Presidential · Nigeria · 2027

All Progressives Congress (APC)

Bola Ahmed Tinubu&Shettima Kashim

Two lives. One ticket. Explore their journeys, the public record, and the plans for Nigeria.

Meet the people

Bola Ahmed TinubuFor President

Shettima KashimFor Vice President

Before the ballot,
a life in the making.

The places, education and experiences behind the people on this ticket.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been President of Nigeria since 29 May 2023 and is the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, again with Vice President Kashim Shettima as running mate, for the presidential election of 16 January 2027. He was Senator for Lagos West in 1992–93 and Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007. He gives his date of birth as 29 March 1952 and was born in Lagos; his mother, Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, was Iyaloja of Lagos. He is married to Oluremi Tinubu, Senator for Lagos Central from 2011 to 2023, and has six children; his son Jide died in 2017. He went to the United States in 1975, studied at Southwest College (now Richard J. Daley College) in Chicago and graduated from Chicago State University in June 1979 with a B.Sc. in Business Administration, majoring in accounting. He worked for Deloitte, Haskins & Sells and GTE Service Corporation in the US, then joined Mobil Oil Nigeria on 1 December 1983, rising from senior auditor to Treasurer before leaving in May 1992 for politics. His records have been disputed. His 1999 INEC forms also listed Government College, Ibadan and the University of Chicago; he disowned those entries before a Lagos State House of Assembly committee in September 1999, which found no perjury. Chicago State University's files show both 1952 and 1954 as his birth year, which his lawyer called human error, and a claim that he is really "Yekini Amoda Ogunlere" of Iragbiji was found unsupported by a 2022 fact-check and rejected by his campaign. No court has found his certificates forged or his declared age false; suits filed in 2026 over his NYSC certificate are pending. He was elected Senator for Lagos West on the Social Democratic Party ticket on 4 July 1992 and chaired the Senate committee on banking, finance, appropriation and currency until the military dissolved the Senate on 17 November 1993. A founding member of the pro-democracy National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) in 1994, he lived in exile until 1998. Elected Governor of Lagos for the Alliance for Democracy on 9 January 1999 and re-elected on 19 April 2003, he governed from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007, moving to the new Action Congress in 2006. Its successor, the Action Congress of Nigeria, which he led, was one of the parties that formed the APC in 2013. He was Chancellor of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology from 2012 to 2021 and co-chaired President Buhari's 2019 campaign council. He won the APC presidential primary in June 2022 and the election of 25 February 2023 with 8,794,726 votes (36.61%); the election petition court and, on 26 October 2023, the Supreme Court dismissed the challenges to his victory. As President he has also held the petroleum resources portfolio since August 2023 and chaired the ECOWAS Authority from July 2023 to June 2025. He addressed the APC national convention in Abuja on 27 March 2026 and won the party's first direct presidential primary on 23 May 2026. He holds the national honour GCFR (2023). Books about him include Obiora Nzekwu's "Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu: A Study in Effective Political Leadership" (2006). In 1993 US prosecutors in Chicago brought a civil forfeiture action against funds in bank accounts held in his name, alleging a link to heroin proceeds. It was a civil case against the money, not a criminal charge: a stipulation was entered on 15 September 1993 and a final order on 4 October 1993, under which $460,000 was forfeited and the rest released. He says the money was legitimate and that he admitted no wrongdoing, and in 2023 the election petition court held that the case did not disqualify him; he is opposing a US freedom-of-information suit for the investigation files. A Code of Conduct Tribunal charge over foreign bank accounts held while he was governor was dismissed on 30 November 2011, and his 2015 libel suit against AIT ended in a retraction and apology. The EFCC chairman said in 2021 that he was under investigation, but no charge followed. He has not been convicted of any offence.

From the public profile

Read the evidence · 4 sources

CourtListener (PACER docket, N.D. Ill. 1:93-cv-04483; read via r.jina.ai mirror)
1993-07-26: "Date Filed: July 26, 1993"
Date Filed: July 26, 1993
The Whistler
2026-03-28: "President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other party leaders at the APC National Convention at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Friday, March 27, 2026 / President Bola Tinubu on Friday warned members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against allowing personal ambition to divide the party"
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other party leaders at the APC National Convention at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Friday, March 27, 2026 / President Bola Tinubu on Friday warned members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against allowing personal ambition to divide the party
Daily Trust (fact-check, with CDD)
2022-06-28: "“Bola Tinubu’s real name is: Yekini Amoda Ogunlere from Iragbiji Osun State. That is what is contained in his primary and secondary school certificates and that’s why he has refused to tender them before INEC.”"
“Bola Tinubu’s real name is: Yekini Amoda Ogunlere from Iragbiji Osun State. That is what is contained in his primary and secondary school certificates and that’s why he has refused to tender them before INEC.”
Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
Biographical record (last updated 13 Aug 2024); base account, corrected and extended from the linked record sources.
BLERF biography of Bola Adekunle Ahmed Tinubu

School years & education

1975–1977
Southwest College (now Richard J. Daley College), City Colleges of Chicago
College studies before transfer to Chicago State University (no award established) · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Read the evidence · 5 sources
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Richard J. Daley College, Chicago, Illinois
  Richard J. Daley College, Chicago, Illinois
- Daily Post (quoting Tinubu's lawyer Wole Afolabi on Channels TV)
  2023-10-06: "“The transcript that was provided by Southwest College indicated F. It was clear. All of the other particulars did match information of President Bola Tinubu,” he said."
  “The transcript that was provided by Southwest College indicated F. It was clear. All of the other particulars did match information of President Bola Tinubu,” he said.
- Premium Times (profile)
  2023-03-01: "He went to the United States in 1975, where he studied first at Richard J. Daley College in Chicago and then at Chicago State University."
  He went to the United States in 1975, where he studied first at Richard J. Daley College in Chicago and then at Chicago State University.
- bolatinubu.com — official site (Wayback 2022-11-24)
  "He attended Richard Daley College, Chicago Illinois, where he earned a place in the honors list of the College."
  He attended Richard Daley College, Chicago Illinois, where he earned a place in the honors list of the College.
- Punch
  2024-03-29: "According to transcripts, Tinubu studied at Southwest College (now Richard J. Daley College) in Chicago before transferring to Chicago State University."
  According to transcripts, Tinubu studied at Southwest College (now Richard J. Daley College) in Chicago before transferring to Chicago State University.
1977–1979
Chicago State University
B.Sc. Business Administration with Honors, awarded 22 June 1979 · Accounting (major) · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Read the evidence · 11 sources
- INEC — 2027 Presidential Final List of Candidates
  2026-09-12: "6 APC NIGERIA Presidential TINUBU BOLA AHMED None 74 M B.Sc"
  6 APC NIGERIA Presidential TINUBU BOLA AHMED None 74 M B.Sc
- vanguardngr.com
  The Chicago State University, CSU, on Thursday, said President Bola Tinubu attended the institution and graduated in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in Business and Administration.
- leadership.ng
  The CSU said Tinubu graduated in 1979 with a bachelors degree in Business Administration.
- guardian.ng
  The Chicago State University (CSU) has confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu attended the university and graduated in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree.
- csu.edu
  In August 2023, a request was made in U.S. federal court by a third party for Chicago State University to provide information related to educational records concerning Bola Tinubu, the President of Nigeria and a former CSU student. The University can confirm he attended CSU and graduated in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree.
- The ICIR (Wayback 2022-07-08; quoting CSU registrar Caleb Westberg)
  2022-06-27: "“Please be advised that Bola A. Tinubu attended Chicago State University from August 1977 to June 1979,” he said."
  “Please be advised that Bola A. Tinubu attended Chicago State University from August 1977 to June 1979,” he said.
- Premium Times (Wayback; on the certified deposition)
  2023-10-05: "But in the 125-page deposition, Mr Westberg, the university’s registrar, was clear that Mr Tinubu, the Nigerian president, indeed attended the school from August 1977 to June 1979."
  But in the 125-page deposition, Mr Westberg, the university’s registrar, was clear that Mr Tinubu, the Nigerian president, indeed attended the school from August 1977 to June 1979.
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Chicago State University, 1979
  Chicago State University, 1979
- Punch (report on 2027 Form EC9)
  2026-08-01: "Copies of Tinubu’s Form EC9 sighted by our correspondent showed his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Chicago State University, United States, which his transcript indicated was awarded “with honours” on June 22, 1979."
  Copies of Tinubu’s Form EC9 sighted by our correspondent showed his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Chicago State University, United States, which his transcript indicated was awarded “with honours” on June 22, 1979.
- Premium Times (Wayback)
  2023-10-03: "Ms Maldonando dismissed Mr Tinubu’s objection to the 20 September decision of a magistrate judge of the court, Jeffery Gilbert."
  Ms Maldonando dismissed Mr Tinubu’s objection to the 20 September decision of a magistrate judge of the court, Jeffery Gilbert.
- Punch (quoting CSU statement to CBS)
  2023-09-15: "“The university has confirmed Tinubu attended CSU and graduated in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree."
  “The university has confirmed Tinubu attended CSU and graduated in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree.
1982–1983
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
NYSC discharge certificate (service late 1982 to November 1983) · Oyo State
Read the evidence · 3 sources
- Premium Times (Wayback)
  2022-06-27: "Stating his occupation as “POLITICIAN,” the 70 years old APC National Leader claimed he obtained a B.Sc degree in Business and Administration from Chicago State University on June 22, 1979 before participating in the compulsory national youth service from November 12, 1982."
  Stating his occupation as “POLITICIAN,” the 70 years old APC National Leader claimed he obtained a B.Sc degree in Business and Administration from Chicago State University on June 22, 1979 before participating in the compulsory national youth service from November 12, 1982.
- Punch (report on 2027 Form EC9)
  2026-08-01: "The form also carried his National Youth Service Corps discharge documents, which showed he served in Oyo State from December 1982 and was demobilised in November 1983."
  The form also carried his National Youth Service Corps discharge documents, which showed he served in Oyo State from December 1982 and was demobilised in November 1983.
- Premium Times (Wayback)
  2026-09-16: "The suit seeks to disqualify Mr Tinubu from contesting the 2027 presidential election over allegations concerning documents submitted to INEC, including an alleged forged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate."
  The suit seeks to disqualify Mr Tinubu from contesting the 2027 presidential election over allegations concerning documents submitted to INEC, including an alleged forged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate.
Dates not recorded
Children's Home School
Primary education (self-reported; years not established) · Ibadan, Oyo State
Read the evidence · 3 sources
- Vanguard (opinion/analysis, Wayback)
  2022-06-30: "In 1999, he claimed to have attended Saint Paul Aroloya Children Home School, Ibadan between 1958 and 1964 and Government College, Ibadan between 1965 and 1969."
  In 1999, he claimed to have attended Saint Paul Aroloya Children Home School, Ibadan between 1958 and 1964 and Government College, Ibadan between 1965 and 1969.
- bolatinubu.com — official site (Wayback 2022-11-24)
  "He attended St. John’s Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos and Children’s Home School in Ibadan, South West of Nigeria."
  He attended St. John’s Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos and Children’s Home School in Ibadan, South West of Nigeria.
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Children's Home School, Ibadan
  Children's Home School, Ibadan
Dates not recorded
St. John's Primary School
Primary education (self-reported; years not established) · Aroloya, Lagos
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- Premium Times (Wayback)
  2022-06-27: "In the front burner of the discussions are questions around why the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu , provided no information on his primary and secondary education."
  In the front burner of the discussions are questions around why the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu , provided no information on his primary and secondary education.
- Punch (report on 2027 Form EC9)
  2026-08-01: "The years listed against his primary and secondary school attendance in the same form were entered as “0000,” with only his university qualification, a B.Sc obtained in 1979, indicated."
  The years listed against his primary and secondary school attendance in the same form were entered as “0000,” with only his university qualification, a B.Sc obtained in 1979, indicated.
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): St. John's Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos
  St. John's Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos
- bolatinubu.com — official site (Wayback 2022-11-24)
  "He attended St. John’s Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos and Children’s Home School in Ibadan, South West of Nigeria."
  He attended St. John’s Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos and Children’s Home School in Ibadan, South West of Nigeria.

A working life

From 1975
Dishwasher, night security guard and cab driver (while studying)
Various employers, Chicago, Illinois
Menial jobs taken to support himself through college after arriving in the United States in 1975, per his own official profile; no independent source. The end year is not recorded.
Read the evidence · 1 source
- Asiwaju Bola Tinubu official website (2009-2011)
  "On his arrival in the U.S. in 1975 and with the support of an ever-adoring mother, this courageous youth, faced with an unflinching zeal to succeed, took on such menial jobs as dishwashing, night-guard and cab-driving"
  On his arrival in the U.S. in 1975 and with the support of an ever-adoring mother, this courageous youth, faced with an unflinching zeal to succeed, took on such menial jobs as dishwashing, night-guard and cab-driving
1977–1979
Accounting laboratory manager and tutor (student employment)
Chicago State University
Per his own 2022 account, he was employed to manage the accounting laboratory and to tutor, with his tuition paid. Years bounded by his CSU attendance (August 1977 – June 1979).
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- The ICIR
  2022-06-27: "Please be advised that Bola A. Tinubu attended Chicago State University from August 1977 to June 1979"
  Please be advised that Bola A. Tinubu attended Chicago State University from August 1977 to June 1979
- P.M. News (interview republished from TheNEWS)
  2022-06-30: "Professor Jesse came around to inform me that he would employ me to manage the Accounting laboratory for the institution"
  Professor Jesse came around to inform me that he would employ me to manage the Accounting laboratory for the institution
From 1979
Accountant, auditor and management consultant
Deloitte, Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte), Chicago
Joined in June 1979 straight from Chicago State University and worked on audit and consultancy engagements for Fortune 500 clients (General Motors, First National Bank of Chicago, Procter & Gamble, International Harvester, GEC); he says he was seconded to National Oil, an Aramco joint-venture partner. BLERF's separate "Consultant, Fortune 500 Groups, USA" describes this client work, not another employer. The end year is not recorded; he left for GTE before 1983.
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Deloittee, Haskins & Sells, USA; Consultant, Fortune 500 Groups, USA
  Deloittee, Haskins & Sells, USA; Consultant, Fortune 500 Groups, USA
- P.M. News (interview republished from TheNEWS)
  2022-06-30: "I resumed work at Deloitte training school in June 1979."
  I resumed work at Deloitte training school in June 1979.
- Asiwaju Bola Tinubu official website (2009-2011)
  "at Deloitte Haskins and Sells, the young and professional Bola broadened his experience by participating in the auditing and management consultancy services of General Motors, First National Bank of Chicago, Procter and Gamble, International Harvester, GEC and other Fortune 500 firms"
  at Deloitte Haskins and Sells, the young and professional Bola broadened his experience by participating in the auditing and management consultancy services of General Motors, First National Bank of Chicago, Procter and Gamble, International Harvester, GEC and other Fortune 500 firms
- P.M. News (reproducing the 1999 Lagos State House of Assembly ad-hoc committee report)
  2022-01-22: "his pay slips when he worked as an accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells and at GTE Services Corporation before returning to Nigeria"
  his pay slips when he worked as an accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells and at GTE Services Corporation before returning to Nigeria
1983–1992
Senior Auditor, General Auditor, then Treasurer
Mobil Oil Nigeria
Employed from 1 December 1983 to 17 May 1992 (dates in Mobil's letter to the 1999 Lagos Assembly inquiry, which names the company Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc; his own profile says Mobil Producing Nigeria). Recruited through Mobil's corporate audit department, he rose from senior auditor to general auditor and then Treasurer, and left to enter politics in 1992.
Read the evidence · 10 sources
- businessday.ng
  He worked as an accountant at Mobil Nigeria before venturing into politics as a senatorial candidate in Lagos West in 1992.
- premiumtimesng.com
  Around 1986, he joined Mobil at the Corporate Audit Department in the UK where he served as corporate auditor. ... He rose through the ranks in the oil firm to become its treasurer. ... In 1992, he resigned from Mobil Nigeria to join politics and decided to pitch his tent with Mr Ya'Adua, who was the leader of the Peoples Front.
- statehouse.gov.ng
  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a professional accountant and former top executive at Mobil Oil Producing, Nigeria, where he rose to the position of Treasurer.
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): In the year 1983, he returned to Nigeria, and secured a jib with Mobil Oil Nigeria, where he rose to the position of an executive; Senior Auditor, Mobil Oil Nigeria; Treasurer, Mobil OIL Nigeria, Ltd
  In the year 1983, he returned to Nigeria, and secured a jib with Mobil Oil Nigeria, where he rose to the position of an executive; Senior Auditor, Mobil Oil Nigeria; Treasurer, Mobil OIL Nigeria, Ltd
- P.M. News (reproducing the 1999 Lagos State House of Assembly ad-hoc committee report)
  2022-01-22: "a letter written by Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc dated December 29th, 1998, addressed to whom it may concern confirming that Mr. Tinubu was an employee of the Company between December 1, 1983 and May 17th, 1992"
  a letter written by Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc dated December 29th, 1998, addressed to whom it may concern confirming that Mr. Tinubu was an employee of the Company between December 1, 1983 and May 17th, 1992
- BBC News
  1999-02-20: "A former executive with the oil company Mobil, Mr Tinubu aims to apply technocratic expertise to the chaos of Lagos."
  A former executive with the oil company Mobil, Mr Tinubu aims to apply technocratic expertise to the chaos of Lagos.
- TheNEWS
  2021-03-29: "They sent in a corporate auditor from London, who looked at the report and encouraged me to implement it in my new capacity as the treasurer."
  They sent in a corporate auditor from London, who looked at the report and encouraged me to implement it in my new capacity as the treasurer.
- Asiwaju Bola Tinubu official website (2009-2011)
  "young Bola joined Mobil Producing Nigeria as a Senior Auditor before he retired as the company’s Treasurer"
  young Bola joined Mobil Producing Nigeria as a Senior Auditor before he retired as the company’s Treasurer
- legit.ng
  On returning to Nigeria, Tinubu joined Mobil Oil Nigeria, where he held several progressively senior roles. He started as an accountant and worked his way up through the organisation, serving as a senior auditor and later as treasurer before eventually rising to an executive position.
- en.wikipedia.org
  Tinubu moved to London where he was recruited as an auditor for Mobil Oil UK before later joining Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (now Seplat Energy) as a senior company executive and treasurer in the 1980s.
Until 1983
Accountant; assistant manager
GTE Service Corporation (General Telephone & Electronics)
Recruited from Deloitte at a higher salary and made an assistant manager; he says he resigned when passed over for promotion. The start year is not recorded. His 2021 recollection that he left in "1985/1986" conflicts with Mobil's record that he joined Mobil on 1 December 1983, so 1983 is used.
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- P.M. News (reproducing the 1999 Lagos State House of Assembly ad-hoc committee report)
  2022-01-22: "his pay slips when he worked as an accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells and at GTE Services Corporation before returning to Nigeria"
  his pay slips when he worked as an accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells and at GTE Services Corporation before returning to Nigeria
- P.M. News (interview republished from TheNEWS)
  2022-06-30: "I was invited by General Telephone and Electronics, GTE, Corporation and they offered a salary that was 32 per cent higher than what I was earning at Deloitte. I went there and was made an assistant manager"
  I was invited by General Telephone and Electronics, GTE, Corporation and they offered a salary that was 32 per cent higher than what I was earning at Deloitte. I went there and was made an assistant manager
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): GTE Services Corporation, USA
  GTE Services Corporation, USA
- Asiwaju Bola Tinubu official website (2009-2011)
  "GTE Service Corporation - the largest Communication and Utility Company in the United States of America"
  GTE Service Corporation - the largest Communication and Utility Company in the United States of America
1994–1998
Founding member; activist in exile
National Democratic Coalition (NADECO)
Founding member of the coalition formed on 15 May 1994 to press General Sani Abacha to hand power to M.K.O. Abiola, winner of the annulled 12 June 1993 election. After Abiola's arrest in June 1994 he fled to Benin Republic and worked for NADECO from exile (Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, the UK and the US) until returning to Nigeria in 1998 after Abacha's death. The exact days of departure and return were not found; one report says he returned in 1999.
Read the evidence · 5 sources
- Daily Trust
  2023-05-29: "After four years in exile, Tinubu returned to the country in 1998 to contest the governorship election in Lagos"
  After four years in exile, Tinubu returned to the country in 1998 to contest the governorship election in Lagos
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Tinubu went into exile during General Sani Abacha's regime, returning after Abacha's death.
  Tinubu went into exile during General Sani Abacha's regime, returning after Abacha's death.
- TheNEWS (Tinubu interview, via web.archive.org)
  2021-10-17: "Eventually, I left Nigeria for Benin Republic by NADECO route."
  Eventually, I left Nigeria for Benin Republic by NADECO route.
- Premium Times (via web.archive.org)
  2023-05-29: "He went into exile in 1994 and was one of the founders of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) that fought the Abacha regime. / From 1994 to 1998, Mr Tinubu and other NADECO activists operated outside the country, particularly in the UK and the US."
  He went into exile in 1994 and was one of the founders of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) that fought the Abacha regime. / From 1994 to 1998, Mr Tinubu and other NADECO activists operated outside the country, particularly in the UK and the US.
- Punch (quoting Presidency statement)
  2025-06-22: "Enter the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO). It was born on May 15, 1994."
  Enter the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO). It was born on May 15, 1994.
2012–2021
Chancellor
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso
Appointed by the Oyo and Osun State governments in August 2012 and formally invested on 23 April 2014, when LAUTECH also gave him an honorary doctorate. Succeeded by the Emir of Katagum, announced by Oyo State on 1 July 2021.
Read the evidence · 3 sources
- Punch
  2021-07-01: "The emir succeeds former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who was appointed the Chancellor of the university in 2012"
  The emir succeeds former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who was appointed the Chancellor of the university in 2012
- Daily Post (sourcing P.M. News)
  2012-08-29: "The governments of Oyo and Osun States have appointed former Lagos State governor and national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Chancellor of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho. This was contained in a statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday"
  The governments of Oyo and Osun States have appointed former Lagos State governor and national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Chancellor of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho. This was contained in a statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday
- P.M. News
  2014-04-20: "will on Wednesday 23 April invest former governor of Lagos State and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu with the position of the Chancellor of the University"
  will on Wednesday 23 April invest former governor of Lagos State and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu with the position of the Chancellor of the University
From 2018
Leader, national consultation and reconciliation effort
All Progressives Congress (presidential assignment)
Named by President Buhari on 6 February 2018 to lead the APC's "consultation, reconciliation and confidence building" effort among aggrieved members in several states ahead of 2019. No end date was found; the assignment faded after a dispute with party chairman John Odigie-Oyegun and the election of Adams Oshiomhole as chairman in June 2018.
Read the evidence · 1 source
- Premium Times (via web.archive.org)
  2018-02-06: "President Muhammadu Buhari has named Bola Tinubu to lead the charge for a united All Progressives Congress as 2019 election season draws closer. / In a statement Tuesday morning, the president said the former Lagos governor would focus on “consultation, reconciliation and confidence building efforts” for the ruling party."
  President Muhammadu Buhari has named Bola Tinubu to lead the charge for a united All Progressives Congress as 2019 election season draws closer. / In a statement Tuesday morning, the president said the former Lagos governor would focus on “consultation, reconciliation and confidence building efforts” for the ruling party.
2019
Co-Chairman
APC Presidential Campaign Council (Buhari–Osinbajo 2019)
Inaugurated by President Buhari on 7 January 2019 in Abuja, where Buhari handed him "full charge" of the campaign; ran to the presidential poll of 23 February 2019. No formal campaign office was found for 2015, when he backed Buhari's candidacy and proposed Yemi Osinbajo as running mate.
Read the evidence · 3 sources
- Punch
  2019-01-20: "President Muhammadu Buhari had, a few weeks ago, inaugurated the council with the former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, serving as co-chairman to him ."
  President Muhammadu Buhari had, a few weeks ago, inaugurated the council with the former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, serving as co-chairman to him .
- Punch
  2019-02-14: "I have been made the co-Chairman of the APC presidential campaign committee because of the trust in me and party members to always deliver votes."
  I have been made the co-Chairman of the APC presidential campaign committee because of the trust in me and party members to always deliver votes.
- Daily Post
  2019-01-07: "President Muhammadu Buhari has given full charge of his re-election campaign for 2019 election to the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. / He made the announcement while launching the APC Presidential Campaign Council at the Abuja International Conference Center on Monday."
  President Muhammadu Buhari has given full charge of his re-election campaign for 2019 election to the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. / He made the announcement while launching the APC Presidential Campaign Council at the Abuja International Conference Center on Monday.
2023–2025
Chairman
ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government
Elected chairman at the 63rd Ordinary Session in Bissau on 9 July 2023, six weeks after taking office; re-elected unanimously at the 65th Ordinary Session in Abuja on 7 July 2024; handed over to Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio at the 67th Ordinary Session in Abuja on 22 June 2025.
Read the evidence · 5 sources
- Punch
  2025-06-22: "President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday in Abuja, handed over the chairmanship of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government to President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone. / Tinubu ended his two-year tenure at the ECOWAS Authority's 67th Ordinary Session"
  President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday in Abuja, handed over the chairmanship of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government to President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone. / Tinubu ended his two-year tenure at the ECOWAS Authority's 67th Ordinary Session
- Daily Post
  2024-07-07: "Tinubu was re-elected at the 65th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government which was held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday."
  Tinubu was re-elected at the 65th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government which was held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday.
- Punch
  2025-06-21: "Tinubu, who was first elected ECOWAS Chairman on July 9, 2023, in Guinea Bissau, and re-elected on July 7, 2024, in Abuja"
  Tinubu, who was first elected ECOWAS Chairman on July 9, 2023, in Guinea Bissau, and re-elected on July 7, 2024, in Abuja
- Daily Post
  2023-07-09: "He was elected chair at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, taking place in Guinea-Bissau."
  He was elected chair at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, taking place in Guinea-Bissau.
- Punch
  2024-07-07: "Tinubu, whose first tenure is to elapse on July 9, 2024, was elected by a unanimous decision of fellow Heads of Government at the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority held at the State House, Abuja, on Sunday."
  Tinubu, whose first tenure is to elapse on July 9, 2024, was elected by a unanimous decision of fellow Heads of Government at the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority held at the State House, Abuja, on Sunday.
Dates not recorded
Promoter and financial investor (self-declared)
TVC (Television Continental), Lagos
Self-declared "promoter and financial investor" in the same October 2020 statement. The start year and size of his stake are not disclosed.
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- Premium Times
  2020-10-22: "Some business concerns linked to Mr Tinubu, including The Nation newspaper and a television station, TVC , have been attacked in Lagos"
  Some business concerns linked to Mr Tinubu, including The Nation newspaper and a television station, TVC , have been attacked in Lagos
- P.M. News
  2020-10-26: "I am, indeed, a promoter and financial investor in the Nation newspaper and TVC."
  I am, indeed, a promoter and financial investor in the Nation newspaper and TVC.
Dates not recorded
Accountant (claimed; disputed by his own account)
Arthur Andersen
Listed as an employer only in his campaign profiles and repeated by BLERF and others. In his detailed 2021 account he says Arthur Andersen offered him a job but his professor persuaded him to join Deloitte instead, and the 1999 Lagos Assembly inquiry records pay slips only from Deloitte and GTE. No dates exist for any Andersen employment; recorded at low confidence pending a decision.
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- Asiwaju Bola Tinubu official website (2009-2011)
  "Bola Tinubu cut his professional teeth at the American-based Arthur Anderson, Deloitte Haskins and Sells (now called Deloitte Haskins and Touche) and GTE Service Corporation"
  Bola Tinubu cut his professional teeth at the American-based Arthur Anderson, Deloitte Haskins and Sells (now called Deloitte Haskins and Touche) and GTE Service Corporation
- P.M. News (reproducing the 1999 Lagos State House of Assembly ad-hoc committee report)
  2022-01-22: "his pay slips when he worked as an accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells and at GTE Services Corporation before returning to Nigeria"
  his pay slips when he worked as an accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells and at GTE Services Corporation before returning to Nigeria
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Arthur Anderson, USA
  Arthur Anderson, USA
- P.M. News (interview republished from TheNEWS)
  2022-06-30: "I went back to Professor Jesse and said: ‘Look at what these people are offering, I would rather go to Arthur Andersen because they were offering to pay more. But he said that I should not."
  I went back to Professor Jesse and said: ‘Look at what these people are offering, I would rather go to Arthur Andersen because they were offering to pay more. But he said that I should not.
Dates not recorded
Promoter and financial investor (self-declared)
The Nation newspaper (Vintage Press Ltd), Lagos
He described himself as a "promoter and financial investor" in The Nation in an October 2020 statement after the paper's premises were set on fire during the #EndSARS unrest. The start year and size of his stake are not disclosed.
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- Premium Times
  2020-10-22: "Some business concerns linked to Mr Tinubu, including The Nation newspaper and a television station, TVC , have been attacked in Lagos"
  Some business concerns linked to Mr Tinubu, including The Nation newspaper and a television station, TVC , have been attacked in Lagos
- P.M. News
  2020-10-26: "I am, indeed, a promoter and financial investor in the Nation newspaper and TVC."
  I am, indeed, a promoter and financial investor in the Nation newspaper and TVC.

The path into public service

1992–1993
Senator
Lagos West · Lagos
Read the evidence · 5 sources
- Punch (quoting Presidency statement by Bayo Onanuga)
  2025-06-22: "Senator Bola Tinubu stood firm even before General Abacha dissolved the political parties and all democratic institutions, including the National Assembly, on November 17, 1993, following his coup."
  Senator Bola Tinubu stood firm even before General Abacha dissolved the political parties and all democratic institutions, including the National Assembly, on November 17, 1993, following his coup.
- Punch
  2023-05-29: "In 1992, Tinubu won the Lagos West senate seat."
  In 1992, Tinubu won the Lagos West senate seat.
- Premium Times (via web.archive.org)
  2023-05-29: "At the point of the forfeiture, he was already a senator representing Lagos West Senatorial district. As the flagbearer of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP), he defeated Kemi Nelson of the National Republican Party."
  At the point of the forfeiture, he was already a senator representing Lagos West Senatorial district. As the flagbearer of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP), he defeated Kemi Nelson of the National Republican Party.
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, 1993 / was elected Senator for the Lagos West constituency in Lagos State, Nigeria in 1993 / Elected as a Lagos senator in 1992
  Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, 1993 / was elected Senator for the Lagos West constituency in Lagos State, Nigeria in 1993 / Elected as a Lagos senator in 1992
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (PARLINE archive)
  "This programme included elections for a bicameral federal legislature, which finally took place on 4 July 1992."
  This programme included elections for a bicameral federal legislature, which finally took place on 4 July 1992.
1999–2007
Governor
Lagos
1. 29 May 1999
  Took office
2. 29 May 2007
  Service ended
Read the evidence · 9 sources
- State House, Abuja (official biography)
  "he served as the Governor of Lagos State for eight years between 1999-2007."
  he served as the Governor of Lagos State for eight years between 1999-2007.
- Wikipedia
  "| term_start2 = 29 May 1999 | term_end2 = 29 May 2007 | predecessor2 = [[Buba Marwa]] | successor2 = [[Babatunde Fashola]]"
  | term_start2 = 29 May 1999 | term_end2 = 29 May 2007 | predecessor2 = [[Buba Marwa]] | successor2 = [[Babatunde Fashola]]
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Executive Governor, Lagos State, 1999-2007
  Executive Governor, Lagos State, 1999-2007
- Punch
  2023-03-02: "Those who knew Tinubu, who was Lagos State governor between 1999 and 2007 on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy"
  Those who knew Tinubu, who was Lagos State governor between 1999 and 2007 on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy
- State House, Abuja (official biography)
  "he served as the Governor of Lagos State for eight years between 1999-2007."
  he served as the Governor of Lagos State for eight years between 1999-2007.
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Executive Governor, Lagos State, 1999-2007
  Executive Governor, Lagos State, 1999-2007
- Premium Times (via web.archive.org)
  2023-03-02: "He secured his reelection in 2003 as the last man standing in the Class of 1999 AD governors following the PDP tsunami that swept away the other five governors in the country's South-west region."
  He secured his reelection in 2003 as the last man standing in the Class of 1999 AD governors following the PDP tsunami that swept away the other five governors in the country's South-west region.
- Wikipedia
  "| term_start2 = 29 May 1999 | term_end2 = 29 May 2007"
  | term_start2 = 29 May 1999 | term_end2 = 29 May 2007
- Premium Times (via web.archive.org)
  2023-05-29: "By 2006, he formed a new political party, Action Congress. He handpicked his then-chief of staff, Raji Fashola as his successor."
  By 2006, he formed a new political party, Action Congress. He handpicked his then-chief of staff, Raji Fashola as his successor.
From 2023
Minister of Petroleum Resources (held concurrently as President)
Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources
He kept the petroleum portfolio for himself when he formed his cabinet, as Muhammadu Buhari had done; the ministers were sworn in on 21 August 2023. Heineken Lokpobiri (Oil) and Ekperikpe Ekpo (Gas) serve under him as Ministers of State. Still held in September 2026. No instrument naming him as petroleum minister was found, so the start date is medium confidence.
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- Wikipedia
  "| office1 = [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources|Federal Minister of Petroleum Resources]] | president1 = ''Himself'' | term_start1 = 21 August 2023"
  | office1 = [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources|Federal Minister of Petroleum Resources]] | president1 = ''Himself'' | term_start1 = 21 August 2023
- Premium Times (via web.archive.org)
  2023-08-19: "President Bola Tinubu, like his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari, appears prepared to head the Ministry of Petroleum Resources"
  President Bola Tinubu, like his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari, appears prepared to head the Ministry of Petroleum Resources
- Punch
  2023-08-20: "Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has been assigned the portfolio of Minister of State (Oil), Petroleum Resources, while Ekperipe Ekpo was named the Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources."
  Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has been assigned the portfolio of Minister of State (Oil), Petroleum Resources, while Ekperipe Ekpo was named the Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources.
- Punch
  2025-05-25: "Tinubu's most consequential decision as Minister of Petroleum was the abrupt removal of the fuel subsidy on his Inauguration Day."
  Tinubu's most consequential decision as Minister of Petroleum was the abrupt removal of the fuel subsidy on his Inauguration Day.
2023–present
President
All Progressives Congress
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- State House, Abuja (official biography)
  "Since he assumed office as the 16th President of Nigeria on May 29, 2023"
  Since he assumed office as the 16th President of Nigeria on May 29, 2023
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Present Appointment: President, Federal Republic of Nigeria / He was sworn in on May 29, 2023.
  Present Appointment: President, Federal Republic of Nigeria / He was sworn in on May 29, 2023.
- Daily Trust
  2023-05-29: "Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has been sworn into office as President, Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola, administered the oath of office on Tinubu at exactly 10:37am."
  Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has been sworn into office as President, Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola, administered the oath of office on Tinubu at exactly 10:37am.
- Wikipedia
  "| order = 16th | office = President of Nigeria | vice_president = [[Kashim Shettima]] | term_start = 29 May 2023"
  | order = 16th | office = President of Nigeria | vice_president = [[Kashim Shettima]] | term_start = 29 May 2023

Life outside
the office.

Work, writing and public family connections. The experiences and relationships beyond a political career.

About Bola Ahmed TinubuBack to biography

Work & organisations

Dates not recorded
TVC (Television Continental), Lagos
Promoter and financial investor (self-declared) · Broadcast media
Self-declared "promoter and financial investor" in the same October 2020 statement. The start year and size of his stake are not disclosed.
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- Premium Times
  2020-10-22: "Some business concerns linked to Mr Tinubu, including The Nation newspaper and a television station, TVC , have been attacked in Lagos"
  Some business concerns linked to Mr Tinubu, including The Nation newspaper and a television station, TVC , have been attacked in Lagos
- P.M. News
  2020-10-26: "I am, indeed, a promoter and financial investor in the Nation newspaper and TVC."
  I am, indeed, a promoter and financial investor in the Nation newspaper and TVC.
Dates not recorded
Arthur Andersen
Accountant (claimed; disputed by his own account) · employee · Accounting / audit
Listed as an employer only in his campaign profiles and repeated by BLERF and others. In his detailed 2021 account he says Arthur Andersen offered him a job but his professor persuaded him to join Deloitte instead, and the 1999 Lagos Assembly inquiry records pay slips only from Deloitte and GTE. No dates exist for any Andersen employment; recorded at low confidence pending a decision.
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- Asiwaju Bola Tinubu official website (2009-2011)
  "Bola Tinubu cut his professional teeth at the American-based Arthur Anderson, Deloitte Haskins and Sells (now called Deloitte Haskins and Touche) and GTE Service Corporation"
  Bola Tinubu cut his professional teeth at the American-based Arthur Anderson, Deloitte Haskins and Sells (now called Deloitte Haskins and Touche) and GTE Service Corporation
- P.M. News (reproducing the 1999 Lagos State House of Assembly ad-hoc committee report)
  2022-01-22: "his pay slips when he worked as an accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells and at GTE Services Corporation before returning to Nigeria"
  his pay slips when he worked as an accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells and at GTE Services Corporation before returning to Nigeria
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Arthur Anderson, USA
  Arthur Anderson, USA
- P.M. News (interview republished from TheNEWS)
  2022-06-30: "I went back to Professor Jesse and said: ‘Look at what these people are offering, I would rather go to Arthur Andersen because they were offering to pay more. But he said that I should not."
  I went back to Professor Jesse and said: ‘Look at what these people are offering, I would rather go to Arthur Andersen because they were offering to pay more. But he said that I should not.
Dates not recorded
The Nation newspaper (Vintage Press Ltd), Lagos
Promoter and financial investor (self-declared) · Print media
He described himself as a "promoter and financial investor" in The Nation in an October 2020 statement after the paper's premises were set on fire during the #EndSARS unrest. The start year and size of his stake are not disclosed.
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- Premium Times
  2020-10-22: "Some business concerns linked to Mr Tinubu, including The Nation newspaper and a television station, TVC , have been attacked in Lagos"
  Some business concerns linked to Mr Tinubu, including The Nation newspaper and a television station, TVC , have been attacked in Lagos
- P.M. News
  2020-10-26: "I am, indeed, a promoter and financial investor in the Nation newspaper and TVC."
  I am, indeed, a promoter and financial investor in the Nation newspaper and TVC.
From 2018
All Progressives Congress (presidential assignment)
Leader, national consultation and reconciliation effort · Party politics
Named by President Buhari on 6 February 2018 to lead the APC's "consultation, reconciliation and confidence building" effort among aggrieved members in several states ahead of 2019. No end date was found; the assignment faded after a dispute with party chairman John Odigie-Oyegun and the election of Adams Oshiomhole as chairman in June 2018.
Read the evidence · 1 source
- Premium Times (via web.archive.org)
  2018-02-06: "President Muhammadu Buhari has named Bola Tinubu to lead the charge for a united All Progressives Congress as 2019 election season draws closer. / In a statement Tuesday morning, the president said the former Lagos governor would focus on “consultation, reconciliation and confidence building efforts” for the ruling party."
  President Muhammadu Buhari has named Bola Tinubu to lead the charge for a united All Progressives Congress as 2019 election season draws closer. / In a statement Tuesday morning, the president said the former Lagos governor would focus on “consultation, reconciliation and confidence building efforts” for the ruling party.
From 1979
Deloitte, Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte), Chicago
Accountant, auditor and management consultant · employee · Accounting / audit
Joined in June 1979 straight from Chicago State University and worked on audit and consultancy engagements for Fortune 500 clients (General Motors, First National Bank of Chicago, Procter & Gamble, International Harvester, GEC); he says he was seconded to National Oil, an Aramco joint-venture partner. BLERF's separate "Consultant, Fortune 500 Groups, USA" describes this client work, not another employer. The end year is not recorded; he left for GTE before 1983.
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Deloittee, Haskins & Sells, USA; Consultant, Fortune 500 Groups, USA
  Deloittee, Haskins & Sells, USA; Consultant, Fortune 500 Groups, USA
- P.M. News (interview republished from TheNEWS)
  2022-06-30: "I resumed work at Deloitte training school in June 1979."
  I resumed work at Deloitte training school in June 1979.
- Asiwaju Bola Tinubu official website (2009-2011)
  "at Deloitte Haskins and Sells, the young and professional Bola broadened his experience by participating in the auditing and management consultancy services of General Motors, First National Bank of Chicago, Procter and Gamble, International Harvester, GEC and other Fortune 500 firms"
  at Deloitte Haskins and Sells, the young and professional Bola broadened his experience by participating in the auditing and management consultancy services of General Motors, First National Bank of Chicago, Procter and Gamble, International Harvester, GEC and other Fortune 500 firms
- P.M. News (reproducing the 1999 Lagos State House of Assembly ad-hoc committee report)
  2022-01-22: "his pay slips when he worked as an accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells and at GTE Services Corporation before returning to Nigeria"
  his pay slips when he worked as an accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells and at GTE Services Corporation before returning to Nigeria
From 1975
Various employers, Chicago, Illinois
Dishwasher, night security guard and cab driver (while studying) · employee · Casual labour
Menial jobs taken to support himself through college after arriving in the United States in 1975, per his own official profile; no independent source. The end year is not recorded.
Read the evidence · 1 source
- Asiwaju Bola Tinubu official website (2009-2011)
  "On his arrival in the U.S. in 1975 and with the support of an ever-adoring mother, this courageous youth, faced with an unflinching zeal to succeed, took on such menial jobs as dishwashing, night-guard and cab-driving"
  On his arrival in the U.S. in 1975 and with the support of an ever-adoring mother, this courageous youth, faced with an unflinching zeal to succeed, took on such menial jobs as dishwashing, night-guard and cab-driving
2023–2025
ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government
Chairman · International organisation
Elected chairman at the 63rd Ordinary Session in Bissau on 9 July 2023, six weeks after taking office; re-elected unanimously at the 65th Ordinary Session in Abuja on 7 July 2024; handed over to Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio at the 67th Ordinary Session in Abuja on 22 June 2025.
Read the evidence · 5 sources
- Punch
  2025-06-22: "President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday in Abuja, handed over the chairmanship of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government to President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone. / Tinubu ended his two-year tenure at the ECOWAS Authority's 67th Ordinary Session"
  President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday in Abuja, handed over the chairmanship of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government to President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone. / Tinubu ended his two-year tenure at the ECOWAS Authority's 67th Ordinary Session
- Daily Post
  2024-07-07: "Tinubu was re-elected at the 65th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government which was held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday."
  Tinubu was re-elected at the 65th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government which was held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday.
- Punch
  2025-06-21: "Tinubu, who was first elected ECOWAS Chairman on July 9, 2023, in Guinea Bissau, and re-elected on July 7, 2024, in Abuja"
  Tinubu, who was first elected ECOWAS Chairman on July 9, 2023, in Guinea Bissau, and re-elected on July 7, 2024, in Abuja
- Daily Post
  2023-07-09: "He was elected chair at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, taking place in Guinea-Bissau."
  He was elected chair at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, taking place in Guinea-Bissau.
- Punch
  2024-07-07: "Tinubu, whose first tenure is to elapse on July 9, 2024, was elected by a unanimous decision of fellow Heads of Government at the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority held at the State House, Abuja, on Sunday."
  Tinubu, whose first tenure is to elapse on July 9, 2024, was elected by a unanimous decision of fellow Heads of Government at the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority held at the State House, Abuja, on Sunday.
2012–2021
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso
Chancellor · Higher education
Appointed by the Oyo and Osun State governments in August 2012 and formally invested on 23 April 2014, when LAUTECH also gave him an honorary doctorate. Succeeded by the Emir of Katagum, announced by Oyo State on 1 July 2021.
Read the evidence · 3 sources
- Punch
  2021-07-01: "The emir succeeds former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who was appointed the Chancellor of the university in 2012"
  The emir succeeds former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who was appointed the Chancellor of the university in 2012
- Daily Post (sourcing P.M. News)
  2012-08-29: "The governments of Oyo and Osun States have appointed former Lagos State governor and national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Chancellor of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho. This was contained in a statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday"
  The governments of Oyo and Osun States have appointed former Lagos State governor and national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Chancellor of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho. This was contained in a statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday
- P.M. News
  2014-04-20: "will on Wednesday 23 April invest former governor of Lagos State and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu with the position of the Chancellor of the University"
  will on Wednesday 23 April invest former governor of Lagos State and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu with the position of the Chancellor of the University
2019
APC Presidential Campaign Council (Buhari–Osinbajo 2019)
Co-Chairman · Party politics
Inaugurated by President Buhari on 7 January 2019 in Abuja, where Buhari handed him "full charge" of the campaign; ran to the presidential poll of 23 February 2019. No formal campaign office was found for 2015, when he backed Buhari's candidacy and proposed Yemi Osinbajo as running mate.
Read the evidence · 3 sources
- Punch
  2019-01-20: "President Muhammadu Buhari had, a few weeks ago, inaugurated the council with the former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, serving as co-chairman to him ."
  President Muhammadu Buhari had, a few weeks ago, inaugurated the council with the former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, serving as co-chairman to him .
- Punch
  2019-02-14: "I have been made the co-Chairman of the APC presidential campaign committee because of the trust in me and party members to always deliver votes."
  I have been made the co-Chairman of the APC presidential campaign committee because of the trust in me and party members to always deliver votes.
- Daily Post
  2019-01-07: "President Muhammadu Buhari has given full charge of his re-election campaign for 2019 election to the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. / He made the announcement while launching the APC Presidential Campaign Council at the Abuja International Conference Center on Monday."
  President Muhammadu Buhari has given full charge of his re-election campaign for 2019 election to the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. / He made the announcement while launching the APC Presidential Campaign Council at the Abuja International Conference Center on Monday.
1994–1998
National Democratic Coalition (NADECO)
Founding member; activist in exile · Pro-democracy activism
Founding member of the coalition formed on 15 May 1994 to press General Sani Abacha to hand power to M.K.O. Abiola, winner of the annulled 12 June 1993 election. After Abiola's arrest in June 1994 he fled to Benin Republic and worked for NADECO from exile (Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, the UK and the US) until returning to Nigeria in 1998 after Abacha's death. The exact days of departure and return were not found; one report says he returned in 1999.
Read the evidence · 5 sources
- Daily Trust
  2023-05-29: "After four years in exile, Tinubu returned to the country in 1998 to contest the governorship election in Lagos"
  After four years in exile, Tinubu returned to the country in 1998 to contest the governorship election in Lagos
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Tinubu went into exile during General Sani Abacha's regime, returning after Abacha's death.
  Tinubu went into exile during General Sani Abacha's regime, returning after Abacha's death.
- TheNEWS (Tinubu interview, via web.archive.org)
  2021-10-17: "Eventually, I left Nigeria for Benin Republic by NADECO route."
  Eventually, I left Nigeria for Benin Republic by NADECO route.
- Premium Times (via web.archive.org)
  2023-05-29: "He went into exile in 1994 and was one of the founders of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) that fought the Abacha regime. / From 1994 to 1998, Mr Tinubu and other NADECO activists operated outside the country, particularly in the UK and the US."
  He went into exile in 1994 and was one of the founders of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) that fought the Abacha regime. / From 1994 to 1998, Mr Tinubu and other NADECO activists operated outside the country, particularly in the UK and the US.
- Punch (quoting Presidency statement)
  2025-06-22: "Enter the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO). It was born on May 15, 1994."
  Enter the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO). It was born on May 15, 1994.
1983–1992
Mobil Oil Nigeria
Senior Auditor, General Auditor, then Treasurer · employee · Oil and gas
Employed from 1 December 1983 to 17 May 1992 (dates in Mobil's letter to the 1999 Lagos Assembly inquiry, which names the company Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc; his own profile says Mobil Producing Nigeria). Recruited through Mobil's corporate audit department, he rose from senior auditor to general auditor and then Treasurer, and left to enter politics in 1992.
Read the evidence · 10 sources
- businessday.ng
  He worked as an accountant at Mobil Nigeria before venturing into politics as a senatorial candidate in Lagos West in 1992.
- premiumtimesng.com
  Around 1986, he joined Mobil at the Corporate Audit Department in the UK where he served as corporate auditor. ... He rose through the ranks in the oil firm to become its treasurer. ... In 1992, he resigned from Mobil Nigeria to join politics and decided to pitch his tent with Mr Ya'Adua, who was the leader of the Peoples Front.
- statehouse.gov.ng
  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a professional accountant and former top executive at Mobil Oil Producing, Nigeria, where he rose to the position of Treasurer.
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): In the year 1983, he returned to Nigeria, and secured a jib with Mobil Oil Nigeria, where he rose to the position of an executive; Senior Auditor, Mobil Oil Nigeria; Treasurer, Mobil OIL Nigeria, Ltd
  In the year 1983, he returned to Nigeria, and secured a jib with Mobil Oil Nigeria, where he rose to the position of an executive; Senior Auditor, Mobil Oil Nigeria; Treasurer, Mobil OIL Nigeria, Ltd
- P.M. News (reproducing the 1999 Lagos State House of Assembly ad-hoc committee report)
  2022-01-22: "a letter written by Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc dated December 29th, 1998, addressed to whom it may concern confirming that Mr. Tinubu was an employee of the Company between December 1, 1983 and May 17th, 1992"
  a letter written by Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc dated December 29th, 1998, addressed to whom it may concern confirming that Mr. Tinubu was an employee of the Company between December 1, 1983 and May 17th, 1992
- BBC News
  1999-02-20: "A former executive with the oil company Mobil, Mr Tinubu aims to apply technocratic expertise to the chaos of Lagos."
  A former executive with the oil company Mobil, Mr Tinubu aims to apply technocratic expertise to the chaos of Lagos.
- TheNEWS
  2021-03-29: "They sent in a corporate auditor from London, who looked at the report and encouraged me to implement it in my new capacity as the treasurer."
  They sent in a corporate auditor from London, who looked at the report and encouraged me to implement it in my new capacity as the treasurer.
- Asiwaju Bola Tinubu official website (2009-2011)
  "young Bola joined Mobil Producing Nigeria as a Senior Auditor before he retired as the company’s Treasurer"
  young Bola joined Mobil Producing Nigeria as a Senior Auditor before he retired as the company’s Treasurer
- legit.ng
  On returning to Nigeria, Tinubu joined Mobil Oil Nigeria, where he held several progressively senior roles. He started as an accountant and worked his way up through the organisation, serving as a senior auditor and later as treasurer before eventually rising to an executive position.
- en.wikipedia.org
  Tinubu moved to London where he was recruited as an auditor for Mobil Oil UK before later joining Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (now Seplat Energy) as a senior company executive and treasurer in the 1980s.
Until 1983
GTE Service Corporation (General Telephone & Electronics)
Accountant; assistant manager · employee · Telecommunications
Recruited from Deloitte at a higher salary and made an assistant manager; he says he resigned when passed over for promotion. The start year is not recorded. His 2021 recollection that he left in "1985/1986" conflicts with Mobil's record that he joined Mobil on 1 December 1983, so 1983 is used.
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- P.M. News (reproducing the 1999 Lagos State House of Assembly ad-hoc committee report)
  2022-01-22: "his pay slips when he worked as an accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells and at GTE Services Corporation before returning to Nigeria"
  his pay slips when he worked as an accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells and at GTE Services Corporation before returning to Nigeria
- P.M. News (interview republished from TheNEWS)
  2022-06-30: "I was invited by General Telephone and Electronics, GTE, Corporation and they offered a salary that was 32 per cent higher than what I was earning at Deloitte. I went there and was made an assistant manager"
  I was invited by General Telephone and Electronics, GTE, Corporation and they offered a salary that was 32 per cent higher than what I was earning at Deloitte. I went there and was made an assistant manager
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): GTE Services Corporation, USA
  GTE Services Corporation, USA
- Asiwaju Bola Tinubu official website (2009-2011)
  "GTE Service Corporation - the largest Communication and Utility Company in the United States of America"
  GTE Service Corporation - the largest Communication and Utility Company in the United States of America
1977–1979
Chicago State University
Accounting laboratory manager and tutor (student employment) · employee · Higher education
Per his own 2022 account, he was employed to manage the accounting laboratory and to tutor, with his tuition paid. Years bounded by his CSU attendance (August 1977 – June 1979).
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- The ICIR
  2022-06-27: "Please be advised that Bola A. Tinubu attended Chicago State University from August 1977 to June 1979"
  Please be advised that Bola A. Tinubu attended Chicago State University from August 1977 to June 1979
- P.M. News (interview republished from TheNEWS)
  2022-06-30: "Professor Jesse came around to inform me that he would employ me to manage the Accounting laboratory for the institution"
  Professor Jesse came around to inform me that he would employ me to manage the Accounting laboratory for the institution

Family in public life

Documented relationships with people in public life. A family connection alone does not establish a business interest or wrongdoing.

Spouse
Oluremi Tinubu
Oluremi "Remi" Tinubu (born 21 September 1960), married Bola Tinubu in 1987. First Lady of Nigeria since 2023; Senator for Lagos Central 2011-2023; First Lady of Lagos State 1999-2007. An ordained pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God since 2018; she was made Yon Bana Jagaban Borgu in 2006. The marriage year rests on Wikipedia; no dated primary source was found. They have three children, who are private individuals and are not named here.
Read the evidence · 10 sources
- State House, Abuja
  "Since he assumed office as the 16th President of Nigeria on May 29, 2023, he has initiated bold economic reforms"
  Since he assumed office as the 16th President of Nigeria on May 29, 2023, he has initiated bold economic reforms
- State House, Abuja (President's letter)
  2026-09-20: "Happy 66th birthday, my darling Oluremi."
  Happy 66th birthday, my darling Oluremi.
- State House, Abuja — The Leadership
  "Sen. Oluremi Tinubu is the current first lady of Nigeria. She also served as the first lady of Lagos State, and then served as a Senator representing Lagos Central from 2011 – 2023."
  Sen. Oluremi Tinubu is the current first lady of Nigeria. She also served as the first lady of Lagos State, and then served as a Senator representing Lagos Central from 2011 – 2023.
- premiumtimesng.com
  The presidency has circulated the letter below, said to have been written by President Bola Tinubu to his wife, Remi, on the occasion of her 64th birthday today, 21 September, 2024.
- statehouse.gov.ng
  Sen. Oluremi Tinubu is the current first lady of Nigeria. She also served as the first lady of Lagos State, and then served as a Senator representing Lagos Central from 2011 – 2023.
- von.gov.ng
  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid a tribute to his wife and First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, as she marks her 66th birthday, describing her as his truest friend, confidante and steadfast companion through the different seasons of their life together.
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Senator Oluremi Tinubu
  Senator Oluremi Tinubu
- BBC News Pidgin
  2023-06-01: "Dem born Oluremi Tinubu for 21 September 1960."
  Dem born Oluremi Tinubu for 21 September 1960.
- Wikipedia
  "Tinubu married Oluremi Tinubu, who is a former senator representing the Lagos Central senatorial district, in 1987."
  Tinubu married Oluremi Tinubu, who is a former senator representing the Lagos Central senatorial district, in 1987.
- en.wikipedia.org
  is a Nigerian politician and current first lady of Nigeria since 2023, as wife of President Bola Tinubu
Mother
Abibatu Mogaji
Alhaja (Chief) Abibatu Mogaji, Iyaloja of Lagos and President-General of the Association of Nigerian Market Women and Men. She died at her Ikeja home on 15 June 2013, aged 96, and was buried in Ikoyi, Lagos, on 16 June 2013. Tinubu has said he was her only son.
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- Premium Times — 'My Mother, Her Life, Her Legacy, By Bola Ahmed Tinubu' (first-person tribute, Wayback)
  2013-06-24: "My mother, (Maa’mi) Hajia Abibatu Mogaji, has passed."
  My mother, (Maa’mi) Hajia Abibatu Mogaji, has passed.
- Punch (Wayback snapshot 2015-02-22)
  "A statement issued said she would be buried on Sunday (today), at the Ikoyi Vaults and Gardens, Lagos."
  A statement issued said she would be buried on Sunday (today), at the Ikoyi Vaults and Gardens, Lagos.
- Premium Times (Wayback)
  2013-06-15: "Mrs. Mogaji, 96, died at her residence in Ikeja at about 6:00 p.m. on Saturday."
  Mrs. Mogaji, 96, died at her residence in Ikeja at about 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Lt. Chief Abibatu Mogaji
  Lt. Chief Abibatu Mogaji
Daughter
Folashade Tinubu-Ojo
Iyaloja-General (President-General of the Market Men and Women Association) since June 2013, named as successor by her grandmother Abibatu Mogaji; previously its Deputy President-General. Campaigning among market leaders for her father's 2027 re-election. Born 17 June 1976 per BLERF and Wikipedia (medium confidence).
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- Premium Times (Wayback snapshot 2018-07-03)
  2013-06-29: "Mrs. Mogaji, mother of former Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu , named the latter’s daughter, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, as the new Iyaloja of Lagos, a market leader has told PREMIUM TIMES."
  Mrs. Mogaji, mother of former Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu , named the latter’s daughter, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, as the new Iyaloja of Lagos, a market leader has told PREMIUM TIMES.
- Wikipedia
  "He fathered three children from previous relationships, Kazeem Olajide Tinubu (12 October 1974 – 31 October 2017), Folashade Tinubu (born 17 June 1976) and Oluwaseyi Tinubu (born 13 October 1985)."
  He fathered three children from previous relationships, Kazeem Olajide Tinubu (12 October 1974 – 31 October 2017), Folashade Tinubu (born 17 June 1976) and Oluwaseyi Tinubu (born 13 October 1985).
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, (born 17 June 1976)
  Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, (born 17 June 1976)
- ThisDay
  2026-09-12: "Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, Chief Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, is setting up a grassroots political machinery across trading hubs to campaign for her father, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid."
  Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, Chief Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, is setting up a grassroots political machinery across trading hubs to campaign for her father, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid.
Son
Oluwaseyi (Seyi) Tinubu
Businessman (Loatsad Promomedia) active in youth and political mobilisation; he has held no public office. Born 13 October 1985 per BLERF and Wikipedia; the President marked his 40th birthday in October 2025.
Read the evidence · 3 sources
- State House, Abuja
  2025-10-12: "Today, as you turn forty, I thank Almighty God for your life and the man you have become."
  Today, as you turn forty, I thank Almighty God for your life and the man you have become.
- Daily Post
  2025-10-13: "The president posted his birthday message to Seyi on his official X account on Monday."
  The president posted his birthday message to Seyi on his official X account on Monday.
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Oluwaseyi Tinubu popularly known as Seyi, (born 13 October 1985)
  Oluwaseyi Tinubu popularly known as Seyi, (born 13 October 1985)

In their own words

Books, articles and other published work.

Renewed Hope 2023: Action Plan for a Better Nigeria
2022 · policy · Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (APC); released 20 October 2022
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- Punch
  2022-10-20: "The 80-page document, containing multi-sectoral policy options, was tagged “Renewed Hope 2023 – Action Plan for a Better Nigeria.”"
  The 80-page document, containing multi-sectoral policy options, was tagged “Renewed Hope 2023 – Action Plan for a Better Nigeria.”
- Punch
  2022-10-21: "The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, on Thursday, released an 80-page policy document that highlights an eight-point agenda."
  The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, on Thursday, released an 80-page policy document that highlights an eight-point agenda.
Financialism: Water from an Empty Well
2012 · book · Co-authored with Brian Browne; launched in Chicago on 25 August 2012 and in Lagos on 7 March 2013
Read the evidence · 3 sources
- P.M. News (text of his launch speech)
  2013-03-07: "For the love for Nigeria, for the love of Africa and for the best future of our nation I co-authored this book with our African-American brother, Brian Browne."
  For the love for Nigeria, for the love of Africa and for the best future of our nation I co-authored this book with our African-American brother, Brian Browne.
- P.M. News
  2012-08-26: "The book launch took place Saturday 25 August, at the Rainbow Push Headquarters in Chicago , USA with Rev. Jesse Jackson as the host. The book was co-authored by former governor of Lagos state and national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Brian Browne, former US consul general in Nigeria."
  The book launch took place Saturday 25 August, at the Rainbow Push Headquarters in Chicago , USA with Rev. Jesse Jackson as the host. The book was co-authored by former governor of Lagos state and national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Brian Browne, former US consul general in Nigeria.
- Premium Times
  2023-03-01: "He is the author of at least two publications: “Financialism: Water from an Empty Well”, which was co-written with Briane Brown"
  He is the author of at least two publications: “Financialism: Water from an Empty Well”, which was co-written with Briane Brown
Good Governance, Democracy and Sustainable Development
2008 · paper · Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CEPACS), University of Ibadan
Read the evidence · 1 source
- Open Library catalogue record (via API)
  "Good governance, democracy and sustainable development / Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. / Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Ibadan (CEPACS) / Ibadan, Nigeria / 2008 / 38 / 9786514383"
  Good governance, democracy and sustainable development / Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. / Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Ibadan (CEPACS) / Ibadan, Nigeria / 2008 / 38 / 9786514383
A Toast to Excellence: Selected Speeches of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Executive Governor of Lagos State
2003 · book · Tomam Communications, Ijebu-Ode (compiled by Yomi Mamora)
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- books.google.com
  A Toast to Excellence: Selected Speeches of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Executive Governor of Lagos State, Volume 1 ... Bola Ahmed Tinubu ... Tomam Communications, 2003 - Lagos State (Nigeria)
- openlibrary.org
  "title": "A toast to excellence", "subtitle": "selected speeches of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Executive Governor of Lagos State", "by_statement": "compiled by Yomi Mamora", "publishers": ["Tomam Communications"], "publish_places": ["Ijebu-Ode"], "publish_date": "2003", "isbn_10": ["9783637916"], "lccn": ["2006376532"], "oclc_numbers": ["64671041"]
- Open Library catalogue record (via API)
  "A toast to excellence / selected speeches of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Executive Governor of Lagos State / compiled by Yomi Mamora / Tomam Communications / Ijebu-Ode / 2003 / 9783637916"
  A toast to excellence / selected speeches of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Executive Governor of Lagos State / compiled by Yomi Mamora / Tomam Communications / Ijebu-Ode / 2003 / 9783637916
- loc.gov
  A toast to excellence : selected speeches of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Executive Governor of Lagos State / compiled by Yomi Mamora. ... By: Tinubu, Bola Ahmed, 1952- ... Published: Tomam Communications, Ijebu-Ode, 2003- ... ISBN 9789783637917 ... LCCN 2006376532 ... (OCoLC)64671041

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At the ballot

2027 · Presidential election
All Progressives Congress · Pending
Record notes
APC presidential candidate, with Vice President Kashim Shettima again as running mate (confirmed by the APC on 10 July 2026). INEC's final list of presidential candidates, published on 12 September 2026, lists him as SN 6, "TINUBU BOLA AHMED", age 74, qualification B.Sc. Poll day is 16 January 2027; result pending.
Read the evidence · 3 sources
- INEC (final list of candidates, Presidential)
  2026-09-12: "6 APC NIGERIA Presidential TINUBU BOLA AHMED None 74 M B.Sc"
  6 APC NIGERIA Presidential TINUBU BOLA AHMED None 74 M B.Sc
- Channels Television (via web.archive.org)
  2026-09-12: "The 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled for January 16, 2027."
  The 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled for January 16, 2027.
- Punch
  2026-07-10: "The All Progressives Congress on Friday confirmed Vice President Kashim Shettima as President Bola Tinubu's running mate for the 2027 presidential election"
  The All Progressives Congress on Friday confirmed Vice President Kashim Shettima as President Bola Tinubu's running mate for the 2027 presidential election
2027 · Presidential primary
All Progressives Congress · Won
10,999,162 votes · 99.85%
Record notes
also listed as: Tinubu Bola Ahmed, Bola Tinubu · INEC final list of candidates (Presidential), published 2026-09-12 — SN 6; INEC name: TINUBU BOLA AHMED; age 74; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): B.Sc APC direct presidential primary, the party's first contested one: members voted in all 8,809 wards on 23 May 2026 and the returning officer, Pius Anyim, declared the result on 24 May 2026 in Abuja: Tinubu 10,999,162, Stanley Osifo 16,503 (Daily Post: 16,504), of 11,015,665 votes cast (share computed from votes cast). The INEC final list cited above is evidence of the nomination, not of the primary.
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- inecnigeria.org
  Bola Ahmed Tinubu — presidential 2027
- Daily Post
  2026-05-24: "The president polled 10.99 million votes to defeat his only rival, who scored 16,504 in the APC presidential primaries held in 8,809 wards across the country."
  The president polled 10.99 million votes to defeat his only rival, who scored 16,504 in the APC presidential primaries held in 8,809 wards across the country.
- Punch
  2026-05-25: "President Bola Tinubu on Sunday clinched the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket for the 2027 general election, polling 10,999,162 votes against his sole challenger, Stanley Osifo, who scored 16,503 in the nationwide direct primaries conducted across all 8,809 wards on Saturday, May 23."
  President Bola Tinubu on Sunday clinched the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket for the 2027 general election, polling 10,999,162 votes against his sole challenger, Stanley Osifo, who scored 16,503 in the nationwide direct primaries conducted across all 8,809 wards on Saturday, May 23.
- Premium Times (via web.archive.org)
  2026-05-24: "Out of a total of 12,643,306 registered voters in the party, 11,069,756 members were accredited for the exercise, while 11,015,665 eventually cast their votes during the nationwide direct primary."
  Out of a total of 12,643,306 registered voters in the party, 11,069,756 members were accredited for the exercise, while 11,015,665 eventually cast their votes during the nationwide direct primary.
2023 · Presidential election
All Progressives Congress · Won
8,794,726 votes · 36.61%
Record notes
APC candidate with Kashim Shettima as running mate. INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu declared him winner at about 4:10 a.m. on 1 March 2023, ahead of Atiku Abubakar (PDP, 6,984,520), Peter Obi (LP, 6,101,533) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (NNPP); the share is of 24,025,940 valid votes. Five petitions followed: the Presidential Election Petition Court dismissed those of Obi, Atiku and the APM on 6 September 2023 and the Supreme Court dismissed the appeals in October 2023; the AA and APP petitions were withdrawn in May 2023. Sworn in on 29 May 2023.
Read the evidence · 5 sources
- Daily Trust
  2023-05-29: "had just been announced as the winner of the February 25 presidential election by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, having polled 8,794,726 votes."
  had just been announced as the winner of the February 25 presidential election by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, having polled 8,794,726 votes.
- Wikipedia
  "| election_date = 25 February 2023 ... | running_mate1 = '''{{nowrap|[[Kashim Shettima]]}}''' ... | popular_vote1 = '''8,794,726''' | percentage1 = '''36.61%'''"
  | election_date = 25 February 2023 ... | running_mate1 = '''{{nowrap|[[Kashim Shettima]]}}''' ... | popular_vote1 = '''8,794,726''' | percentage1 = '''36.61%'''
- Punch
  2023-03-01: "Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor, was declared the president-elect after the 70-year-old polled 8,794,726 votes to win the 2023 presidential election. / The INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, announced Tinubu as the winner at the International Collation Centre in Abuja during the early hours of Wednesday."
  Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor, was declared the president-elect after the 70-year-old polled 8,794,726 votes to win the 2023 presidential election. / The INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, announced Tinubu as the winner at the International Collation Centre in Abuja during the early hours of Wednesday.
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): In 2023, Tinubu won Nigeria's presidential election amid allegations of corruption, low voter turnout, and controversy over his fitness for office.
  In 2023, Tinubu won Nigeria's presidential election amid allegations of corruption, low voter turnout, and controversy over his fitness for office.
- The ICIR
  2023-03-01: "who announced the final result at exactly 4:10 am, after days of collating results from across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes. / The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar finished second with 6,984,520 votes. / Labour Party (LP) candidate Peter Obi followed closely with 6,101,533 votes"
  who announced the final result at exactly 4:10 am, after days of collating results from across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes. / The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar finished second with 6,984,520 votes. / Labour Party (LP) candidate Peter Obi followed closely with 6,101,533 votes
2023 · Presidential primary
All Progressives Congress · Won
1,271 votes · 60.5%
Record notes
APC special convention at Eagle Square, Abuja (6–8 June 2022). Delegates voted on 7 June and the result was announced on the morning of 8 June 2022: Tinubu 1,271, Rotimi Amaechi 316, Yemi Osinbajo 235, Ahmad Lawan 152 (about 2,322 delegates). The 60.5% share is Wikipedia's. He had declared his ambition on 10 January 2022 after meeting President Buhari.
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- Peoples Gazette
  2022-06-08: "His triumph was announced on Wednesday morning at the Eagle Square venue of the convention, scoring 1, 271 votes to defeat Rotimi Amaechi and Yemi Osinbajo, who bagged 316 and 235 votes, respectively. / Senate President Ahmad Lawan came fourth with 152 votes at the convention."
  His triumph was announced on Wednesday morning at the Eagle Square venue of the convention, scoring 1, 271 votes to defeat Rotimi Amaechi and Yemi Osinbajo, who bagged 316 and 235 votes, respectively. / Senate President Ahmad Lawan came fourth with 152 votes at the convention.
- Daily Post (live updates)
  2022-06-07: "Published on June 7, 2022 By John Owen Nwachukwu Bola Ahmed Tinubu 1070"
  Published on June 7, 2022 By John Owen Nwachukwu Bola Ahmed Tinubu 1070
- Punch
  2022-06-08: "He obtained over 1,271 votes to defeat his closest rivals, ex-minister Rotimi Amaechi and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. / While Amaechi polled 316 votes, Osinbajo scored 235 votes."
  He obtained over 1,271 votes to defeat his closest rivals, ex-minister Rotimi Amaechi and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. / While Amaechi polled 316 votes, Osinbajo scored 235 votes.
- Daily Post
  2022-06-08: "About 2,322 delegates from across Nigeria had stormed the Eagles Square to elect the flag bearer of the party."
  About 2,322 delegates from across Nigeria had stormed the Eagles Square to elect the flag bearer of the party.
2003 · Gubernatorial election
Won · Lagos
911,613 votes
Record notes
Re-elected on the Alliance for Democracy ticket with Femi Pedro as running mate, defeating Funsho Williams (PDP), and the only AD governor to survive the 2003 PDP sweep of the South-West. The vote totals (911,613 to 740,506) come from Wikipedia only and are low confidence. On 26 April 2003 INEC's website briefly showed Williams ahead; INEC called it an error the same day and confirmed Tinubu's win. The declaration day was not found. He moved to the Action Congress in September 2006, during this term.
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- Wikipedia
  "The '''2003 Lagos State gubernatorial election''' occurred on 19 April 2003."
  The '''2003 Lagos State gubernatorial election''' occurred on 19 April 2003.
- NigeriaWorld reader letter (via web.archive.org)
  2003-05-05: "INEC had, through its' web site, done a U-turn on the governorship poll results and handed Governor Bola Tinubus' victory to Engineer Funsho Williams by assigning 1,066,000 votes to Williams (of PDP) and 838,000 votes to Tinubu (of AD)."
  INEC had, through its' web site, done a U-turn on the governorship poll results and handed Governor Bola Tinubus' victory to Engineer Funsho Williams by assigning 1,066,000 votes to Williams (of PDP) and 838,000 votes to Tinubu (of AD).
- Premium Times (via web.archive.org)
  2023-03-02: "He defeated the candidate of the PDP in the election, Funsho Williams, a defector from the AD"
  He defeated the candidate of the PDP in the election, Funsho Williams, a defector from the AD
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): was elected governor of Lagos State (1999 - 2007)
  was elected governor of Lagos State (1999 - 2007)
1999 · Gubernatorial primary
Won · Lagos
Record notes
Alliance for Democracy (AD) Lagos governorship primary for the 9 January 1999 election, held in late 1998 after his return from exile (the day was not found; INEC confirmed the AD's registration on 14 December 1998). He defeated Funsho Williams; the other aspirants are named differently by sources (Kofo Bucknor-Akerele or Wahab Dosunmu). No vote counts were found. The AD has no party record here.
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- TheNEWS (Tinubu interview, via web.archive.org)
  2021-10-17: "The day I went to our group's meeting, they were to decide who to endorse among Wahab Dosunmu, Shitta-Bey and others."
  The day I went to our group's meeting, they were to decide who to endorse among Wahab Dosunmu, Shitta-Bey and others.
- Premium Times (via web.archive.org)
  2023-03-02: "He defeated the candidate of the PDP in the election, Funsho Williams, a defector from the AD, whom he had defeated to clinch the AD ticket in 1999."
  He defeated the candidate of the PDP in the election, Funsho Williams, a defector from the AD, whom he had defeated to clinch the AD ticket in 1999.
- Wikipedia
  "He went on to win the AD primaries for the Lagos State governorship elections in defeating [[Funsho Williams]] and [[Wahab Dosunmu]]"
  He went on to win the AD primaries for the Lagos State governorship elections in defeating [[Funsho Williams]] and [[Wahab Dosunmu]]
- Premium Times (via web.archive.org)
  2023-05-29: "To get that ticket, he had to defeat Funsho Williams and Kofo Bucknor-Akerele. Following the primaries, he picked Mrs Bucknor-Akerele, and with the ticket, the battle was against a former member of the Peoples Front, Mr Sarumi."
  To get that ticket, he had to defeat Funsho Williams and Kofo Bucknor-Akerele. Following the primaries, he picked Mrs Bucknor-Akerele, and with the ticket, the battle was against a former member of the Peoples Front, Mr Sarumi.
1999 · Gubernatorial election
Won · Lagos
841,732 votes · 73.23%
Record notes
Elected on the Alliance for Democracy ticket with Kofoworola Bucknor(-Akerele) as running mate, ahead of Dapo Sarumi (PDP, 184,900) and N. Kekere-Ekun (APP, 122,743). The figures come from a compilation of INEC final figures and match Wikipedia; the share is computed from 1,149,375 valid votes. The declaration day was not found. Sworn in on 29 May 1999.
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- SPMGN election tables (Mobolaji E. Aluko), citing INEC final figures
  1999-02-26: "State gubernatorial and state assembly elections were held on Saturday, January 9, 1999."
  State gubernatorial and state assembly elections were held on Saturday, January 9, 1999.
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): was elected governor of Lagos State (1999 - 2007)
  was elected governor of Lagos State (1999 - 2007)
- Premium Times (via web.archive.org)
  2023-03-02: "Mr Tinubu won the ticket of the defunct AD and later defeated his closest rival, Dapo Sarumi of the PDP, by a wide margin in the governorship election"
  Mr Tinubu won the ticket of the defunct AD and later defeated his closest rival, Dapo Sarumi of the PDP, by a wide margin in the governorship election
- Wikipedia
  "| election_date = 9 January 1999"
  | election_date = 9 January 1999
1992 · Senatorial election
Won · Lagos · Lagos West
Record notes
Elected Senator for Lagos West on the ticket of the Social Democratic Party (the 1989–1993 SDP, a different legal entity from today's SDP) in the National Assembly election of 4 July 1992, defeating Kemi Nelson of the National Republican Convention. BLERF dates the election to 1993; the poll was in 1992. No vote count was found. The Senate was inaugurated on 5 December 1992 and dissolved after General Sani Abacha took power on 17 November 1993.
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- Premium Times (via web.archive.org)
  2023-05-29: "As the flagbearer of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP), he defeated Kemi Nelson of the National Republican Party."
  As the flagbearer of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP), he defeated Kemi Nelson of the National Republican Party.
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, 1993 / Elected as a Lagos senator in 1992
  Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, 1993 / Elected as a Lagos senator in 1992
- Wikipedia
  "The 1992 Nigerian Senate election in Lagos State was held on July 4, 1992"
  The 1992 Nigerian Senate election in Lagos State was held on July 4, 1992
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (PARLINE archive)
  "Dates of elections / renewal (from/to): 4 July 1992"
  Dates of elections / renewal (from/to): 4 July 1992

Legislative work

2026 Appropriation Bill
sponsor · signed into law
President-initiated executive bill appropriating funds for the Federation's 2026 fiscal year, titled 'Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity'. Laid before a joint session of the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on 19 December 2025 at a proposed outlay of N58.18 trillion (N58.472 trillion after the Senate passed it for second reading on 23 December 2025). Passed by the National Assembly and signed by Tinubu as the 2026 Appropriation Act, providing aggregate expenditure of N68.32 trillion; assent announced 17 April 2026. NOTE for reviewer: the Senate floor lead debate was moved by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, who introduced the bill in the Senate as the executive's instrument, hence the sponsorship attribution is flagged.
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- statehouse.gov.ng
  President Bola Tinubu on Friday presented the ₦58.18 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly, vowing that 2026 will mark a decisive shift toward stronger discipline in budget execution and results-driven governance.
- statehouse.gov.ng
  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assented to the 2026 Appropriation Bill, which provides for an aggregate expenditure of ₦68.32 trillion.
- businessday.ng
  The passage followed a lead debate by Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central), the Senate Leader, who sponsored the bill titled “A Bill for an Act to Authorise the Issue from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation the total sum of ₦58,472,628,944,759 for the services of the Federation for the year ending 31st December, 2026.”
- premiumtimesng.com
  President Bola Tinubu has assented to the 2026 Appropriation Bill, which provides for an aggregate expenditure of ₦68.32 trillion.

Recognition

Eze Obaludike of Oko
Oko community, Anambra State
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- Premium Times
  2023-03-01: "Eze Obalu Dike Gawu na Oko"
  Eze Obalu Dike Gawu na Oko
- P.M. News (op-ed by Joe Igbokwe)
  2013-03-28: "Eze Obaludike Egwu of Oko"
  Eze Obaludike Egwu of Oko
Aare of Ile-Oluji
Ile-Oluji kingdom, Ondo State
Read the evidence · 3 sources
- Premium Times
  2023-03-01: "The president-elect also holds many chieftaincy titles, including Asiwaju of Lagos, Aare of Ile Oluji, Eze Obalu Dike Gawu na Oko, Jagaban of Borgu, Are-Ago of Egbaland and Wakilin Raya Emir of Gusau."
  The president-elect also holds many chieftaincy titles, including Asiwaju of Lagos, Aare of Ile Oluji, Eze Obalu Dike Gawu na Oko, Jagaban of Borgu, Are-Ago of Egbaland and Wakilin Raya Emir of Gusau.
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Aare of Ile-Oluji
  Aare of Ile-Oluji
- P.M. News (op-ed by Joe Igbokwe)
  2013-03-28: "Aare of Ile-Oluji kingdom"
  Aare of Ile-Oluji kingdom
Asiwaju of Lagos
Read the evidence · 3 sources
- Premium Times
  2023-03-01: "The president-elect also holds many chieftaincy titles, including Asiwaju of Lagos, Aare of Ile Oluji, Eze Obalu Dike Gawu na Oko, Jagaban of Borgu, Are-Ago of Egbaland and Wakilin Raya Emir of Gusau."
  The president-elect also holds many chieftaincy titles, including Asiwaju of Lagos, Aare of Ile Oluji, Eze Obalu Dike Gawu na Oko, Jagaban of Borgu, Are-Ago of Egbaland and Wakilin Raya Emir of Gusau.
- P.M. News (op-ed by Joe Igbokwe)
  2013-03-28: "Happy Birthday Asiwaju of Lagos, Aare of Ile-Oluji kingdom, Aare Ago of Abeokuta kingdom, Omenife of Awka, Eze Obaludike Egwu of Oko, Jagaban Borgu, etc."
  Happy Birthday Asiwaju of Lagos, Aare of Ile-Oluji kingdom, Aare Ago of Abeokuta kingdom, Omenife of Awka, Eze Obaludike Egwu of Oko, Jagaban Borgu, etc.
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Asiwaju of Lagos, 2001
  Asiwaju of Lagos, 2001
Wakilin Raya (Gusau Emirate)
Emir of Gusau, Zamfara State
Read the evidence · 1 source
- Premium Times
  2023-03-01: "Wakilin Raya Emir of Gusau"
  Wakilin Raya Emir of Gusau
Are-Ago of Egbaland
Egbaland, Abeokuta (Ogun State)
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- Premium Times
  2023-03-01: "Are-Ago of Egbaland"
  Are-Ago of Egbaland
- P.M. News (op-ed by Joe Igbokwe)
  2013-03-28: "Aare Ago of Abeokuta kingdom"
  Aare Ago of Abeokuta kingdom
DTN@100 Times Heroes Award
2026 · Daily Times of Nigeria
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- THISDAY (via allAfrica)
  2026-09-01: "The roll call of honours includes the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu"
  The roll call of honours includes the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
- Leadership
  2026-09-04: "President Tinubu, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume"
  President Tinubu, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume
Ike Oha 1 of Umunneochi
2026 · Umunneochi Traditional Rulers' Advisory Council, Abia State
Read the evidence · 1 source
- Daily Post
  2026-04-25: "The Umunneochi Traditional Rulers’ Advisory Council in Umunneochi LGA of Abia, on Friday, conferred the chieftaincy title of ‘Ike Oha 1 of Umunneochi’ on President Bola Tinubu."
  The Umunneochi Traditional Rulers’ Advisory Council in Umunneochi LGA of Abia, on Friday, conferred the chieftaincy title of ‘Ike Oha 1 of Umunneochi’ on President Bola Tinubu.
Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia (KCOSL)
2025 · Government of Saint Lucia
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- State House, Abuja
  2025-07-01: "The formal investiture was performed by the Governor-General of Saint Lucia, Errol Charles, on Monday night at the official reception for President Tinubu at the Government House, Morne Fortune, Saint Lucia."
  The formal investiture was performed by the Governor-General of Saint Lucia, Errol Charles, on Monday night at the official reception for President Tinubu at the Government House, Morne Fortune, Saint Lucia.
- Punch
  2025-07-01: "The government of Saint Lucia has conferred its highest honour, Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia, on President Bola Tinubu. This came at the State Banquet/dinner held in his honour Monday night."
  The government of Saint Lucia has conferred its highest honour, Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia, on President Bola Tinubu. This came at the State Banquet/dinner held in his honour Monday night.
THISDAY Man of the Year 2024
2025 · THISDAY newspaper and Arise News
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- Daily Trust
  2025-01-13: "Oba Mekunu Owolabi Salis has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his Man of The Year Award,2024,by a combined team of editors of This Day and Arise News."
  Oba Mekunu Owolabi Salis has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his Man of The Year Award,2024,by a combined team of editors of This Day and Arise News.
- THISDAY
  2025-01-01: "it is hard to find anyone, who could fairly challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to the THISDAY Man of the Year commemoration."
  it is hard to find anyone, who could fairly challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to the THISDAY Man of the Year commemoration.
Lifetime African Achievement Award
2025 · Millennium Excellence Foundation, Ghana
Read the evidence · 1 source
- Punch (NAN)
  2025-05-12: "President Bola Tinubu has bagged the Lifetime African Achievement award from the Millennium Excellence Foundation based in Ghana, NAN reports on Monday."
  President Bola Tinubu has bagged the Lifetime African Achievement award from the Millennium Excellence Foundation based in Ghana, NAN reports on Monday.
Dike si mba Anambra
2025 · Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council
Read the evidence · 3 sources
- State House, Abuja (President's speech)
  2025-05-08: "I feel deeply honoured by the conferment of a Chieftaincy title by all the traditional rulers of Anambra State on behalf of the State."
  I feel deeply honoured by the conferment of a Chieftaincy title by all the traditional rulers of Anambra State on behalf of the State.
- Daily Post
  2025-05-08: "Traditional rulers in Anambra State on Thursday conferred a chieftaincy title of ‘Dike Si Mba’ of Anambra on President Bola Tinubu."
  Traditional rulers in Anambra State on Thursday conferred a chieftaincy title of ‘Dike Si Mba’ of Anambra on President Bola Tinubu.
- Punch
  2025-05-08: "President Bola Tinubu has been conferred with the chieftaincy title of ‘Dike si mba Anambra’ by all the royal fathers from the 179 communities of Anambra State."
  President Bola Tinubu has been conferred with the chieftaincy title of ‘Dike si mba Anambra’ by all the royal fathers from the 179 communities of Anambra State.
Otuekong (Commander-in-Chief of Akwa Ibom State)
2025 · Akwa Ibom State Council of Traditional Rulers
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- State House, Abuja
  2025-02-28: "The Akwa Ibom State Council of Traditional Rulers has conferred President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with the highest traditional title: “Otuekong, or Commander–in–Chief of Akwa Ibom State.” The conferment was held Friday at the State House, Abuja."
  The Akwa Ibom State Council of Traditional Rulers has conferred President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with the highest traditional title: “Otuekong, or Commander–in–Chief of Akwa Ibom State.” The conferment was held Friday at the State House, Abuja.
- P.M. News (NAN)
  2025-03-01: "The President spoke on Friday when he received a delegation from Akwa Ibom State led by Gov. Umo Eno at State House, Abuja."
  The President spoke on Friday when he received a delegation from Akwa Ibom State led by Gov. Umo Eno at State House, Abuja.
Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR)
2023 · Federal Government of Nigeria (President Muhammadu Buhari)
Read the evidence · 7 sources
- premiumtimesng.com
  Mr Bola Tinubu was honoured with Nigeria's highest honour, the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR).
- channelstv.com
  President Muhammadu Buhari has conferred National Honours on president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima.
- statehouse.gov.ng
  Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR)
- Punch
  2023-05-25: "The investiture is ongoing at the State House Conference Center in Abuja."
  The investiture is ongoing at the State House Conference Center in Abuja.
- Daily Trust
  2023-05-25: "President Muhammmadu Buhari has conferred the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR), Nigeria’s highest honour, on the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu."
  President Muhammmadu Buhari has conferred the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR), Nigeria’s highest honour, on the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
- Daily Post
  2023-05-25: "DAILY POST reports this on Thursday during the investiture ceremony held in Aso Villa Abuja."
  DAILY POST reports this on Thursday during the investiture ceremony held in Aso Villa Abuja.
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR) (25 May 2023)
  Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR) (25 May 2023)
Lifetime Achievement Award in Politics
2022 · New Telegraph newspaper
Read the evidence · 1 source
- Punch
  2022-11-19: "both bagged Lifetime Achievement Awards in Politics on Friday. The award was organised by the New Telegraph Newspaper on Friday to celebrate the political achievements of both men."
  both bagged Lifetime Achievement Awards in Politics on Friday. The award was organised by the New Telegraph Newspaper on Friday to celebrate the political achievements of both men.
Dike Di Ora Nma 1
2022 · Ebonyi State Traditional Rulers Council
Read the evidence · 1 source
- Punch
  2022-11-27: "Barely two days earlier, on Wednesday, Tinubu was conferred with a traditional title, Dike Di Ora Nma 1, by the state’s Traditional Rulers Council during a town hall meeting."
  Barely two days earlier, on Wednesday, Tinubu was conferred with a traditional title, Dike Di Ora Nma 1, by the state’s Traditional Rulers Council during a town hall meeting.
Iyelawei of Gbaramatu Kingdom
2022 · Oboro Gbaraun II, Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State
Read the evidence · 1 source
- Punch
  2022-11-27: "On Friday, November 25, 2022, the APC chieftain was honoured in Delta State by the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Oboro Gbaraun II, on Friday."
  On Friday, November 25, 2022, the APC chieftain was honoured in Delta State by the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Oboro Gbaraun II, on Friday.
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), honoris causa
2016 · Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- P.M. News (text of his speech)
  2016-03-19: "This speech was delivered by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the award of Honorary Doctor of Business Administration DBA by the Usmanu DanFodio University, Sokoto during the Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, 19 March, 2016"
  This speech was delivered by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the award of Honorary Doctor of Business Administration DBA by the Usmanu DanFodio University, Sokoto during the Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, 19 March, 2016
- Premium Times
  2023-03-01: "Doctor of Business Administration by Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto"
  Doctor of Business Administration by Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto
Doctor of Business Administration, honoris causa
2016 · University of Abuja (now Yakubu Gowon University)
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- Premium Times
  2023-03-01: "Doctor of Business Administration by University of Abuja"
  Doctor of Business Administration by University of Abuja
- Premium Times (NAN)
  2016-02-27: "Former Vice-President, Alex Ekwueme, and former governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu, have been conferred with honorary doctorate degrees at the combined convocation of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja)."
  Former Vice-President, Alex Ekwueme, and former governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu, have been conferred with honorary doctorate degrees at the combined convocation of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja).
Silverbird Extraordinary Man of the Year 2015
2016 · Silverbird Group
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Silverbird Extraordinary Man of the Year, 2003.
  Silverbird Extraordinary Man of the Year, 2003.
- Daily Trust (via allAfrica)
  2016-04-25: "Tinubu spoke at the Silverbird Man of the Year Awards in Lagos on Sunday night when he received the Extra Ordinary Man of the Year 2015 award."
  Tinubu spoke at the Silverbird Man of the Year Awards in Lagos on Sunday night when he received the Extra Ordinary Man of the Year 2015 award.
Doctor of Political Science and Diplomacy, honoris causa
2015 · Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- BellaNaija (citing The Nation)
  2015-09-07: "has received an honorary doctorate degree in Political Science and Diplomacy from Adeleke University in Osun State, The Nation reports. The ceremony commemorating the awarding of the degree is said to have taken place over the weekend."
  has received an honorary doctorate degree in Political Science and Diplomacy from Adeleke University in Osun State, The Nation reports. The ceremony commemorating the awarding of the degree is said to have taken place over the weekend.
- Premium Times
  2023-03-01: "Doctor of Political Science and Diplomacy by Adeleke University, Osun State"
  Doctor of Political Science and Diplomacy by Adeleke University, Osun State
Doctor of Civil Law (DCL), honoris causa
2014 · Njala University, Sierra Leone
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- P.M. News
  2014-02-16: "Njala University, Sierra-Leone’s best rated University has honoured Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State with a Doctorate degree of Civil Laws, (Honoris Causa)."
  Njala University, Sierra-Leone’s best rated University has honoured Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State with a Doctorate degree of Civil Laws, (Honoris Causa).
- Premium Times
  2023-03-01: "Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) (Honoris Causa) by the University of Njala, Freetown, Sierra Leone"
  Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) (Honoris Causa) by the University of Njala, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Doctor of Science (DSc) in Management Sciences, honoris causa
2014 · Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- Premium Times
  2023-03-01: "Doctor of Science (D.SC) in Management Sciences by Ladoke Akintola University of Technology"
  Doctor of Science (D.SC) in Management Sciences by Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
- P.M. News
  2014-04-20: "Bola Tinubu will on the same day be awarded the D.Sc (Honoris Causa) in Management Sciences by the institution."
  Bola Tinubu will on the same day be awarded the D.Sc (Honoris Causa) in Management Sciences by the institution.
Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa
2013 · Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- Daily Post
  2013-05-21: "The Kano state University of Science and Technology, Wudil, will on Saturday May 25, award the National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria and former Lagos state Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu an Honorary Doctorate Degree- Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa of the University."
  The Kano state University of Science and Technology, Wudil, will on Saturday May 25, award the National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria and former Lagos state Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu an Honorary Doctorate Degree- Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa of the University.
- Premium Times
  2023-03-01: "Doctor of Science (D.Sc) by Kano State University of Science and Technology"
  Doctor of Science (D.Sc) by Kano State University of Science and Technology
Jagaban Borgu
2006 · Alhaji Haliru Dantoro Kitoro III, Emir of Borgu (New Bussa, Niger State)
Read the evidence · 4 sources
- Premium Times
  2015-10-31: "I came to know him very personally before he turbaned me the Jagaban of Borgu Kingdom."
  I came to know him very personally before he turbaned me the Jagaban of Borgu Kingdom.
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Jagaban of the Borgu Kingdom, 2006
  Jagaban of the Borgu Kingdom, 2006
- Punch
  2022-11-27: "Tinubu was turbaned as the ‘Jagaban of Borgu’ (Leader of warriors) in February 2006 by the Emir of Borgu, Niger State."
  Tinubu was turbaned as the ‘Jagaban of Borgu’ (Leader of warriors) in February 2006 by the Emir of Borgu, Niger State.
- Nigerian Tribune (column)
  2023-06-10: "On February 26, 2006, exactly four years after Dantoro became emir, he knighted Tinubu as “Jagaban Borgu” (or the Jagaba of Borgu) and Remi Tinubu, his wife, as Yon Bana Jagaban Borgu."
  On February 26, 2006, exactly four years after Dantoro became emir, he knighted Tinubu as “Jagaban Borgu” (or the Jagaba of Borgu) and Remi Tinubu, his wife, as Yon Bana Jagaban Borgu.
Omenife of Awka
2005 · HRH Gibson Nwosu, Eze Uzu II of Awka (Anambra State)
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- State House, Abuja (President's speech)
  2025-05-08: "In 2005, the traditional ruler of Awka, HRH Gibson Nwosu (Eze Uzu II), conferred on me the title of OMENIFE AWKA."
  In 2005, the traditional ruler of Awka, HRH Gibson Nwosu (Eze Uzu II), conferred on me the title of OMENIFE AWKA.
- P.M. News (op-ed by Joe Igbokwe, Lagos ACN publicity secretary)
  2013-03-28: "Omenife of Awka"
  Omenife of Awka
Commander of the Order of the Crown
2004 · Government of Belgium
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Commander in the Order of the Crown, by the Belgium Government, June 2004
  Commander in the Order of the Crown, by the Belgium Government, June 2004
- Vanguard (via allAfrica)
  2004-06-22: "Governor Tinubu, Oba Sijuade and Ambassador Peter Afolabi, former Nigeria Ambassador to Belgium were honoured with the Commander of the Order of the Crown."
  Governor Tinubu, Oba Sijuade and Ambassador Peter Afolabi, former Nigeria Ambassador to Belgium were honoured with the Commander of the Order of the Crown.
Best Practices Prize for improving the living environment (Y2002)
2002 · Federal Ministry of Works and UN-Habitat
Read the evidence · 1 source
- Asiwaju Bola Tinubu official website (2009-2011)
  "Y2002 Best Practices Prize in improving the living environment, awarded by the Federal Ministry of Works and the UN Habitat Group"
  Y2002 Best Practices Prize in improving the living environment, awarded by the Federal Ministry of Works and the UN Habitat Group
Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa
2001 · Abia State University, Uturu
Read the evidence · 3 sources
- Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation (BLERF)
  BLERF biography (last updated 13 Aug 2024): Recipient, LLD (Honoris Causa) by Abia State University, Ututru, November 2001
  Recipient, LLD (Honoris Causa) by Abia State University, Ututru, November 2001
- Asiwaju Bola Tinubu official website (2009-2011)
  "Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was conferred with the Honorary Doctor of Law Degree by the Abia State University"
  Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was conferred with the Honorary Doctor of Law Degree by the Abia State University
- Vanguard (via allAfrica)
  2001-11-17: "GOVERNOR Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Lagos State will tomorrow be conferred with the Honorary Doctorate Degree of Law (LLD), Honoris Causa, by Abia Sate Universiy at a ceremony to be chaired by the Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim."
  GOVERNOR Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Lagos State will tomorrow be conferred with the Honorary Doctorate Degree of Law (LLD), Honoris Causa, by Abia Sate Universiy at a ceremony to be chaired by the Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim.
Best Computerized Government in Nigeria Award (Y2000)
2000 · Computer Association of Nigeria
Read the evidence · 1 source
- Asiwaju Bola Tinubu official website (2009-2011)
  "Y2000 Best Computerized Government in Nigeria Award by the Computer Association of Nigeria"
  Y2000 Best Computerized Government in Nigeria Award by the Computer Association of Nigeria
Best Governor in Nigeria (Y2000)
2000 · Nigerian-Belgian Chamber of Commerce
Read the evidence · 1 source
- Asiwaju Bola Tinubu official website (2009-2011)
  "Best Governor in Nigeria for Y2000 by the Nigerian-Belgian Chamber of Commerce"
  Best Governor in Nigeria for Y2000 by the Nigerian-Belgian Chamber of Commerce

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Corruption cases, legal proceedings and asset disclosures. See what is documented, the person’s role, and the recorded outcome.

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Corruption & public accountability

No sourced, reviewed corruption-case entries are published here yet. Coverage is incomplete.

Legal proceedings & outcomes

Each proceeding keeps its own status and outcome. An allegation, charge, conviction, dismissal and acquittal describe different things.

Joint Task Force on corruption (assets declaration review of state governors), Obasanjo administration

Recorded status: Closed
Type / forum: Investigation · Joint Task Force (EFCC-Led, Chaired By Nuhu Ribadu, With ICPC, CCB, DSS And Police)
Case number: Not recorded
Filed: Not recorded
Resolved: 2011-11-30

Recorded outcome

Per Sahara Reporters (2011), the JTF found that 15 governors, including Tinubu, had breached constitutional asset-declaration rules. In Tinubu's case the finding concerned the operation of foreign accounts in his name and that of Compass Finance and Investment Ltd. The Federal Government filed a Code of Conduct Tribunal charge in April 2007. It was revived in 2011 and dismissed on 30 November 2011 (see 'cct-foreign-accounts-2007-2011'). Tinubu's counsel argued in 2011 that the other indicted governors were invited to explain themselves and not prosecuted, while he alone was charged. Tinubu called the case politically motivated.

Read the evidence · 2 sources

P.M. News
2011-10-26: "Others were called to offer explanations to the allegations against them, why was Tinubu not called? What is good for the goose, is also good for the gander,"
Others were called to offer explanations to the allegations against them, why was Tinubu not called? What is good for the goose, is also good for the gander,
Sahara Reporters
2011-09-09: "Tinubu’s summons dates from his second term as governor when a Joint Task Force (JTF) on corruption established by former President Olusegun Obasanjo indicted him as one of 15 governors to be arraigned under the Code of Conduct Bureau under the CCB Act."
Tinubu’s summons dates from his second term as governor when a Joint Task Force (JTF) on corruption established by former President Olusegun Obasanjo indicted him as one of 15 governors to be arraigned under the Code of Conduct Bureau under the CCB Act.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

US federal investigation (FBI, DEA, IRS Criminal Investigation; US Attorneys N.D. Illinois and N.D. Indiana) into laundering of heroin proceeds (Akande/Edwards network)

Recorded status: Closed
Type / forum: Investigation · FBI, DEA And IRS Criminal Investigation; US Attorneys, N.D. Illinois And N.D. Indiana
Case number: Not recorded
Filed: Not recorded
Resolved: 1993-10-04

Recorded outcome

IRS Special Agent Kevin Moss's affidavit (dated 20 July 1993) described an investigation, begun before and during 1988, into a white-heroin network in Chicago and Hammond, Indiana, linked to Adegboyega Mueez Akande and Lee Andrew Edwards. It stated there was probable cause that funds in accounts controlled by Tinubu were involved in money laundering and were drug proceeds. The accounts were frozen in January 1992, and the government brought the 1993 civil forfeiture, which settled for $460,000 (see 'us-v-funds-first-heritage-1993'). No criminal charge against Tinubu was filed. A 4 February 2003 US Embassy letter to the Nigeria Police reported no FBI NCIC arrest records, wants or warrants for him. In April 2025 a US federal judge held that DOJ had officially acknowledged, through the 1993 complaint, that Tinubu was criminally investigated in an investigation involving the FBI and DEA. Tinubu's position is that he was never charged or convicted and that the money was legitimate. He is fighting disclosure of the investigative files (see 'greenspan-v-eousa-foia-2023').

Read the evidence · 4 sources

US District Court for the District of Columbia, Memorandum Opinion (ECF 48)
2025-04-08: "DOJ’s public acknowledgment that Tinubu was criminally investigated as part of a broader investigation involving both the FBI and DEA also pierces the FBI and DEA’s Glomar responses"
DOJ’s public acknowledgment that Tinubu was criminally investigated as part of a broader investigation involving both the FBI and DEA also pierces the FBI and DEA’s Glomar responses
Sahara Reporters
2008-09-15: "On January 10, 1992, the federal agents obtained a court Order freezing Tinubu’s accounts at First Heritage Bank and Citibank respectively."
On January 10, 1992, the federal agents obtained a court Order freezing Tinubu’s accounts at First Heritage Bank and Citibank respectively.
Vanguard (APC pleading quoting the US Embassy letter; read via r.jina.ai)
2023-04-11: "The results of the checks were negative for any criminal arrest records, wants, or warrants for Bola Ahmed Tinubu (DOB 29 March. 1952)."
The results of the checks were negative for any criminal arrest records, wants, or warrants for Bola Ahmed Tinubu (DOB 29 March. 1952).
The ICIR (quoting Bayo Onanuga)
2022-11-09: "“The FBI never charged Tinubu with any drug offence; the case did not go on trial. Tinubu was never convicted. And he was never barred from entering the United States,” he said."
“The FBI never charged Tinubu with any drug offence; the case did not go on trial. Tinubu was never convicted. And he was never barred from entering the United States,” he said.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

Action Peoples Party v. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, APC & INEC

Recorded status: Dismissed
Type / forum: Electoral · Presidential Election Petition Court (Court Of Appeal), Abuja (Justice Haruna Tsammani Presiding)
Case number: CA/PEPC/02/2023
Filed: Not recorded
Resolved: 2023-05-10

Recorded outcome

The APP claimed that Tinubu was not qualified to contest under sections 131(c) and 142 of the Constitution and section 35 of the Electoral Act 2022. On 10 May 2023 its counsel, Obed Agu, applied to withdraw. Tinubu's counsel, Wole Olanipekun, did not object, and the PEPC dismissed the petition as withdrawn. The filing date was not found.

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Premium Times (NAN; via WordPress API)
2023-04-10: "On its parts, the APP claimed that Mr Tinubu was, at the time of the election, not qualified to contest the poll by virtue of the provisions of Sections 131(c) and 142 of the Constitution and Section 35 of the Electoral Act 2022."
On its parts, the APP claimed that Mr Tinubu was, at the time of the election, not qualified to contest the poll by virtue of the provisions of Sections 131(c) and 142 of the Constitution and Section 35 of the Electoral Act 2022.
Punch
2023-05-10: "“Having carefully considered the application, we are satisfied that there is no collision on the part of the respondents, the petition numbered CA/PEPC/02/2023 is hereby dismissed having been withdrawn.”"
“Having carefully considered the application, we are satisfied that there is no collision on the part of the respondents, the petition numbered CA/PEPC/02/2023 is hereby dismissed having been withdrawn.”

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

Ambrose Owuru v. President Muhammadu Buhari, AGF, INEC & Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Recorded status: Dismissed
Type / forum: Electoral · Federal High Court, Abuja; Court Of Appeal, Abuja (Justice Jamil Tukur); Supreme Court Of Nigeria
Case number: Not recorded
Filed: Not recorded
Resolved: 2024-12-16

Recorded outcome

Owuru claimed he had won the 2019 election and asked to be sworn in on 29 May 2023 in Tinubu's place. The Federal High Court dismissed the suit. On 25 May 2023 the Court of Appeal called it a 'strange' and 'irritating' abuse of process and awarded N40 million against him. On 16 December 2024 the Supreme Court dismissed his further appeal as frivolous and vexatious. It awarded N5 million in Tinubu's favour and directed its registry not to accept frivolous suits from him.

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Premium Times (NAN; via WordPress API)
2024-12-16: "The Supreme Court, on Monday, awarded a N5 million fine against Ambrose Owuru, a former presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, for filing a “frivolous and vexatious” suit against President Bola Tinubu."
The Supreme Court, on Monday, awarded a N5 million fine against Ambrose Owuru, a former presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, for filing a “frivolous and vexatious” suit against President Bola Tinubu.
Premium Times (via WordPress API)
2023-05-25: "He filed the fresh suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, joining President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Mr Tinubu, as the respondents."
He filed the fresh suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, joining President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Mr Tinubu, as the respondents.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

Allied Peoples Movement v. INEC, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kashim Shettima & Kabir Masari

Recorded status: Dismissed
Type / forum: Electoral · Presidential Election Petition Court (Court Of Appeal), Abuja; Supreme Court Of Nigeria (Justice John Inyang Okoro Presiding)
Case number: CA/PEPC/04/2023 (Supreme Court appeal number not found)
Filed: Not recorded
Resolved: 2023-10-23

Recorded outcome

The APM argued that the APC had not validly sponsored Tinubu, because Kabir Masari was nominated as a placeholder running mate and later replaced by Shettima, who it said was still a senatorial candidate. It opened and closed its case with one witness on 21 June 2023. The PEPC dismissed the petition on 6 September 2023, relying on the Supreme Court's 26 May 2023 decision in the PDP double-nomination case. Per PLAC, the court held that qualification issues arising before an election must be brought as pre-election matters. At the Supreme Court on 23 October 2023 the bench pressed APM's counsel over the futility of the appeal; he withdrew it, and it was dismissed.

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Daily Post
2023-06-21: "The party in the petition numbered CA/PEPC/04/2023 seeks the nullification of Tinubu’s election on the ground of the double nomination of the vice presidential candidate of the APC, Kashim Shettima."
The party in the petition numbered CA/PEPC/04/2023 seeks the nullification of Tinubu’s election on the ground of the double nomination of the vice presidential candidate of the APC, Kashim Shettima.
Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), 'From Ballot to the Courts' (2025), footnote 22
2025-04: "22 APM v. INEC, APC, Tinubu, Shettima & Masari (Unreported) Appeal No. CA/PEPC/04/2023"
22 APM v. INEC, APC, Tinubu, Shettima & Masari (Unreported) Appeal No. CA/PEPC/04/2023
Premium Times (via WordPress API)
2023-10-23: "“This appeal having been withdrawn without objection (from the respondents) is hereby dismissed,” Mr Okoro said."
“This appeal having been withdrawn without objection (from the respondents) is hereby dismissed,” Mr Okoro said.
Premium Times (PEPC judgment live updates)
2023-09-06: "He concurs with the lead judgement dismissing all three petitions by Atiku, Peter Obi, and APM."
He concurs with the lead judgement dismissing all three petitions by Atiku, Peter Obi, and APM.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

Fawehinmi v. Inspector-General of Police & 2 Ors

Recorded status: Dismissed
Type / forum: Civil · Federal High Court, Lagos; Court Of Appeal; Supreme Court Of Nigeria
Case number: SC 201/2000; [2002] NGSC 17
Filed: Not recorded
Resolved: 2002-05-10

Recorded outcome

After the 1999 certificate and age allegations (see investigation 'lagos-assembly-adhoc-committee-1999'), Chief Gani Fawehinmi sued at the Federal High Court, Lagos, seeking an order compelling the police to investigate Governor Tinubu for alleged false statements on oath. The case reached the Supreme Court. On 10 May 2002 the Court held, per Ogundare JSC, that section 308 of the 1999 Constitution does not give a sitting governor immunity from police investigation. It also held that the police have a discretion whether to investigate, and the courts will not interfere where that discretion is properly exercised. Fawehinmi did not obtain an order compelling the police to investigate. There was no finding on the merits of the perjury allegation.

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NigeriaLII (Supreme Court of Nigeria judgment metadata)
2002-05-10: "FAWEHINMI v INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE AND 2 OTHERS (SC 201/2000) [2002] NGSC 17 (10 May 2002)"
FAWEHINMI v INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE AND 2 OTHERS (SC 201/2000) [2002] NGSC 17 (10 May 2002)
The Whistler (read via r.jina.ai)
2022-06-25: "In the judgement delivered on Friday, the 10th day of May 2002 between Fawehinmi (Appellant) and Inspector General of Police and Two others (Respondents/Cross Appellant)"
In the judgement delivered on Friday, the 10th day of May 2002 between Fawehinmi (Appellant) and Inspector General of Police and Two others (Respondents/Cross Appellant)

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

EFCC investigation disclosed by Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa (2021)

Recorded status: Alleged
Type / forum: Investigation · Economic And Financial Crimes Commission
Case number: Not recorded
Filed: Not recorded
Resolved: Not recorded

Recorded outcome

In a ThisDay interview reported on 21 June 2021, Bawa said the EFCC was investigating Tinubu and had requested his asset declaration form. The subject of the probe was not stated; contemporary coverage links it to allegations over Alpha Beta Consulting and Lagos revenue. Attorney-General Abubakar Malami had said his office had no plans to investigate Tinubu. No charge, finding or closure was announced. Separately, a former managing director of Alpha Beta Consulting, a Lagos revenue consultant, alleged in an October 2020 Lagos High Court suit that the firm is controlled by Tinubu through nominees; Alpha Beta and Tinubu deny it, and the allegation has not been adjudicated. Some coverage links the EFCC inquiry to that allegation.

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Premium Times
2020-10-08: "Mr Apara, who claims to own 30 per cent stake in the company, alleged that Mr Tinubu “has directed and dictated the affairs” of the company by diverting assets to himself at the detriment of the claimant (Mr Apara)."
Mr Apara, who claims to own 30 per cent stake in the company, alleged that Mr Tinubu “has directed and dictated the affairs” of the company by diverting assets to himself at the detriment of the claimant (Mr Apara).
Premium Times
2020-10-09: "Alpha-beta Consulting on Friday dismissed as “untrue” the series of allegations leveled against it by a former managing director of the firm, Dapo Apara."
Alpha-beta Consulting on Friday dismissed as “untrue” the series of allegations leveled against it by a former managing director of the firm, Dapo Apara.
P.M. News
2020-10-09: "He also claimed that the company is being operated by Tinubu, through proxies and that the business model was his brainchild."
He also claimed that the company is being operated by Tinubu, through proxies and that the business model was his brainchild.
Daily Post (citing ThisDay)
2021-06-21: "Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has hinted that the Commission is currently investigating Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC)."
Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has hinted that the Commission is currently investigating Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

Praise Ilemona Isaiah, Paul Isaac Audu & Anongu Moses v. President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, APC & others

Recorded status: Dismissed
Type / forum: Electoral · Federal High Court, Abuja (Justice James Omotosho)
Case number: FHC/ABJ/CS/657/2023
Filed: Not recorded
Resolved: 2023-05-26

Recorded outcome

The applicants asked the court to stop Tinubu's 29 May 2023 inauguration. Tinubu (through Lateef Fagbemi SAN) and the APC applied orally for dismissal. On 26 May 2023 Justice Omotosho held that the applicants, who were neither candidates nor party members, lacked locus standi. He also held that the complaint was a post-election matter for the election court. He called the suit frivolous and vexatious and ordered the applicants to pay N10 million to Tinubu and N5 million to the APC, and their lawyer N1 million to each.

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Premium Times (NAN; via WordPress API)
2023-05-26: "They had filed the ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/657/2023 through their lawyer, Daniel Elombah."
They had filed the ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/657/2023 through their lawyer, Daniel Elombah.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

EFCC investigation of the 2004 V-Mobile (Econet) share sale via African Development Fund Incorporation (ADFI); UK Metropolitan Police mutual legal assistance request (2009)

Recorded status: Closed
Type / forum: Investigation · EFCC; High Court Of Lagos State, Ikeja (Charge Withdrawn); UK Metropolitan Police Request (Refused By The AGF)
Case number: Not recorded
Filed: Not recorded
Resolved: 2009-09-09

Recorded outcome

The EFCC alleged that the 2004 sale of the three states' V-Mobile shares through ADFI was not transparent and amounted to conspiracy and money laundering, and it filed a case at an Ikeja High Court. Per the three ex-governors, the EFCC withdrew the case because no prima facie case was established. The Federal Government says the EFCC cleared them in January 2009. On 22 June 2009 the UK Metropolitan Police sent a mutual legal assistance request for evidence to support prosecution in London. On 9 September 2009 Attorney-General Michael Aondoakaa announced he had refused it, citing the EFCC's clearance and arguing any prosecution belonged in Nigeria. Tinubu said he had no direct dealing with Econet, that the state had invested through Ibile Holdings, and called the revival 'sheer blackmail'. No UK charge against Tinubu was found.

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allAfrica (Nigerian daily; read via r.jina.ai, lead only)
2009-09-11: "Governors Ahmed Bola Tinubu, (Lagos) James Ibori (Delta) and Obong Victor Attah (Akwa Ibom) were allegedly involved in the sale of V-mobile network shares in 2004, a transaction the EFCC then said was not transparent and amounted to conspiracy and money laundering."
Governors Ahmed Bola Tinubu, (Lagos) James Ibori (Delta) and Obong Victor Attah (Akwa Ibom) were allegedly involved in the sale of V-mobile network shares in 2004, a transaction the EFCC then said was not transparent and amounted to conspiracy and money laundering.
Vanguard (Web Archive copy)
2009-09-10: "THE Federal Government has rejected a request by Britain for release of evidence needed for further investigation and prosecution of three Nigerian ex-governors in a London court."
THE Federal Government has rejected a request by Britain for release of evidence needed for further investigation and prosecution of three Nigerian ex-governors in a London court.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

Atiku Abubakar & African Democratic Congress v. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, All Progressives Congress & INEC (NYSC certificate / 2027 eligibility)

Recorded status: On Trial
Type / forum: Electoral · Federal High Court, Abuja (Justice Inyang Ekwo)
Case number: FHC/ABJ/CS/1888/2026
Filed: 2026-08-14
Resolved: Not recorded

Recorded outcome

Pending. The plaintiffs invoke sections 137(1)(j), 139(1)(a)(i) and 285(14)(c) of the Constitution. They allege that the NYSC discharge certificate submitted to INEC, bearing the name 'Tinubu Bola Adekunle', is forged. They seek Tinubu's and the APC's disqualification from the 2027 election and an order compelling INEC to produce his Form CF001 for 2023 and 2027. On 1 September 2026 Tinubu's counsel offered to accept service, but the plaintiffs declined. Tinubu and the APC jointly filed a counter-affidavit denying that any forged certificate was submitted for 2023 or 2027. INEC says the plaintiffs lack locus standi and that the suit is an abuse of process. Per the APC, Tinubu's lawyers, led by Wole Olanipekun SAN, filed a preliminary objection on 14 September and a defence on 15 September 2026. On 16 September the court nevertheless granted substituted service through the APC secretariat. The APC's 22 September letter calls that order unnecessary. The suit was fixed for mention on 28 September 2026 (today). No ruling on the merits. Tinubu and the APC deny that any forged certificate was submitted.

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Vanguard
2026-09-11: "Justice Inyang Ekwo had earlier fixed September 28 for further proceedings on Atiku’s suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1888/2026."
Justice Inyang Ekwo had earlier fixed September 28 for further proceedings on Atiku’s suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1888/2026.
Punch
2026-08-15: "The two actions came on Friday, with Atiku personally appearing at the Federal High Court registry in Abuja to depose to an affidavit supporting the suit filed against Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress and INEC."
The two actions came on Friday, with Atiku personally appearing at the Federal High Court registry in Abuja to depose to an affidavit supporting the suit filed against Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress and INEC.
Blueprint (NAN)
2026-09-10: "In a joint counter affidavit filed on September 9 Thursday, Tinubu and APC denied submitting any forged certificate to the Commission either for the 2023 or 2027 presidential elections."
In a joint counter affidavit filed on September 9 Thursday, Tinubu and APC denied submitting any forged certificate to the Commission either for the 2023 or 2027 presidential elections.
Punch
2026-09-24: "The letter, signed by the party’s National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, and made available to our correspondent on Tuesday, was written in respect of Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1888/2026."
The letter, signed by the party’s National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, and made available to our correspondent on Tuesday, was written in respect of Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1888/2026.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

Incorporated Trustees of the Centre for Reforms and Public Advocacy v. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, INEC & Chicago State University

Recorded status: On Trial
Type / forum: Electoral · Federal High Court, Kano Division (Transferred To The Abuja Division)
Case number: FHC/KN/CS/312/2026
Filed: 2026-06-26
Resolved: Not recorded

Recorded outcome

Pending. The plaintiff alleges that Tinubu gave INEC forged Chicago State University and NYSC certificates. It asks the court to disqualify him from the 2027 election under section 137(1)(j), to restrain INEC from accepting his nomination, and to order CSU to strike his name from its records. It relies on records from the 2023 US discovery case. The plaintiff's head of legal, Kalu Kalu Agu, says the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court transferred the case from Kano to Abuja on an application by Tinubu's lawyers. The plaintiff opposes the transfer. As of the 30 June 2026 report the defendants had not filed responses. Tinubu has denied presenting any forged certificate (see 'atiku-adc-v-tinubu-2026').

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Daily Post
2026-08-19: "“But the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, following an application by the lawyers of Tinubu, transferred the case from the Kano Judicial Division to the Abuja Division."
“But the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, following an application by the lawyers of Tinubu, transferred the case from the Kano Judicial Division to the Abuja Division.
Punch (Arewa PUNCH)
2026-06-30: "The suit, marked FHC/KN/CS/312/2026, was filed before the Federal High Court, Kano Judicial Division, on June 26, 2026."
The suit, marked FHC/KN/CS/312/2026, was filed before the Federal High Court, Kano Judicial Division, on June 26, 2026.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

In re Application of Atiku Abubakar (Abubakar v. Chicago State University), US discovery for use in a foreign proceeding; Bola A. Tinubu, intervenor opposing discovery

Recorded status: Closed
Type / forum: Civil · US District Court, Northern District Of Illinois (Judge Nancy L. Maldonado)
Case number: 1:23-cv-05099
Filed: 2023-08-02
Resolved: 2023-09-30

Recorded outcome

Atiku applied under 28 U.S.C. §1782 for Chicago State University records and a deposition, for use in his Nigerian appeal. Tinubu moved to intervene on 3 August 2023, and his unopposed motion was granted on 7 August. He opposed the application and objected to the magistrate judge's 19 September grant. On 30 September 2023 Judge Maldonado overruled his objections and entered judgment for Atiku, expressing 'no view on the merits' of the claims about Tinubu's graduation. CSU released 32 documents on 2 October and was deposed on 3 October. No Seventh Circuit appeal was found. The Nigerian Supreme Court later refused to admit the evidence (see 'atiku-petition-2023').

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CourtListener RECAP search API (docket entry 10 text)
2023-08-03: "MOTION by Intervenor Bola A Tinubu to intervene or to join"
MOTION by Intervenor Bola A Tinubu to intervene or to join
CourtListener (RECAP copy of PACER docket)
2023-09-30: "In reaching this conclusion, the Court emphasizes that it is expressing no view on the merits of Mr. Abubakar's underlying claims regarding President Tinubu or his graduation from CSU, or on the validity of the Nigerian election."
In reaching this conclusion, the Court emphasizes that it is expressing no view on the merits of Mr. Abubakar's underlying claims regarding President Tinubu or his graduation from CSU, or on the validity of the Nigerian election.
The ICIR
2023-10-03: "The released records contained 32 documents, and the CSU staff deposition is today in court."
The released records contained 32 documents, and the CSU staff deposition is today in court.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

Aaron Greenspan v. Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, FBI, DEA and others (US freedom-of-information suit); Bola A. Tinubu, intervenor opposing disclosure

Recorded status: On Trial
Type / forum: Civil · US District Court For The District Of Columbia (Judge Beryl A. Howell)
Case number: 1:23-cv-01816-BAH
Filed: 2023-06-12
Resolved: Not recorded

Recorded outcome

Pending. Greenspan, founder of PlainSite, sued under FOIA for records of the early-1990s FBI/DEA/IRS investigation of a Chicago heroin ring. His requests named Tinubu, Abiodun Agbele, Mueez Akande and Lee Andrew Edwards. Tinubu moved to intervene on 23 October 2023, and the court granted it on 27 November 2023 to protect his privacy interests. EOUSA, State and IRS were dismissed by stipulation on 13 August 2024. On 8 April 2025 Judge Howell held that the FBI's and DEA's 'Glomar' responses (refusing to confirm or deny records exist) were improper and must be lifted, because DOJ's 1993 forfeiture complaint had already acknowledged the investigation. The CIA's Glomar response was upheld. On 15 October 2025 she denied both Greenspan's motion to compel and Tinubu's motion to confirm that FOIA exemptions apply, calling the latter premature. DEA made productions in 2025. The FBI's productions slipped repeatedly, and on 3 February 2026 the court ordered a schedule. Greenspan's second summary-judgment motion (25 June 2026) challenges the redactions and withholdings. Tinubu responded on 28 August 2026, arguing that FOIA Exemptions 6 and 7(C) and his privacy interest bar release and that FOIA recognises no public interest in his fitness for office. FBI/DEA cross-moved the same day. On 9 September 2026 Greenspan moved for discovery against Tinubu and the lobbying firm DCI Group. Defendants' reply was due 23 September 2026. No decision on the merits of disclosure yet.

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CourtListener RECAP search API (docket entry text)
2025-10-15: "DENYING intervenor Bola Tinubu's 56 Motion to Confirm Applicability of FOIA Exemptions ("Intervenor's Mot.")"
DENYING intervenor Bola Tinubu's 56 Motion to Confirm Applicability of FOIA Exemptions ("Intervenor's Mot.")
US District Court for the District of Columbia, Memorandum Opinion (ECF 48)
2025-04-08: "Specifically, the Glomar responses asserted by defendants FBI and DEA are improper and must be lifted, while the Glomar response issued by defendant CIA is sustained."
Specifically, the Glomar responses asserted by defendants FBI and DEA are improper and must be lifted, while the Glomar response issued by defendant CIA is sustained.
CourtListener (PACER docket; read via r.jina.ai)
2023-06-12: "GREENSPAN v. EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR U.S. ATTORNEYS, 1:23-cv-01816"
GREENSPAN v. EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR U.S. ATTORNEYS, 1:23-cv-01816
Punch
2026-08-29: "the asserted ‘public interest in Tinubu’s own fitness for office’ is not an interest FOIA recognises or one that needs to be balanced."
the asserted ‘public interest in Tinubu’s own fitness for office’ is not an interest FOIA recognises or one that needs to be balanced.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

Abubakar Atiku & Peoples Democratic Party v. INEC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu & APC (2023 presidential election petition)

Recorded status: Dismissed
Type / forum: Electoral · Presidential Election Petition Court (Court Of Appeal), Abuja; Supreme Court Of Nigeria
Case number: CA/PEPC/05/2023; SC/CV/935/2023
Filed: 2023-03-21
Resolved: 2023-10-26

Recorded outcome

Atiku challenged Tinubu's qualification on several grounds: the US forfeiture, the Chicago State University certificate and Guinean citizenship. He also argued the FCT 25% point and alleged substantial non-compliance with the Electoral Act. On 6 September 2023 the PEPC, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, dismissed the petition together with the Obi and APM petitions. It resolved the forfeiture issue in Tinubu's favour. On 26 October 2023 the seven-member Supreme Court panel, led by Justice John Inyang Okoro, unanimously dismissed the appeal. It also refused Atiku's motion to adduce fresh Chicago State University evidence obtained through the US §1782 case (see 'abubakar-v-csu-1782-2023'). It made no finding on whether the certificate was authentic. Tinubu was the second respondent and the election was upheld.

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placng.org
p.22
This was a prominent feature of the presidential election petitions of Abubakar Atiku & Anor. v. INEC & Ors and Peter Obi & Anor v. INEC & Ors
placng.org
p.36
Several appeals affirmed the returns made by INEC. In the governorship election petitions for instance, the Supreme Court upheld the returns made by INEC in Plateau, Kano, Nasarawa and Zamfara States. This was also the case with the presidential election petitions.
Nigerian Weekly Law Reports [2023] 19 NWLR (Atiku v. I.N.E.C. (No. 2))
2023-12-29: "Appeal No.: SC/CV/935/2023 Date of Judgment: Thursday, 26 October 2023"
Appeal No.: SC/CV/935/2023 Date of Judgment: Thursday, 26 October 2023
The ICIR
2023-09-19: "“Having concluded and decided that all three petitions are all devoid of merit, the petitions are hereby dismissed,” the panel announced."
“Having concluded and decided that all three petitions are all devoid of merit, the petitions are hereby dismissed,” the panel announced.
Vanguard
2023-10-27: "The seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Inyang Okoro, in unanimous judgment, resolved the seven issues for determination in the appeals filed by the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; and his Labour Party, LP, counterpart, Mr. Peter Obi, in favour of Tinubu ."
The seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Inyang Okoro, in unanimous judgment, resolved the seven issues for determination in the appeals filed by the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; and his Labour Party, LP, counterpart, Mr. Peter Obi, in favour of Tinubu .
Nigerian Weekly Law Reports [2023] 19 NWLR (Atiku v. I.N.E.C. (No. 1))
2023-12-29: "PETITION NO: CA/PEPC/05/2023 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PETITION COURT HOLDEN AT ABUJA"
PETITION NO: CA/PEPC/05/2023 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PETITION COURT HOLDEN AT ABUJA
punchng.com
The Supreme Court has affirmed the decision of the tribunal on Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi’s appeals.
channelstv.com
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25, 2023 presidential election. The apex court, in its ruling, dismissed the appeals by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar; and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi.
premiumtimesng.com
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s election.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

Peter Gregory Obi & Labour Party v. INEC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kashim Shettima & APC (2023 presidential election petition)

Recorded status: Dismissed
Type / forum: Electoral · Presidential Election Petition Court (Court Of Appeal), Abuja; Supreme Court Of Nigeria
Case number: CA/PEPC/03/2023; SC/CV/937/2023
Filed: 2023-03-20
Resolved: 2023-10-26

Recorded outcome

Obi's grounds included that Tinubu was not qualified because of the 1993 US forfeiture, which Obi described as a $460,000 fine for narcotics trafficking in Case No. 93C 4483. He also relied on Shettima's alleged double nomination, the failure to upload results to IReV in real time, and Tinubu's failure to win 25% of the FCT vote. On 6 September 2023 the five-member PEPC dismissed the petition. It held that the US forfeiture judgment was made in civil proceedings to which Tinubu was not a party and did not disqualify him. It called the FCT 25% argument 'completely fallacious' and found no law requiring electronic transmission of results. About 10 of Obi's 13 witnesses were struck out because their statements were filed late. Obi appealed on 50 grounds. On 26 October 2023 the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal: it raised substantially the same issues as Atiku's, and double nomination could not be relitigated. Tinubu was the second respondent.

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Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), 'From Ballot to the Courts' (2025), p.22
2025-04: "For example, in Peter Obi & Anor. v. INEC & Ors, about 10 out of 13 Labour Party witnesses including expert witnesses, whose statements on oath were filed after the 21-day statutory period for filing petitions, were struck out."
For example, in Peter Obi & Anor. v. INEC & Ors, about 10 out of 13 Labour Party witnesses including expert witnesses, whose statements on oath were filed after the 21-day statutory period for filing petitions, were struck out.
Premium Times (via WordPress API)
2023-03-24: "The court ordered that the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 and other accompanying processes be served on Messrs Tinubu and Shettima “by delivering or pasting” at either the office of the National Legal Adviser of the APC or at the office of an officer of the party at its National Secretariat in Abuja."
The court ordered that the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 and other accompanying processes be served on Messrs Tinubu and Shettima “by delivering or pasting” at either the office of the National Legal Adviser of the APC or at the office of an officer of the party at its National Secretariat in Abuja.
Premium Times (PEPC judgment live updates)
2023-09-06: "Mr Tsammani says the judgement of US District in Northern Illinois which ordered the forfeiture of Mr Tinubu’s $460,000 in a drugs-related case was in civil proceedings in which Mr Tinubu was not a party."
Mr Tsammani says the judgement of US District in Northern Illinois which ordered the forfeiture of Mr Tinubu’s $460,000 in a drugs-related case was in civil proceedings in which Mr Tinubu was not a party.
Punch
2023-05-31: "One of the grounds on which the LP and Obi are praying for the court to nullify Tinubu’s victory is that Tinubu “at the time of the election was not qualified to contest for election to the office of President as he was fined the sum of $460,000 for an offence involving dishonesty, namely narcotics trafficking imposed by the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, in Case No: 93C 4483.”"
One of the grounds on which the LP and Obi are praying for the court to nullify Tinubu’s victory is that Tinubu “at the time of the election was not qualified to contest for election to the office of President as he was fined the sum of $460,000 for an offence involving dishonesty, namely narcotics trafficking imposed by the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, in Case No: 93C 4483.”

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

Peoples Democratic Party v. INEC, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu & Kashim Shettima (double nomination)

Recorded status: Dismissed
Type / forum: Electoral · Federal High Court, Abuja (Justice Inyang Ekwo); Court Of Appeal, Abuja; Supreme Court Of Nigeria
Case number: CA/ABJ/CV/108/2023; SC/CV/501/2023
Filed: 2022-07-28
Resolved: 2023-05-26

Recorded outcome

The PDP argued that Shettima was still the APC's Borno Central senatorial candidate when he was nominated as running mate, which it said invalidated the Tinubu/Shettima ticket. On 13 January 2023 the Federal High Court dismissed the suit because the PDP lacked locus standi to challenge another party's nomination. The Court of Appeal affirmed on 24 March 2023. On 26 May 2023 a five-justice Supreme Court panel led by Inyang Okoro dismissed the final appeal (lead judgment by Adamu Jauro). It held that no party can challenge another party's nomination, that the suit was statute-barred, and that the appeal was frivolous. It awarded N2 million costs against the PDP, three days before Tinubu's inauguration. The same double-nomination point later failed in the APM and Obi petitions.

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Punch (quoting Wole Olanipekun SAN at the PEPC)
2023-05-31: "We are aware that the Supreme Court gave a decision on this same matter in the yet-to-be-reported judgment SC/CV/501/20223 and the parties involved were Peoples Democratic party versus INEC and three others where the apex court resolved all the issues."
We are aware that the Supreme Court gave a decision on this same matter in the yet-to-be-reported judgment SC/CV/501/20223 and the parties involved were Peoples Democratic party versus INEC and three others where the apex court resolved all the issues.
Premium Times (via WordPress API)
2023-05-26: "A five-person panel led by Inyang Okoro dismissed the suit unanimously on Friday."
A five-person panel led by Inyang Okoro dismissed the suit unanimously on Friday.
Premium Times (NAN; via WordPress API)
2023-03-25: "The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PDP, in an appeal marked: CA/ABJ/CV/108/2023, had asked the appellate court to reverse the 13 January judgment delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja which dismissed its suit on the grounds that the PDP lacked the legal basis to have instituted the suit."
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PDP, in an appeal marked: CA/ABJ/CV/108/2023, had asked the appellate court to reverse the 13 January judgment delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja which dismissed its suit on the grounds that the PDP lacked the legal basis to have instituted the suit.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba & Incorporated Trustees of Rights for All International v. APC, PDP, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, AGF & INEC (and a related Nwajiuba suit)

Recorded status: Dismissed
Type / forum: Electoral · Federal High Court, Abuja; Court Of Appeal, Abuja; Supreme Court Of Nigeria
Case number: FHC/ABJ/CS/942/2022
Filed: 2022-06-22
Resolved: 2023-03-30

Recorded outcome

Nwajiuba, who lost the June 2022 APC presidential primary, sued to void the primaries that produced Tinubu and Atiku, and to have himself declared the APC candidate. Premium Times says his ground was that Tinubu and Atiku did not disclose the sources of the money for their nomination forms. On 15 December 2022 Justice Inyang Ekwo dismissed FHC/ABJ/CS/942/2022 for lack of locus standi and ordered the dissolution of the co-plaintiff NGO. Premium Times separately reports that Justice Z.B. Abubakar dismissed a Nwajiuba suit as statute-barred on 23 November 2022, and that the Court of Appeal upheld the dismissal on 15 February 2023 with N1 million costs. On 30 March 2023 the Supreme Court dismissed the final appeal after Nwajiuba's counsel withdrew it. Tinubu (through Babatunde Ogala SAN) opposed the suit as statute-barred and won at every level.

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Premium Times (via WordPress API)
2023-03-30: "The judge, Z.B Abubakar, dismissed the suit in a judgement on 23 November, 2022."
The judge, Z.B Abubakar, dismissed the suit in a judgement on 23 November, 2022.
Nigerian Tribune
2022-12-15: "The trial Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, in his judgment in the suit, declined jurisdiction on the grounds that the plaintiffs lacked the locus standi (the legal right) to file the suit."
The trial Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, in his judgment in the suit, declined jurisdiction on the grounds that the plaintiffs lacked the locus standi (the legal right) to file the suit.
Leadership
"the ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/942/2022 which was dated and filed June 22 by the plaintiffs’ counsel, Kingdom Okere"
the ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/942/2022 which was dated and filed June 22 by the plaintiffs’ counsel, Kingdom Okere
Nigerian Tribune
2023-03-30: "The Supreme Court on Thursday, dismissed an appeal brought before it by a former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, seeking to disqualify Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as presidential candidates of their political parties."
The Supreme Court on Thursday, dismissed an appeal brought before it by a former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, seeking to disqualify Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as presidential candidates of their political parties.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

Bola Ahmed Tinubu v. Daar Communications Plc (AIT) — N150 billion libel suit over 'Unmasking the Real Tinubu: The Lion of Bourdillon'

Recorded status: Settled
Type / forum: Civil · High Court Of Lagos State, Ikeja (Justice Iyabo Akinkugbe)
Case number: Not recorded
Filed: 2015-03-05
Resolved: 2016-02-05

Recorded outcome

AIT began airing the documentary on 1 March 2015. It portrayed Tinubu as 'Nigeria's biggest landlord' and claimed he was 'charged for narcotics' in the US in 1993. Tinubu demanded a retraction and N20 billion, then sued on 5 March 2015 for N150 billion in libel damages. The court granted an ex parte restraining order about 11 days later and an interlocutory injunction on 1 April 2015. AIT's counsel, Mike Ozekhome, argued that the content was fact already in the public domain. On 5 February 2016 both sides told the court they had settled. The judge adopted settlement terms dated 29 January 2016 and ordered Daar Communications to retract the documentary and apologise publicly. Tinubu won an apology and retraction; no damages award was reported.

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Premium Times (via WordPress API)
2015-04-16: "The judge had on April 1, granted an interlocutory injunction restraining the broadcast station from further airing the documentary, pending the determination of the libel suit."
The judge had on April 1, granted an interlocutory injunction restraining the broadcast station from further airing the documentary, pending the determination of the libel suit.
Premium Times (via WordPress API)
2015-03-06: "Mr. Tinubu brought an ex-parte motion before a Lagos High Court seeking an order of interim injunction restraining AIT whether by itself, agents, privies and or other persons from producing or continuing to broadcast, airing, or continuing to reproduce a documentary against Mr. Tinubu."
Mr. Tinubu brought an ex-parte motion before a Lagos High Court seeking an order of interim injunction restraining AIT whether by itself, agents, privies and or other persons from producing or continuing to broadcast, airing, or continuing to reproduce a documentary against Mr. Tinubu.
Premium Times (via WordPress API)
2016-02-05: "On March 5, Mr. Tinubu, through his lawyers, Wole Olanipekun and Tunji Abayomi, instituted a N150 billion suit against the station alleging that the documentary was libellous and aimed at tarnishing his image."
On March 5, Mr. Tinubu, through his lawyers, Wole Olanipekun and Tunji Abayomi, instituted a N150 billion suit against the station alleging that the documentary was libellous and aimed at tarnishing his image.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

Federal Republic of Nigeria (Code of Conduct Bureau) v. Bola Ahmed Tinubu (alleged operation of foreign bank accounts, 1999-2007)

Recorded status: Dismissed
Type / forum: Criminal · Code Of Conduct Tribunal, Abuja (Chairman Danladi Umar)
Case number: Not recorded
Filed: 2007-04-24
Resolved: 2011-11-30

Recorded outcome

Per allAfrica, the Federal Government brought Tinubu before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on 24 April 2007, while he was still governor, over 16 alleged foreign accounts. The matter stalled until the Code of Conduct Bureau served a summons dated 6 September 2011. The prosecution replaced the earlier one-count charge with an amended charge dated 19 September and filed 20 September 2011; reports call it a three-count charge. Tinubu appeared voluntarily and challenged the Tribunal's territorial jurisdiction and the charge. On 30 November 2011 the Tribunal dismissed the case. It rejected his argument that the Tribunal had to sit in Lagos. It held that the Bureau had not met the condition precedent of inviting him to admit or deny the allegations in writing, and that filing the amended charge without leave was an abuse of process. It also found that the charge disclosed no prima facie case, noting that some of the accounts were in other people's names. Tinubu called the prosecution politically motivated. Former AGF Mohammed Adoke later said he talked the government out of appealing. Tribunal chairman Umar said in 2016 that the tribunal was 'under serious influence' during the trial. No appeal was pursued.

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Premium Times (via WordPress API)
2011-11-30: "had in September arraigned Mr. Tinubu before the tribunal over allegation that he operated foreign accounts during his term in office between 1999 and 2007, contrary to Nigerian laws."
had in September arraigned Mr. Tinubu before the tribunal over allegation that he operated foreign accounts during his term in office between 1999 and 2007, contrary to Nigerian laws.
Sahara Reporters
2011-09-09: "The summons, signed by the chairman of the Bureau, was dated September 6."
The summons, signed by the chairman of the Bureau, was dated September 6.
P.M. News
2011-10-26: "Tinubu is challenging the territorial jurisdiction of the tribunal to try him in Abuja as well as the constitutionality of the charge brought against him by the Federal Government of Nigeria."
Tinubu is challenging the territorial jurisdiction of the tribunal to try him in Abuja as well as the constitutionality of the charge brought against him by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
allAfrica (Nigerian daily; read via r.jina.ai, lead paragraph only)
2007-04-25: "The Federal Government yesterday dragged the sitting Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu before the Code of Conduct Tribunal sitting in Abuja for trial over alleged illegal operation of 16 separate foreign accounts."
The Federal Government yesterday dragged the sitting Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu before the Code of Conduct Tribunal sitting in Abuja for trial over alleged illegal operation of 16 separate foreign accounts.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

Lagos State House of Assembly five-member ad hoc committee on allegations against Governor Bola Tinubu (certificates, schools, age)

Recorded status: Closed
Type / forum: Investigation · Lagos State House Of Assembly (Committee Chaired By Babajide Omoworare)
Case number: Not recorded
Filed: 1999-09-21
Resolved: Not recorded

Recorded outcome

A petition dated 12 August 1999 in the names of Jameed Seriki and Waliu Balogun-Smith made three allegations. First, that his age was inconsistent: 1952 in his profile, 1954 on his Chicago State University transcript. Second, that he had not attended Government College, Ibadan. Third, that he had not attended the University of Chicago, as claimed in INEC Form CF001 and a 29 December 1998 affidavit. Speaker Olorunimbe Mamora set up the committee on 21 September 1999. It found the petitioners' addresses fictitious. Tinubu testified on 23 September with Femi Falana as counsel. He accepted 'full responsibility' for 'needless errors', saying aide Tokunbo Afikuyomi had filled in the forms; Afikuyomi confirmed this on 24 September. Gani Fawehinmi told the committee Tinubu had given false information on oath. The committee found no perjury, because the statements were not made for judicial proceedings. It found the incorrect statements conferred no advantage, since he met the age and education requirements, and that there was no evidence any forged document went to INEC. The only certificate submitted was a genuine CSU transcript. It advised him to be more careful with documents he signs. No impeachment followed. Critics, such as a 2022 Vanguard analysis, say he 'survived' because the AD-dominated Assembly protected him. The date the committee reported was not found.

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The Whistler (read via r.jina.ai)
2022-06-25: "But a parliamentary inquest had since cleared him of any case of perjury"
But a parliamentary inquest had since cleared him of any case of perjury
Premium Times (op-ed by Segun Ayobolu, Tinubu's former Chief Press Secretary, quoting the committee report)
2022-01-23: "the Speaker, Dr Adeleke Olorunimbe Mamora, on Tuesday, September 21, 1999, set up a five-man ad hoc committee to investigate the allegations and report back to the House."
the Speaker, Dr Adeleke Olorunimbe Mamora, on Tuesday, September 21, 1999, set up a five-man ad hoc committee to investigate the allegations and report back to the House.
Vanguard (read via r.jina.ai)
2022-06-30: "Tinubu survived the scandal then because the same gladiators who forced Buhari to resign on July 22, 1999, exactly 49 days after he clinched the coveted seat of the House of Representatives Speaker, turned around to save his neck from the political guillotine."
Tinubu survived the scandal then because the same gladiators who forced Buhari to resign on July 22, 1999, exactly 49 days after he clinched the coveted seat of the House of Representatives Speaker, turned around to save his neck from the political guillotine.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

United States v. Funds in Account 263226700 Held by First Heritage Bank in the Name of Bola Tinubu, et al. (civil forfeiture in rem; CourtListener caption 'United States v. Acct 263226700')

Recorded status: Settled
Type / forum: Civil · US District Court, Northern District Of Illinois, Eastern Division (Judge John A. Nordberg)
Case number: 1:93-cv-04483 (N.D. Ill.; cited in Nigeria as 93C 4483)
Filed: 1993-07-26
Resolved: 1993-10-04

Recorded outcome

The US Attorney filed a verified complaint for civil forfeiture on 26 July 1993 against funds in one First Heritage Bank account and several Citibank accounts held in Tinubu's name. It was supported by an affidavit of IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent Kevin Moss, which alleged probable cause that the funds were proceeds of heroin trafficking or were involved in money-laundering transactions (18 U.S.C. 1956/1957). Tinubu contested the seizure. On 15 September 1993 a stipulation and an order were entered. The case was terminated on 4 October 1993 with a further order. The Federal Judicial Center record for the case shows judgment for the plaintiff (the United States), disposition 'other' and an amount received of 460 (thousand dollars). Per contemporaneous and later reporting, the settlement forfeited $460,000 and released the rest of the money. This was a civil action against property. No criminal charge was filed against Tinubu and there was no conviction. The Presidential Election Petition Court held in 2023 that the case did not disqualify him (see 'obi-petition-2023' and 'atiku-petition-2023'). Tinubu's position, through his campaign in 2022 and his lawyers in 2023: the case was civil, he was never charged, tried or convicted, and the compromise was made without admitting any drug-related wrongdoing.

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CourtListener (PACER docket, N.D. Ill. 1:93-cv-04483; read via r.jina.ai mirror)
1993-07-26: "Date Filed: July 26, 1993"
Date Filed: July 26, 1993
Federal Judicial Center Integrated Database record via CourtListener (read via r.jina.ai)
2022-01-26: "Amount Received | 460"
Amount Received | 460
US District Court for the District of Columbia, Greenspan v. EOUSA, Memorandum Opinion (ECF 48)
2025-04-08: "a verified complaint and accompanying affidavit, filed in the Northern District of Illinois by DOJ on July 26, 1993, seeking the civil forfeiture of funds allegedly connected to the drug trafficking investigation."
a verified complaint and accompanying affidavit, filed in the Northern District of Illinois by DOJ on July 26, 1993, seeking the civil forfeiture of funds allegedly connected to the drug trafficking investigation.
Sahara Reporters
2008-09-15: "According to the settlement Order dated September 15, 1993; Hon. Judge John A Nordberg ordered that the sum of $460,000 held by Bola Tinubu in The First Heritage Bank account be forfeited to the United States Government."
According to the settlement Order dated September 15, 1993; Hon. Judge John A Nordberg ordered that the sum of $460,000 held by Bola Tinubu in The First Heritage Bank account be forfeited to the United States Government.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

Assets & declarations

Declarations are shown individually, with their year and source. They are not added together as a net-worth estimate.

2023 · Asset declaration

Declared to: Code of Conduct Bureau
Recorded amount: Not recorded

Asset declaration to the Code of Conduct Bureau on becoming President (sworn in 29 May 2023). The CCB said asset declaration forms had been issued to newly elected and returning officers and that Bola Tinubu, Kashim Shettima and the governors-elect were directed to declare their assets before the 29 May 2023 inauguration (Daily Post, 24 May 2023). Punch later wrote of 'the assets declared by Tinubu ... sworn in on May 29, 2023' (11 April 2024). The declared values have never been published: the CCB declined a 22 June 2023 Freedom of Information request from Punch for the details of the President's and Vice-President's declared assets (The Trent, Aug 2023), and in December 2023 The Guardian reported that Tinubu had 'no known record of assets ... in the coffers of the Code of Conduct Bureau'. No declared amount or asset item is public. Whether the 2023 declaration was actually filed is unresolved - sources conflict - so this is flagged for human review.

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ccb.gov.ng
This form is a schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999) and it is mandatory for all Public Officers whether elected, appointed, recruited, contracted etc., by whatever name called to collect and sign for the form from the Code of Conduct Bureau Office nearest to their workstation
dailypost.ng
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima, have been directed to declare their assets before the May 29 inauguration. The Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, has also asked state governors to declare their assets before May 29.
guardian.ng
More than six months after assumption of office, taking oath of office and swearing allegiance to State and the rule of law, President Tinubu has no known record of assets in the public or in the coffers of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).
punchng.com
According to the constitution, the CCB is empowered to verify the assets declared by Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, their aides and 28 new governors who were sworn in on May 29, 2023.
thetrentonline.com
The Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, has turned down a Freedom of Information, FoI, request from a national daily, PUNCH, to unveil the declared assets of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.

Record checked 15 Oct 2026

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Before the ballot,a life in the making.

School years & education

Southwest College (now Richard J. Daley College), City Colleges of Chicago

Chicago State University

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)

Children's Home School

St. John's Primary School

A working life

Dishwasher, night security guard and cab driver (while studying)

Accounting laboratory manager and tutor (student employment)

Accountant, auditor and management consultant

Senior Auditor, General Auditor, then Treasurer

Accountant; assistant manager

Founding member; activist in exile

Chancellor

Leader, national consultation and reconciliation effort

Co-Chairman

Chairman

Promoter and financial investor (self-declared)

Accountant (claimed; disputed by his own account)

Promoter and financial investor (self-declared)

The path into public service

Senator

Governor

Minister of Petroleum Resources (held concurrently as President)

President

Life outsidethe office.

Work & organisations

TVC (Television Continental), Lagos

Arthur Andersen

The Nation newspaper (Vintage Press Ltd), Lagos

All Progressives Congress (presidential assignment)

Deloitte, Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte), Chicago

Various employers, Chicago, Illinois

ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso

APC Presidential Campaign Council (Buhari–Osinbajo 2019)

National Democratic Coalition (NADECO)

Mobil Oil Nigeria

GTE Service Corporation (General Telephone & Electronics)

Chicago State University

Family in public life

Oluremi Tinubu

Abibatu Mogaji

Folashade Tinubu-Ojo

Oluwaseyi (Seyi) Tinubu

In their own words

Renewed Hope 2023: Action Plan for a Better Nigeria

Financialism: Water from an Empty Well

Good Governance, Democracy and Sustainable Development

A Toast to Excellence: Selected Speeches of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Executive Governor of Lagos State

The record,in public.

At the ballot

2027 · Presidential election

2027 · Presidential primary

2023 · Presidential election

2023 · Presidential primary

2003 · Gubernatorial election

1999 · Gubernatorial primary

1999 · Gubernatorial election

1992 · Senatorial election

Legislative work

2026 Appropriation Bill

Recognition

Eze Obaludike of Oko

Aare of Ile-Oluji

Asiwaju of Lagos

Wakilin Raya (Gusau Emirate)

Are-Ago of Egbaland

DTN@100 Times Heroes Award

Ike Oha 1 of Umunneochi

Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia (KCOSL)

THISDAY Man of the Year 2024

Lifetime African Achievement Award

Dike si mba Anambra

Otuekong (Commander-in-Chief of Akwa Ibom State)

Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR)

Lifetime Achievement Award in Politics

Dike Di Ora Nma 1

Iyelawei of Gbaramatu Kingdom

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