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October 21, 2026

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Independence Day: Tinubu leaves for Guinea-Bissau Thursday

BREAKING: Tinubu begins three-week leave
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President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, join other Heads of State and Government in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, to celebrate the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary and Armed Forces Day.

According to Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Tinubu would arrive in Bissau on Thursday for the ceremony, which would be hosted by President Umaro Sissoco Embalo.

Guinea-Bissau marked its 50th Independence Anniversary on September 24, 2023, but the government scheduled all celebrations for November 16, 2023.

The president is expected to return to Nigeria on Thursday.