President Bola Tinubu’s return to Nigeria after four weeks in Europe took a celebratory turn on Tuesday as his son, Seyi Tinubu, joined a dancing troupe at the Presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
A video circulating on social media showed the younger Tinubu, dressed in a flowing white kaftan and City Boy cap, dancing alongside a troupe assembled to welcome the President.
The clip was shared by social-media users with one poster describing it as the video “the enemies of Tinubu never want to see,” apparently referencing the political controversy and speculation that accompanied the President’s extended stay abroad.
“Daddy is back home. Shame on Wailers….
Seyi Tinubu celebrates the President’s heroic return pic.twitter.com/Ze7oI9quUP— Ayekooto (@DeeOneAyekooto) September 30, 2026
The clip showed the reception of Tinubu’s return from a month-long European vacation turning into something between official reception and homecoming carnival.
Dressed in a flowing white kaftan and his familiar City Boy cap, the younger Tinubu abandoned the stiffness of airport protocol for a few moments, moving to the rhythm of traditional drums alongside cultural dancers as the Presidential entourage gathered around.
His father had just returned home.
President Tinubu arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at about 6:22 p.m. on Tuesday, September 29, aboard Nigerian Air Force One, bringing to an end four weeks in Europe. He had left Abuja on August 30, spending about a week in London before proceeding to Paris.
And after weeks in which his prolonged absence generated political debate and speculation about his health, Tinubu had a message waiting for those asking questions.
“I enjoyed myself. Fantastic,” he told journalists.
Asked about his health, the President declared himself “healthy, sound, and ready to go,” adding that he was “ready to kick, ready to walk” and dismissing the speculation surrounding his condition as part of politics.
But outside the President’s brief remarks, it was the colour surrounding his arrival that provided another story.
The reception brought together senior Government and political figures, including Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila.
Then there was Seyi.
In a video shared by @Iyoaiye_, he is seen walking along the red-carpeted reception area before joining the traditional dancers. The women, dressed in white lace blouses, striped aso-oke wrappers and towering gele, supplied the rhythm; Seyi supplied some moves of his own.
He pumped his fists, danced briefly and exchanged greetings with members of the welcoming party.
For some social-media users, that was the moment.
“It is the dance for me,” @ItsEniix wrote, while @OpaOranmiyan tagged Seyi directly. @mkadamu3 shared another angle with the teasing declaration: “Una never seeing anything yet.”
The original poster framed the celebration more politically, describing the scenes as the sort of happiness Tinubu’s opponents would rather not see.
“The kind of joy the enemies of Tinubu never want to see,” said before going to lay curses on Tinubu’s enemies.
Not everyone saw a spontaneous homecoming. Some critics portrayed the airport spectacle, red carpet, dancers, security personnel and ceremonial reception, as political theatre surrounding a return that followed weeks of questions over the President’s extended stay abroad.
The Presidency, meanwhile, maintains that Tinubu’s European stay was a working vacation, during which he remained engaged with government affairs and held meetings in Paris, including engagements with French President Emmanuel Macron and business leaders.
Tinubu returned through Lagos ahead of Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary and is scheduled to attend the October 1 premiere of a film honouring the late MKO Abiola at the Wole Soyinka National Theatre.
So there were two pictures from the same Lagos evening.
One was Presidential: the aircraft, Governors, Lawmakers, security and Tinubu declaring himself fit and ready for work.
The other was unmistakably familial and celebratory: Seyi Tinubu, dressed entirely in white, dancing on the tarmac as his father came home.