Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who was on an official visit to Turkey, came into limelight when he suddenly stumbled and fell during a formal welcome program in Ankara. This incident happened when he was moving forward with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The video of this entire incident is becoming increasingly viral on social media.

According to the report of Independent Turkish, President Tinubu’s foot slipped, due to which he lost his balance. However, the security personnel present at the spot immediately took charge of the situation and supported him before he fell. After this, President Erdogan was seen walking along holding her hand, which people saw as diplomatic courtesy and human sensitivity.

Nigerian President Tinubu fell to the ground

President Erdoğan helped Tinubu by climbing the column https://t.co/t1okaLg1ZU pic.twitter.com/wuZLQznIsS

— Independent Turkish (@TurkishIndy) January 27, 2026

Video spreading rapidly on social media

As soon as the video of this incident surfaced, it started being shared rapidly on social media. It can be clearly seen in the video that as soon as President Tinubu stumbles, the security personnel immediately become active and take him under control. No serious health problem has been confirmed after the incident. Nigerian officials have described it as a normal slipping incident and said that the President is completely healthy.

When did President Tinubu reach Ankara?

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, at around 9:05 pm local time on Monday night. There he was welcomed by a high-level government delegation led by Turkey’s National Education Minister Professor Yusuf Tekin. This visit of President Tinubu is considered very important in terms of strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. This visit is expected to give new impetus to cooperation in areas like defence, security, education, energy, infrastructure, aviation and technology transfer.

President reached Turkey with senior delegation

President Tinubu has reached Turkey with a large and influential delegation on this tour. This delegation includes many senior officials including the Foreign Minister, Defense Minister, Justice Minister, Home Minister, Women and Social Development Minister, Culture and Creative Economy Minister, National Security Advisor and the head of the National Intelligence Agency.

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