JUST IN: Tinubu returns to Abuja after Eid-el-Fitr break, UK state visit

According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President’s aircraft took off from the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport at about 6:44 pm.

Tinubu had earlier returned to Nigeria in the early hours of Friday after the high-profile visit to the UK, where he undertook a series of diplomatic engagements. 

Upon arrival, he proceeded to Lagos, where he participated in the Eid-el-Fitr prayers at Dodan Barracks.

During his stay in Lagos, the President held a flurry of political and official meetings. 

He received 23 state governors, among them Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, in what has been described as a significant show of political solidarity.

He also met with a delegation from the European Union, reinforcing ongoing diplomatic and economic engagements between Nigeria and the bloc, as well as members of the Lagos State Governance Advisory Council (GAC).

In further engagements, Vice President Kashim Shettima travelled to Lagos to brief the President on his recent visit to Borno State following a suicide bombing incident, as part of ongoing efforts to address the country’s security challenges.

At the President’s Lagos residence, dignitaries including Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, and former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba, were present to bid him farewell ahead of his return to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Also at the airport to see him off were Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, alongside senior government officials and party stalwarts.

The President is expected to resume official duties in Abuja following the holiday and his recent international and domestic engagements.