By Ola Kay
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu commenced year 2026 with visits to new mothers at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, where she welcomed the first baby of the year.
In similar vein, Mrs. Tinubu paid a visit celebrated Blessing Oragwu, who gave birth to triplets on the 29th of December 2025, (two boys and a girl), following 13 years of marriage. She showered the family with gifts.
According to a statement signed by her SSA Media, Busola Kukoyi, on Thursday, “the year 2026 is a year of peace and prosperity in abundance for the nation.
The First Lady was accompanied by dignitaries including the wife of Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima, Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Imaan Sulieman-Ibrahim, and Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Hajia Mariya Mahmoud.
She welcomed the “First Baby of the Year,” a girl born at midnight to 26-year-old first-time mother Adakole Patience.
Sen. Tinubu also celebrated Blessing Oragwu, who gave birth to triplets on the 29th of December 2025, (two boys and a girl) after 13 years of marriage, presenting the family with gifts.
She said: “I welcomed the baby of the year, a girl, and then visited the triplets, born last month, the mother has waited for 13 years, which is wonderful, and another baby boy.”
Continuing, she stated that, “You know, in Yoruba land, they will say, when you have girls, they come with ease. So we believe that this year is going to be a great year for us as a nation, peace in abundance, prosperity in abundance.”
“I’m excited because last year was something else. It’s like all of us who made it into the New Year, we should be thankful… We thank God.”
She urged Nigerian women to grab opportunities with faith and generosity in the year 2026.
“Nigerian women are blessed. We are blessed… Nigerian women are very hardworking… Whatever they want to do, that they feel God has laid in their hearts, they should do it. Never feel that I don’t have money to do business. Just go and do what you feel. Start small, and you will be amazed.
“This year, I tell people, if you want money, you have to sow into the lives of the less privileged… Be generous. It is a year of generosity. Giving should be intentional, she stated.”
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