Tinubu Below Fireplace for Sharing AI-Generated Photograph With President Kagame in Paris

President Bola Tinubu has come beneath intense public scrutiny following revelations that a picture he shared, depicting a non-public lunch with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Paris on 4 January 2026, was generated utilizing synthetic intelligence.

The pictures, which circulated broadly on social media on Sunday, carried a visual watermark from Grok, a generative AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s synthetic intelligence firm, xAI.

The invention has raised questions in regards to the authenticity of the visuals launched in reference to the reported assembly.

In line with stories, particulars of the assembly have been first made public by the President’s Particular Adviser on Data and Technique, Bayo Onanuga, who introduced it through a Fb submit.

In line with Onanuga, President Tinubu and President Kagame held a non-public lunch within the French capital, the place they mentioned world affairs, Africa’s place within the evolving worldwide order, and their shared imaginative and prescient for the continent’s improvement.

President Tinubu later echoed the declare in a submit on X (previously Twitter), stating, “This afternoon, I had a non-public lunch with H. E. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda to debate the present state of world affairs and advancing Africa in an ever-changing world panorama,” whereas attaching the disputed picture.

The picture was additionally reposted by the President’s Particular Assistant on New Media, Dada Olusegun, additional amplifying its circulation.

Many Nigerians on social media described the incident as a “nationwide embarrassment,” with requires higher transparency and accountability in official communications.