President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday celebrated his 30th wedding anniversary with wife, Aisha Buhari and a key family members.
TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Buhari married in 1971 his first wife, Safinatu (née Yusuf) Buhari, who was First Lady of Nigeria between December 1983 – August 1985).
They had five children together, four girls and one boy. Their first daughter, Zulaihat (Zulai) was named after Buhari’s mother.
Their other children are Fatima, Musa (deceased son), Hadiza, and Safinatu.
In 1988, Buhari and his first wife, Safinatu divorced.
In December 1989, Buhari married his second and current wife, Aisha Buhari (née Halilu).
They also had five children together, a boy and four girls: Aisha, Halima, Yusuf, Zahra and Amina.
On 14 January 2006, Safinatu Buhari, the former first lady, died from complications of diabetes.
She was buried at Unguwar Rimi cemetery in accordance with Islamic rites.
In November 2012, Buhari’s first daughter, Zulaihat (née Buhari) Junaid died from sickle cell anaemia, two days after having a baby at a hospital in Kaduna.
On his 30th wedding anniversary with Aisha, Buhari prayed for Allah’s continued peace and blessings in his home and family.
Today, on our 30th Wedding Anniversary, I pray for Allah’s continued peace and blessings in our home and family. pic.twitter.com/o7xqupV0fS
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— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) December 2, 2019
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