Aisha Buhari to critics: I am not a forex dealer

Wife of Nigeria’s President, Aisha Buhari has reacted to the Peoples Democratic Party that she is not involved in foreign exchange dealings and could not have been a beneficiary of an alleged $22million allocation from the Central Bank of Nigeria. Recall that the PDP on its Twitter posts yesterday had alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari, his aides and […]

The Semantics of First Ladyship in Nigeria – By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye

By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye | Lagos, Nigeria | August 30, 2015 – When I saw the headline in a national newspaper last weekend indicating that the federal government had “abolished the office of First Lady,” I hastened to read the report thinking that President Muhammadu Buhari has finally gratified the wishes of many Nigerians by terminating […]

Presidency abolishes office of First Lady

Plans office of wife of president, but without govt funding •Mrs. Buhari yet to be assigned any role By Levinus Nwabughiogu THE presidency has said that official portfolio was yet to be assigned to Aisha, the wife of president Muhammadu Buhari, overruling what  hitherto was known as “First Lady’s office”. Apparently renaming it “Office of the […]

At last, Jonathan’s untouchable women bow out

  Jonathan’s untouchable women President Goodluck Jonathan’s government had a number of women but none of them wielded as much power as that of an elite class often referred to as ‘the untouchables,’ GBENRO ADEOYE writes As President Goodluck Jonathan takes a bow on May 29, 2015 following the expiration of his tenure, so will […]

Untold gists of First Lady’s thanksgiving

  Olalekan Adetayo Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, was at her best again on Sunday. The venue was the Aso Villa Chapel where she joined her husband, our outgoing President, for a special thanksgiving and farewell service organised in their honour. As usual, President Jonathan arrived the chapel a bit earlier than his […]

Patience Jonathan denies plans to ‘rig out’ Aisha Buhari of AFLPM Presidency

Dame Patience Jonathan, Tuesday, denied claims that she was planning ways of preventing Hajiha Aisha Buhari, the wife of the President-elect, from replacing her as President of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM). This was made known in statement by the Office of the First Lady Federal Republic of Nigeria were she declared that […]

Patience Jonathan visits Okrika

Mrs. Patience Jonathan The wife of the President, Patience Jonathan, on Wednesday visited her hometown, Okrika, in Rivers State. Jonathan’s visit is the first since the March 28 Presidential election, in which her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan, conceded defeat to the President-elect, Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Patience, who expressed surprise at the large turnout of […]

Buhari planning to build prisons —Patience Jonathan (Why are you so worried about prison?)

Mrs. Patience Jonathan Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, has warned women against voting for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, saying the retired soldier was planning to build prisons if elected into power. Speaking at a rally organised by the women wing of the Peoples Democratic Party, in Akure, […]

Wike pays Jonathan’s wife N199m monthly, Amaechi alleges

Nyesom Wike RIVERS State Governor and Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Chief Nyesom Wike, of giving $1m (N199m) monthly to the wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan. Amaechi, who spoke on Saturday at a praise […]

Don’t be afraid of jail, Buhari’s wife tells Patience Jonathan

  Patience Jonathan; Aishat Buhari AISHAT Buhari, wife of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has told President Goodluck Jonathan’s wife, Patience, not to have the fear of going to jail if Buhari emerged winner in the forthcoming March 28 presidential poll. The APC presidential candidate’s wife, who […]

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