{
  "id": 4191177,
  "title": "VIDEO: I’ll attend your 70th birthday, Obasanjo jokes about missing Olota’s 80th celebration",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/video-ill-attend-your-70th-birthday-obasanjo-jokes-about-missing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T13:00:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/video-ill-attend-your-70th-birthday-obasanjo-jokes-about-missing-olotas-80th-celebration/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At the 60th birthday celebration of Oba Professor Abdulkabir Obalanlege, former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo provided a humorous touch to the festivities. Speaking in Yoruba, the 89-year-old elder statesman expressed his prayers for the monarch and playfully joked about his future commitments to attend milestone birthdays. \"Kabiyesi, I called you this morning and prayed for you,\" Obasanjo remarked. This light-hearted exchange drew laughter from the gathering, comprised of dignitaries, traditional rulers, and guests. Reflecting on the timeline of the monarch's birthdays, Obasanjo humorously stated his intention to skip the 80th anniversary celebration. \"I’m here celebrating your 60th birthday. I’ll join you for your 70th birthday in 10 years, but for your 80th birthday, which is 20 years from now, ẹ yonda mi (you’ll excuse me); you’ll celebrate that one the way it pleases you,\" he said.",
  "summary": "Former President Olusegun Obasanjo lightheartedly promised to attend Olota of Ota’s 70th birthday but joked about missing his 80th, drawing laughter from g Read More: https://punchng.com/video-ill-attend-your-70th-birthday-obasanjo-jokes-about-missing-olotas-80th-celebration/",
  "key_points": [
    "Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo attended 60th birthday celebration.",
    "Obasanjo joked about missing 80th birthday celebration in 20 years.",
    "89-year-old Obasanjo spoke in Yoruba at the event."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "VIDEO: I’ll attend your 70th birthday, Obasanjo jokes about missing Olota’s 80th celebration",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/video-ill-attend-your-70th-birthday-obasanjo-jokes-about-missing-4192623",
        "published": "2026-08-29T13:08:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}