Reno Omokri, Ambassador-designate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, has challenged Atiku Abubakar’s claim that President Bola Tinubu is 90 years old. Reno Omokri shared a 1996 photo of Bola Tinubu to dispute Atiku Abubakar’s claim of his age, sparking debate over Omokri's shift from critic to defender. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Reno Omokri, Ambassador-designate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, has challenged Atiku Abubakar’s claim that President Bola Tinubu is 90 years old. Omokri, in a statement on Friday, also challenged journalist an...S1

• Reno Omokri shared a 1996 photo of Bola Tinubu to dispute Atiku Abubakar’s claim of his age, sparking debate over Omokri's shift from critic to defender.S2