{
  "id": 17072053,
  "title": "Uzodinma: Nigerians pull out footage of Okorocha dancing with Wike after court ruling [VIDEO]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/uzodinma-nigerians-pull-out-footage-of-okorocha-dancing-with-wike",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T14:22:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/29/uzodinma-nigerians-pull-out-footage-of-okorocha-dancing-with-wike-maid-court-ruling-video/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Following the Federal High Court's ruling that removed Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma as the All Progressives Congress candidate for the 2027 Imo West Senatorial District election, social media users have uncovered an old video featuring former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha dancing with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The Federal High Court's decision to sack Uzodinma and replace him with Okorocha as the rightful winner in the APC primary election held in May 2026 has sparked reactions across social media platforms. Some Nigerians have attributed the ruling to the influence of powerful government officials. The video of Wike and Okorocha celebrating together has generated discussions about their relationship and has been widely shared on X and Facebook.",
  "summary": "Following the Federal High Court ruling sacking Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma as the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for the 2027 Imo West Senatorial District election, netizens have dug up an old video of former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. DAILY POST reports […] Uzodinma: Nigerians pull out footage of…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Court sacks Uzodimma as APC’s Imo West senatorial candidate, orders INEC to recognise Okorocha",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/court-sacks-uzodimma-as-apcs-imo-west-senatorial-candidate-orders",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:44:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Okorocha hails court victory over Uzodimma in Imo senatorial ticket row",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/okorocha-hails-court-victory-over-uzodimma-in-imo-senatorial-ticket",
        "published": "2026-10-29T15:36:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}