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  • Buhari’s wife restates need for unity among Nigerians

    Buhari’s wife restates need for unity among Nigerians

    The wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has reiterated the need for unity and peaceful coexistence among Nigerians.

    Mrs. Buhari stated this in her tweeter handle on Friday after she attended the 2017 Ramadan lecture organised by the staff of Presidential villa community at the Banquet Hall, Abuja.

    She expressed appreciation for the turnout where Muslims and Christians participated in the programme and prayers.

    “It is important that we reiterate the importance of our unity by sharing our different values.

    “I appreciate His Excellency, the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo for chairing the Ramadan breakfast dinner,” she said.

  • Mrs Buhari departs for London

    Mrs Buhari departs for London

    The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday departed Nigeria for the United Kingdom to join her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari, who was in London for medical follow-up.

    Mrs Buhari departed through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Tuesday morning.

    Before her departure, the wife of the President thanked Nigerians for their support and prayers for the quick recovery of Buhari.

    The News Agency of Nigeria [NAN] reports that the President left Nigeria for London on May 7, for medical follow-up on the advice of his doctors.

  • Tinubu, Aisha Buhari, Ooni, others bag TELL awards

    Tinubu, Aisha Buhari, Ooni, others bag TELL awards

    The maiden edition of the Annual TELL Awards for Excellence will hold on June 17 at the Civic Center, Ozumba, Mbadiwe Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos.

    It is organised by TELL Communications Limited, publishers of TELL magazine.

    President and Chief Executive of TELL Communications Limited, Mr. Nosa Igiebor, said the selection and voting processes were opened to the public to ensure transparency, credibility and fairness.

    The Tell Man of the Year awards will go to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, and His Royal Highness, Sarkin Kano, Emir Muhammad Sanusi 11.

    Tell Woman of the Year is the First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari.

    Governor of the Year is Cross River State Prof. Ben Ayade and Borno State Gov. Kashim Shettima.

    All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is the winner of the National Icon of Democracy award.

    Other winners are Air Peace Airline, as well as post-humous awards for the late Dele Giwa and the late Chief Gani Fawehimi (SAN), among others.

  • My husband’s health not as bad as speculated, says Buhari’s wife

    My husband’s health not as bad as speculated, says Buhari’s wife

    Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari has said the health of his husband is not as bad as being speculated.

    She stated this on Tuesday in a tweet through her verified Twitter handle @aishambuhari.

    “I wish to inform everyone that his health is not as bad as it’s being perceived,Meanwhile he continues to carry out his responsibilities,” she stated.

    She  thanked Nigerians for their concern, love and prayers over her  husband’s health status.

    “During this period. As it may come to your notice, he is meeting with Minister of Justice and GMD of NNPC this evening.

    “Long Live Nigerians, Long Live Federal Republic of Nigeria,” Mrs Buhari added

  • Aishat Buhari greets Osinbajo’s at 60th

    Aishat Buhari greets Osinbajo’s at 60th

    Members of cabinet on Wednesday wished Acting President Yemi Osinbajo happy 60th birthday anniversary.

    They sang a birthday song for him after the rendition of the National anthem and opening prayers by the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, and Head of Service, Mrs. Ekanem Oyo-Ita.

    As the Acting President was about to take his seat for the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting to begin, the cabinet members remained standing and sang the birthday song.

    After the songs and good wishes, Osinbajo replied with a prayer for the cabinet members.

    He said: “For the young men and women who are below 60, I pray that you will soon be 60. For those who are 60, I pray that you be 120 and above in Jesus name, Amen.”

    Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, in her Twitter handle, also wished Osinbajo happy Birthday.

    She said: “On the occasion of the birthday of Your Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN, Ag. President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I wish to extend my congratulations to you and to state that the years you have spent building your reputation in multiple capacities have today resulted in your ability to carry out your duties in line with the manifesto of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that a better Nigeria is realized. Congratulations and Happy Birthday”

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  • Why my husband became President – Aisha

    Why my husband became President – Aisha

    Wife of Nigerian President, Mrs Aisha Buhari on Tuesday urged Nigerians to emulate her husband’s doggedness by never giving up on their cherished aspirations.

    Mrs Buhari said after several failed attempts, her husband became the nation’s president following his persistence and compassion for the masses.

    The First Lady spoke in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, during the launch of a book titled, “Buhari vs Yar’Adua: Facing the future,” written by Mr Opeyemi Soyombo, a Special Assistant on Media to Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State.

    Mrs Buhari who was represented by Amosun’s wife, Mrs Olufunso Amosun, lauded the author for documenting the legal struggles of Muhammadu Buhari regarding his election petition challenging the victory of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua in 2007.

    She said record keeping or documentation is vital to the life a people or nation, adding that without it history stands the risk being be distorted.

    The President’s wife noted that there are lots of lessons to learn from the life of her husband who contested presidential election for four consecutive times before he eventually won in 2015.

    Aisha said, “there are lots of lessons to learn from the life of President Muhammadu Buhari, most especially his doggedness and compassion for the masses. President Buhari contested presidential election consecutively four times before he eventually won in 2015.

    “His victory has paid off considering his passion to helping the masses and most importantly, the successes recorded in the anti-corruption war of his government.

    “I commend the efforts of the writer for documenting the  Presidential Election suit between the candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and President Umaru Yar’Adua of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2007.

    “This shows that the author has been following with keen interest elections held in the country and the petitions arising from them. In most recent shared views and writings on human and societal development, the investment made on other people gives tremendous yields; thus the facts and authenticity of the book are invaluable.”

    Also speaking at the book launch,  a retired judge of the state high court, Justice Ademola Bakre, expressed worry over Nigeria’s future.

    Bakre lamented the rot in the Nigerian judiciary and warned against interference and undue pressure in the affairs of judges in the country.

    He said the citizens should work out a better Nigeria of their dream, stressing that they must change and desist from demanding a bribe.

    Also, the author who spoke with reporters later said he was motivated to write the 179-page book to cast light on the issues of election rigging with a view to pricking the nation’s conscience to forestall rigging in the future.

    According to Soyombo, Buhari was short-changed in the 2007 presidential election and that the book canvassed measures “ensure that we have credible, free and fair elections and to ensure that the judiciary, either by design or default, would endorse electoral robbery.”

    The book was earlier reviewed by Mr Kayode Oyede of the Department of Public Private Law, Faculty of Law, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos.

  • Aisha Buhari to host West African First Ladies

    Aisha Buhari to host West African First Ladies

    The Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari is convening a high – level meeting of first Ladies of West African states towards providing adequate social and economic support to refugee women and children in the Lake Chad Basin.

    This was disclosed at the technical session convened to marshal the strategy in Sokoto, on Monday, February 13, 2017.

    According to a statement by the Director of Information in the Office of the Wife of the President, Suleiman Haruna, Aisha Buhari had initiated discussions on the issue with the First Lady of Niger, Dr. Malika Issoufou Mahamadou, at the sidelines of the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly, last year.

    It reads: “Mrs. Buhari and Dr. Mahamadou were concerned with the spate of fleeing populations and refugees moving within and across national borders in search of safety and settled life, especially in the Lake Chad Basin, which has been described as conflict-prone, with UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA) reporting 3.8 million people facing severe food insecurity and going hungry, as at July 2016.

    “Key among the areas of interest are establishment of a coordinating mechanism in the region, distribution of relief materials, provision of psychosocial support to the victims and empowerment of women and girls. There is also the issue of advocacy to expose the full magnitude of the humanitarian crisis in the region.” it stated 

    Head of Nigeria’s Technical team at the Sokoto meeting, Senior Special Assistant to the President in the Office of the Wife of the President, Dr. Hajo Sani said the High-Level meeting has been fixed for 28th February in Abuja and will attract the First Ladies of Niger, Cameroon, Chad, Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali, and Development, Voluntary and Civil Society Organizations.

    On her part, the Head of the Nigerienne delegation, Dr. Mrs. Hadari Zeinabou, Senior Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, said the purpose of the meeting was to enable the First Ladies to complement the efforts of their spouses in the area of improving the health and well-being of the less privileged in the Lake Chad Basin region.

    The meeting is expected to last till Tuesday.

  • UNICEF calls for collective action on female genital mutilation

    UNICEF calls for collective action on female genital mutilation

    As the world marks International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation today, UNICEF calls on governments at all levels, civil society organisations, and traditional and religious leaders to join together and end the scourge of Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting in Nigeria.

    Marking the Day, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria Mohamed Fall, said: “Every study and every bit of evidence we have shown there is absolutely no benefit to mutilate or to cut any girl or woman for non-medical reasons. It is a practice that can cause severe physical and psychological harm.”

    Five states in Nigeria have rates of Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) that are more than 60 per cent, with Osun and Ebonyi highest at 77 and 74 percent respectively, according to the 2013 National Demographic and Health Survey. The other states are Ekiti, 72 percent; Imo, 68 percent; and Oyo, 66 per cent.

    FGM/C comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other cutting of or injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It is recognised internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women.

    In February last year, Wife of the President Mrs Aisha Buhari launched a national campaign to end FGM/C, calling on all parties to work together to halt this harmful practice. Her call underlines the need for collective action at every level.

    UNICEF is working with Federal and State governments, especially in the southern states where the practice is most prevalent, training partners, creating awareness at all levels and working with communities to convince practitioners and community members to promote an end to the practice.

    Support is growing for the national campaign to end FGM/C. With the support of the Wives of the State Governors, Imo and Oyo State Houses of Assembly are currently working on draft bills that will prohibit the practice of FGM/C and any custom or tradition promoting it. When the bills are passed, Imo and Oyo will join the other most affected southern states – Osun, Ebonyi and Ekiti – that already have laws against the practice in place.

    “We applaud the progress that has been made in Nigeria, but there is still a long way to go. Even though this practice has persisted for over a thousand years, our evidence tells us that with collective action, it can end in one generation,’ added Mohamed Fall.

    “It violates a woman’s rights to health, security and physical integrity, the right to be free from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and even – in some cases – the right to life,” he said.

  • IDP: Buhari’s wife condoles victims of erroneous bombing

    IDP: Buhari’s wife condoles victims of erroneous bombing

    The Wife of the President Mrs Aisha Buhari has condoled with the families and victims of the Rann in Kala Balge local government area of Borno state, on the erroneous bombing by the NAF fighter jet.

    A statement by the S A Media to the Wife of the President, Adebisi Olumide-Ajayi reads: “Her Excellencies thoughts are with the victims and families of the victims, and her fervent prayer is that God gives them the fortitude to bear the loss, and that God continues to guide the Nigeria Armed forces and Her citizens in their bid to rid Nigeria of terrorism.

    “Being deeply involved with the IDP’s and having shared both sad and happy moments with them through her NGO Future Assured, Mrs. Buhari feels really pained by this unfortunate incident.”

  • Aisha Buhari calls for women empowerment in nation building

    Aisha Buhari calls for women empowerment in nation building

    The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday, called for women empowerment as part of the nation ‘s development .

    The President’s wife made the call at the 5th National Women Summit organised by the Oyo State Officials’ Wives Association (OYSOWA)  in Ibadan.

    According to her when you teach a woman, you have taught the nation.

    She said that the role of women had become critical to the society and also the home front, especially due to the current economic situation in the country.

    Represented by the wife of the Zamfara State Governor, Hajia, Asmau Yari,  Aisha said women must also be celebrated.

    The Wife of the Oyo State Governor, Mrs Florence Ajimobi,  solicited for ways to continue to improve a lot of women in the country.

    According to her, the theme of the summit: “The Ultimate Women at a Time Like This” is apt, especially in the face of the harsh current economic realities facing the country.

    She said the aim of the summit, which was the 5th edition, was to create women who would entertain no fear to go “where there his no path and leave a trail”.

    Ajimobi said that women must continue to etch their names in the annals of world history as achievers and trendsetters.

    She called on corporate organisations and civil society organisations to partner with OYSOWA for the empowerment of women in the state.

    “Quite a large number of our women need to be given a springboard from which they can launch themselves into the limelight.

    “We have quite a number of programmes designed for this purpose which require collaboration and support and we count on you to make this happen for our women”.

    Mrs Nkechi Okorocha, wife of the Governor of Imo State, on behalf of the governors’ wives present at the summit, commended Mrs Ajimobi for her role in  empowering women in the state.

    She said women, more than before, must work to be independent economically and achieve the change agents the country desired.

    “When women rise, something begins to happen, hence the theme of this year summit will go a long way in making women a change agent not only in Oyo state but in Nigeria in general”.

    Dignitaries at the event included wives of governors of Osun, Kwara, Lagos, and  former Deputy Governors of Lagos State, Mrs Sarah Sosan and Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire.

    Others are the governor of Lagos, Osun. Oyo State House of Assembly Speaker, Michael Adeyemo, and wives of service commanders in the state.