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  • Aisha Buhari calls for joint efforts to eradicate child, maternal death

    The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday, called on well-meaning Nigerians and development partners to complement the Federal Government efforts to eradicate preventable child and maternal death.

    Buhari made the call while performing the ground breaking ceremony of a 250-bed Specialist Hospital project by the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NOWA) in Asokoro, Abuja.

    She was represented by the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Administration, Dr Hajo Sani.

    Buhari said that the hospital, when completed, would complement the army’s efforts in providing quality and accessible healthcare services to the personnel and their families, as well as other Nigerians.

    “I am happy to note that while men of the Nigerian Army are out there making us proud, curbing insurgency, the army officers’ wives under NAOWA, are implementing programmes toward improving the health and well-being of the families.

    “As you are aware, health facilities are important parts of any community. Therefore, for families to live healthy goes beyond provision of clean environment and good nutrition.

    “It also includes professional medical advice, diagnosis and prescription which can only be available in the health centres or facilities with qualified medical personnel,’’ she said.

    Buhari commended NAOWA for the project, which she said was in line with the Federal Government’s policy on access to quality, efficient and comprehensive healthcare services to all Nigerians.

    “This is also in line with my advocacy for the improvement of reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health,’’ she said.

    Buhari said that while the death of a mother was a tragedy in itself, it has devastating effect on the surviving child, as well as economic stability of society.

    Earlier, the NAOWA President, Mrs Umma-Kalsum Buratai, said that the association had continued to advocate healthy living with emphasis on preventable maternal and child death.

    “It is pertinent to note that about 50 per cent of the maternal and child death occurs in our society as a result of lack of access to modern medical care.

    “Thousands of Nigerian women die daily from medical conditions that are largely preventable,’’ Buratai said.

    She said that the hospital, when completed, would help in preventing obstetric hemorrhage, malaria during pregnancy, breast cancer, cervical cancer, malnutrition and HIV/AIDS, among other ailments.

    “We are aware that the military profession is very hazardous.

    “The nature of the profession has left many young women as widows, creating challenges for their families in accessing essential amenities and basic healthcare requirement.

    “It is in our resolve to complement the existing medical facilities within the barracks community that we are embarking on the construction of an ultra-modern specialist hospital equipped with standard facilities,’’ she said.

    The NAOWA president said that the facility would cater for the health needs of the orphans, less privileged, barracks women, children and the surrounding communities.

     

     

    NAN

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  • ‘Aisha Buhari did not see her husband when she visited him in UK’

    ‘Aisha Buhari did not see her husband when she visited him in UK’

    President Muhammadu Buhari was not allowed to see the first lady during her recent visit to the UK.

    “The information came from presidency sources on Tuesday, affirming that the president has been kept away from several of his aides and even those bodyguards who supposedly traveled with him.” Online news site, SaharaReporters claimed.

    The President’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari is the ‘manipulator-in-chief’, according to the sources.

    The report also says that Buhari has not spoken to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo for several weeks following his departure from Abuja for a second round of medical treatment.

    Also, that the public declaration by former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, that he met Buhari in London is a complete fabrication as Buhari did not at any time receive Kalu.

    It was also confirmed that Buhari is in a non-speaking mode, and is only reached by two aides, Tunde Saburi and Sarki Abba, who haven’t mentioned any improvement.

    Aisha Buhari returned from her UK trip, we would recall, sending messages to her family members in Adamawa claiming her husband was recovering fast but asked for continuous prayers.

    Kyari is said to be the brain behind all the underground moves. It was he, they claimed, who a few days ago passed a fake document to Garba Shehu, one of Buhari’s spokespersons, claiming that Buhari had given Osinbajo the go-ahead to sign the 2017 budget.

    According to their sources, Osinbajo had already decided on the date he would sign the budget, a decision that was delayed only by a last-minute discussion to include some projects such as the Lagos-Apapa Port road repairs. They said they were not surprised at Shehu’s fake statement claiming Buhari sent a letter granting the Acting President the right to sign the budget.

  • Buhari’s wife, Aisha receives N60m donation from China

    President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha has received a donation of N60million from The People’s Republic of China, for her pet project.

    Aisha’s spokesman, Suleiman Haruna, in a statement explained that the donation to Future Assured, was in recognition of her efforts towards improving lives.

    Haruna said the Senior Special Assistant to Buhari, Dr. Hajo Sani, thanked China for the support and goodwill and promised that the money will get to its intended beneficiaries.

    Presenting the donation, the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Chinese Embassy, Mr. Lin Jin, said: “The embassy pays great attention that its bilateral relationships should benefit people from all walks of life.”

    Aisha’s pet project seeks to cater for children and women in the North-East, who have been affected by Boko Haram insurgency.

  • Aisha Buhari meets 82 Chibok school girls [Photos added]

    Aisha Buhari meets 82 Chibok school girls [Photos added]

    The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday pledged her support in the resettlement of the recently rescued Chibok school girls.

    She also advised them to forget the past and acquire skills to be self-reliant.

    Aisha made these remarks during her meeting with the 82 freed Chibok school girls in Abuja. She was accompanied by the Minister of Information Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Minister of Women’s Affairs, Sen. Jummai Alhassan.

    Also at the meeting were the wife of the Vice-President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Dr Hajo Sani, and some wives of state governors.

    Aisha urged the girls to also focus on their education as soon as they were reintegrated into the society.

    “When you were away, we cried and prayed with your parents for your safe return,” she said.

    “It gladdens my heart that after years of hoping, crying and praying, 82 of our Chibok daughters are out of captivity. I am still hopeful that the rest of the abducted girls will also return safe and sound, ” she said.

    Aisha, who prayed for the safe return of the remaining girls, assured them that their future would be bright and presented gifts to them.

    The wife of the president expressed gratitude to relevant agencies involved in the release of the girls.

    On her part, the wife of the Vice-President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, expressed her happiness for the safe return of the girls.

    Senator Alhassan, the Women’s Affairs minister, said that the girls would be reintegrated back to the society after they had undergone psycho-therapy.

    Alhassan also said that the government made provision for skill acquisition for the girls to enable them earn a decent living.

    The minister thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for his serious commitment towards the recovery of the girls.

    Alhaji Lai Mohammed said: “What is paramount to us is the release of the remaining girls”.

    The minister also assured the girls that in a matter of days, they would be reunited with their families.

    “We will take care of you physically and psychologically,” he said.

    Responding on behalf of her colleagues, Miss Rhoda Chibok, thanked the federal government for ensuring their safe return and appealed for the rescue of all Nigerians held in captivity by the insurgents.

  • My husband’s health not too bad – Aisha Buhari

    My husband’s health not too bad – Aisha Buhari

    Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s health was not as bad as being perceived in some quarters.

    Mrs. Buhari said this in a message she posted on her Twitter handle, @aishambuhari, and her Facebook page, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari.

    She said her husband had continued to carry out his constitutional responsibilities as the President without hindrance.

    She thanked Nigerians for their concerns and prayers.

    The President’s wife wrote, “I thank all Nigerians for their concern, love and prayers over my husband’s health status.

    “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 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.”

  • Aisha celebrates 46th Birthday despite Buhari’s medical vacation in London

    Aisha celebrates 46th Birthday despite Buhari’s medical vacation in London

    Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, on Friday marked her 46th birthday despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s absence.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that President Buhari is presently on a medical vacation in London, United Kingdom, UK.

    Mrs. Buhari who returned to Abuja last Saturday from Saudi Arabia where she participated in Lesser Hajj was born on February 17, 1971.

    To celebrate her 46th birthday, Aisha sent a delegation to distribute gift packs to patients at the four district hospitals in Abuja: Asokoro, Garki, Wuse and Maitama.

    According to a statement by the Director of Information, Office of the Wife of the President, Suleiman Haruna, the delegation included the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Dr. Hajo Sani; a former Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Mrs. Pauline Tallen; and the Coordinator, African First Ladies Peace Mission, Mrs. Beatrice Bassey.

    The statement quoted Sani as calling on privileged Nigerians to do more in the lives of the underprivileged with a view to increasing the feeling of humanity among citizens.

    She was further quoted as saying that the gifts from the President’s wife exemplified the work that her pet project, Future Assured, is doing nationwide, especially to the underprivileged.

    “Her Excellency wants to remember the underprivileged on this important day and that is why she is sharing with them. She wants to touch their lives and wants them to feel her on this symbolic day,” Sani said.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Aisha was among the early callers at President Buhari’s residence in London.

  • First Lady Aisha visits Buhari in London

    Another set of pictures have emerged showing the First Lady, Aisha to have allegedly visited the President, Muhammadu Buhari in London.

    In the pictures, being the third showing Buhari since he left the country for London on a 10 days working leave, show Mr. President in a very good health wearing an ash-coloured turtleneck sweatshirt and took a pose with his wife, Aisha.

    Recall that two days ago, a second picture of Mr. President had emerged, dispelling rumours of his death. In the second picture, the Governor of Ogun state, Mr. Ibikunle Amosun was seen to have visited the President.

    Recall also that further days ago, a first picture of Buhari had also emerged when the rumour mills were churning out several speculations that the President was critically ill and might have even died of the illness.

    In the picture, President Buhari was seen relaxing and watching Channels’s news programme on the goings-on in Nigeria from his London base. This third set of photos have finally proven that Mr. President is indeed in good health and very much alive.

  • Aisha Buhari commiserates with families of bomb victims

    The first lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has commiserated with the families of victims of the erroneous bombing in Rann, Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno by the Nigeria Air Force fighter jet.

    This is contained in a condolence message by her Special Assistant on Media, Adebisi Olumide-Ajayi, in Abuja on Wednesday.

    “My thoughts are with the victims and families of the deceased and my fervent prayer is that God gives them the fortitude to bear the loss.”

    She also prayed for almighty God to continue to guide the armed forces and the citizens in their bid to rid Nigeria of terrorism.

    “Being deeply involved with IDPs and having shared both sad and happy moments with them through my NGO, Future Assured, I feel really pained by this unfortunate incident”, Mrs Buhari stated.

  • Aisha Buhari champions ‘Merck More than a Mother’ campaign in Nigeria

    Aisha Buhari, the wife of Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, is championing Merck More than a Mother campaign in Nigeria, an initiative to break the stigma around infertility and to empower women who suffer infertility.

    Merck More than a Mother was first implemented in Kenya in 2015 followed by Uganda, Cote d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, and Nigeria in 2016.

    The launch, which held in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of the country, Abuja is in partnership with Senate Commission on Health; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, and Future Assured organization.

    The wife of President Buhari who was present at the launch pledged her support and the support of Nigerian Governors’ wives in the implementation of Merck More than a Mother’s activities in Nigeria.

    Aisha Alhassan, Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, who was also present at the launch said “In Nigeria we have been advocating for the end of harmful traditional practices including the stigmatization of women which is prevalent all over the country”.

    “Women have not been coming out openly because they are traumatized. With this campaign we will encourage them to speak out and we pledge our support and collaboration,” the Minister added.

    Isaac Adewole, Nigeria’s Minister of Health, also present, emphasized government readiness to enact policies that will ensure the improvement of fertility healthcare in Nigeria.

    “We are responsible for policy at the Ministry level and this is where we can make a difference in improving access to fertility care in Nigeria. We will work through training institutions we are responsible for to strengthen fertility management by making it a sub-specialty.

    “We will also as a Ministry work with private sector, the Senate and the National Assembly to improve governance and quality of care to provide standards to protect infertile men and women seeking treatment,” the Health Minister stated.

    Earlier, Merck Healthcare Chief Social Officer (CSO), Dr. Rasha Kelej has said “Merck More than a Mother campaign is a great initiative to break the stigma around infertility and to empower an unprivileged category of women in Africa, women who suffer infertility,” stressing that “Infertile women have been neglected, mistreated and discriminated because they cannot bear a child, yet 50% of infertility is due to male factors”.

    “We can together improve access to education, information, awareness, health care and change of mind-set and culture to stop these women’s suffering” the CSO said.