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.

OAU people and their ‘intimidation’ tactics 😀 (Only thing that didn’t happen here is anthem rendition). 🎥: At the end of a recent tour of SAGLEV factory in Lagos, #Nigeria, by African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, CON, CGH (PS. Don’t let J9 see this video)

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

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 🇳🇬🇫🇷🇳🇬🇫🇷🇳🇬🇫🇷

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

I will never forget the time PDP legislators heckled him, during the 2019 budget presentation, at NASS. December 19, 2018. Unruffled in face and voice, this is all he said:

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:

Memories. Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, first-ever female Nigerian Air Force combat helicopter pilot, giving Muhammadu Buhari a tour of newly-acquired NAF helicopters. Arotile died on this day 5 years ago, at just 24. May their souls continue to rest in peace.

The final journey #PMBFuneral

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

The Guards Brigade Band rendering “God be with you till we meet again” 🎶 Marching behind Muhammadu Buhari’s corpse: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima, former Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and others #PMBFuneral

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

Never ever ever get it twisted, bro 😂

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

#TotalEnergiesWAFCON2024 Ahmed Musa (MON) (OON) 🎖️🎖️ 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

UPDATE: From one oncology center in Lagos (below, 2019) & two diagnostics centers in Kano & Umuahia, the NSIA healthcare ecosystem has grown. By end Q2 2026, there will be 4 cancer centers & 15 diagnostics centers, says NSIA CEO, as they seal partnership with IFC.