First lady Aisha Buhari has sent all staff in her office on indefinite leave amidts pregnancy rumour.

This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by Mohammed Kamal, her Senior Special Assistant on Health and Development Partners.

“This serves to inform all staff that the office of the First Lady will be closed for the upcoming festive period of Christmas and New Year. To this end, all staff are requested to proceed on leave, until further notice,” Mrs Aisha said.

“Please note that official engagements and work can also continue virtually as it was done previously,” she added.

This comes a day after new photos of Mrs Buhari looking heavily pregnant went viral on social media.