By JKNewsMedia HUMOUR MARKED the Presidential Press Corps Dinner in Abuja on Thursday as President Bola Tinubu playfully addressed First Lady Oluremi Tinubu as “Iya Alakara” following recent public reactions to her comments on small scale businesses. JKNewsMedia.com reports that addressing guests at the State House event, the Pres...
By Joke Kujenya SINCE YESTERDAY, few public remarks have exposed Nigeria’s economic anxieties as sharply as First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s comments that small grants can help women build livelihoods by frying akara, roasting corn or producing kuli-kuli. The backlash was immediate. To many Nigerians battling rising living costs, the ...
By Olivia Ambrose, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIAN TEACHERS have been lauded as the “quiet architects of great nations” by First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who urged them to embrace innovation as the government ramps up efforts to revamp education across the country. Delivering the keynote address at the National Teachers’ Summit 2026, theme...
RECENTLY, THE Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II CFR marked a decade on the throne of his ancestors and celebrated it by conferring the Yeye Asiwaju Ile Oodua on the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON. The title was once held by the late Chief (Mrs) Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, the wife […]
By JKNewsMedia Reporter RENEWED CALL for selfless service and collective responsibility took centre stage as Nigerians were urged to rebuild trust, strengthen national unity and support those facing economic and social hardship during the 2025 Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at the State House. The message was delivered by the Prelate of t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FUNFRAISING TOWARD completion of the National Library realised N20.7 billion, the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, announced while having lunch with the press at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Senator Tinubu said the birthday account, Oluremi@65 Education Fund, will remain open ti...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter CLAIMS THAT a young girl was crushed by a vehicle in the convoy of Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, have been firmly denied by the Nigeria Police, who labelled the reports “false and misleading.” The Ondo State Police Command, in a statement released Thursday night by its spokesperson, Deputy ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu marked his 73rd birthday on Friday, March 28, 2025, with a special prayer session in Abuja, where he emphasised the importance of hard work and prayer in nation-building. The solemn gathering, attended by government officials, religious leaders, and dignitaries, was dedicated t...
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s FIRST Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has responded to the viral video showing nursing students in Delta State rejecting a song that referred to her as the “mother of the nation.” In a statement released on Friday, the First Lady’s office acknowledged the students’ reaction as a spontaneous and playful expression....
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’s FIRST Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has endorsed the Senate’s decision to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, emphasizing the need for decorum and discipline in the legislative chamber. Speaking ahead of International Women’s Day (IWD), Tinubu urged women to assert themselves in leadership roles while main...
