiku blasts Tinubu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/2927-you-want-another-term-but-ashamed-to-face-the-people-atiku",
        "published": "2026-10-15T18:47:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}