Edition 11: Nigeria @ 60: Aisha Buhari Breaking New Grounds

October is one of the most significant month in Nigeria. Possibly the most important. October 1 marks the anniversary of the nation’s independence, and this year, Africa’s most populous nation, and its biggest economy clocks 60 as an independent country. Sixty years in the life of an individual and even that of a nation to some extent is an epoch one, and we in Supremacy Magazine have joined the celebration train by focusing on the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr (Mrs) Aisha Buhari, who could be described as an icon of our democracy in the present dispensation. She has brought her intellectual disposition and energy in support of the administration of her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari, and Nigerians from all walks of life feel her impact and deeds. Her speeches and interviews have extolled her as someone that stands for good governance and a true lover of her people. Through her NGO and pet project, Future Assured, she has been able to impact on millions of needy Nigerians. She demonstrated this more vividly during the pandemic occasioned by COVID-19 when she reached out to millions of Nigerians with food items like rice, beans, garri, groundnut oil, etc. We serve you Aisha Buhari and her NGO as our cover in this edition. Our reach with the international community is second to none in Nigeria’s journalism, and that is why there is hardly any edition without our featuring at least an ambassador. This is a bumper edition as far as this sphere is concerned as we have three ambassadors as our guests this month: From the Far East we have Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yutaka Kikuta; from Europe, out-going Norwegian envoy to Nigeria, Jens-Petter Kjemprud, and from the “home of Reggae”, Jamaica, Ambassador Esmond Claire Reid. Three Ambassadors granting interviews to a magazine in an edition! You may find it difficult to believe, but that is what we have assembled for you. On the domestic scene, the greatest development on the home front came from the Edo State Governorship election of Saturday, September 19 in one of the most intriguing contests the nation ever witnessed politically. At the end, the incumbent, Gov. Godwin Obaseki, against all odds emerged victorious to govern the South-South state for another four years. We took a different angle to our report on outcome of the election. It is titled: “How Oshiomhole de-marketed Ize-Iyamu.” As we were advancing in the production, almost rounding up, came a sad news involving loss of lives from the Confluence town of Lokoja: the death of 23 persons who were burnt alive as a result of a tanker explosion. Lagos similarly experienced gas explosion, but it was the one in Lokoja that lives were lost. Our condolence goes to those that lost their lives in the tragedy. In all, we wish Nigerians a happy 60th independent, while we have packaged our magazine to suit the event and the season with other interesting stories for your reading delight. This may pass as one of the best editions, perhaps the best to have come from this end. We promise you, our readers and advertisers better products from our stable in subsequent editions. I am not taking your loyalty to us for granted. Thanks and continue to keep safe.