{"id":19109,"date":"2024-07-31T14:37:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=19109"},"modified":"2024-07-31T14:37:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:37:24","slug":"oluremi-tinubu-mourns-the-loss-of-legendary-music-icon-onyeka-onwenu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=19109","title":{"rendered":"Oluremi Tinubu Mourns the Loss of Legendary Music Icon Onyeka Onwenu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\">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=\"p2\"><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=\"p2\"><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=\"p2\"><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=\"p2\"><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=\"p2\"><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=\"p2\"><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 legendary Nigerian singer and actress, Onyeka Onwenu, widely known as &#8220;The Elegant Stallion.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19112,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19109"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19109"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19113,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19109\/revisions\/19113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}