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Ekiti APC flays Fayose over Aisha Buhari’s US trip

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Ekiti, First Ladies, Hajiha Aisha Buhari, Headlines, Party Politics, State News Monday, August 8th, 2016

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Gov. Fayose accuses Aisha Buhari of fraud in the US

Posted by admin Ekiti, First Ladies, Hajiha Aisha Buhari, Headlines, State News Sunday, July 10th, 2016

Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, has made a grave allegation against President Muhammadu Buhari, saying his wife, Aisha Buhari, was involved in the Halliburton Scandal. Is it true? Fayose alleged that this Aisha Buhari was responsible for transferring $170,000 to an account linked to Williams Jefferson, the prime culprit in the bribery scandal. In a government sentencing […]

Photos of Aisha Buhari trying to shake Alaafin’s hand go viral, sparks intense debate

Posted by admin First Ladies, General Politics, Hajiha Aisha Buhari, Headlines, Raw Politics, Top Stories Sunday, June 26th, 2016

advertisement TOP HEADLINES BREXIT: My fears for Nigeria, by former minister for Foreign Affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi Photos of Aisha Buhari trying to shake Alaafin of Oyo’s hand go viral [Lapse in judgement or power intoxication?] Nigerians call for probe of army boss’s N115m Dubai property • I declared two Dubai properties in […]

Aisha Buhari to critics: I am not a forex dealer

Posted by admin First Ladies, Hajiha Aisha Buhari, Latest Politics Sunday, March 27th, 2016

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

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, First Ladies, Hajiha Aisha Buhari, NNP Columnists, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye Sunday, August 30th, 2015

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

Posted by admin First Ladies, Hajiha Aisha Buhari, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency Saturday, August 22nd, 2015

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

Posted by admin First Ladies, Latest Politics, Patience Jonathan, Top Stories Saturday, May 23rd, 2015

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

Posted by admin First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan Saturday, May 23rd, 2015

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

Posted by admin First Ladies, Hajiha Aisha Buhari, Headlines, Patience Jonathan Thursday, May 14th, 2015

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

Posted by admin First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, Rivers, State News Wednesday, April 8th, 2015

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 […]