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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Bola Tinubu portrait.jpg — Nosa Asemota, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Bola Tinubu\". DigiNepal. Last updated 10 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/bola-tinubu. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-10T07:58:29Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-15","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/bola-tinubu","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/bola-tinubu","ne":null}}