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  • Nigerian Presidents Don’t Need To Seek Medical Treatment Abroad – Aisha Buhari

    Nigerian Presidents Don’t Need To Seek Medical Treatment Abroad – Aisha Buhari

    The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, is of the opinion that Nigerian presidents have no need to travel abroad for medical treatments, following the inauguration of the 21 billion naira Presidential Wing of the State House Medical Centre.

    Mrs Buhari stated this when she joined President Muhammadu Buhari and other dignitaries for the commissioning ceremony of the facility situated in the premises of Presidential Villa, Abuja.

    The president’s wife told State House correspondents that she established the idea of the wing six years ago, after the extensive stay of her husband abroad, for medical treatment.

    She assured that with the facility in place, Nigerian Presidents and their family members will no longer need to go abroad for treatment but may only fly medical experts to assist their colleagues in the country.

  • Alleged Defamation: Aisha Buhari withdraws case against Aminu

    Alleged Defamation: Aisha Buhari withdraws case against Aminu

    The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has withdrawn the case against a final-year student of the Federal University, Dutse, Aminu Adamu.

    Adamu, 24, was arrested by the police in Dutse for allegedly publishing a defamatory statement on his Twitter handle against the First Lady.

    In the alleged tweet, Adamu, who is studying Environmental Management, posted a picture of the first lady with a caption in Hausa saying, “Mama is feeding fat on poor people’s money”.

    The tweet was posted on June 8, 2022.

    After nearly two weeks in detention and alleged torture, he was arraigned on Tuesday, November 30, before Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, where he pleaded not guilty and was remanded at Suleja Correctional Centre in Niger State.

    The First Lady was one of the witnesses billed to testify against the accused.

    But withdrawing the case against the accused on Friday, the Prosecution Counsel, Fidelis Ogbobe, said the First Lady as the mother of the nation decided to withdraw it, following the intervention of well-meaning Nigerians.

    He relied on Section 108 subsection 2(a) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act to move the application for the withdrawal of the case.

  • Aisha Buhari Invites Presidential Aspirants To Dinner, Tells them to Come without phones

    Aisha Buhari Invites Presidential Aspirants To Dinner, Tells them to Come without phones

    The First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has invited presidential aspirants to an Iftar dinner at the Presidential Villa on Saturday.

    The invitation, which was extended to all presidential hopefuls across political parties, is expected to have the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and seventeen other aspirants from the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) including Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike; former Vice president, Atiku Abubakar and others in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) grace the occasion.

    The invitation card for the event that was in circulation on Thursday, advised those participating not to come along with their mobile devices, stating that their invitation cards will serve as their entry pass.

    The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the First Lady, Aliyu Abdullah, clarified that it is standard protocol for guests at events in the President Villa, to be requested not to go in with phones.

  • Aisha Buhari Attends Senate Plenary

    Aisha Buhari Attends Senate Plenary

    First Lady Aisha Buhari is currently at the plenary session in the Senate House of Assembly.

    The First Lady is at the plenary to witness the laying of the constitution amendment report.

    Specifically, Mrs Buhari is at the plenary to throw her weight behind an item for amendment in the 1999 constitution which seeks specific seats to be created for female legislators.

    She is accompanied by the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen; and the Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed.

    Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege had earlier on Tuesday announced that the Senate Committee on Constitution Amendment will lay the report of the 1999 Constitution review before the Senate on Wednesday, February 23.

    Federal lawmakers are also expected to vote on the amendments on March 1.

  • Buhari Appoints Sani Zorro As Aisha’s Aide, Redeploys, Sacks Others

    Buhari Appoints Sani Zorro As Aisha’s Aide, Redeploys, Sacks Others

    President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Muhammad Sani Zorro, journalist, politician, and former lawmaker as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs and Strategy, Office of the First Lady.

    The President also redeployed some other aides attached to the office of the First Lady, with one other person sacked.

    This was disclosed in a statement signed on Saturday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.

    “At the instance of the First Lady, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, the President has also approved the immediate redeployment of three of the political appointees in her office to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, pending their assignment to some other government departments or agencies.

    “Those affected by the redeployment are Dr. Mohammed Kamal Abdulrahman, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Health and Development Partners and Personal Physician to the First Lady; Hadi Uba, Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Wole Aboderin, Special Assistant to the President on Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs.

    “Also approved with effect from 11th February is the disengagement of Zainab Kazeem, the Special Assistant to the President on Domestic and Social Events, Office of the First Lady,” the statement read in part.

    According to the statement, Zorro, a famous journalist brings to the new job decades-long experience in media practice, publishing, and unionist leadership.

    He was at various times President, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), West African Journalists Association (WAJA), and the Federation of African Journalists, FAJ.

    He was in the House of Representatives where he chaired the committee on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Refugees, and Initiatives on North East.

  • Women Affairs Ministry support Aisha Buhari 6-Nation football tournament

    Women Affairs Ministry support Aisha Buhari 6-Nation football tournament

    The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has expressed her support for the Aisha Buhari six-Nation female football tournament.

    A statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations unit of the ministry, Mr Olujimi Oyetomi, on Thursday in Abuja, said the minister pledged to work closely with the Minister of Sports, Mr. Sunday Dare, to ensure the success of the tournament.

    She said the tournament scheduled to hold in Lagos from Sept. 13 to Sept. 22, would promote peace and international understanding.

    The minister also commended Mr Seyi Akinwunmi, the 1st Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), who doubles as Chairman of Local Organising Committee (LOC), for the six-nations Africa football tournament.

    Tallen stated that nothing was too small “to honour an exceptional woman,” “mother of the nation” who stands boldly by her husband to ensure the peaceful development of a foremost and populous African nation even in the face of challenges.

    According to the minister, football has a strong unifying force and knows no religion or tribe as a tool to overcome most of the challenges countries in the West African sub-region are facing.

    She also commended the visit of the LOC in company of Ms. Aisha Falode, a member of the NFF Board, describing the Minister as a firm advocate of Women.

    It quoted Falode as saying that the minister’s inclusiveness and development along with other mandates of her ministry, including child development and other vulnerable groups was commendable.

    The statement quoted Falode as saying that the planned female football tournament would involve Nigeria (as the host), South Africa, Ghana, Mali, Morocco and Cameroun.

    The statement added that the LOC had visited the minister to galvanise support for the football event, noting that “female footballing holds a lot of promise.”

    It added that female football could help the aspirations of the Girl-Child as well as to instigate more positive conversations to issues concerning girls and women.

    She further noted that it could help to generate conversations around the First Lady’s Future-Assured Foundation as well as campaign against violence and equality of gender. 

  • Buhari appoints two new aides for First Lady, Aisha

    Buhari appoints two new aides for First Lady, Aisha

    President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of two new senior aides for the office of the First Lady.

    According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, on Monday, President Buhari approved the appointment of Dr. Rukayyatu Abdulkareem Gurin to replace Dr. Hajo Sani as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs in the Office of the First Lady.

    Also, the President approved the appointment of the Personal Physician to the First Lady, Dr. Mohammed Kamal Abdurrahman, as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Health and Development Partners in the Office of the First Lady.

    According to the statement; “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Rukayyatu Abdulkareem Gurin as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs in the Office of the First Lady.

    “She is a Doctorate degree holder in Curriculum Instruction from the University of Maiduguri.

    “She was at various times a Lecturer at the University of Maiduguri; a Deputy Director at the National Universities Commission (NUC); and a Director at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.

    “Dr. Gurin who was a Senior Lecturer at Baze University in Abuja before her appointment, replaces Dr. Hajo Sani who was recently appointed as Nigeria’s Delegate to the United Nations Educational and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO) in France.

    “The President also approved the appointment of Dr. Mohammed Kamal Abdurrahman as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Health and Development Partners in the Office of the First Lady.

    “He holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from University of Maiduguri. He worked at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Yola Specialist Hospital, Sithobela Health Centre in Swaziland, and at the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) before his appointment as the Personal Physician to the First Lady in 2015 and reappointed in 2019.

    “Dr Abdurrahman will combine his new role with his position as the Personal Physician to the First Lady.”

  • #Twitterban: Nigerian First Lady deactivates Twitter handle

    #Twitterban: Nigerian First Lady deactivates Twitter handle

     …President Buhari’s Twitter handle still remains active

    The Twitter handle of Nigeria’s First lady, Aisha Buhari, has been deactivated. This comes hours after the Buhari-led government announced the suspension of the micro-blogging site’s operations in the country.

    Aisha made the announcement before deactivating it on Friday night.

    She tweeted, “I will be deactivating my Twitter account for now.

    “Long live Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

    A search on Twitter for her handle shows it has been deactivated. See a screenshot below

    Aisha Buhari

    Meanwhile President Buhari’s Twitter handle is still active.

    Aisha Buhari
  • Aisha Buhari Visits Attahiru’s Widow, Family

    Aisha Buhari Visits Attahiru’s Widow, Family

    The First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru.

    Mrs Buhari took to Twitter on Sunday to share photos of her visit to the deceased’s family on her verified handle.

    She described the death of the late army chief and the other military officers aboard the aircraft as a monumental loss to their families and the nation at large.

    The remains of the late Attahiru and 10 other officers who died in the plane crash in Kaduna were laid to rest on Saturday at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja.

    Other officers and who lost their lives included Brigadier-General MI Abdulkadir, Brigadier-General Olayinka, Brigadier-General Kuliya, Major LA Hayat, Major Hamza, and Sergeant Umar.

    Flight-Lieutenant TO Asaniyi, Flight-Lieutenant AA Olufade, Sergeant Adesina, and ACM Oyedepo also died in the crash.

    Elsewhere, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast in all public buildings, facilities, and official residences across the country.

    The directive, which was with effect from Monday to Wednesday, was announced in a statement by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha.

    He explained that the presidential directive was to honour the memory and services of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, as well as the senior military officers and service members who died in a plane crash on Friday last week.

    Mustapha added that the President has approved Monday as a work-free day for members of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

  • Aisha Buhari salutes women on IWD, calls for an end to Incessant Abduction

    Aisha Buhari salutes women on IWD, calls for an end to Incessant Abduction

    Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has broken her long silence by sending a goodwill message to Nigerian women on International Women’s Day. She  also urged Nigerian leaders to bring an immediate end to the incessant spate of abductions of women and girls in the country. 

    Outspoken Mrs Buhari had gone off the radar since September 2020 shortly after the wedding of her daughter, Hanan.

    There were reports that she relocated to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, citing security issues.

    But shortly after, one of her aides, Kabiru Dodo, said Mrs Buhari was on a foreign medical trip.

    The situation persisted even when she turned 50 years old on February 18.

    But on Monday, she posted a goodwill message on her Twitter handle, @Aishambuhari.

    The message which she personally signed was titled “Message of the First Lady, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day 2021.”

    The President’s wife lamented the continued abduction of women and girls in Nigeria by bandits and terrorists.

    She called on all stakeholders to continue to exert their different levels of influence and bring the abductions to an end.

    It read, “Today marks the 2021 edition of International Women’s Day. The day offers yet another opportunity for humanity to review and reflect progress made on issues of women and girls.

    “This year’s theme: Women In Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World is a strong call to appreciate the efforts of women and girls in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

    “COVID-19 has had a huge impact on women; disrupted education and careers, lost jobs, descent into poverty, and proliferation of domestic violence. Many have also died or suffered due to lack of access to basic information on the pandemic, It is therefore important, not just to continue spreading the message of the COVID-19 protocol, but to remember and support those who have been affected negatively by the pandemic in one way or another.

    “Away from COVID-19, women and girls in Nigeria have continued to suffer abductions both in the hands of insurgents and bandits.

    “As a mother, I share the sorrow and agony of the victims and their families. I am also not unaware of the impact that these abductions could have in reverting many successes we have hitherto achieved, especially in terms of girl-child education and early marriages.

    “I call on all stakeholders to continue to exert their different levels of influence and bring these abductions to an end and to assure us that girls are safe anywhere they may find themselves.

    “My best wishes to women all over the world for their resilience, hard work, and commitment to the progress of humanity. Happy International Women’s Day.”