{"id":461,"date":"2025-07-13T18:25:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T18:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=461"},"modified":"2025-07-13T18:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T18:25:14","slug":"tinubu-mourns-sends-shettima-to-accompany-buharis-remains-from-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=461","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu mourns, sends Shettima to accompany Buhari\u2019s remains from UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Bola Tinubu has announced the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the development as a national loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.<\/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=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. 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