{"id":8804,"date":"2024-07-31T14:40:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=8804"},"modified":"2024-07-31T14:40:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:40:05","slug":"first-lady-senator-oluremi-tinubu-expresses-deep-sadness-over-the-passing-of-onyeka-onwenu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2024\/07\/31\/first-lady-senator-oluremi-tinubu-expresses-deep-sadness-over-the-passing-of-onyeka-onwenu\/","title":{"rendered":"First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu Expresses Deep Sadness Over the Passing of Onyeka Onwenu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of legendary Nigerian singer and actress, Onyeka Onwenu, widely known as &#8220;The Elegant Stallion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The First Lady revealed her grief, particularly noting her recent interaction with the iconic artist during the celebration of Mothers of the Nation on May 25, 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In her statement, Senator Tinubu highlighted Onyeka Onwenu&#8217;s extraordinary talent and creativity, praising her contributions to unity and African values through her music. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">She specifically mentioned the impact of Onwenu&#8217;s timeless song, &#8220;One Love Keep Us Together,&#8221; which has resonated not only in Nigeria but around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;My thoughts and prayers are with her family, associates, and friends during this period of grief. May the Lord God grant them the strength to bear this painful and irreplaceable loss,&#8221; the First Lady said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Senator Tinubu concluded by honoring Onyeka Onwenu&#8217;s legacy, acknowledging that she passed away while continuing to pursue her passion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">She prayed for the peaceful repose of her soul.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainments-and-arts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8804"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8806,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8804\/revisions\/8806"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}