Is Aisha Buhari Pregnant or Sick?

Reactions are pouring in following pictures of Nigerian first lady Aisha Buhari seen on the internet. Mrs. Buhari’s new pictures are fuelling pregnancy rumours across the country, with Nigerians wondering if she is actually expecting a baby.

Pictures showing Aisha and President Muhammadu Buhari arriving in the country from Turkey on Sunday had fuelled pregnancy rumours. In the recent photos Aisha, alongside her husband, President Muhamadu Buhari, were surrounded by security officials, with one of them carrying her handbags.

In a yellow lace kaftan and a black shawl draped over what appeared like a baby bump, 50-year-old Mrs Buhari tenderly placed her right hand on it.

Meanwhile, a report by Sahara Reporters says Mrs Buhari, is not expecting a baby but treating an undisclosed disease suspected to be cancer.

According to the online news outlet, a presidential source on Monday had disclosed that Aisha isn’t expecting a baby but down with an ailment.

The report wrote: He added that drugs being taken by the First Lady caused her to gain weight and also affected her shape.

“She’s not pregnant. She’s treating an undisclosed disease which is believed to be cancer. The drugs she’s taking had caused her to gain weight,” the source said.

In August 2020, Aisha was flown to Dubai, United Arab Emirates for urgent medical treatment after complaining of neck pain.

The neck pain was said to have started shortly after she returned to Abuja from a trip to Lagos in July where she had visited Florence, widow of former Oyo State governor, Abiola Ajimobi, who died of coronavirus complications on June 25, 2020.

In September 2020, the First Lady relocated to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, citing insecurity in the Aso Rock Villa.

Her decision was triggered by a shooting incident that occurred in June and caused some panic among occupants of the Aso Villa, a source had said.

SaharaReporters had reported that there was a crisis in Aso Villa after security details of the President’s wife removed Buhari’s Personal Assistant, Sabiu ‘Tunde’ Yusuf, from the place after he refused to embark on a 14-day isolation period upon returning from a trip to Lagos.

Shortly afterwards, the First Lady’s ADC, Usman Shugaba, in an attempt to apprehend Yusuf, reportedly fired gunshots but the President’s aide escaped to the residence of Mamman Daura where he spent the night.

Yusuf soon ordered the arrest of Aisha’s ADC and other security details in connivance with Buhari’s chief security officer. Buhari had ordered a probe into the alleged security breach inside the Presidential Villa.