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Nigeria: The President-Elect and the Job On His Lap
Premium Times, 6 March 2023
In his acceptance speech, Tinubu promised "to be a fair leader to all", Read more »
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Nigeria: President-Elect Tinubu Visits Lagos, Promises Not to Disappoint Nigerians
Premium Times, 5 March 2023
Speaking in Yoruba, Mr Tinubu specifically thanked Oba Akiolu and other traditional rulers in the state for their prayers and support. Read more »
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Nigeria: Bola Tinubu - Kingmaker Who Is Now King
Premium Times, 2 March 2023
Mr Tinubu was a political kingmaker who helped many into political offices. Now he has his turn in the highest political office in Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria: Who Is Nigeria's President-Elect Bola Tinubu?
DW, 1 March 2023
Bola Ahmed Tinubu has come out victorious in the Nigeria's highly disputed presidential election. Who is this veteran political and why is he widely regarded as a kingmaker and… Read more »
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Nigeria: The Man Tinubu and His Thorny Path to Presidential Victory
Premium Times, 1 March 2023
President-elect Tinubu has played major roles in party politics since 1992 when he was elected senator for Lagos West District. Read more »
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Nigeria: Bola Ahmed Tinubu Promised to 'Renew Hope' for Nigeria - 5 Ways He Can Achieve This
The Conversation Africa, 1 March 2023
The 2023 presidential election in Nigeria has been formally won - and lost. By mid-week Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of the ruling All Progressives Congress, had been declared the winner of… Read more »
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Nigeria: 5 Essential Books Nigeria's New President Should Read
The Conversation Africa, 1 March 2023
Not many African political leaders are known to have publicly declared their love of reading. US president Barack Obama popularised the idea of a recommended reading list and he… Read more »
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Nigeria: As the Ruling Party's Tinubu Wins a Contested Election, What's Next for Nigeria?
Atlantic Council, 1 March 2023
From kingmaker to king. Bola Tinubu, the ruling All Progressives Congress party presidential candidate and longtime political powerbroker, was declared the winner of Nigeria's… Read more »
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Nigeria: Election Results Put Disenfranchisement in the Spotlight
Chatham House, 1 March 2023
Despite boasting the biggest electoral register in Africa of 93.4 million voters, fewer than 25 million valid votes were counted in Nigeria's 2023 election. Read more »
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Nigeria: Tinubu Offers a Glimmer of Hope for Nigeria
DW, 1 March 2023
Surprises were the order of the day in Nigeria's latest election -- both in conduct and outcome. DW's Abdullahi Tanko Bala believes Nigerians have reason to be hopeful as a new… Read more »
Who is Bola Tinubu, Nigeria's President-Elect?
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, 70, has come out victorious in Nigeria's highly disputed presidential election. Who is this veteran political and why is he widely regarded as a kingmaker and "godfather"?, writes Okeri Ngutjinazo for Deutsche Welle.
Sometimes referred to as the political "godfather", Tinubu has been known for exerting power from behind the scenes and using his extensive network to back candidates for office. Tinubu has played major roles in party politics since 1992 when he was elected senator for Lagos West District. He was also governor of Lagos for eight years. Tinubu's support also helped outgoing leader Muhammadu Buhari win two terms in office, in 2015 and 2019.
Despite lingering questions about his health, the president-elect has been accused of corruption, money laundering, and operating more than a dozen foreign bank accounts but was never charged and denies wrongdoing.
Once he takes up his position as president in June, Tinubu is expected to deal with a long list of problems including security, a currency crisis, fuel, and power shortages, and deeply entrenched corruption, adds Ngutjinazo
InFocus
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Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the presidential ... Read more »
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Over 87 million voters Nigerians are expected to head to the polls today to elect a new president in what promises to be a historic election and one of the most keenly contes Read more »
This is a sacred duty…I’ll work day and night to make Nigeria better, President-Elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu says after INEC issued him a certificate of return.
