Like her famous husband, Mrs Buhari is equally a self-effacing
but extremely articulate and charming woman. She can be
described as the softer side of the mirthless and disciplined
retired Army general. Here are a few things you probably
didnt know about Nigeria’s new First Lady.
1. Childhood
Aisha Buhari was born in Adamawa state into the family of the
first Minister of Defense, Muhammadu Ribadu in the early
1970’s. She is also the granddaughter of the first Chiroma Of
Adamawa. She was schooled in the best of Fulani traditions and
cultures . She speaks English and Arabic fluently.
2. Education
Aisha Buhari is a thorough professional and an alumnus of the
famous Ahmadu Bello university where she earned a Bachelors
in Public Administration. Her quest for more education took her
into the field of Physiotherapy and Beauty therapy. She is also
an alumnus of the famous Carlton Institute of London and the
Academy Esthetique Beauty Institute of France, Dubai where
she earned a Post graduate diploma in cosmetology and beauty
theraphy. She also has a Master’s Degree in International Affairs
& Strategic Studies from Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna.
3. Family
Aisha got married to Buhari in December 1989 and they have
been married for twenty five years now.they are blessed with
children and a grandchild.
She said this about her husband in an interview,“My husband is
a family-oriented person. He has very close relationships with
his children, grandchild, and entire members of the family. He is
very caring and protective of us”.
4. She gained popularity when she asked Jonathan to
resign
After an assassination attempt on her husband in July 2014 in
Kaduna, she said that President Goodluck Jonathan should
resign from his office.
“As he saw grieving families suffering with the pain of losing
their loved ones and the sadness and resentment of the public,
he took responsibility as prime Minister; he apologised to his
country and resigned because of service to humanity. Jonathan
should emulate such a leader, because Nigerians have been
dying daily, for the four years, hoping that government is going
to do something, but we are tired of this insecurity and
increased attacks on innocent people.
Where is Jonathan? What is he doing? If action is not taken
now, when? It is not enough to verbally condemn; action is
long overdue.” She concluded.
5. She is an entrepeneur and employer of labour
Aisha is a woman with great entrepreneurial spirit.Following her
certification in beauty and permanent makeup , Mrs Buhari was
encouraged and supported by her husband to engage in private
enterprise where she has since become an employer of labour,
a mentor to all aspiring cosmetologists and a consultant to the
KRCP/NNPC on skills acquisition. Mrs Buhari is a member of the
United Kingdom Vocational Training and Charitable Trust
(VTCT), The International Health and Beauty Council (HBC).She is
also a board member of International Human Right with their
head office in United Kingdom.
6. She plans to perform her role as the wife of the
President traditionally
She made a statement during the APC women presidential
campaign that “When my husband is elected as the president of
this country, he will rule the country within the rule of law
based on the constitution of the country. If the office of the first
lady is constitutionally recognized, he will not tamper with it,
but if it is not that’s okay. For me, I will perform my duties and
role as the wife of the President of Nigeria traditionally.Wives of
presidents have some traditional roles, like receiving guests,
visiting orphanages, helping the less privileged people. They
also lead in the fight for the right of women and malnourished
children, infant mortality rate, kidnapping and girl-child
trafficking,” she said.
7. She is a strong advocate for the female gender
She never misses an opportunity to advocate for the
empowerment of women in even traditionally male circles.
With a woman like Aisha Buhari as the First Lady of Nigeria, it is
certain that female issues will take the front burner in the Buhari
administration.

Source: https://giddyland./2015/04/05/7-important-things-you-didnt-know-about-aisha-buhari-biography/

The national collation centre of the
Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC, in Abuja was some
few minutes ago thrown into
commotion as the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, agent, Elder Godsdey Orubebe,
refused to allow the continuation of
announcement of election results.
Upon resumption on Tuesday morning
to continue announcing the election
results, Mr. Orubebe sought and got the
permission of the INEC chairman, Prof.
Attahiru Jega, to make an observation.
Immediately he was handed the
microphone, the former Niger Delta
Minister held up a piece of paper, which
he said was printed from the opposition
party, All Progressives Congress’ website,
purportedly showing the party’s
presidential candidate, Muhammadu
Buhari as winner of the election even
though all the results have not yet been
announced.
Accusing Jega of bias and tribalism, the
PDP agent passed a vote of no
confidence on the INEC chairman.
“You are very very selective, partial;
we’ve lost confidence in what you are
doing. We don’t believ in you anymore”,
he said, adding “You are tribalistic! You
are partial! You are selective! We’ll not
allow it! This [the result] is already
printed by Jega and APC!”
Apparently vexed by the INEC chairman’s
decision to set up a probe committee on
the election in Rivers State, Mr. Orubebe
said Jega refused to look into similar
complaints by the ruling party on some
states, especially in the North, which the
PDP considered to have been massively
rigged.
“Let Jega set up a committee, to go to
Kano; to go to Katsina, to go to Jigawa,
to go to Kaduna. They are playing a
script! We won’t allow it”, Orubebe
thundered.
He was unyielding as Mr. Jega and other
INEC officials appealed to him to allow
the collation to go on.
He said the collation would not go on
except Mr. Jega leaves the venue for his
office to “address PDP complaints”.
In his response, Jega denied the
accusation of bias leveled against him by
the PDP, stressing that the party did not
follow the right channel of
communication in submitting its
petition.
He argued that the petition was given to
his Personal Assistant instead of the
Secretary to the Commission.
This much Jega said he told the PDP
agent at the collation centre, Dr. Bello
Fadile, who said “okay”.
He also claimed ignorance of the election
result allegedly paraded by the APC.
The collation of results has since
resumed.

Officials of the Independent National
Electoral Commission were today denied
access from conducting their lawful duties
in parts of Edo North according to
Guardian newspaper.

INEC officials were reported to be moving
electoral materials to Ward 10, Unit 1 in
Iyamho, Etsako West Local Government Area
when they were stopped by army men who
enterred Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s
hometown, the report said.

Oshiomhole Gets Accredited
The officials were made to sit on the ground
with their police escort.
The report said: “They were later allowed to
leave after they got calls from their
superiors,” “The soldiers said they were
acting on strict orders from above.”
The paper reported Governor Adams
Oshiomhole as expressing shock at the
development and wondering why electoral
officials should not be restricted on their
own day.
Even journalists, the report said, were
blocked by the soldiers who insisted “that
were not permitted to monitor the exercise
from one unit to another as they were only
allowed to monitor a particular unit”.
In response to the development, a livid
Governor Oshiomhole said, “Yesterday
(Friday) I addressed the Press and I did say
that Brigadier Odidi has chosen to frustrate
this exercise in Edo North. Ironically,
Brigadier Odidi is from Agenebode and he is
the one who is giving this unlawful order.
“Why the Nigerian Army will be used in this
manner, only God knows. So I am surprised
that they are restricting INEC Officers from
distributing materials. I have told the
Brigade Commander and I am waiting to see
what he is going to do but when you bear
in mind that time is if the essence, if we
finally go and beg the General to please
allow democracy, time is gone.
“First there is no light across the country so
we are going to have everywhere in the
dark. Under such situation, nobody knows
what happens but I refuse to be frustrated
and I appeal to our people not to be
frustrated, we will sort things out.
“It is clear they have serious problem taking
off. As you can see I am here and they say
the card reader is not well programmed, it is
not functioning and I got report from my
Ward Headquarters that there are materials
that are there and apparently the returning
officers are trapped there because the
soldiers wouldn’t let them cross their
barricade. From Apana the Ward
Headquarters to this place, my voting centre
takes about 10 minutes because of the
good roads we have done.”
The Governor, according to the report,
added, “I have complained to the soldiers
here. I have also called the Brigade
Commander to draw his attention to it. This
one is completely incomprehensible because
I do not know what the briefing of the Army
is but what Professor Jega said is that in the
event of a machine not working, they have
spare to use and they have officers who
would put them to work.
“Now if the Army is blocking INEC officials
from moving, this is a new dimension that
we have not heard of before and I thought
the business of the Army is basically to
check people who are carrying offensive
weapons, I do not know if card reader is
now an offensive weapon. I have
complained to the Brigade Commander,
Major General Olaleye and you have also
heard me mentioning it to the Electoral
Officer (E.O).
“My appeal; our people have a proverb that
when you know that enemies are
surrounding you, you do not go and rub
yourself with an inflammable chemical such
that when they just push you a little bit and
you sit near fire, you get roasted. There is no
doubt there are enemies of democracy,
there is no doubt there are people who do
no want free and fair elections and
therefore I am not going to lend support by
way of any comment that will readily suit the
expectation of those who are anti-
democratic.
“I have spoken to the INEC REC in Benin and
I believe that Professor Jega the Chairman
should be aware of what is going on in Edo
where card readers are not working in
many places. We have gotten reports from
Benin and across the state and it appears
the problem is rather widespread but it is
my hope that INEC has sensible alternatives
to invoke when we are in this kind of critical
condition.
“I want to appeal to Nigerians, we have
suffered enough. One more day of suffering
will not kill us so let us exercise all the
patience that we can, let’s refuse to be
frustrated, let us not resort to a shouting
match. By the Grace of God, God will not
leave us hopeless.
“As leaders we must provide leadership role,
more so at this hour. I have faith in
democracy, it is not a choice, it is the only
option. All of us have to be ready to sacrifice
the day. I am very impressed seeing
ordinary people queue up patiently to vote.
These are farmers who if they don’t work,
they don’t earn. They are not like urban
people who put pen to paper and steal
money and earn even without working. If
they sleep, their production will sleep. So
they donate their production today for
Nigeria’s democracy and this is what they
get, but I am happy that they are not
fighting.
“It is already getting to a critical point, it is
few minutes to 11:00am and some
materials have not been able to reach here
because the Army blocked up the roads for
INEC, and where INEC has reached, the
machines are not working. I want to hope
that this will be solved and so let us wait.”

APC Wants Voting Time Extended

The All Progressives Congress has asked
the Independent National Electoral
Commission to extend the time for
accreditation and voting to make up for
the delay caused by the use of card
readers The Nation reports.

The party in a statement issued in Lagos by
its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed, on Saturday, said extending the
time for accreditation and voting will ensure
that Nigerians who have queued up
patiently at their polling units as early as
8:00am will not be disenfranchised.


National Publicity Secretary, All Progressives
Congress, Alhaji Lai Mohammed
It also urged INEC to recognize the letters
from the various political party agents, since
the commission was not able to fulfill its
promise to accredit party agents, which
used to be done by the parties themselves.
APC commended Nigerians for their patience
in getting accredited, saying by waiting
patiently to get accredited, they have shown
an unprecedented commitment to the
growth of democracy in the country.
The party said from the reports it has
received from its field agents, it is clear that
the card reader, as a tool to enhance the
credibility of elections in the country, has so
far proved effective, despite the delays.
”The card reader is a novel tool in our
elections and naturally there will be some
initial hiccups. We understand that the
delays were due to the failure to remove the
protective films on the lenses of many card
readers, the poor network of some of the
sim cards in the machines and the effect of
jamming devices on the card readers,” it
stated.
APC warned against the resort to manual
accreditation in some parts of the country,
where the card readers are being bypassed,
saying it is against the electoral guidelines.
”People must continue to be patient until
the card reader works,” the party said.

The Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) has reacted to the
critical situation with the inability of many
people to vote during today.

Read the latest statement published via the
official handle @INECAlert moments ago:
The INEC has been monitoring field reports
on the accreditation process since
commencement this morning.
Whereas the process has gone well in
several places, in some others it has
encountered some challenges, especially
because of the card readers.
Consequently, the accreditation has been
slow in many places and has not
commenced at all in some others.
Even though the guidelines for the 2015
general elections provide that where card
readers fail to work and cannot be replaced,
elections in such polling units will be
postponed to the next day.
The scale of the challenge we have observed
has necessitated a reconsideration of the
provision of the guidelines.
The commission has therefore decided that
in the polling units where card readers fail
to work, the Presiding Officer shall manually
accredit voters.
The Presiding Officer shall mark the voters
register upon being satisfied that the
person presenting a PVC is the owner.
Notwithstanding, in PUs where
accreditation was suspended to the next
day in accordance with the guidelines
arrangements will be made for voters to
vote tomorrow, subject to the provisions of
the Electoral Act 2010.
The commission reassures the public that it
will thoroughly investigate what happened
while it stays committed to credible
elections.
Stay with us for LIVE updates, as #
NigeriaDecides.

Orijin101:
How does it change the price of orijin in the market

lols i guess the price will get higher than before

Lols...... Seriously.... I like the way she looks now

Yvonne Jegede decides she has had
enough, so she goes bald, perhaps for a
movie role.


Yvonne Jegede, actress popular for her curvy
figure shocks her fans on Instagram with a
selfie that shows she is missing something;
her hair.
Early this morning the actress posted a
photo and captioned it "Good morning
instalovers... I thought it be sexy if ya'll wake
up to my bald head. Lol"
The 31-year-old Edo State born actress
might have shaved her hair for an upcoming
movie role as is popular among actresses in
Nollywood.
What to do you think?
Are you loving her bald hair cut?

Read President Goodluck Jonathan's
speech while addressing the nation on the
forthcoming 2015 elections which hold tomorrow, March 27, 2015.



Read President Goodluck Jonathan's speech
while addressing the nation on the
forthcoming 2015 elections which hold
tomorrow, March 27, 2015.
As we prepare to go to the polls tomorrow, I
have come before you this morning to
express my immense appreciation for the
opportunity you gave me to lead this great
nation of ours in the past four years.
I also wish to place on record, once again,
my sincere gratitude for the support you
have given my administration without
which the significant progress we have
made in recent years would not have been
possible.
In spite of the many challenges we have had
to contend with since 1999, our present
democratic dispensation continues to
endure and grow stronger in keeping with
the yearnings and aspirations of our people.
We have all worked very hard to nurture and
strengthen our democratic institutions and
promote the good governance practices
which they were designed to deliver for the
better well-being of our people.
I believe I can say without fear of
contradiction that we all clearly cherish the
democracy we now have and will never
willingly give it up for any other form of
governance.
This much-cherished democracy of ours is
about to be put to the test once again.
I urge you all to troop out en-masse to
peacefully perform your civic duty of voting
for leaders of your choice tomorrow.
As we do so, let us all – political party
leaders, contestants, party members, party
agents, supporters and ordinary voters alike,
be very conscious of the fact that the eyes of
the entire world are on us.
We must therefore comport ourselves in a
manner that will further strengthen our
democracy and consolidate our place in the
comity of truly democratic nations.
I made a commitment on assumption of
office to progressively deliver freer, fairer
and more credible elections in our country.
In keeping with that commitment, the
Federal Government has given the
Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) all necessary support to ensure that it
conducts very successful elections
tomorrow and on April 11.
We have all been assured that INEC is fully
ready for the elections. I believe that we can
all trust that they are certainly more ready
now than they may have been before
security issues and other concerns
necessitated a re-scheduling of the dates for
the 2015 general elections.
As an administration, we welcome the fact
that millions of Nigerians who were yet to
receive their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs)
as at February 14, and would therefore have
been unfairly disenfranchised if the polls
had gone ahead on that date, have seized
the opportunity of the re-scheduling to
collect their cards and can now exercise
their right to vote tomorrow.
We are also glad that our gallant Armed
Forces have successfully stemmed the
seizure of Nigerian territories in the North-
East by the terrorist group, Boko Haram.
They have recaptured most of the
communities and territories formerly
occupied by the insurgents, making it
possible for thousands of internally-
displaced Nigerians to begin returning to
their homes and communities.
I heartily commend the very courageous
men and women of our Armed Forces for
the immense sacrifices which they continue
to make in defending the nation and
protecting its citizens.
I also thank all Nigerians for keeping faith
with us over the past six weeks.
I call on all political parties and politicians in
the country to allow the free, unfettered will
of our people to be expressed without any
hindrance in the coming elections in
keeping with the hallowed principles and
tenets of democratic governance which we
all profess.
The will of the people freely expressed
through the ballot is the bedrock of all
democracies and ours cannot be an
exception.
Let us all therefore be prepared, as true
democrats, to graciously accept the outcome
of the elections as the rightful choice of our
people from whom all political powers in
our democracy must emanate.
My administration has done its utmost best
in the past four years to deliver on our
promise to positively transform our country.
Tomorrow’s election is another very
important milestone as we continue our
march towards the fulfillment of our God-
given potential for greatness.
The election offers us another opportunity
to empower leaders of our choice once
again, and to show the world that genuine
democracy is alive and well in our beloved
nation.
I will like to restate my belief that no political
ambition can justify violence or the
shedding of the blood of our people.
I reaffirm once again, my personal
preparedness to ensure fair play during the
elections and to deploy the resources and
institutions of state only in the manner
prescribed by our laws.
Let me warn, however, that as President,
Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, I
am under oath to protect the lives of all
Nigerians and the security of our country at
all times. I will never abdicate my
responsibilities in that regard.
Democracy allows dissent. It encourages
differences and even fervent disagreements.
But elections must never be mistaken for
war or an opportunity to set fellow citizens
against each other and tear our beloved
nation apart.
Those who may harbor any intentions of
testing our will by unleashing violence
during the elections in order to advance
their political ambitions should think again
as all necessary measures have been put in
place to ensure that any persons who
breach the peace or cause public disorder
during or after the elections are speedily
apprehended and summarily dealt with
according to our laws.
The nation’s security agencies are also fully
prepared and ready to deal decisively with
any group or persons who attempt to
disrupt the peaceful conduct of the elections
or cause any form of public disorder.
Our dear country, Nigeria is the largest
democracy amongst black nations of the
world. We are a nation of great
accomplishments, with a proud history of
evolving affinities.
Let us go out tomorrow to vote peacefully
and set a fitting example of political maturity
for other emerging democracies to follow.
I wish you all and our dear nation, very
peaceful and successful elections.
May God Almighty continue to bless the
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
I thank you all.