{"id":3085,"date":"2026-03-24T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3085"},"modified":"2026-03-24T00:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T00:56:30","slug":"tinubus-uk-visit-has-repositioned-nigeria-on-global-stage-says-oluwole-oke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3085","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu\u2019s UK visit has repositioned Nigeria on global stage, says Oluwole Oke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Oluwole Oke, chairman of the house of representatives committee on foreign affairs, says President Bola Tinubu\u2019s\u00a0two-day official visit\u00a0to the United Kingdom has repositioned Nigeria on the global stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following an invitation from\u00a0King Charles III, Tinubu departed Abuja on Tuesday for London, accompanied by his wife and other top government officials.<\/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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So, it is a positive development, and there will be many win-win outcomes. This invitation has further repositioned Nigeria on the global stage.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecable.ng\/tinubus-uk-visit-has-repositioned-nigeria-on-global-stage-says-oluwole-oke\/\">(TheCable)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oluwole Oke, chairman of the house of representatives committee on foreign affairs, says President Bola Tinubu\u2019s\u00a0two-day official visit\u00a0to the United Kingdom has repositioned Nigeria on the global stage. Following an invitation from\u00a0King Charles III, Tinubu departed Abuja on Tuesday for London, accompanied by his wife and other top government officials. 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