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The original photos depicted Nigerian President Bola Tinubu with Macron. However, photos spreading on social media purporting to show Macron beside Obi appear to have been altered, despite users sharing them as if authentic here and here . “Peter Obi with French President, Emmanuel Macron, at the Paris summit in France,” one post reads here . An online search for the images reveals they originally depicted the French President with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu at a State Banquet on June 22. Photos edited to show Peter Obi with Emmanuel Macron originally featured Nigerian President Bola Tinubu with the French president.
Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Peter Obi, Bola Tinubu, Macron, Obi, “ Peter Obi, , Tinubu, Tinubu’s, Nigeria’s, Read Organizations: Anambra State Governor, Macron, Twitter, Nigerian Tribune, Reuters Locations: Anambra, Nigeria, Paris, France
[1/2] People wait for results during the counting process of Nigeria's presidential election, at a polling unit in Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria February 25, 2023. A Reuters reporter saw voters arriving at polling stations in Yenagoa city, which will open at 10 a.m. (0900 GMT) so electoral commission officials can complete Saturday's presidential and parliamentary election. Voting was also expected to continue in some parts northeastern Borno state, where voting machines failed to work. He is stepping down after winning two previous elections and serving the maximum eight years permitted by the constitution. Whoever wins will face a litany of crises in the country of more than 200 million, Africa's most populous nation.
[1/8] People looks for their names on voters list put up on a wall at a polling unit, during Nigeria's Presidential election in Agulu, Anambra state, Nigeria February 25, 2023. Polling stations were scheduled to open at 8:30 a.m. (0730 GMT), though Reuters reporters at locations across the country saw a mixed picture, with delays of several hours in some places while voting got underway more swiftly at others. In the northeastern city of Maiduguri, the vice presidential candidate from the ruling party, Kashim Shettima, arrived to cast his ballot but was unable to do so as his designated polling station had not opened. In another northeastern city, Yola, opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar was able to vote, surrounded by a chaotic scrum of media and supporters. Vote-counting will begin as soon as polls close and results will be posted outside polling stations, according to the Independent National Election Commission (INEC).
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