{
  "id": 4581818,
  "title": "‘Old age can’t be treated’ – Dino Melaye slams Tinubu over three weeks vacation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/old-age-cant-be-treated-dino-melaye-slams-tinubu-over-three-weeks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T05:36:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/31/old-age-cant-be-treated-dino-melaye-slams-tinubu-over-three-weeks-vacation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former senator Dino Melaye has criticized President Bola Tinubu for taking a three-week vacation outside Nigeria, emphasizing that aging cannot be cured but merely managed. Melaye argued that only Tinubu could take such an extended leave during this time. The Nigerian President's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed that Tinubu embarked on his vacation by traveling to Europe, with his first stop being London. Tinubu is set to return to Nigeria upon his return from the vacation, preparing for the upcoming election in January 2027. However, Melaye, who is the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, posted on X: \"Which President will leave his country for 3 weeks? Only Tinubu. Oga, dem no dey treat old age. You can only manage it. Agbalagbi.\" This statement came amid claims by Atiku Abubakar, the ADC candidate, that Tinubu is 90 years old, and Atiku presented evidence in court to support his assertion.",
  "summary": "A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dino Melaye, has mocked President Bola Tinubu over his three-week leave, stressing that old age cannot be treated but can only be managed. Melaye said only President Tinubu could embark on a three-week leave outside Nigeria at such a time. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, […] ‘Old age can’t be treated’ – Dino Melaye slams…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Where else should President Tinubu spend his vacation?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/where-else-should-president-tinubu-spend-his-vacation",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:19:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Dino Melaye makes claims about Tinubu’s vacation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/dino-melaye-makes-claims-about-tinubus-vacation",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:02:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}