{"id":1129,"date":"2025-09-22T18:09:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1129"},"modified":"2025-09-22T18:09:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:09:30","slug":"tinubu-shettima-govs-celebrate-first-lady-at-65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1129","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu, Shettima, govs celebrate First Lady at 65"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Bola Tinubu on Sunday led tributes as his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, clocked 65, with Vice-President Kashim Shettima, governors, lawmakers and prominent Nigerians extolling her as a symbol of strength, compassion, and service to the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a moving midnight tribute, the President described his wife as his confidant, counsellor, and steady anchor through decades of political struggle and public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yemi Alade - Tomorrow (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G4u2yMsPdG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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