2023: Tinubu's biopic ‘Last Man Standing’, not propaganda

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2023: Tinubu's biopic ‘Last Man Standing’, not propaganda

Mr Tinubu, a national leader of the APC, will be among the frontrunners to succeed Muhammadu Buhari, whose tenure as president, ends in May 2023.

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