{"id":6391,"date":"2026-11-02T11:46:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/dino-melaye-challenges-tinubu-to-quranic-citation-contest\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T11:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:46:27","slug":"dino-melaye-challenges-tinubu-to-quranic-citation-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/dino-melaye-challenges-tinubu-to-quranic-citation-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Dino Melaye challenges Tinubu to Quranic citation contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"412\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Dino-Melaye-challenges-Tinubu-to-Quranic-citation-contest.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dino Melaye challenges Tinubu to Quranic citation contest\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Dino-Melaye-challenges-Tinubu-to-Quranic-citation-contest.jpg 412w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Tinubu-MELAYE-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Tinubu-MELAYE-58x34.jpg 58w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Tinubu-MELAYE-260x151.jpg 260w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Tinubu-MELAYE-200x117.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Adegboyega Adeleye<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Kogi West Senator and ADC Chieftain, Dino Melaye, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to a Quranic citation contest, following the President\u2019s ongoing spiritual visit to Saudi Arabia for Umrah, the lesser Hajj.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melaye issued the challenge in a post on his X handle on Monday, saying he was ready to compete with Tinubu in citing passages from the Quran when the President returns to Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He wrote, \u201cNow that Alhaji Bola Tinubu is in Umrah. Immediately he comes back I challenge him to a Quanic citation competition with me. No one can mock God. SDM\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-x\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now that Alhaji Bola Tinubu is in Umrah. Immediately he comes back I challenge him to a Quanic citation competition with me. No one can mock God. SDM <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lssJkwMUz6\">pic.twitter.com\/lssJkwMUz6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_dinomelaye\/status\/2117176987156426974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The challenge comes amid public attention surrounding Tinubu\u2019s spiritual activities in Makkah, where he performed the Umrah pilgrimage and was granted access to pray inside the Holy Ka\u2019abah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vanguard reported that Tinubu arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, October 29, ahead of the religious exercise, which he performed at the Grand Mosque, Masjid al-Haram, on Friday, October 30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President was granted the rare privilege of entering the sacred structure by Saudi Arabia\u2019s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Presidency, Sheikh Dahlulah Muthawal of Masjid al-Haram led Tinubu into the Ka\u2019abah, where he offered prayers of gratitude and sought divine guidance for Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his reflection on the spiritual experience, Tinubu said he had prayed for wisdom and resilience to continue serving Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also cited Surah Aal-Imran, Verse 26 of the Quran, which speaks about Allah\u2019s ultimate authority over power and sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is no other God but Almighty Allah. He is the giver and the taker. He owns power and authority,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tinubu subsequently reaffirmed his commitment to national development, saying his determination to build a prosperous Nigeria had been strengthened by the spiritual experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President travelled to Saudi Arabia with a delegation that included the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi; Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate; and governors of Borno, Sokoto, Jigawa, Kaduna, Yobe and Kwara states, among other officials and business leaders.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/dino-melaye-challenges-tinubu-to-quranic-citation-contest\/\">Dino Melaye challenges Tinubu to Quranic citation contest<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adegboyega Adeleye Former Kogi West Senator and ADC Chieftain, Dino Melaye, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to a Quranic citation contest, following the President\u2019s ongoing spiritual visit to Saudi&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}