President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is happy to know that the abducted students of Government Science College in Kagara, Niger State have been released. The President, in a statement issued on Saturday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, welcome the students’ release, commending the nation’s security and intelligence agencies and the government of Niger State ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has received reports of the brazen attack on Government Science College, Kagara, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, following which a yet to be ascertained number of staff and students have been abducted by gunmen. This was contained in a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media ...

The Presidency on Monday said there is no substance to such criticism of the President on the issue of herdsmen crisis, arguing that it is the actions that should speak for him as he is not a showman. The presidential spokesman Garba Shehu was responding to comments made by the Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a comprehensive reform of the structures and operations of the African Union to make it more functional in meeting targets. Buhari, in a statement issued by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Sunday warned that the organisation would ...

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity says Transparency International’s report was not a judgement on the Buhari administration but on Nigerians. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Garba Shehu said the government wants to be complemented for the things it is doing well. “As a government, it’s not for us to ...

The Presidency on Monday said there was no date set, yet, for the announcement of a new Inspector-General of Police. The current IGP Mohammed Adamu is expected to leave office today, Monday, as he attains the retirement age. But, speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said he is not aware of ...

President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government will continue to promote religious freedom as it is a constitutional responsibility. He warned against the promotion of ethnic and religious prejudices, saying such actions will not augur well for the development of the country. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev Matthew Hassan Kukah, “has greatly offended many with his controversial remarks against the government and the person of the President, with some even accusing him of voicing anti-Islamic rhetoric.” However, the president stressed that in spite of this, Kukah should be allowed ...

Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, has apologized for saying only 10 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara were kidnapped instead of the number that was available at that time. In a Facebook post, he wrote: “I apologize for the incorrect communication citing that only 10 students were kidnapped at the science school, Kankara “This communication ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate opening of four land borders. The borders are Seme in the southwest, Illela in Sokoto State, Maigatari in the northwest, and Mfun in the south-south. The announcement was made by the Minister of Finance at the end of the 28th virtual FEC meeting on Wednesday. The President also ...