The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday, January 26, 2025, affirmed that the world is a man’s world, saying that it is undeniable that humans live in a man’s world.
Oluremi Tinubu made this revelation shortly after receiving a notification from the management of the Leadership Newspaper of her conferment with the award “Person of the Year.”
Appreciating the award, she stated that the award is a call for more work on her part, stressing, “With this, I am fired up for the year….I like to work hard because my husband is a hard-working man.”
The First Lady expressed her appreciation that as a woman, her efforts are being noted, alluding to the fact that she goes through life at her own pace.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu in Group Photograph with the Management of Leadership Newspaper
“I have never seen a man as a challenge, but that makes me know that I have to work three times as the man to get ahead. I tell girls all the time, you have to be confident, focused, and hardworking to get ahead”, she added.
In her remarks, the Chairman of Leadership Newspaper, Zainab Nda-Isaiah disclosed that the choice of the First Lady as the Person of the Year 2025 was a unanimous decision of the Board and Management of the organisation which was borne out of the evidential records and impact of her various interventions in the nation through the RHI since the inception of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2023.
The Senior Vice Chairman of the Group Azu Ishiekwene explained that the First Lady has redefined the Office, and made it a force for leadership and passion which is found in the heart, impacting lives, transforming lives, devoid of tribal, religious or political sentiments.
He noted that the award is one that the organisation takes seriously, rewarding excellence, hard-work and dedication.
The award ceremony, which comes up on the 12th of February 2026, is the 18th Edition, out of which President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received the award three times..
