The First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has returned to the country from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), a dependable presidency source has confirmed on Saturday.
Daily Trust learnt that she returned alone contrary to a media report that suggested that her daughter, Hanan, whose marriage is billed to take place on September 4, 2020, inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, was equally on the flight.
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The source also dismissed the trending impression that the aircraft, which brought the first lady into the country, lost control, saying that the plane experienced normal turbulence on air.
The wife of President Muhammadu Buhari was believed to have travelled to Dubai for medical treatment.
She had departed the country for the oil-rich Arab nation at the Sallah weekend, fueling insinuation that she was critically ill.
On July 31, she observed the Eid El-Kabir prayers at home with her family to adhere to the advisories from the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA).
She also took pictures with members of her family on the day.
Barrister Aliyu Abdullahi, Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the First Lady, neither picked calls nor reacted to a text message sent to him as of the time of filing this report.