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  • BREAKING: Buhari disengages Aisha’s aides, appoints SSA for her

    BREAKING: Buhari disengages Aisha’s aides, appoints SSA for her

    President Muhammadu Buhari has disengaged some aides attached to the office of the Nigerian first lady currently held by Aisha Buhari.

    President Buhari appointed Mr Sani Zorro, journalist, and former lawmaker as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs and Strategy, Office of the First Lady.

    The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.

    “Zorro, a famous journalist brings to the new job decades-long experience in media practice, publishing and unionism leadership,’’ Shehu stated.

    He was at various times President, Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, West African Journalists Association and the Federation of African Journalists.

    He was in the House of Representatives where he chaired the Committee on Internally Displaced Persons, Refugees and Initiatives in the northeast.

    Shehu also stated that at the instance of the First Lady, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, the president also approved the immediate redeployment of three of the political appointees in her office.

    The redeployed were moved to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, pending their assignment to some other government departments or agencies.

    Dr Mohammed Kamal Abdulrahman, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Health and Development Partners and Personal Physician to the First Lady was redeployed.

    Hadi Uba, Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Wole Aboderin, Special Assistant to the President on Non-Governmental Organisations, (NGOs) were also re-deployed.

    According to the presidential aide, Special Assistant to the President on Domestic and Social Events, Office of the First Lady, Zainab Kazeem, has also been disengaged with effect from Feb. 11.

  • Nigeria’s Aisha Buhari elected President of African First Ladies Peace Mission

    Nigeria’s Aisha Buhari elected President of African First Ladies Peace Mission

    The 9th General Assembly of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) has unanimously elected the First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari as the new President.

    This was disclosed in a statement signed on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.

    She was elected at the 9th General Assembly of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) held on Monday in Abuja.

    President Muhammadu Buhari who declared the event open congratulated the Nigerian First Lady for acquiring a piece of land on behalf of all First Ladies for the development of a secretariat for the Mission in Abuja.

    Mrs Buhari in her acceptance speech pledged to execute her new responsibility with total commitment, urging her colleagues to work in unison towards a glorious destiny for Africa.

    ”With all sense of humility, I accept my election as the incoming 9th President of the African First Ladies Peace Mission.

    ”I want to sincerely thank all my colleagues for your continuous support and understanding and for entrusting me with this great responsibility.

    ”I pledge to execute my responsibility with total commitment and in accordance to the Missions laid down regulations.

    ”Your Excellences, Gentlemen of the Press, as you are aware, the task before us is a collective commitment hence the cooperation of all us is needed for the overall success of the African First Ladies Peace Mission.

    ”On my own part, I assure you that I will discharge the affairs of my office with honesty, dedication, and inclusivity.

    ”My dear colleagues as we conclude this Summit, let history guide us to ensure that the Africa we bequeath to our children today is better than the one we inherited.

    ”Let us commit ourselves to work together towards achieving a glorious destiny for all Africans,” she said.

  • BREAKING: Ex-Nigerian First Lady, Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi is dead

    BREAKING: Ex-Nigerian First Lady, Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi is dead

    Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, the wife of late Nigerian head of state, Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, is dead.

    The former first lady passed on Monday at 97. She would have been 98 on November 21, 2021.

    Her husband, and the Supreme Commander of the National Military Government, was killed on July 29, 1966.

    Following the death of her husband, Chief Mrs. Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, never re-married.

    Details to follow..

  • Buhari appoints Aides for First Lady

    Buhari appoints Aides for First Lady

    President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Rukayyatu Gurin as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs in the Office of the First Lady.

    Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

    Gurin is a Doctorate degree holder in Curriculum Instruction from the University of Maiduguri.

    She was at various times a Lecturer at the University of Maiduguri; a Deputy Director at the National Universities Commission (NUC); and a Director at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.

    Gurin was a Senior Lecturer at Baze University in Abuja before her appointment.

    According to the statement, Gurin replaces Hajo Sani who was recently appointed as Nigeria’s Delegate to the United Nations Educational and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO) in France.

    Adesina also announced that the president also approved the appointment of Dr Mohammed Kamal Abdurrahman as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Health and Development Partners in the Office of the First Lady.

    Abdurrahman holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from University of Maiduguri.

    He worked at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Yola Specialist Hospital, Sithobela Health Centre in Swaziland, and at the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) before his appointment as the Personal Physician to the First Lady in 2015 and reappointed in 2019.

    “Abdurrahman will combine his new role with his position as the Personal Physician to the First Lady,’’ Adesina added.

  • ‘Being your first lady was my greatest honour’ – Melania Trump

    ‘Being your first lady was my greatest honour’ – Melania Trump

    Melania Trump has said that being the First Lady of the United States was her greatest honor.

    She said this at President Trump’s final farewell ceremony at Joint Base Andrews before they left for Florida.

    “Being your first lady was my greatest honour. Thank you for your love and your support. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. God bless you all. God bless your families. And God bless this beautiful nation. Thank you,” she said.

    In a video on Tuesday, she gave her farewell message to the United States.

    She thanked the military and law enforcement members and expressed disappointment on the January 6 breach of the US Capitol by rioters.

    She urged Americans to be passionate in everything they do, and always remember that violence is never the answer and will never be justified.

  • Kaduna killings: Count me out of El-Rufai’s govt, says wife

    Kaduna killings: Count me out of El-Rufai’s govt, says wife

    Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s wife, Hadiza El-Rufai, has said although she’s married to the Kaduna State governor, she has nothing to do with the title ‘First Lady’.

    Hadiza, who is active on social media, tweeted this to her over 80,000 Twitter followers on Thursday.

    The governor’s wife indicated that although she is married to a politician, she preferred a simple lifestyle.

    Hadiza tweeted, “Did any of you see “First Lady” in my bio? My TL (timeline) is for language, humour and other light-hearted issues.

    “I don’t tweet about serious matters like governance and politics. Though I’m married to a governor, I’m not a part of government. I swore no oath,” she added.

    My TL is for language, humour and other light-hearted issues. I don’t tweet about serious matters like governance and politics. Though I’m married to a governor I’m not a part of government. I swore no oath.

    The 59-year-old is said to have used her position as the Kaduna governor’s wife for philanthropic purposes, which include the donation of drugs to sickle cell patients in the state.

  • Lesotho’s First Lady charged with murder

    The First Lady of Lesotho was charged with murder and remanded on Wednesday over the fatal shooting of her husband’s previous wife in 2017.

    Maesaiah Thabane, who was married to Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, had been in hiding since mid-January after police called her in for questioning over the killing of Lipolelo Thabane.

    On Tuesday, Thabane turned herself in and appeared in court on Wednesday in handcuffs and under heavy police guard.

    The court said she has a right to apply for bail, but deputy police commissioner Paseka Mokete said the police would object to any bail application because she had fled the country.

    The prime minister’s previous wife was killed in June 2017. Maesaiah married the prime minister shortly after the death of Lipolelo, and right before he began his second term in office in the small African kingdom that is completely surrounded by South Africa.

    The prime minister and Lipolelo had been in a drawn-out divorce battle while he was already in a relationship with Maesaiah.

    The two women battled each other in court over who should be the legitimate first lady, with the judge ruling in favour of Lipolelo.

    Maesaiah has also been charged with the attempted murder of the woman who was travelling with Lipolelo when she was shot dead.

  • Aisha Buhari now First Lady, drops Wife of the President title

    Aisha Buhari has dropped the title ‘Wife of the President’ that she adopted in 2015.She now wants to be called First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with immediate effect.

    She made the title change on Thursday night at the presentation of awards to the former and current wives of Governors of the 36 states.The event held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

    She said her new title would take effect immediately in order to also resolve the issue of the title of wives of governors.

    “When my husband was elected newly I personally chose to be called the wife of the President.

    “But, I realised that it causes confusion from the state as to whether the wives of state governors are to be addressed as the first ladies or wives of the governors.

    “So, forgive me for confusing you from the beginning, but now I chose to be called the first lady,” she said.

  • Aisha Buhari adopts title of First Lady

    The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari on Thursday announced her decision to be addressed as the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

    She said this would take effect immediately in order to also resolve the issue of the title of wives of governors.

    Buhari disclosed her new official title at the presentation of awards to the former and current wives of Governors of the 36 states.

    The event held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

    “When my husband was elected newly I personally chose to be called the wife of the President.

    “But, I realised that it causes confusion from the state as to whether the wives of state governors are to be addressed as the first ladies or wives of the governors.

    “So, forgive me for confusing you from the beginning, but now I chose to be called the first lady,” she said.

  • Brazil: First lady jumps into lake to rescue her pet

    Brazil: First lady jumps into lake to rescue her pet

    Brazil’s first lady, Marcela Temer, leapt fully clothed into a lake at the presidential palace to rescue her pet dog.

    However, she got roasted on social media.

    The 34-year-old former beauty queen jumped into the lake after her Jack Russell, named Picoly, went after some ducks but struggled to get back out.

    Although the drama occurred on April 22, it only became public this week.

    Brazilian media and Twitter wits mocked the first lady’s heroics, making the incident a top trending topic late Monday.

    Given that her husband, Michel Temer, is the most unpopular president on record in Brazilian history, leftist blogger Leonardo Stoppa joked that Marcela’s aim was not to save the dog but the duck.

    “She despaired, because she saw one of Temer’s few voters,” he said in a YouTube broadcast.

    Michel Temer, who is more than four decades older than his wife and embroiled in multiple corruption investigations, took another hit from blogger Jose Simao, who tweeted: “Marcela’s dog tried to commit suicide! It couldn’t put up with Temer!”

    Referencing comparisons between Temer and vampires — a jibe that took centre stage at this year’s Rio carnival — one tweeter said he wasn’t surprised Marcela cared so much about animals.

    “It’s obvious,” he wrote. “Because she married a BAT.”

    AFP