{
  "id": 2006265,
  "title": "2027: ‘Tinubu must go, Venezuela go happen for Naija’ – Dino Melaye",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/2027-tinubu-must-go-venezuela-go-happen-for-naija-dino-melaye",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T19:47:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/19/2027-tinubu-must-go-venezuela-go-happen-for-naija-dino-melaye/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has voiced confidence that President Bola Tinubu will be ousted from office during the 2027 general elections. On Wednesday, Melaye expressed his stance on his verified X account, drawing a parallel between the situation in Venezuela and what is expected to unfold in Nigeria. This prediction followed a statement from a US firm contemplating a probe into the alleged drug trafficking case implicating President Tinubu. According to the Daily Post, US District Judge Beryl Howell recently granted additional time for Jeanine Pirro, an attorney appointed by Donald Trump, to disclose the drug-trafficking records of Tinubu. In January 2026, the US apprehended Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife on drug and weapons charges. Melaye remarked, \"Home is calling. Work plenty for home. Tinubu must go. Venezuela go happen for Naija.\"",
  "summary": "Former lawmaker who represented Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, has expressed optimism that President Bola Tinubu will be out of office after the 2027 general elections. In a post on his verified X handle on Wednesday, Melaye also said that what happened in Venezuela will happen in Nigeria. This came after a United States […] 2027: ‘Tinubu must go, Venezuela go happen for Naija’ –…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "You must account for subsidy-removal gains, Atiku tells Tinubu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/you-must-account-for-subsidy-removal-gains-atiku-tells-tinubu",
        "published": "2026-08-19T17:26:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}