{"id":3032,"date":"2026-03-20T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3032"},"modified":"2026-03-20T01:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T01:21:59","slug":"state-visit-tinubu-meets-uk-pm-keir-starmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3032","title":{"rendered":"State Visit: Tinubu meets UK PM Keir Starmer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Bola Tinubu has met Britain\u2019s Prime Minister Keir Starmer as part of his two-day state visit to the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They met on the steps of 10 Downing Street in central London on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. 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