President Bola Tinubu stumbled and fell on Tuesday during a
welcome ceremony in Ankara, the capital of Turkey.
The incident occurred as he walked alongside Turkish
President Recep Erdogan.
Tinubu appeared to have missed his step but was quickly
assisted by officials, helping him regain his balance.
Tinubu had arrived at the Turkish presidential palace in a
black limousine.
Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan'ın karşıladığı Nijerya Cumhurbaşkanı Bola Ahmed Tinubu yere düştü pic.twitter.com/sxpgNBhtBM
— Nefes Gazetesi (@nefesgazete) January 27, 2026
Immediately after Tinubu alighted from the car, the military band played Nigeria’s national anthem, which was followed by the Turkish national anthem.
After the band’s rendition, there was a moment when the Turkish president used his hands to adjust Tinubu’s body to properly face the band.
Tinubu had departed Abuja for the state visit to Turkey on Monday.
Bayo Onanuga, presidential spokesperson, said the president’s visit was meant to strengthen the “existing cordial relations between the two countries and explore further areas of cooperation in security, education, social development, innovation, and aviation”.
Onanuga noted that finance, communication, trade, and investment would dominate political and diplomatic discussions between both countries during Tinubu’s visit.
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