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Bolanle Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu (Bola Tinubu)

Date of Birth: 29 March 1952
Place of Birth: Lagos


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The Beijing development plan

Lekki Free Trade Zone pushed by former Lagos Governor Bola Tinubu is being built with the help of the China Railway Construction Corporation and the Nanjing Jiangning Development Zone...


Annivesaries and elections

All three will have southern running mates: Yar’Adua has chosen Bayelsa Governor Goodluck Jonathan (who replaced the hapless Diepreye Alamieyeseigha now facing charges of grand corruption); Buhari has chosen veteran Igbo politician Ume Ezeoke; and Abubakar is set to choose Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu despite his reported distrust of Yoruba politicians...


All for one, not yet

Governors under EFCC scrutiny include: James Ibori (Delta); Lucky Igbinedion (Edo); Ayo Fayose (Ekiti); Bonnie Haruna (Adamawa); Gbenga Daniel (Ogun); Olagunsoye Oyinlola (Osun); Adamu Aleiro (Kebbi); Attahiru Bafarawa (Sokoto); Saminu Ibrahim Turaki (Jigawa); Ahmad Makarfi (Kaduna); Goodluck Jonathan (Bayelsa); Chimaraoke Nnamani (Enugu); Achike Udenwa (Imo); Sam Egwu (Ebonyi); and Bola Tinubu (Lagos)...


Pots, kettles and corruption

Recently launched in Abuja the AC brings together factions of the Advanced Congress of Democrats (AC Vol 47 No 9) Bola Tinubu's Alliance for Democracy Chekwas Okorie's All Progressive Grand Alliance faction and factions of the All Nigeria People's Party thus isolating Muhammadu Buhari who was opening a dialogue of sorts with Obasanjo...


Veteran rebels

Others associated with the ACD include Bola Tinubu Lagos State Governor and chieftain of the Alliance for Democracy and Chekwas Okorie who leads a faction of the All Progressive Grand Alliance...


Political petroleum Inc.

Oando isn't monolithic Wale Tinubu's uncle Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu is close to the company but from the rival Alliance for Democracy...


Talking it over

The 'half' is the maverick Alliance for Democracy Governor of Lagos State Bola Tinubu who is serving out his last term but maintains an alliance with Abubakar which could become significant in next year's gubernatorial primaries ahead of the 2007 elections...


Outgunning the opposition

Particularly in the spotlight are the AD Governor of Lagos State Bola Tinubu and the PDP Governor of Delta State James Ibori - both of whom are accused of benefiting from drug trafficking...


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