Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity has described former peresident Olusegun Obasanjo as a “90 year old liar.” He made the charge in a state house statement ostensibly in reply to the sixteen-page letter the…
Stay away from fake news, Buhari tells media
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday called on the media in the country to make an extra effort to report actual and reliable information and avoid fake news stories. A statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity),…
We will not use govt money for campaign – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that no government money will be used by his administration for the campaign to return him and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to power in the coming elections. A statement by Senior Special Assistant to…
I did not order prosecution of Amaju Pinnick – Buhari
The Presidency has refuted the story making the rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest and prosecution of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Chairman, Amaju Pinnick. A statement by the President’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said “a press release in…
PDP mud-slinging because it finds it easier than speaking on their despicable 16-year record – Presidency
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, says if the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wants to make family the issue in the coming elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) would gladly accept the challenge.…
Amnesty International report, drawing the wrong conclusions – Garba Shehu
The first thing to say about Amnesty International’s Report: Setting the Record Straight is to thank the organisation for confirming a fact stated time and again by President Muhammadu Buhari that the conflict between herders and farmers in Nigeria is…
Stop killing people anyhow, Buhari warns police
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Wudil, Kano State, warned the police to desist from acts which tend to bring the community in conflict with them. The President said unprofessional conducts such as illegal detentions, extrajudicial killings, torture and violation of…
Buhari warns Police against torture, extra-judicial killings (Guardian)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Wudil, Kano State, warned the police against acts that could bring the community in conflict with them. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja,…
2019: You’re an unstable character, Buhari tells Obasanjo (Vanguard)
President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday, described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an unstable character who blows hot and cold at different times. President Buhari has also told the former President that his support for any candidate in the 2019 Presidential elections…
Buhari thanks Swiss govt for returning stolen funds
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said Nigerian government remains deeply grateful to the government and people of Switzerland for their support in resuscitating the economy, especially the return of illegally stolen funds. A statement by the President’s spokesperson, Garba…