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IN Pictures: Tinubu, First Lady Attend MKO Premiere

October 1, 2026 | 20:18

IN Pictures: Tinubu, First Lady Attend MKO Premiere (NewsCentral TV)

From left: Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa and Kwara State Governor, AbdlRahman AbdulRazaq during the Official launching premiere of MKO in cinemas nationwide held at Wole Soyinka center for culture and creative Arts Lagos on Thursday. Credit: NewsCentral TV.

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu have arrived at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts in Lagos for the national premiere of MKO.

The documentary, screened on Thursday, Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day, tells the story of the late businessman, publisher, and politician, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola.

MKO 6 — From left: Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun; Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu; Chief of Staff to the President, Frmi Gbajabiamila; Former Ogun State Governor, Segun Osoba; Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa; Kwara State Governor, AbdlRahman AbdulRazaq and Deputy Senate President, Jubril Barau during the Official launching premiere of MKO in cinemas nationwide held at Wole Soyinka center for culture and creative Arts Lagos on Thursday. Credit: NewsCentral TV.

A video shared by the President’s Special Assistant Dada Olusegun on X captured their arrival. A band played the national anthem as the President and First Lady entered the venue. Guests also stood in respect.

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Dada said, “President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu have arrived at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts in Iganmu, Lagos, for the national premiere of ‘MKO’.” He described the film as a feature-length documentary on Abiola’s life and political legacy.

MKO 5 — From left: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu during the official launch premiere of MKO in cinemas nationwide, held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, Lagos, on Thursday. Credit: NewsCentral TV.

The film revisits Abiola’s political career and his role in the struggle that followed the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election. Filmmaker Ose Oyamendan directed it. Oyamendan used archival materials and interviews with people linked to the June 12 struggle to tell Abiola’s story.

The documentary features former military leaders: Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and Abiola’s running mate, Babagana Kingibe, also feature in the film. Other contributors include members of the Abiola family, journalists and foreign diplomats who witnessed the political crisis.

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