President of Nigeria
Also known as: Tinubu · Bola Tinubu · Asiwaju
From an accountant in Chicago to governor of Lagos and, since 2023, President of Nigeria — Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been one of the most powerful political figures in the country for a quarter of a century. Here is his story, his record in office and where he stands ahead of the 2027 election.
Read the full biography →Daley College in Chicago and then at Chicago State University, where he graduated in 1979 with a degree in business administration (accounting).
When the 12 June 1993 presidential election was annulled and General Sani Abacha later took power, the Senate was dissolved.
After arrests and threats, he went into exile in 1994 and returned in 1998 after Abacha’s death.
He left office in 2007 but remained the most influential political leader in Lagos and much of the South-West.
Tinubu is married to Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who represented Lagos Central in the Senate from 2011 to 2023 and is now First Lady.
That coalition defeated an incumbent president for the first time in Nigeria’s history in 2015, bringing Muhammadu Buhari to power — and Tinubu was widely seen as one of its chief architects.
He holds the traditional titles of Asiwaju of Lagos and Jagaban of Borgu, and has several children; one son, Jide, died in 2017.
On 1 March 2023 INEC declared him winner with 8,794,726 votes (36.6%), ahead of Atiku Abubakar (PDP) and Peter Obi (Labour Party).
New minimum wage — raised to ₦70,000 a month in 2024 after negotiations with labour.
Tinubu won the APC presidential primary in May 2026 and the party later confirmed Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate again.
His official date of birth is 29 March 1952, which makes him 74 in 2026. Opponents have disputed the year, but it is the date on his official records.
The All Progressives Congress (APC), which he helped form in 2013.
He was sworn in on 29 May 2023 after winning the February 2023 election.
Vice President Kashim Shettima, who was retained by the APC as his running mate.
He governed Lagos from 1999 to 2007, focusing on growing the state’s own revenue, creating new local council areas and investing in roads and planning.
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An agricultural economist and banker who governed Borno State through the worst years of the Boko Haram insurgency, Kashim Shettima became Nigeria’s 15th Vice President in 2023 — and is Tinubu’s running mate again for 2027. #Shettima #Politics #Nigeria2027 #Biography
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Nyesom Wike is one of the most combative and talked-about politicians in Nigeria: a former local government chairman who became Rivers State governor, then — while still a PDP member — Minister of the Federal Capital Territory under President Tinubu. In 2026 he also emerged on top in the PDP’s leadership war. #Wike #FCT #Politics #Biography
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Nasir El-Rufai has been a privatisation chief, the FCT minister who reshaped Abuja, and a two-term governor of Kaduna State. Once a key ally of Tinubu, he became one of his fiercest critics — and in 2026 found himself fighting corruption charges, which he calls political persecution. #ElRufai #Kaduna #Politics #Biography
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Femi Gbajabiamila spent two decades representing Surulere in the House of Representatives, rising from opposition leader to Speaker. Since June 2023 he has been one of the most powerful officials in the country as Chief of Staff to President Tinubu. #Gbajabiamila #Politics #Lagos #Biography
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The governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, has explained his decision to contest the 2027 presidential election. According to the presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), the South-West can field two candidates. His position comes as President Bola Tinubu, who is seeking re-election for a second term on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC)... See more
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