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Nigeria: Of Aso Rock Demons and 'The Other Room'
This Day, 20 October 2016
I woke up last Friday to find on my handset messages with strange questions: Is it true that people bath with blood in Aso Rock? Are there demons in Aso Rock that make leaders take… Read more »
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Vanguard, 20 October 2016
While Mr President's response to his wife's remark on his leadership style continues to stir the polity, many have argued that it is the total sum of his view of womenfolk.… Read more »
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Nigeria: Beyond That 'Other Room'
Vanguard, 20 October 2016
Whether lexicographers have marked this phrase for input in the next edition of their dictionaries or not, a fact remains that "the other room" is the newest addition to the… Read more »
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Nigeria: That 'Other Room'
Vanguard, 20 October 2016
For the first time ever, gender matters have come to the front burner of Nigerian politics, forced on to that position by the influence of global politics by no other than Mr.… Read more »
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Nigeria: How Far Is the Kitchen From the Presidential Office?
Daily Trust, 18 October 2016
Mr President, your wife just said in an interview with the BBC that you are not in charge of your government and that you may not have her support in the 2019 elections if things… Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari's 'Wife Belongs in the Kitchen' Comment Stirs Controversy
DW, 17 October 2016
Nigerians have taken to social media to pour out their anger and make fun of their leader. While on a state visit to Berlin, Buhari said his wife belongs in the kitchen, living… Read more »
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Nigeria: How Buhari Sparked Internet Debate With 'Kitchen' Comment
Premium Times, 17 October 2016
While responding on Friday to his wife, Aisha's claims that his administration has been hijacked by a cabal, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said, "I don't know which party my… Read more »
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Nigeria: Listen to Your Wife, Reps Tell Buhari
Vanguard, 17 October 2016
Some members of the House of Representatives, yesterday, threw their weight behind wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, for her bravery in speaking out on the state of the All… Read more »
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Nigeria: Aisha and Muhammadu Buhari - Discerning the Politics of the Message
Daily Trust, 17 October 2016
There must be multiple messages embedded in Aisha Buhari's recent interview with the BBC. If the wife of our President felt the need to send her husband and the Nation a message… Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari Doubles Down - Wife Should Stay Out of Politics
DW, 15 October 2016
In an exclusive interview with DW's Phil Gayle, Nigerian President Buhari talked sexism, corruption - and the fate of the remaining Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram. He also… Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari Accepts Gender Equality, but Insists Wife Stays Out of Politics
Guardian, 16 October 2016
Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that his wife, Aisha, should stay out of politics though he is accepting of gender equality. Read more »
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Nigeria: One First Family, Two Awful Gaffes
Daily Trust, 17 October 2016
After a hard day worrying about where to find money to finance the 2016 budget, seeing distressing pictures of the latest pipeline blow ups, receiving unpalatable briefs on… Read more »
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Nigeria: My Wife Belongs in the Kitchen, Buhari Insists
Premium Times, 16 October 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari has maintained that his wife, Aisha, wife belongs in the kitchen, saying she should stay out of politics. Read more »
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Nigeria: No Joke - Buhari Insists 'Aisha Belongs to the Kitchen, Meant to Take Care of Me'
Daily Trust, 16 October 2016
Contrary to claims by Presidential Spokesman Garba Shehu that President Muhammadu Buhari was only making a banter when he told journalists about his wife 'belonging to the kitchen,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Actress Hilda Dokubo Reacts to Buhari's Statement
Premium Times, 17 October 2016
Veteran Nollywood Actress, Hilda Dokubo, has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari's controversial 'My wife belongs in the kitchen', comment Read more »
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Nigeria: Draw Your Wife Out of the Kitchen and 'Other Rooms,' Group Advises Buhari
Premium Times, 17 October 2016
The Centre for African Resources, Research and Development has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari's statement about his wife, Aisha. Read more »
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Nigeria: No Big Deal in Buhari's 'She Belongs to the Kitchen' Comment - Gov Okorocha
Daily Trust, 16 October 2016
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has said there was no big deal in President Buhari's comment that his Wife belongs to the kitchen. Read more »
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Nigeria: Aso Rock 'Demons' Behind Buhari's 'Wife-Belongs-in Kitchen' Gaffe - Fani-Kayode
Premium Times, 16 October 2016
President Buhari's infamous slapdown of his wife, Aisha, is the latest manifestation of some demonic powers far beyond the president's understanding, a former Minister of Aviation,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari Replies Wife, Says She Belongs to Kitchen
Premium Times, 14 October 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to a remark by his wife, Aisha, that his government has been hijacked by a cabal. Read more »
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Nigeria: My Husband's Government Hijacked, Says Aisha Buhari
Guardian, 14 October 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari may not enjoy the support of his wife if he decides to seek reelection in 2019. Read more »
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Nigeria: Five Comments From Aisha Buhari's Interview That Got People Talking
Vanguard, 14 October 2016
Controversies have continued to trail the comments of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari in an interview with BBC Hausa where she said cabals had hijacked Buhari's government. Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Has Been Hijacked By Cabal - Aisha Buhari
Vanguard, 14 October 2016
The President's wife, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has warned that her support for her husband for 2019 election rest on the her husband's readiness to shakeup his government. Read more »