The Presidency has addressed an incident in which President Bola Tinubu momentarily lost his balance during his official visit to Ankara, Türkiye, on Tuesday.
His Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated that the stumble occurred after the President stepped on a metal object on the floor.
He emphasized the minor nature of the event, calling it “a mere stumble, thank God, not a fall.”
Onanuga urged the public to disregard attempts to sensationalize the incident, asserting that President Tinubu remains fit and is fully committed to his duties.
Following a ceremonial reception, President Tinubu proceeded directly into his scheduled bilateral meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other senior officials.
Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, confirmed the seamless continuation of the visit via a post on his verified social media account.
The discussions focus on strengthening diplomatic relations and expanding cooperation in key sectors such as defence, security, trade, investment, and energy.
The Presidency highlighted that the ongoing visit underscores the growing ties between Nigeria and Türkiye and reflects Nigeria’s renewed diplomatic engagement under President Tinubu’s administration.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
