{
  "id": 7795677,
  "title": "2027 eligibility suit: Atiku gets order to serve Tinubu with court papers through APC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/2027-eligibility-suit-atiku-gets-order-to-serve-tinubu-with-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T13:28:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/16/2027-eligibility-suit-atiku-gets-order-to-serve-tinubu-with-court-papers-through-apc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Federal High Court in Abuja has granted ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar's request to serve presidential candidate Bola Tinubu's party, All Progressives Congress, with court documents through substitution, according to the latest ruling from Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo. Atiku filed a suit in his own name and that of his party, African Democratic Congress, seeking to disqualify Tinubu from the January 16, 2027 election. His lawyer, Omotayo Ojo, informed the court that Atiku would complete service within seven days. The ruling was postponed until September 28 for further consideration. Tinubu, the APC, and the Independent National Electoral Commission have filed counter-affidavits and preliminary objections, questioning Atiku's qualifications to bring the suit and requesting its dismissal.",
  "summary": "Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the request by former Vice President and presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, to serve court documents on President Bola Tinubu through his political party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. Justice Ekwo on Wednesday granted the request while ruling on an […] 2027 eligibility suit:…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Court grants Atiku’s motion to serve Tinubu documents through APC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/court-grants-atikus-motion-to-serve-tinubu-documents-through-apc",
        "published": "2026-09-16T13:44:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}