{
  "id": 5257114,
  "title": "2027: Drama as APC crowd hails Atiku instead of Tinubu at Zamfara rally [VIDEO]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/2027-drama-as-apc-crowd-hails-atiku-instead-of-tinubu-at-zamfara",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T05:35:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/03/2027-drama-as-apc-crowd-hails-atiku-instead-of-tinubu-at-zamfara-rally-video/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "During a solidarity walk in support of President Bola Tinubu's re-election in Zamfara State, Nigeria, a crowd unexpectedly hailed Atiku Abubakar instead of Tinubu, causing a mild drama. The incident was captured in a video during the event held in Gusau, the state capital, to appreciate Tinubu for appointing Abdul’aziz Yari Abubakar as Director-General of the Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections. Organised by the A.A. Yari Political Organisation, the Shehu Movement Organisation, and the Yari 774 Initiative for Asiwaju 2027, the event aimed to propel the party towards success in the upcoming elections. Despite the unexpected chant of \"Sai Atiku,\" the event proceeded with organizers claiming that Tinubu would receive significant support from Zamfara's electorate in the 2027 general elections.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/alleged-drug-trafficking-tinubu-forged-us-embassy-letter-lobbying",
        "published": "2026-09-02T16:12:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Drug case: Your insults can’t bury the American record, Atiku tells Tinubu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/drug-case-your-insults-cant-bury-the-american-record-atiku-tells",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:06:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}