President Buhari ‘congratulates’ Akwa Ibom governor over his escape from church collapse

Nigerians have described as insensitivity a press release written by the Senior Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu ‘congratulating’ the governor over his escape at the church building collapse in Uyo yesterday. Akwa Ibom State governor, Emmanuel Udom had escaped the collapse which killed over 50 worshippers of the... Read More

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December 6, 2016

Nigerian elites should stop making expensive demands – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the Nigerian elite to stop insisting that things should be done the ‘old way’, which impoverished the nation. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari’s senior special assistant on Media and Publicity. Speaking at a meeting with a group of Nigerians in... Read More

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December 4, 2016

Economy: Sanusi doesn’t have all the facts – Presidency

The presidency has replied a statement made by former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi querying the policies of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Emir of Kano also warned against borrowing $30bn stating that it had grave consequences. But in a reply on Saturday by the senior special assistant to the president on media... Read More

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November 28, 2016

[The Presidential Blog] Has the Presidency finally run out of blames?

If there’s anything we’ll never ever forget after this administration of the President Muhammadu Buhari, it is all the blaming. Along with recession, the slow response syndrome and #TheOtherRoom. But the one thing that we will forever remember is their go-to response for every enquiry, complaint, outcry, or anything else really: It is the other people;... Read More

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November 27, 2016

[The Presidential Blog] Guess who’s the happiest about Akeredolu’s win

It’s Birthday man himself, Garba Shehu. The senior special assistant to the President on Media and Publicity took to twitter to congratulate Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor-elect in Ondo State saying his win was the best birthday gift he’s got. Awww! Dear @RotimiAkeredolu, your victory at the polls is the best gift for me on my... Read More

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November 22, 2016

It’s shameless for Buhari’s govt. to be talking about 2019 – Junaid Mohammed

A lawmaker in Nigeria’s Second Republic, Junaid Mohammed has described as shameless the statement by a spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu, The Vanguard reports. Shehu had in a statement on Monday said the masses are behind the president ahead of the 2019 election In his reaction Mohammed said it was rather “unfortunate... Read More

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November 19, 2016

N3.6bn for cars, N200m for houses | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N200million – Edo State House of Assembly approved a bill to build houses worth this amount for ex-governors of the state while ex-deputies get houses worth N100million. N3.6billion – This amount was expended on purchasing 360 Peugeot 508 saloon cars for members of the House of Representatives to enable them perform official duties effectively. 3... Read More

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November 18, 2016

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. 1. Dangote’s refinery will make govt refineries worthless – Kachikwu The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said Nigeria’s four refineries may become worthless once the refinery being built by the Dangote group begins operation in 2019. 2. Nigerian hanged in Singapore for... Read More

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November 16, 2016

Cheta Nwanze: Garba Shehu’s latest lie

by Cheta Nwanze Yesterday, a spokesman to the President told the media that we are the “largest producers of grain in Africa.” He also went on to say that our “surplus is being targeted by a huge global demand”. Hear him: “The huge demand for our grains in the global market is creating an excellent... Read More

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November 15, 2016

Late Sultan Dasuki, a man of peace – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says the late Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki was a man of peace. Buhari made the remark in a condolence message Usain Tuesday by his senior special assistant on Media and Publicity Mallam Garba Shehu. Buhari commiserated with the Jama’atul Nasril Islam (JNI) and the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs over... Read More

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November 1, 2016

You are free to leave Nigeria if you have another country – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says any Nigerian is free to leave the country if they have another one. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the special assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari said this when he received Niger Delta leaders. “We are determined to make life comfortable and affordable to... Read More

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October 30, 2016

Public declaration of assets not a requirement of the law – Presidency

The Presidency on Saturday said declaration of assets by public office holders cannot be enforced by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was stated by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in an interview. Shehu said the President cannot compel his ministers and appointees to declare their assets publicly. He further... Read More

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October 18, 2016

Introducing the YNaija countdown to Aisha Buhari’s public apology… or not!

Today marks a week since we got a hold of the BBC Hausa interview that Aisha Buhari, wife of the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari granted that became the trigger for President Buhari’s seemingly anti-feminist outing. To the outrage of many all over the world, the President has decided to stand by his words while his wife,... Read More

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October 16, 2016

Dear Garba Shehu, do you still claim Buhari was ‘only joking’?

by Akan Ido It must be hard to be President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman right now. Very hard. Working overtime cracking permutations to get the right twist on every wrong statement made by the President – a task that has proved much too difficult for Femi Adesina, Buhari’s special adviser on media and publicity. Every single attempt... Read More

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October 15, 2016

[The Presidential blog]: The 7 ways Garba Shehu’s defense of Buhari doesn’t make sense

It is no News that having six aides attending to your media needs will not preclude the inability to properly respond to any situation. Our President has proven this and his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity too. The latter, one too many times. Yesterday, Mallam Garba Shehu decided that rather than wait the storm... Read More

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October 13, 2016

Presidency confirms release of 21 #ChibokGirls

The Presidency on Thursday confirmed the release of 21 Chibok schools. In a statement issued by senior special assistant to the President Mallam Garba Shehu, the girls were released based on negotiations between the Federal Government and Boko Haram. The statement read, “It is confirmed that 21 of the missing Chibok Girls have been released... Read More

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October 9, 2016

Buhari will never undermine the independence of the judiciary – Presidency

The Presidency on Sunday said the recent clampdown on judges was not aimed at undermine the independence of the judiciary, but rather cleanse it of corrupt elements. The Senior Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in a statement said the president is a committed democrat and will not go... Read More

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October 4, 2016

More presidential jets will be disposed – Garba Shehu

Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has said the Federal Government is planning to dispose more presidential jets after it had put up two for sale. The Federal Government on Tuesday had put up a Falcon X70 and Hawker 400 from the presidential fleet on sale. Shehu said some... Read More

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September 23, 2016

Gimba Kakanda: The partisans’ portrayals of the critic as a hater

Perhaps it’s sub-clinical, but partisanship as exhibited by Nigerians appears to be no more than just uncritical loyalty to a political party. It’s a psychiatric dilemma. Perhaps again this is only my lack of an explanation for, or an understanding of, the kneejerk reference to critics of the government as “haters” by those who were themselves... Read More

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September 19, 2016

Buhari applauds Paralympics team for outstanding performance

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s team to the Rio 2016 Paralympics games. Buhari said the team had an outstanding performance at the games in Brazil. This is contained in a statement signed on Monday by the senior special assistant to the president on Media, Mallam Garba. The statement reads in part, “President Buhari joins all... Read More

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September 19, 2016

Here’s how much Buhari spent on the treatment of his ear infection

The Senior Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Sunday said the President spent less than £50,000 (N20.5m) on the treatment of an ear infection in the UK. Prof. Farooq Kperogi had alleged that the President spent £6m during his treatment in June. But Shehu in a Facebook post denied the... Read More

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September 12, 2016

We inherited no savings, no security from PDP’s 16 years – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says that his administration inherited a country in comatose from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said PDP’s sixteen years in power gave Nigeria no power, no security, and no savings. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday by the special assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Mallam... Read More

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September 10, 2016

Sudden demolitions: What change is this?

Just when it seems Nigerians have run out of reasons to be upset about the state of the nation, the government comes through with an upgrade. This season, it is unannounced demolitions. You wake in the morning, prepare to go to your business place, pray that sales go up in these hard times, you open shop,... Read More

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September 9, 2016

Aircraft in Presidential fleet will be reduced – Garba Shehu

The Federal Government has kicked off plans to reduce the number of aircraft in the presidential fleet. The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu made this known on his Twitter handle, @GarShehu while reacting to a post directed at him. Shehu said there is a committee already in place working to ensure... Read More

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September 5, 2016

How much longer till the APC quits the blame game?

By now, Nigerians must have become accustomed to the ruling party, All Progressives Congress’ penchant for blaming the past administration for its own inadequacies and failures. The blame game was appropriate at the beginning of this administration last year but it’s over a year and President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC still haven’t gotten over the inadequacies of former... Read More

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September 3, 2016

Opinion: What is President Buhari doing with the economy? – Garba Shehu

LET me start by asking an important question: who wants to kill racy introspection? There is a cacophony of voices telling the Muhammadu Buhari administration to close its eyes to the past; that given the enormous tasks that lie ahead, history and its consequences for our nation should be the least of the government’s preoccupation... Read More

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August 28, 2016

Opinion: Why Pres. Buhari is linked to Joe Chinakwe’s case – A rejoinder

by Inibehe Effiong I read the dismissive and unsatisfactory reaction of presidential spokesperson, Mallam Garba Shehu to the worrisome and ferociously contested case of Mr. Joachim Foretemose Iroko Chinakwe as published on his social media accounts, specifically on Facebook and Twitter, in the evening of Thursday the 25th day of August, 2016. Mallam Garba Shehu... Read More

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August 25, 2016

Presidency reacts to ‘Buhari’ dog owner controversy in 8 tweets (READ)

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu has said that the president has nothing to do with the arrest of the man who named his dog ‘Buhari’. Being a lover of cartoons, especially caricatures of himself, Shehu said he is certain that the president is having a good laugh... Read More

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August 22, 2016

Oby Ezekwesili: President Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu and I

by Oby Ezekwesili I woke up yesterday to read a fictitious report credited to me by Sunday Tribune that I claimed President Muhammadu Buhari does not deserve to be president. And on the basis of the fiction weaved together by a reporter, he let loose one of those now-very-common indecorous and rumor-inspired verbal assault from... Read More

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August 17, 2016

#BuhariPension: Presidency says Buhari doesn’t receive pensions

The presidency has reacted to news making the rounds that President Buhari is still receiving pension as a sitting president. The social media went berserk on Wednesday with the news and a hashtag, #BuhariPension was created. In its reaction to the ‘Trending Topic’, the special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu... Read More

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President Buhari ‘congratulates’ Akwa Ibom governor over his escape from church collapse

Nigerian elites should stop making expensive demands – Buhari

Economy: Sanusi doesn’t have all the facts – Presidency

[The Presidential Blog] Has the Presidency finally run out of blames?

[The Presidential Blog] Guess who’s the happiest about Akeredolu’s win

It’s shameless for Buhari’s govt. to be talking about 2019 – Junaid Mohammed

N3.6bn for cars, N200m for houses | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

Cheta Nwanze: Garba Shehu’s latest lie

Late Sultan Dasuki, a man of peace – Buhari

You are free to leave Nigeria if you have another country – Buhari

Public declaration of assets not a requirement of the law – Presidency

Introducing the YNaija countdown to Aisha Buhari’s public apology… or not!

Dear Garba Shehu, do you still claim Buhari was ‘only joking’?

[The Presidential blog]: The 7 ways Garba Shehu’s defense of Buhari doesn’t make sense

Presidency confirms release of 21 #ChibokGirls

Buhari will never undermine the independence of the judiciary – Presidency

More presidential jets will be disposed – Garba Shehu

Gimba Kakanda: The partisans’ portrayals of the critic as a hater

Buhari applauds Paralympics team for outstanding performance

Here’s how much Buhari spent on the treatment of his ear infection

We inherited no savings, no security from PDP’s 16 years – Buhari

Sudden demolitions: What change is this?

Aircraft in Presidential fleet will be reduced – Garba Shehu

How much longer till the APC quits the blame game?

Opinion: What is President Buhari doing with the economy? – Garba Shehu

Opinion: Why Pres. Buhari is linked to Joe Chinakwe’s case – A rejoinder

Presidency reacts to ‘Buhari’ dog owner controversy in 8 tweets (READ)

Oby Ezekwesili: President Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu and I

#BuhariPension: Presidency says Buhari doesn’t receive pensions

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