Aisha Buhari The wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, said on Monday that her husband’s ill health caused instability in Nigeria. She expressed the view at the stakeholders meeting on Reproductive, Maternal, New Born, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH and N) in Abuja. The event was also used to inaugurate the Governors Wives Advocacy Group (GWAG) on reproductive health in the country. President Muhammadu Buhari was in London for treatment of an undisclosed illness and spent over 100 days there. He returned to Nigeria on August 19 and has…
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BUHARI’S HEALTH IS PRIVATE, EVEN IF STATE’S PAYING-LAI MOHAMMED
Nigeria’s president is under no obligation to disclose his medical condition even if the state is the one paying for his medical bills, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said. Muhammadu Buhari has spent lengthy periods in London since January, sparking speculation about his fitness to govern — and also questions about who was footing the bill. President Muhammadu Buhari The 74-year-old former army general has said only that he required blood transfusions and had never been as sick in his life. Claims from political opponents that he…
Read MoreDISCLOSE YOUR MEDICAL BILL, GROUP TELLS BUHARI
By Ugo Aliogo A non-governmental orga-nisation, Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative (ASRADI), is seeking the full disclosure of how much President Muhammadu Buhari has so far spent on his medical treatment in London. The group in a Freedom of Information (FoI) application signed by its Executive Director, Adeolu Oyinlola, which was addressed to the president, sought to know who has been paying the president’s medical bills up till now, as well as what it cost to station an aircraft at Stansted Airport, London for 103 days. The…
Read MoreBUHARI TO LEAVE NEW YORK FOR MEDICAL CHECKUP IN LONDON TODAY
Online newspaper, Sahara Reporters, has reported that President Muhammadu Buhari will leave New York for London today, September 21. The newspaper in a tweet on Thursday, September 21, also reported that the president is going to London to see his doctors on Saturday, September 23, for a scheduled medical appointment. NAIJ.com previously reported that Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesperson, on Friday, September 15, in a statement said Buhari will transit through London on his way back to the country. Meanwhile President Buhari revealed the content of the conversation between him…
Read MoreGROUP WRITES TO DEMAND COST OF FOREIGN MEDICAL TREATMENT FROM BUHARI
Oladimeji Ramon A group, Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative, has written President Muhammadu Buhari, demanding the details of the President’s medical bill for the period of 104 days that he spent in the United Kingdom receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. The group made this demand in a letter dated September 12 written pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2011. ASRADI, in the said letter signed by its Executive Director, Adeolu Oyinloye, also wanted Buhari to disclose how much was spent on parking the presidential aircraft…
Read MoreBUHARI HEADING TO LONDON AGAIN
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari will next week visit London for unspecified reasons after attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said this in a statement on Friday. The President had spent 154 non-consecutive days in London this year receiving medical treatment for an unknown ailment. According to the statement, Buhari “will transit through London on his way back to the country.” Adesina said Buhari would leave Abuja for New York on Sunday (tomorrow), to…
Read MoreYOUTHS PRAY FOR BUHARI AT EAGLE SQUARE IN ABUJA, SEE PICS
Some youth on Friday organised a prayer programme for the quick recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari and the unity of Nigeria. The prayers which commenced on Thursday evening, ended on Friday afternoon at the Eagle Square, Abuja. Chairman, Board of Trustees, National Youth Council of Nigeria, Chief Makole Azugbene thanked the participants for praying for the country. He said; “Today, Nigeria our fatherland is faced with a situation where our maximum efforts are yelding minimum results. The youth have been abused, misused and left despondent. “Yet, rather than resort to…
Read MorePRESIDENT BUHARI REVEALS HOW GOD HEALED HIM
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday spoke on his health challenges and healing, describing his recovery as the act of the Almighty God. He said that with his miraculous healing, he was more indebted to Nigerians and would serve them better. Buhari spent 103 days in London on medical vacation before he returned to Nigeria last month. While he was in the United Kingdom (UK), there were unofficial reports that he was on life support. But when he received associations of farmers, businessmen, youths, elders and politicians from Katsina State at his…
Read MoreBUHARI YET TO ATTEND ANY PUBLIC FUNCTION SINCE HIS RETURN
Am I the only one noticing this? Buhari has spent about two weeks so far in Nigeria without attending any public function. Is this a sign that the old man is not all ok yet? Am just imagining this?
Read MoreBUHARI IS FIT TO WORK SAYS BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER IN NIGERIA
Buhari is fit to work – Paul Arkwright Paul Arkwright who is the British High Commissioner to Nigeria has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari hasn’t fully recovered from his illness but he is fit to carry on the responsibilities of his office. The British envoy has stated this during an interview with Vanguard in Abuja, saying: “I had a privilege to meet President Buhari in the Villa. I was one of the small numbers of Ambassadors who were invited to witness the signing of treaties and MoUs between Nigeria and…
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