{"id":197635,"date":"2026-03-25T20:09:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-leaves-lagos-for-abuja-post-eid-el-fitri"},"modified":"2026-03-25T21:18:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:18:55","slug":"tinubu-leaves-lagos-for-abuja-post-eid-el-fitri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-leaves-lagos-for-abuja-post-eid-el-fitri","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Leaves Lagos for Abuja Post Eid-el-Fitri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday departed Lagos for Abuja after celebrating Eid-el-Fitri and concluding his historic state visit to the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed that \u201chis plane left the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport at 6:44 pm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, President Tinubu \u201creturned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom in the early hours of Friday and participated in the Eid-el-Fitri prayers held at Dodan Barracks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring his Lagos schedule, the President received 23 governors, including Biodun Oyebanji, as well as Africa\u2019s richest man, Aliko Dangote, an EU delegation, and members of the Lagos State Governance Advisory Council (GAC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVice President Kashim Shettima also visited Lagos to brief the President on his trip to Borno State following the recent suicide bombing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the departure ceremony, Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun; former Governor Aremo Olusegun Osoba; Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat; senior government officials; and party stalwarts were present to see him off,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday departed Lagos for Abuja after celebrating Eid-el-Fitri and concluding his historic state visit to the United Kingdom. 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