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Aisha buhari
October 17, 2016

YNaija Editorial: Mr. President, don’t prove your critics right

As he marched to victory at the ballot box at the fourth time of asking and created history in the process, there was a nagging doubt by those who supported the candidacy of Muhammadu Buhari. Was he going to be a messianic figure whose personal reputation for incorruptibility would pave the way for a better... Read More
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October 17, 2016

Thought Experiment: What if Buhari is right, and Aisha just doesn’t know what she is talking about?

Muhammadu Buhari, president of Nigeria, said something last Friday that was, to put the finest face on it when you parse public opinion, impolitic. Asked about his wife who had criticized him sharply in public on the BBC Hausa Service (and has, markedly, not said anything else or tried to apologise since, despite the firestorm... Read More
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October 17, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Jailbreak story in Bauchi prison false – NPS | Rivers cult clash claims 4 lives | Fire razes 94 shops in Lagos

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Jailbreak story in Bauchi prison false – NPS – YNaija Rivers cult clash claims 4 lives – YNaija Buhari, Aisha’s comments taken out of context – Okorocha – YNaija Police arrest 60-year-old man for raping mentally ill woman – YNaija Fire razes 94 shops in Lagos – Punch ‘Kashamu not... Read More
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October 17, 2016

Buhari, Aisha’s comments taken out of context – Okorocha

Governor of Imo, Rochas Okorocha says the issue between President Muhammadu and his wife, Aisha Buhari has been taken out of context by many Nigerians. Buhari while responding to a question during the trip said his wife, Aisha belongs to his kitchen. The first lady had told the BBC Hausa service she would not support her... Read More
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October 16, 2016

‘It’s her job to look after me’ and 6 other (ridiculous) things Pres. Buhari has ever uttered

*types hesitantly* President Muhammadu Buhari needs to know that we try, we try so hard not to write these things. Apart from that time in 2015 when he gave his presidential speech and won our hearts with the phrase, “I belong to everybody and i belong to nobody” (which has turned out to be an empty... Read More
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October 16, 2016

Dear Garba Shehu, do you still claim Buhari was ‘only joking’?

by Akan Ido It must be hard to be President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman right now. Very hard. Working overtime cracking permutations to get the right twist on every wrong statement made by the President – a task that has proved much too difficult for Femi Adesina, Buhari’s special adviser on media and publicity. Every single attempt... Read More
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October 16, 2016

YNaija Analysis: With this second interview, Buhari proves he is exactly like Donald Trump

Garba Shehu should not have bothered. He really shouldn’t have. In the aftermath of Buhari’s misogynistic comments about his wife’s place, while standing right next to the female Chancellor of Germany, the Presidential spokesman rushed to the defence of his principal like a knight in shining armour, to save the day. Perhaps in his mind,... Read More
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October 16, 2016

Buhari attempts to defend ‘my wife belongs to my kitchen’ statement (WATCH)

After a statement where President Muhammadu Buhari stated that his wife belongs to his kitchen and living room generated a lot of dust, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Force has attempted to defend the statement. Aisha Buhari had said she would not campaign for her husband in 2019 if things continue the way they are.... Read More
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October 16, 2016

Simon Kolawole: Like a thief in the night

by Simon Kolawole Unprecedented. Dictatorial. Needful. Nigerians have deployed different adjectives to describe the overnight search of the homes of “corrupt” judges, including Supreme Court justices, by the Department of State Services (DSS). The DSS, on its part, said it was a “sting operation” — even when no suspect was caught in the act. DSS was... Read More
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Aisha Buhari
October 15, 2016

Aisha Buhari, Patience Jonathan and Reno Omokri… | Our winners and losers from #TheOtherRoom scandal

by Joachim MacEbong In the case involving President Muhammadu Buhari, his wife, Aisha, and everyone who has tried to take sides on this matter of kitchens, main rooms, and not forgetting the other room, – YNaija has reached a verdict on the winners and losers. On the losing side is the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, the... Read More
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October 15, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode: Reuben Abati’s ‘spiritual side of the villa’ and Buhari’s ‘kitchen wife’

by Femi Fani-Kayode I read Reuben Abati’s excellent write-up titled “The Spiritual Side Of Aso Villa” and I concur with his submissions. I worked in the Villa for three years as President Olusegun Obasanjo’s spokesman on public affairs and a lot of very strange things happened there. Amongst them is the fact that the two... Read More
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October 15, 2016

Aisha Buhari says hello from #TheOtherRoom + more on The Slab with Isime

Chuks, Tolu, Roqeebah, and Emeka join The Slab with Isime to talk about the Aisha Buhari’s BBC interview, the Chibok girls’ release, and Donald Trump’s locker room talk. Do we take her warning serious or just regard her statement as musings from the other room? Here’s Roqeebah’s take on Aisha Buhari’s interview: “What did she bring to the table... Read More
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October 15, 2016

[The Presidential blog]: The 7 ways Garba Shehu’s defense of Buhari doesn’t make sense

It is no News that having six aides attending to your media needs will not preclude the inability to properly respond to any situation. Our President has proven this and his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity too. The latter, one too many times. Yesterday, Mallam Garba Shehu decided that rather than wait the storm... Read More
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Aisha Buhari
October 15, 2016

Pius Adesanmi: Rapid thoughts on the musings of a frustrated First Lady

by Pius Adesanmi. 1) I didn’t want to weigh in on this until a translation was made available. Thanks to Sahara Reporters for finally making a transcript available in English. The translation is credited to Nishadi TV. The grammar and syntax are so jumbled they almost make meaning inaccessible. The translators did a direct transcription... Read More
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October 15, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. 1. “If a wife does what Aisha did to me, she will return to her parent’s house” – Former Chief Whip A former Chief Whip of the Senate, Rowland Our says he would send his wife to her parent’s house if she speaks against him publicly... Read More
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October 15, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Buhari can kill his children – Fani-Kayode | How we will rescue the remaining #ChibokGirls – Buhari | I helped secure the release of the #ChibokGirls – Sani

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. How we will rescue the remaining #ChibokGirls – Buhari – YNaija #InTheOtherRoom: Buhari can kill his children – Femi Fani-Kayode – YNaija Sexism: Patience Jonathan warned us about Buhari, but we didn’t listen – YNaija How I helped secure the release of the #ChibokGirls – Shehu Sani – YNaija Aisha... Read More
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October 15, 2016

Our president is a ‘bush man’ | 5 takeaways from the shameful battle between Buhari and his wife

by Chi Ibe Finally, Aisha Buhari spoke. I don’t mean she opened her month. I mean, she ventured an opinion – stepped out of the role of Stepford Wife and said something meaningful about something topical, in a way that showed, finally, that she has character, that she has fire in her belly, that she... Read More
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October 15, 2016

#InTheOtherRoom: Buhari possessed by demons – Femi Fani-Kayode

A former minister of Aviation and head of publicity of the Jonathan/Sambo 2015 presidential campaign, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode says President Muhammadu Buhari is possessed by demons. Reacting to Buhari’s statement on Friday where he (Buhari) said, his wife Aisha, “belongs to the kitchen, the living room and the other room”, Fani-Kayode on his Facebook page said... Read More
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October 15, 2016

Sexism: Patience Jonathan warned us about Buhari, but we didn’t listen

Calling former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan a prophetess for seeing President Buhari for who he is years ago will not be out of place. During the campaign for the 2015 presidential election Mrs Jonathan had advised Nigerians, particularly women not to vote for Buhari as he would send them back to the kitchen. She... Read More
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October 15, 2016

“If a wife does what Aisha did to me, she will return to her parent’s house” – Former Chief Whip

Reactions have been coming hard and fast over the public exchange of words between members of Nigeria’s first family. First lady, Aisha Buhari had criticised her husband President Buhari in an interview she had with the Hausa Service of the BBC, where she vowed not to support him come 2019 if he continued with his leadership style.... Read More
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October 15, 2016

Let’s look again at the Aisha Buhari interview – here are 5 things you will find out

Wife of the Nigerian President, Aisha Buhari, granted a BBC interview that has engaged Nigerians in an active conversation since the audio clip became public hours ago. In the 58-second snippet, Aisha Buhari expressed displeasure at President Buhari’s ministerial appointments and his overall approach to running the government (in her terms), she even went ahead... Read More
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