President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrives Plateau state to attend the funeral prayers in honour of Nana Lydia Yilwatda Goshwe, mother of the APC National Chairman, Professor Nantewe YilwatdaGoshwe.
Mr President later addressed Church Leaders across the North at the headquarters of the COCIN Church in Jos.
"Hate is not an option for us. I inherited Islam from my parents and haven't changed, but my wife is a pastor. She prays for me, and there's no conflict. I have never tried to convince her to convert."
- President Bola Tinubu says
Who are your real and biological parents? Why is everything about you in secrecy?
Josepholome: Tinubu, Mutfwang, Akpabio ,several other dignitaries honour APC National chairman’s mother at funeral
By Golok Nanmwa,Jos
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, and the Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Saturday joined numerous dignitaries to pay their last respects to Mama Lydia Yilwatda Goshwe, mother of the All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, at her funeral service held at the Church of Christ in Nations headquarters in Jos, the Plateau state capital.
Yilwatda’s mother died at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, in August 2025 at the age of 83
President Tinubu, in his remarks, described the late Mama Lydia as “a mother of the community, a mother of the state, and a humanitarian.”
Tinubu praised the APC National chairman as “a man of character and intellect” and commended the large turnout of governors, public officials, and dignitaries as a testament to the high regard for both the APC National Chairman and his mother.
“Let this day be one of joy and thanksgiving, even in mourning. The prayer of every mother is that her child succeeds and you will.
God will grant your prayers. Live a dedicated life, serve humanity, and remain faithful to God Almighty.”, Tinubu said.
The President further emphasized values of unity, contentment, and productive leadership, stating, “Hate is not an option for us. Love is what we must continue to preach,love for one another.”
Tinubu also highlighted his belief in religious freedom, saying, “We may differ in faith, but we pray to the same Almighty God, to whom we are all answerable.”
Governor Mutfwang expressed gratitude for President Tinubu’s presence, stating, “Your esteemed presence means so much to the immediate Yilwatda family and to the people of Plateau State in general.”
He thanked the President for his support in addressing insecurity in Plateau State, noting improvements in security conditions.
Mutfwang also appreciated Tinubu for appointing Prof. Yilwatda as APC National Chairman, likening it to an honor for Plateau State, reminiscent of former leaders like Chief Solomon Daushep Lar.
“While we are grateful for the honour of your presence at this solemn occasion, we also look forward to welcoming you again soon, Mr. President. We would be delighted if you could visit Plateau State again in the near future to see for yourself the extent to which we have keyed into your Renewed Hope Agenda with the resources available to us”, Mutfwang said
On his part, Senate President Akpabio praised COCIN’s contributions to the North Central region through schools, clinics, and health centers.
He referenced Prof. Yilwatda’s tribute to his mother, describing her as “a perfect portrait of the virtuous African woman, a true matriarch” who instilled values of humanity, diligence, compassion, and faith. Akpabio commended President Tinubu as “a unifier” who bridges faiths, regions, and political divides, evident from the diverse attendance at the funeral.
In his speech, APC National Chairman Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda expressed gratitude to God for extending his mother’s life beyond initial medical predictions by 47 years.
He portrayed his mother as a resilient and determined woman who worked tirelessly, selling akara and pap, running a shop, and managing market sales despite her health challenges.
Yilwatda highlighted her mother’s selflessness, noting she handed over her earnings to his father, who then distributed them as if they were his own.
“To His Excellency and all dignitaries, thank you for giving me a shoulder to cry on,” Prof. Yilwatda said.
He humorously declared himself President Tinubu’s “first son,” jokingly displacing the Governor of Niger State, who had earlier offered himself as the President’s son, asserting his veto power as APC Chairman to “collect his party card” if he doesn’t submit.
Our Correspondent reports that the remains of late Mama Lydia were later conveyed to the Kanke community, Kanke Local Government Area, for internment.
Who is thinking what I’m thinking. A perfect chance to just do one thing and forget part of Nigeria challenges once and for all
thisisit: I SEE NO INVESTORS I SEE ONLY MONEY LAUNDERING PARTNERS I SEE BLACK CHAGOURYS
THESE I HAVE SEEN
No be only you. Every sane person know say na propaganda be this and audio achievement that APC lackeys will be jubilating about, posting copy-and-paste write-up from their Tinubu Army on Facebook and WhatsApp.
Photo 1: Executive Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service, Dr. Zacch Adedeji, Chief Executive Officer, Global Infrastructure Partners and Senior Managing Director Blackrock, Mr. Bayo Ogunlesi, President Bola Tinubu, former Managing Director/Chief Executive of UBA, Hakeem Bello-Osagie and Professor Afolabi Ogunlesi.
Photo 2: President Bola Tinubu and Mr Bayo Ogunlesi.
Photo 3: President Tinubu and Mr Hakeem Belo-Osagie.
Photo 4: President Tinubu and Mr Bayo Ogunlesi.
The same tactics Mimiko, the former Governor of Ondo State used during his years as Governor with their audio promise and photo ops😂😂😂
Let him give my threads on his fake agulu messiah a boost.
Instead of marketing his fake messiah , he is opening useless threads attckiing anyone who criticizes and exposes their fake messiah.
Your own done too much. It shows you’re truly an agent of APC paid to cause diversion online, shifting people’s attention from the present failure of APC. You sound like a cheap and desperate person who will do anything for money.
Mrfixitt: Thrash. With all the money Tinubu has borrowed nothing to show for it. Gej gave Nigeria biggest economy in Africa yet myopic minds don't see that as an achievement..Today Nigerian economy is dwindling with speed and naira is one of the weakest in Africa. Dude go one side and sit down
You Dey mind them, Nigeria that has one of the best economy and rising economy in the world at that time. These APC lackeys are just funny online; all they know is lies upon lies and the copy-and-paste from their Tinubu-Army group on Facebook and WhatsApp😂😂😂
Putinofrussia: GEJ that started borrowing money to pay workers in 2014 when oil was selling at $87 per barrel internationally after selling at over $100 pbd for years. No tangible infrastructures with the humongous revenue that accrued to his govt. A gentleman but a colossal disaster and failure.
At least he paid workers, didn’t he? Unlike the wicked Pharaoh in power you have in Aso Rock
Commentor: We know those who would sell their nation to outsider for validation, yet they'll never accommodate you.
Onanuga produced facts.
Moslems, Christians, farmers, traders , soldiers, policemen, regular citizens have been attacked by Boko Haram and Herdsmen without any rhyme or reason.
Stop the gaslighting.
No country is coming to save you.
They would only make comments with the hope they can oppress your leaders into purchasing arms, selling them resources at rock bottom rates, and enslaving your own people.
You guys are just funny. When your lord and savior said it here back then to score some cheap political points during GEJ administration. Why don’t you bring this up back then?
obataokenwa: I keep saying this, when a full grown youth keeps blaming govt for being the reason hes not married, that person has failed. You can never set a goal backed us with seriousness and never achieve it. Igbo proverb said..."if a rat outrun a child, he calls it stupid rat"
😂Wèrè gbòde ò. I no hear wetin you yan my guy. Go meet your wife for house, you need those front twins for mental rehabilitation😂 See comment, chai! Nairalands and its supporters of APC😂😂😂
metascribe: He is out of touch with reality on ground...
With all due respect, the president is uninspiring; the country is like his frequent doldrum and lacuna aura.
All his attempts to try to ignite the fire of patriotism and optimism is doused by his innate dark shadowy aura.
The president has a negative spiritual vibe.. the seer know this.
I know this too. I seriously know it. Tilumbu is everything wrong with Nigeria and APC as a party. That party needs to be a thing of the past for Nigeria to progress as a whole.
anonimi: Why is Oshiomhole’s Assembly of Past Criminals, APC Lagos branch, so keen for us to continue their extreme poverty shege of the past decade, instead of returning to PDP’s 16 years of deregulation and privatisation prosperity?
Lagos Resident Laments Economic Hardship, Hunger Under Tinubu, Confesses To Beating Elderly People, Others To Make Tinubu President
A Lagos state resident has lamented his inability to get petroleum despite beating people including the elderly to vote for President Bola Tinubu in 2023.
In a video posted on social media, he narrated how life had been hard for him despite all he did to ensure Tinubu became Nigeria’s President.
He said, “We wanted to buy fuel but we have been unable to get. They even beat us at the petroleum station. I was among those that beat people at Idi-Oro.
“We went from house to house, asking people to vote for you (referring to Tinubu). You emerged as the President and now you are destroying our lives. Getting food to eat is difficult for us.”
He noted that despite the hardship, different agencies in the state have kept milking them through taxation.
"I voted for Jagaban, I was among those that flogged people we refused to vote Tinubu at Idi-oro. We went from House to House attacking people who didn't vote for Jagaban, Today I am regretting”.
He said, “We are suffering in Nigeria, we have become lazy even in our own father’s land. We are drivers and that’s how we survive. LASTMA (Lagos State Traffic Management Agency), VIO (Vehicle Inspection Office) all collect money from us. Please Tinubu, do something about this hardship.
“We are the same people that beat up others so you could become the President. Some of them people we beat were our father’s mates, but we beat them up. We did that just because of you so you could become the President, and we kept saying it was our turn.
“Look at it now, the outcome is suffering, we cannot even buy rice again. You cannot buy N1000 food and be okay. I bought food of N1200 today and my kids have not eaten at home.”
He also expressed worry that he would be beaten for the comments he was making about Tinubu.
“I know that what I have said now, they will still come to beat me at home. I know that for sure,” he said.
Hunger has never dealt with them so well. Tilumbu should continue raising the bars of suffering, until they started eating grass and their brains reset fully. We warned them in 2015, we warned them again in 2019; we came back to beg, plead, and warn them in 2023 that Tilumbu never mean well for Nigeria. They labeled us ọmọ àlè Yorùbá😂😂😂
FIRDAUS3: OBJ is an old man, literally, with a person of his age it's indisputable that baba could mostly be spewing gibberish. Baba of 3rd Agenda Baba of Modern Corruption in Nigeria The Ground father of antipathy Ebora owu
Who is Tinubu if you call Obj baba of modern corruption? Who is Abacha? Who is IBB? Who is Abdulsalam?
chiagozien: OBJ the only sensible Yoruba man I have seen.
Obasanjo is greater than Awolowo and Abiola combined.
You’re on point on this one. I’m a Yoruba. I’ll say Awolowo is a very selfish person unlike OBJ (although he’s selfish but not like Awolowo or to the detriment of his people). Awolowo misdeed during the Nigeria Civil War is still blow to me till now. "We should not feed our enemies fat so they may not rise to fight us again". That statement by Awolowo culminated and claimed over one million lives of Biafrans.
obataokenwa: Abroad by 18, 19, 20 people already have kids so that by 40, they're done training children. More reason they're responsible and focused in life while in naija, a man and a woman of 30+ still dey post sexy pictures on instagram.
Go to titktok and see how Nigerians chase free money and u will know that it will be a long lane for people to ever arrive. Anyday monetisation will be cancelled, alot will be useless
You see people give stupid reasons for being single. A man or woman of 30+ that's not in a serious relationship dont have any reason to blame Tinubu for bad govt.
Clap for yourself. Pàtẹ́wọ́ for yourself. Your comment reeks of someone that attended ilé-iwé alákọ̀ọ́bẹ̀rẹ̀. So you’re the one that want to help them to live their life since they choose not to marry bah? What has been 30 got to do with marriage? I’m 30+, not married and with no kid or in any serious relationship, so that means I’m st00peed bah? Yet, it is a known fact that Tinubu gestapo regime is a weapon fashioned against Nigerians. This time around, read your statement slowly or you’ll want me to borrow you some little sense.
LoneSoldier: I don't know why is a norm in our society today for a grown up man, doing well financially who is not interested in marriage to be considered an irresponsible man. I think a man's decision should be personal not mandatory or tailored by society.
Marriage should be a thing of personal decision not been pressured by society.
What do you think?
Marriage is a social construct. It’s a bourgeois trap meant to enslave men so as to increase their capacity to the economy. Tell me how men have benefitted from marriage? The indoctrination has been programmed to us from birth that it’s cool to raise a family whereas children lean to their mother most time. Men provide and keep providing and they are only loved by what they provide. I love the fact that a lot are waking up, unplugging from the trap and matrix. Have protected segzx, have fun and take your financial life carefully for old age sake.
By the way, I stumbled on this picture and the pics hit me like fan.
Winnin009: The same marketers they were selling over 1k plus and Dangote selling at 800+...
With the brain in your head, what does that say about the marketers?
Dey apply objectivity my bros.
If you read what I put up there, you’ll see there is no difference between Dangote and those marketers. It’s just like choosing between 6 and half a dozen. Dangote selling at below price is a bait to monopolize the market at a later time. That’s the tactics he keeps using in his business. You see him selling at lower price thereby driving the marketers out of business then later people who shifted to him will start buying. Bingo! Before you know it, Dangote will start increasing the price gradually gradually. It seems you’re those Gen Z kids right? If this offend you, no cap ooo😂😂😂
Moroccoguy: God will not allow that subsidy cabal to finish this country, Dollar cabal as been eliminated and I believe subsidy scammer will not survive too.
You think so? How do you know dollar palaver has been eliminated? APC is whinnying your nipples, lol😂Dem go raise am soon😂
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