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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New book from Prof. Karin Barber (a more fluent speaker of the Yoruba language than many Yoruba people, see video)
Tolu Ogunlesi56,223 görüntüleme • 23 gün önce
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:
Tolu Ogunlesi81,277 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
Here’s Aṣa with Eye Adaba, at the French State Dinner for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu 🇳🇬🇫🇷🇳🇬🇫🇷🇳🇬🇫🇷
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700km Lagos—Calabar Coastal Highway in progress 📹: Ed Wonder
Tolu Ogunlesi179,802 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce
The first-ever road link to the gas-rich Bonny Island, connecting it to the Rivers Mainland. A really big deal. Financed jointly by Government of Nigeria and NLNG. October 12, 2017: Flag-off of construction of 37.9km Bonny-Bodo Road and Bridges, across one of the most challenging construction conditions in Nigeria. December 2025 (video below): 90% completion, and temporary opening of the road. 2026: Project completion. Also scheduled: installation of CCTV, solar lighting, service facilities, truck parks, etc.
Tolu Ogunlesi22,288 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce
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:
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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.
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Finally here. Been waiting for this for a while… the tungba apogee
Tolu Ogunlesi25,006 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce
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
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I’ve missed hearing Prof. Yemi Osinbajo speak 😎 Hear him today, at launch of Garba Shehu’s book in Abuja, recounting something Ganduje told him,about how being a DEPUTY in Nigerian politics is MOST DIFFICULT JOB anyone could ever have HE Atiku Abubakar was in the room also, bearing witness 😀
Tolu Ogunlesi42,514 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce
Lagos between Sept and now: ✅ New Guinness World Records set 🥇 ✅ Awarded hosting rights for 2027 Intra-African Trade Fair IATF ✅ National Theatre (now WSCCCA) re-opens And then, this weekend: ✅ E1 Lagos GP 🌊🔥 The Lagos State Govt X Babajide Sanwo-Olu X African Export-Import Bank - Afreximbank #ThisIsLagos #WelcomeToLagos
Tolu Ogunlesi, MON23,845 görüntüleme • 9 ay önce
#TotalEnergiesWAFCON2024 Ahmed Musa (MON) (OON) 🎖️🎖️ 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
Tolu Ogunlesi23,019 görüntüleme • 11 ay önce
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.
Tolu Ogunlesi13,082 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce