Tinubu: Actor Bolanle Ninalowo Bags Fresh Appointment

Nollywood actor Bolanle Ninalowo has been appointed Atlanta, United States, coordinator of a pro-President Bola Ahmed Tinubu advocacy group.

Naija News understands that the youth-driven group founded by the President’s son, Seyi Tinubu, has a mandate to connect Nigerians at home and in the diaspora with government policies, programmes and achievements under the current administration.

Announcing his appointment on his Instagram page, Ninalowo expressed excitement about the role.

He wrote, “Honoured to serve as coordinator Atlanta/USA for President Bola Tinubu. #RTIFN.”

The appointment has since generated reactions across social media, with supporters and critics weighing in on the growing involvement of public figures in political advocacy groups.

On its Instagram page, RTIFN describes itself as a youth-focused movement designed to serve as a hub for creativity, leadership and innovation, while encouraging young Nigerians to take an active role in nation-building.

The group said its core objective is to bridge the gap between government and citizens, providing clear and reliable information on national developments.

In other news, Afrobeat superstar, Femi Kuti, has stated that he feels irritated when people associate him with the late former President, Muhammadu Buhari.

He stated this during an appearance on Arise Television while reacting to the posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award conferred on his father, Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

Femi described the award as a global recognition of a life spent fearlessly confronting dictatorship, corruption and injustice in Nigeria and across Africa.

He stated that everybody is excited about the development, adding that the honour carries deep emotional and historical significance, particularly for those who lived through the era of military rule that shaped Fela’s music and activism.

“Everybody is very happy. We’re excited. I’m in Los Angeles right now, and it’s very hard to really explain, unless you were alive in the 1970s, what my father did, fighting dictatorship in Nigeria at that time. People were very frightened of the military,” Femi said.

He recalled the repeated state violence Fela endured and the toll it took on his family.

“It was raid after raid. The burning of Kalakuta. His mother being thrown out of the window, she later died from the injuries she sustained,” he said.

“It is so hard to explain to people today how frightening it was for his children at that time. We never knew when he would be arrested, or when he would be released. It was arrest after arrest.”

Femi said Fela’s music cannot be separated from Nigeria’s political history, noting how his father’s sound evolved into a tool of resistance.