Zamfara Emirs Give First Lady Remi Tinubu a Special Traditional Title

(Senator Oluremi Tinubu. Photo credit: Busola Kukoyi)
Nigeria's First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has been given the traditional title "Jagaban Matan Zamfara" by the Zamfara State Council of Emirs.

The title was conferred on Friday during her visit to Gusau for the APC North West Women's Mega Rally and Empowerment Programme.

Her Special Assistant on Media, Busola Kukoyi, announced it in a statement the same day.

The rally is part of the APC's push to rally women behind President Bola Tinubu's re election bid in 2027.

The party had earlier taken its women's outreach to markets, hospitals and communities in Jigawa State.

Traditional titles like this are often given to visiting political figures as a sign of respect.

The statement did not explain why the council chose to honour her.

The honour comes days after Seyi Tinubu, the President's son, was turbaned as Dan Zaki Gwandu by the Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammadu Iliyasu Bashar, in Kebbi State.

Reporters online said that the ceremony took place on Wednesday, November 11, at the Abdullahi Fodiyo Palace in Birnin Kebbi.

The Emir described the title, which means "Son of the Lion of Gwandu", as the first of its kind in the emirate's history.

Seyi was also installed as the Okanlomo of Yorubaland by the Alaafin of Oyo in December 2025.