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Is President-Elect Bola Tinubu Hospitalised? Fact Emerges
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Is President-Elect Bola Tinubu Hospitalised? Fact Emerges

by  Nurudeen Lawal 1 min read

A Twitter user, @PIDOMNIGERIA, claimed that the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, was hospitalised on Monday, March 13, and is in critical condition.

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However, findings by Dubawa, a fact-checking platform, have found the claim to be incorrect.

Bola Tinubu
President-Elect Bola Tinubu is not hospitalised. Photo credit: @officialABAT
Source: Twitter

Dubawa stated that the Nigerian Fact-checking Coalition contacted Tinubu’s media aide, Tunde Rahman, who clarified that the news was false. He reiterated that Tinubu is fine.

Media reports also indicate that Tinubu cast his ballot earlier Saturday morning, March 18, at his polling unit in Alausa, Ikeja area of Lagos state.

Source: Legit.ng

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Nurudeen Lawal (Head of Politics and Current Affairs Desk) Nurudeen Lawal is an AFP-certified journalist with a wealth of experience spanning over 8 years. He received his B/Arts degree in Literature-in-English from OAU. Lawal is the Head of the Politics/CA Desk at Legit.ng, where he applies his expertise to provide incisive coverage of events. He was named the Political Desk Head of the Year (Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award 2023). He is also a certified fact-checker (Dubawa fellowship, 2020). Contact him at lawal.nurudeen@corp.legit.ng or +2347057737768.

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