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  • FG to monitor development of first babies of the year

    FG to monitor development of first babies of the year

    The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, says the Federal Government would sustain the reward given to every first baby of the year and also monitor their development.

    The minister stated this on Sunday while welcoming the First Baby of the year 2023, a baby boy named, Chimemla Testimony Uchenna at the Kubwa General Hospital in Abuja.

    Tallen, represented by Mr Ali Madugu, Director Child Development Department in the ministry said the tradition of rewarding the baby of the year had been sustained since 2012.

    She pledged the commitment of the ministry to monitor their growth and development.

    Also, Mrs Aisha Buhari, Wife of the President, advised expectant mothers to ensure proper antenatal care, engage in six months exclusive breastfeeding and strictly observe immunisation programmes to ensure adequate care for their babies.

    Mrs Buhari, represented by Hajiya Rukayat Gunri, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Women Affairs and Administration, stressed the need to register birth of new babies by the National Population Commission to enable government plan for their welfare.

    “It is important to mention that exclusive breastfeeding is important for children and I would like to encourage mothers to strictly do so during the first six months to provide adequate nutrition and help growth and development of babies.

    “We always advise mothers and pregnant women to attend antennal and postnatal clinics to minimise incidences,” she said.

    Also, Dr Lasisi Muhideen, Medical Director, Kubwa General Hospital said that the hospital remained affordable for women and children in the provision of healthcare needs in the FCT.

    Mrs Amarachi Uchenna, the mother of the new baby expressed appreciation to the wife of the president for the gift, and assured that the donated materials would be used for the welfare of the baby.

    The government has been presenting gift items to children born on January 1st since 2012. Gift items were presented to other mothers in the maternity ward of the Kubwa General Hospital.

  • Seun kuti calls Aisha Buhari “goat” if she fails to send DSS to him, says “you are fat” (VIDEO)

    Seun kuti calls Aisha Buhari “goat” if she fails to send DSS to him, says “you are fat” (VIDEO)

    Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti, popularly known as Seun Kuti, the youngest son of music legend, Fela, has accused Aisha Buhari, the First Lady of Nigeria and wife of the current President Muhammadu Buhari, of being fat.

    In his words “You are fat and it is our money you used to get fat, send your DSS come this side. If you no send that your DSS come this side, you no get sense, you be goat. ”

    It will be recalled that Aisha had a student,  Aminu Mohammed, arrested a couple of days back, for criticizing her on Twitter.

    Muhammed, a student of Federal University, Dutse, was assaulted, detained and remanded for criticizing the First Lady.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that Muhammed was arrested for tweeting that Aisha was feeding fat on poor people’s money.

    The final-year student in the Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, in June 2022 posted on Twitter that Mrs Buhari had suddenly added weight after taking part in plundering the nation’s meager resources as the masses endured hardship under her husband’s regime.

    Following Muhammed’s arrest, though has been released, Seun, who is popular for always speaking his truth, stepped out to do the same and dared the president’s wife to get him arrested.

    While calling her out via the image-sharing platform, he stated that not only is Aisha fat, but she got fat through the money meant for Nigerians.

    His comments have set a couple of tongues wagging on social media.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Seun leads his father’s former band Egypt 80. He became interested in music at the age of five, and by the time he turned nine, he had started playing with his father’s band, Egypt 80.

    Fela died in 1997 and Seun took to the role of leading Egypt 80.

    In 2008, the band released an album called Many Things. This was the first album released under the moniker Sean Kuti & Egypt 80.

    He is featured in Calle 13’s song “Todo se mueve” (Everything Moves), on their 2010 album Entren los que quieran.

    In 2014, Seun was given an honorary invitation to perform live for the first time at the Industry Nite.

    In 2019, he was a featured guest on 85 to Africa; the second album by American rapper Jidenna. In June, Kuti was featured in the Visual Collaborative electronic catalogue, under the Polaris series, he was interviewed on Pan-African awareness, his country and music.

    Fela’s youngest son participated actively in the Occupy Nigeria protests against the fuel subsidy removal policy of President Goodluck Jonathan in his country Nigeria in January 2012. Seun Kuti is an atheist.

    In 2019, on Jidenna’s 85 to Africa album Seun voiced an outro of a song with the words:

    According to him, “I believe it’s time for an African peoples powered highway. A highway that will connect the Diaspora and Motherland. A global highway for African people all over the world to rediscover themselves. To remember that the only thing that unites black people, globally, the only thing we all have in common is that we are from Africa”.

    In November 2020, Seun led the revival of his father’s defunct political party – Movement of the People- with the intention of registering it with Nigeria’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

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  • What Aminu Mohammed told Aisha Buhari after release from prison

    What Aminu Mohammed told Aisha Buhari after release from prison

    Following his release from prison, a final year student of the Federal University, Dutse, Aminu Mohammed, has apologised to the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, for “hurting” her.

    In a tweet he posted after arriving at school last night, Mohammed regretted his tweet against the First Lady, saying he would change for the better.

    “I would like to use this medium to express my sincere apologies to those I’ve hurt especially our mother, Aisha Buhari it was never my intention to hurt your feelings and insha Allah I will change for the better. However, I’m also grateful for your forgiveness, thank u mama.

    “I would also like to use this medium to express my heartfelt gratitude toward those that helped me go through the darkest hours of my life, man cannot escape his destiny but my incidence should serve as a lesson to all of us. Thank you all and one love,” he tweeted.

    https://twitter.com/Aminuwhite01/status/1599159558684823552

    Muhammed, who was subjected to torture and other ill-treatment, including severe beatings, had faced charges of defamation of the character of the First Lady of Nigeria over a tweet.

    In the ‘offensive’ tweet, Mohammed posted the picture of the first lady, in which she appeared fat, saying she fed fat on public funds.

    According to a police report, Muhammed was arrested at Federal University Dutse on November 18, 2022 after Buhari instructed a team of police detectives to track him down.

    He was then held in an unknown location and denied access to his family and lawyer, in clear violation of international human rights law.

    On Friday, Aisha Buhari bowed to widespread pressure and condemnation to withdraw the case against the student.

  • JUST IN: Finally, Aisha Buhari bows to pressure, withdraws case against student

    JUST IN: Finally, Aisha Buhari bows to pressure, withdraws case against student

    Barely 72 hours before the planned nationwide protest by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Aisha Buhari, Nigeria’s first lady, has withdrawn the case against a final-year student of the Federal University, Dutse, Aminu Adamu.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls Adamu, 24, was arrested by the police in Dutse for allegedly publishing a defamatory statement on his Twitter handle against Mrs Buhari.

    In the allegedly offending tweet, Adamu, who is studying Environmental Management, posted a rotund 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 before Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, where he pleaded not guilty and was remanded at Suleja prison in Niger State.

    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 the case, 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.

    Ruling on the matter, Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court commended Mrs Buhari for taking the “bold steps” to forgive the accused.

    He called on parents to always monitor their children to avoid recurrence.

    TNG also recalls that the national body of Nigerian students had given the first lady till Monday or face a nationwide protest by the students.

  • Aisha Buhari: Release Aminu now, this is not a military junta-Sen Baba-Ahmed

    Aisha Buhari: Release Aminu now, this is not a military junta-Sen Baba-Ahmed

     

    Vice Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has called for the unconditional release of the detained undergraduate of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Aminu Mohammed held over his criticism of Aisha Buhari.

    Mohammed was arrested by the police over a post on Twitter, alleging Aisha Buhari, wife of the President, was ‘feeding fat on poor citizens’ money.’

    The VP candidate disclosed this in a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, Baba-Ahmed said citizens had the right to criticise the government without fear.

    While we will never as a party condone indecorous speech and disrespect to elders, we wish to remind the Buhari State House that they rode to power on the personal denigration of their opponents and empty promises without slightest clues of good governance.

    “Individuals must be free to express themselves freely and any infraction of law be pursued as civil matter and not through high-handed abuse of power. This is not 1984. We lend our voice to the genuine calls for his immediate release,” Baba-Ahmed said in condemning the arrest of Aminu over his post on Aisha Buhari.

    President Muhammadu Buhari was the military Head of State in 1984, but his regime, which was accused of poor human rights record, was toppled in 1985.

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  • Alleged defamation: NANS issues threat over Mohammed’s detention

    Alleged defamation: NANS issues threat over Mohammed’s detention

    The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South-West zone, has threatened to embark on a peaceful protest to demand the immediate release of a 500-level student of Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Aminu Adamu Mohammed, who was arrested over a tweet.

    Mohammed, charged to court and remanded at Suleja Correctional centre, Niger State, was arrested on 18th November for allegedly publishing a defamatory statement on his Twitter handle against the Nigerian first lady Aisha Buhari.

    The tweet which was accompanied by a photo of the first lady looking like she had gained weight was published in Hausa language on 8 June and read: “Su mama anchi kudin talkawa ankoshi. When translated loosely, it means: “Mama is feeding fat on poor people’s money”.

    Mohammed was subsequently trailed by a team of detectives and arrested in Dutse, North-West Nigeria, on 18 November, before being whisked to Abuja where he has spent nearly two weeks in detention.

    He was arraigned before Justice Yusuf Halilu, of the Federal Capital Territory High Court at Maitama on Tuesday, where he pleaded not guilty and was remanded at Suleja prison in Niger State.

    The charge against him read that between May and June 2022 within the jurisdiction of this court, the defendant intentionally opened a Twitter handle and screenshot the photograph of the first lady which he published with a post in Hausa language roughly translated to English language to mean ‘Mama has embezzled monies meant for the poor to satisfaction’, knowing same to be false and capable of affecting her reputation.

    The police said the alleged offence bordering on defamation and cyberstalking, contravened Section 391 of the Penal Code.

    In a list of witnesses attached to the proof of evidence filed by the police, Mrs Buhari, the nominal complainant, is one of the five witnesses assembled by the prosecution to establish the case against Mr Adamu.

    Another witness is Festus Jossiah, one of the investigators that tracked and arrested the defendant. The others are Abdulsalam Zakari, Yahaya Njayo and Haliru Tahir, all police officers.

    Court filings signed by James Idachaba, a lawyer at the FCT police legal department in Abuja, listed Mr Adamu’s statement, a print out of the alleged defamatory post and an IPhone belonging to the defendant, as exhibits.

    Meanwhile, Mohammed has urged the court to grant him bail in an application dated 25th November, pending the determination of the suit.

    His legal representative, Kingsley Agu, based his application on the grounds that the defendant had never been charged for any crime and the defendant was treating a third-degree fire burn on his left arm and has been in severe pains his arrest and detention.

    The judge had adjourned the case until 30th January, 2023 for the hearing of the defendant’s bail request, but the defendant is said to be having an examination on 5 December and there have been mounting calls for his immediate release.

    The NANS South-West chapter, has issued a 24-hours ultimatum to Mrs Buhari for the unconditional release of Mohammed to enabke him sit for his final year examinations.

    In a statement jointly signed by the zonal coordinator of NANS South-West Zone D, Adegboye Emmanuel Olatunji and the Chairman of NANS in Ogun State, Simeon Damilola Kehinde, the students threatened to block major roads across the South-West in protest if Mrs Aisha Buhari, fails to order the release of Mohammed.

    The body while condemning the continuous detention of Aminu, described the act as a violation of his fundamental human rights, adding that the alleged brutality, harassment and humiliation of Mohammed by the police, who are said to have acted on the order of the first lady was an abuse of power.

    A human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong, has also described Mrs Buhari’s conduct as “evil and a gross abuse of power.”

     

  • Student who criticised Aisha Buhari, Aminu Adamu secretly remanded in prison

    Student who criticised Aisha Buhari, Aminu Adamu secretly remanded in prison

    Aminu Adamu Mohammed who criticised Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari on Twitter recently and was arrested by security operatives has been arraigned by the police.

    Aminu, is a student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State.

    It was gathered that Aminu’s arraignment occurred on Tuesday before the FCT High Court No. 14.

    According to his uncle, Shehu Baba-Azare, the police did not notify the family about the arraignment.

    “It’s clearly a secret arraignment because they did not inform us. We are very concerned about his situation. He will sit for his final exam on December 5,” Baba-Azare said.

  • “Madam First Lady, you are not God”- Mr Macaroni reacts to reports of alleged arrest of Aminu

    “Madam First Lady, you are not God”- Mr Macaroni reacts to reports of alleged arrest of Aminu

    Famous comedian and actor, Adebowale Adedayo, known by his stage name Mr Macaroni, has reacted to reports of the alleged arrest of an undergrad student of Federal University, Dutse, Aminu Mohammed, over a Twitter post where he claimed that First Lady, Aisha Buhari, was getting fat on the money of the poor masses.

    The skit maker told the First Lady that she isn’t good, and if any grievances exist over the young man’s tweet, she should take the case to court.

    He went on to advise Aisha Buhari to use her power to serve the people and not to oppress them.

    Mr Macaroni pointed out to her that the past president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and his wife, Patience had suffered much criticism from the masses.

    He finished off by telling the First Lady to stop abusing her power.

    An excerpt from his post reads: “Madam First Lady, you are not God!!! If you have any grievance whatsoever, go to court!!! You are not bigger than the Citizens of Nigeria neither are you bigger than the Law! You should use your power to serve the people not Oppress them! Free Aminu!!!”

    "Madam First Lady, you are not God"- Mr Macaroni reacts to reports of alleged arrest of Aminu
    Mr Macaroni

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the First Lady (Aisha) and the Department of State Services (DSS) are facing criticism over the arrest of a 23-year-old student after a remark on Twitter.

    Aminu Adamu, a student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, was detained for commenting on Aisha’s weight.

    In June 2022, the undergraduate tweeted “Su mama anchi kudin talkawa ankoshi” (The mother has got fatter by eating masses’ money).

    Aminu’s friends said the tweet was in protest of the eight-month strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

    The industrial action infuriated thousands of students so much that they made comments, videos, and organized rallies against the government.

    Aminu was arrested on campus around 12 noon on November 8, and was only allowed to speak to his father, Shalele Azare Adamu.

    As of Sunday night, Aisha Buhari was trending on Twitter with more than 60,000 mentions as users mount pressure on the authorities to free the student.

    Human rights activist, Inibehe Effiong, reaction:

    Legal practitioner, Inibehe Effiong, said it is petty, ridiculous and unconstitutional for the DSS to hold a citizen for “mockery”.

    Effiong insists Nigeria is not Iran, North Korea or China and vowed that reckless abuse of power will not be tolerated.

    The rights activist stated that the First Lady (Aisha) should have taken Aminu to court for libel if she felt defamed.

    “It is not acceptable to deploy state apparatus in such a draconian and oppressive manner the way Mrs Aisha Buhari has done to settle personal scores. The DSS has no jurisdiction in this case”, Effiong said.

    In one of his several reactions on the matter, Investigative Reporter, David Hundeyin quoted a 2013 tweet by the APC United Kingdom verified account.

    “Death notice (2) Survived by GEJ (Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan), Shepopotamus (Alleged reference to Patience Jonathan)…Funeral to be held at Aso Rock. No sycophants or flowers please”, it reads.

    Noting that the tweet was about a sitting First Lady, David wrote: “The sky did not fall down. So please entirely miss me with anything you have to say. Aisha Buhari’s bullying has not even started.”

  • Nigerians react on the detention of boy who attacked Aisha Buhari on Twitter

    Nigerians react on the detention of boy who attacked Aisha Buhari on Twitter

    Some Nigerians have criticized Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari and the Department of State Services (DSS) following the arrest of a young Nigerian who made a comment on Aisha on Twitter.

    The young chap, Aminu Adamu is presently being held in custody for making comments on Aisha’s weight on Twitter.

    Adamu a student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, posted that the First Lady has added weight after eating the poor masses weight.

    His tweet reads “Su mama anchi kudin talkawa ankoshi” (The mother has got fatter by eating masses’ money).

    The post, which suggests President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife benefited from alleged corrupt practices, generated many reactions.

    Aminu’s friends said the tweet was in protest of the eight-month strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

    The industrial action infuriated thousands of students so much that they made comments, videos, and organised rallies against the government.

    Adamu was since arrested since November 8 and still being held in DSS custody since then.

    However, his arrest has now gone viral and Nigerians are now clamouring for his release.

    The 23-year-old, undergraduate who was  arrested within campus around 12 noon on November 8, was only allowed to speak to his father, Shalele Azare Adamu.

    As of Sunday night, Aisha Buhari was trending on Twitter with more than 60,000 mentions as users mount pressure on the authorities to free the student.

    Legal practitioner, Inibehe Effiong said it is petty, ridiculous and unconstitutional for the DSS to hold a citizen for “mockery”.

    Effiong insists Nigeria is not Iran, North Korea or China and vowed that reckless abuse of power will not be tolerated.

    The rights activist stated that Mrs Aisha Buhari should have taken Muhammed to court for libel if she felt defamed.

    Effiong said using the secret police to detain a youth “is another evidence of the culture of crass impunity that pervades the Buhari regime”.

    “It is not acceptable to deploy state apparatus in such a draconian and oppressive manner the way Mrs Aisha Buhari has done to settle personal scores. The DSS has no jurisdiction in this case”, he added,

    In one of his several reactions on the matter, Investigative Reporter, David Hundeyin quoted a 2013 tweet by the APC United Kingdom verified account.

    “Death notice (2) Survived by GEJ (Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan), Shepopotamus (Alleged reference to Patience Jonathan)…Funeral to be held at Aso Rock. No sycophants or flowers please”, it reads.

    Noting that the tweet was about a sitting First Lady, David wrote: “The sky did not fall down. So please entirely miss me with anything you have to say. Aisha Buhari’s bullying has not even started.”

    @firstladyship: “Aisha Buhari did not spare Aminu because he is Arewa, she sent the DSS to arrest him. What we are fighting against are the old guards who are united. 2023 is a class war between the political class & ordinary Nigerians.”

    @AishaYesufu: “Who is Aisha Buhari that an aggrieved citizen cannot talk about? Those of you talking about her so called powers need to ask yourselves whether you are citizens or slaves.”

    @Oluomoofderby: “Aisha Buhari can use the DSS to arrest someone who insulted her but the DSS can’t arrest the people who stoned and burnt Deborah Samuel to death. Deborah’s killers are walking free in Sokoto state. Nigeria is a lawless country.”

    @SadiqMaunde: “They arrested Aminu for trolling Aisha Buhari, now thousands of Aminus emerged on Twitter. Nigerians are really uniting against their oppressors, may we carry the same anger to the polls.”

  • Aisha Buhari reportedly rushed to hospital

    Aisha Buhari reportedly rushed to hospital

    Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari has been reportedly rushed to a hospital in Abuja after suffering a Leg Fracture at the weekend.

    According to Daily Nigerian, the detail of the incident leading to the injury is still sketchy as sources simply said “she fell down and suffered leg fracture”.

    Prior to the incident, it was gathered the first lady is billed to host a wedding reception in honour of Bilkisu Rimi, the daughter of Nigerian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, UAE, Mohammed Rimi, on Sunday night at the Presidential Villa.

    Sources however said she may not attend the dinner tonight.

    Details to follow…