Tolu Ogunlesi

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Comms, PR, Speeches, Poetry, History | Ex-@NGRPresident / @NigeriaGov | Fellowships: @harvardWCFIA @french_african @RockefellerFdn | Columnist @DailyCircularNg

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June 2, 2022. Madrid, Spain. There was a charming, old-school sense of humour that people never expected given that he always looked stern/serious

Nigeria’s Oil Minister (then known as Federal Commissioner), 35 year old Colonel Muhammadu Buhari being welcomed by Saudi Oil Minister, Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, to an OPEC Meeting on Friday, May 5, 1978, in the Saudi city of Taif.

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That time of the year again. This year, 14,000 Nigerians applied to visit / sail with the Nigerian Navy, for #NigerianNavyAt70. A total of 8 ships across Lagos, PH, Warri and Calabar. Successful applicants have been notified. One of the people who saw this tweet last year made this viral video:

Here’s Aṣa with Eye Adaba, at the French State Dinner for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu 🇳🇬🇫🇷🇳🇬🇫🇷🇳🇬🇫🇷

New book from Prof. Karin Barber (a more fluent speaker of the Yoruba language than many Yoruba people, see video)

700km Lagos—Calabar Coastal Highway in progress 📹: Ed Wonder

Jan 26, 2019 Ibadan, Nigeria An Unforgettable Day...

I dare you to listen to this and not laugh. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo speaking about one encounter with Muhammadu Buhari while they were in office: #WorkingWithBuhari

As we approach the 4th anniversary of the groundbreaking by Muhammadu Buhari (RIP) -- in Dec 2021 -- for the African Medical Center of Excellence (AMCE), Abuja, the Center (opened June 2025) has successfully performed its 1st open-heart surgery. The specialists speak on the procedure:

The final journey #PMBFuneral

Never ever ever get it twisted, bro 😂

Me that shared the tweet, I didn't get a chance to visit a Nigerian Navy ship, cos I was away. But I'm really glad people got the news and the opportunity to hang out with the Navy! Thanks RB for the video! PS. NN owes me my own tour, when I'm next in Lagos!! #OnwardTogether

Finally here. Been waiting for this for a while… the tungba apogee

UPDATE: Geometric Power: Reviving Nigeria’s Industrial Heartland - an African Export-Import Bank - Afreximbank impact story Building on a foundation laid by Government of Nigeria

Y'all know how I've been documenting new Healthcare investments in #Nigeria. Well, in Lekki 1 today, I came across this new Hospital. Always great to see! (Was also intrigued by American spelling of 'Paediatric' 😀) Anyways, I went online to look for them; found this video: