{
  "id": 17788599,
  "title": "Dino Melaye dares Tinubu to Quranic recitation contest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/dino-melaye-dares-tinubu-to-quranic-recitation-contest-17788599",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T11:48:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/dino-melaye-dares-tinubu-to-quranic-recitation-contest/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Senator Dino Melaye has dared President Bola Tinubu to a Quranic citation contest following the President's recent spiritual trip to Saudi Arabia for the Umrah pilgrimage, according to a post he made on his X account on Monday. Melaye stated he would be ready to challenge the President in such a contest upon his return from Saudi Arabia. He wrote on his social media platform, \"Now that Alhaji Bola Tinubu is in Umrah. Immediately he comes back, I challenge him to a Quranic citation competition with me. No one can mock God. SDM.\" The challenge follows details shared by the President's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, about Tinubu's spiritual activities in Saudi Arabia, including his visit to the Holy Ka'abah in Makkah.",
  "summary": "Former Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye has challenged President Bola Tinubu to a Quranic citation competition. According to Punch Nigeria, Melaye issued this challenge via a post on his X handle on Monday, stating he is prepared to engage the President in the contest once the President returns from his spiritual visit to Saudi Arabia for Umrah.\n\nThe challenge follows details shared by the President's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, regarding Tinubu's spiritual activities in Saudi Arabia, which included a visit to the Holy Ka’abah in Makkah. In his post, Melaye wrote that no one can mock God.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}