{
  "id": 19942306,
  "title": "Dino Melaye, others react as Muslim youths 'reject' Tinubu in Abuja mosque [VIDEO]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/dino-melaye-others-react-as-muslim-youths-reject-tinubu-in-abuja",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T06:26:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/14/dino-melaye-others-react-as-muslim-youths-boo-tinubu-in-abuja-mosque-video/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Senator Dino Melaye and other influential social media personalities have responded to a viral video depicting President Bola Tinubu receiving hostile reactions after participating in Juma’at prayers at Abuja’s renovated Shehu Shagari Central Mosque. The video, circulating on social media, captured Muslim youths shouting \"Ba Ma Yi,\" a Hausa phrase used to express rejection or disapproval, as the president exited the mosque. The incident allegedly transpired following the Chief Imam's invocation of prayers for Nigeria and the president.\n\nMelaye's reaction to the video was that it represented a protest against the president and his aspirations to seek re-election in 2027. He expressed this sentiment on his X account. Similarly, Ahmed Umar, a prominent X influencer, known as Ahmed Au, acknowledged the incident as a manifestation of the growing discontent among Nigerians. He conveyed this sentiment on X, stating, \"Nigerians are expressing their frustration! As Tinubu passed the Area 1 Central Mosque in Abuja, people shouted Ba Ma Yi!\"\n\nHowever, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu's media aide, categorically rejected these claims, asserting that the president was warmly welcomed at the mosque. He provided counter-evidence by sharing a different video on X, which showed the president waving at the spectators before leaving the mosque. This video can be viewed [VIDEO].",
  "summary": "Former lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye, and some social media influencers have reacted to a viral video showing President Bola Tinubu allegedly being booed after attending Juma’at prayers in Abuja. DAILY POST reports that a video circulating on social media captured the moment the president was leaving the renovated Shehu Shagari Central Mosque in Area 1, […] Dino Melaye, others react as Muslim…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}