The Presidency has explained its role in securing the release of those abducted from the Abuja-Kaduna train. In March, terrorists had abducted some passengers on board the Kaduna-Abuja train after the rail line was bombed. Since the abduction, several people have been released, with the latest being seven passengers from the train. However, President Muhammadu
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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Friday April 30 2021 said that the Presidency statement in response to his cries on the spate of attacks in the state, which is evidently carried out by Fulani herdsmen, without a single sentence of reproach directed at the violent Fulani herders shows smacks of complicity and tacit support
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The Presidency on Friday dismissed reports on the missing arms procurement funds under the watch of the immediate past service chiefs. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd), had reportedly told the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in an interview that funds meant for the purchase of arms to fight the insurgents and
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The Presidency on Sunday dismissed the report on a fire outbreak in the State House, Abuja. An online platform had reported that a fire outbreak occurred in the seat of power on Saturday evening. The incident, according to the platform, caused anxiety in the State House. However, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on
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The presidency said yesterday that thousands of herdsmen are being tried and convicted across the country for illegal activities. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said there was no substance to the accusation that President Muhammadu Buhari is not doing anything on the herdsmen menace. He said, “I hope that the
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The Presidency has revealed the position of President Muhammadu Buhari on the issue of killer herdsmen in the country. Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said the president’s position is that those found with arms unlawfully should be arrested and prosecuted. Adesina disclosed this while responding to a question from Seun Okinbaloye
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The Presidency on Friday said that there was a compelling reason to alert the nation of another alleged orchestrated smear campaign against President Muhammadu Buhari. Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, claimed the plot was to use some online newspapers and blogs to carry out the smear campaign. “The
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Prominent Nigerians, including the immediate past President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo; a chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo and the Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Chief Audu Ogbeh, on Thursday said there was an urgent need to restructure Nigeria for it to attain its full potential. They made the call at the
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The presidency will spend a total sum of N4.5billion on allowances and travels this year. While the administration has set aside N1.30billion for honoraria and sitting allowances, local and international travels by President Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will consume N3.2billion. However, the figure budgeted for sitting allowances was 46.3 percent higher
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The Ondo State government on Tuesday described the statement credited to the presidency on the directive given herdsmen to vacate the state’s forest reserves as a brazen display of emotional attachment. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, had in a statement titled: “In tackling crime, Ondo State Government
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The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, has said that both the Former President Dr Goodluck Jonathan and other party members who may want to contest the 2023 presidential election under the Party have a chance to emerge as its candidate when the National Working Committee (NWC) takes a decision on
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The presidency on Wednesday has explained why a federal government delegation failed to show up in Port Harcourt, Rivers state on Tuesday, November 17. The federal government team had cancelled a meeting with South-South stakeholders abruptly without prior notice to the attendees. The Presidency said that the absence of the Federal Government delegation at the
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The National Leadership of People’s Democratic Party PDP has be given 7 days ultimatum by the Ebonyi State House of Assembly to zone the Presidential position of the party to South East. According to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Francis Nwifuru while talking to journalists in Abakaliki, said that It is
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The Presidency on Sunday night reacted to recent calls by individuals and groups for the restructuring of the country , describing such calls as unwarranted and unpatriotic . The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity , Garba Shehu , said this in a statement made available to journalists. The General Overseer
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The Presidency has debunked impression making the rounds that the Kano-Katsina-Jibia-Maradi railway line would be built by Nigerian in the territory of the neighbouring Niger Republic was wrong. The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, approved $1.96 billion for a rail project, starting from Kano and terminating at Maradi. However, explaining the scope and form
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